The Missouri herald., 1922-05-12


ounce Of my ability.
Not until the farmers of the coun- |
try are able to have free and open |
market in which to sell their products |
will American agriculture be safe, and |
not until agriculture Is safe Will the |
Republic be safe.
Should be returned to the Senate
there are two things to which pledge
myself without reservation:
~ That in the future, as In the
past, will do what / can to the end
that the farmer may receive a square
deal so far as legislation can assure
it, and
(2) That I will fight for a reduction
of the heavy taxes which are mill
stone about the neck of the American
people.
QUESTIONS FOR CRITICS AND
OPPONENTS TO ANSWER.
There are those who say they were
for everything the President proposed
and that every man should be con-
demned who even In single instance
differed from the President.
To those individuals, whether candi.
dates seeking election upon the plat
form that they are followers of VIII
son or citizens who denOunce me for
occasionally differing from him. issue
the challenge that they plainly and
publicly answer the following Ques-
tions:
~ The President demanded the
right to appoint press censor for the
duration of the war.
Would you have voted to "throttle"
the press?
(2) Months after the armistice had
been signed and our soldiers were
largely returned, the President, through
his Secretaries of Navy and War, de-
manded that we should have a regular
army Of 100000 men, with 25O,OO0
sailors and marines attached to the
navy.
He also demanded universal military
training for every boy. This would
have kept under arms at all times at
least 1,25O,0O0 men.
On top Of this, It was proposed to
create a great national guard and
reserve army.
Would you have voted for this vast
military scheme?
(3) The President favored the Unit
ed States accepting q mandate over
Armenia. He sent Gen. Harbord to
investigate. The General reported
that it would require an army from 25,-
600 to 100000 American troops to
maintain the mandate.
Would you have voted to accept the
mandate end furnish that army to
serve In Asia?
(4) The President proposed that we
should make treaty with France
and Great Britain, binding the United
States to defend France against at
tack by Germany.
Would you have voted for such
treaty?
(5) The President vetoed the War
time Prohibition Bill.
Would you have voted to sustain
the veto or would you have voted
against the PRESIDENT
(6) The President backed Mr..
Hoover when he forced the farmers to
sell their products at regulated and
reduced prices, although the farmers
were compelled to buy all they con-
sumed at unregulated war prices.
Tell the farmers of Missouri whether
you would have supported a scheme
so unjust to them!
I have already briefly scanned the
course Of the present Administration.
I propose In other speeches to discuss
Its policies in detail.
THE NEWBERRY CASE.
desire now to call attention to one
incident Of tremendous moment and OF
appalling significance.
shall not take your time to review
the evidence in the Newberry case.
When he was seated in the United
States Senate those who voted for
him summed up the case in the resolu-
tion giving Newberry his seat. Be-
yond the terms Of that resolution we
need not look. The resolution was as
follows:
"Resolved.
"That Truman II. Newberry Is here
by declared to be a duly elected Sen
| ator and Is entitled to hold
his seat.
"That whether the amount ex-
pended was S195,OOO or In ex-
than ought to have been expended.
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sums in behalf of candidate
being contrary to sound public policy,
harmful to the honor and dignity OF
the Senate, and dangerous to the per.
petuity Of free government, such eX-
cessive expenditures are hereby severe
ly condemned and disapproved"
Those who voted for that resolu
tion boldly proclaimed the fact that
Newberry had been guilty of acts con
trary to sound public policy; that his
conduct had been harmful to the honor
and dignity of the Senate and tha
1t was dangerous to the perpetuity o.
free government.
Having thus arraigned Newberry
for acts which were destructive o.
the Government, they proceeded to rat
ify his election and make him par
Of the Government. They thus endorsed
the corrupt acts and made themseive!
particeps criminis.
When 1t Is possible for n majority