Evening star., 1922-11-28
Resignation Eliminates Newberry.
ism as Issue.

The resiGna ttOn of Truman III. New
berry from the United States Senate
will prove very acceptable to the re-
publican leaders. in the opinion OF
most editors, in that it will eliminate
the issue Of "Eewberryism" from fu-
ture elections. There are few who
take the contrary view. but the ma
jority argue that with his depar-
ture and the Senate itself on record
as condemning the free use OF money
to influence the voters. the cage is nm
ished for all time.
Maintaining that when they come to
full understanding Of the facts the
people of Michigan will regret hav-
ing permitted the bounding OF Senator
Newberry." tife Detroit Free Press
ing left" for him to do but resign. and
asserts that "as for Mr.. Newberry
himself he car find comfort in the
recollection that at Il critical moment
in the history of his country lie
served It effectively and i'll an asso-
from within. acting as his PATRIOTISM
and conscience dictated. Though be-
latedly Truman II. Newberry becomes
war casualty, the victim or lnhu.
ences inimical to the best interests OF
the nation, we believe that later on
the people of Michigan will under
stand some things much better than
they 90 now."
To which the New York World
(democratlc) replies that his "pur-
chased seat Eewberry now resigns to
forestall expulsion. He complains or
goes because his own party can no
longer stomach him. He was tried
before 4 republican judge IN M1chlgah
He was repudiated in the late election
by the republican voters. VINO .nrcke
rrece dent Of seventy years to defeat
his champion and ex-senator on the
Ecwberry issue. President Harding
and the old guard after that have mel.
tber power nor wish TO save him.
And the Detroit News tndependent),
after reviewing the defense OF the
senator put forth In his letter Of res
Equation. says "it Is indicative OF no
incurable spleen II the unsound pas.
saEes in his swan song are polnteo
out. Michigan will not willingly nnd
herself in the same politicat impa sse
again. but even SO, is weii tnat tns
record descending In the future show
the story completely and by that
token. fairly, that the last word be
not that Senator NeAberrv was mar
ried martyr. as his fareweii, py tHe
circumstances Of hts writing, neces-
All Il is Senator Newberry and not
the state Of Michigan that has oeeh
mistaken"
This line of reasoning is opposed by
the Boston Transcript dndependent
republican,, which. like the DetroN
the senator, characterfzing his resig-
nation "as an act of gallantry ana
elf-abneeation that is thoroughly
characteristic of the man.. senator
Newberry's withdrawal is "a 1elief 10
his supporters" the Newark Ks Se%s hs ta. ha.
saved himself and his party no end OF
misery by taking himself out Of the
picture. Relief will be the portion OF
the republicans who Will have the as
surance that, now that Newberry has
vanished, it will be difficult to keep
The Memphis News-Scimitar Cnde-
pendent) also feels that "the resigna-
ton is in line With the sentiment OF
the American people" and eliminates
a type that believes money can move
mountains, carry elections nna nc. accom- &c m
diyiduaI has passed from the scene.
Newberryism, the symptom, still re-
mains, but with every indication OF
its speedy eradication"
The fact that 4 was Mewberrys
troll Of the Senate in March. 1919, is
recalled By the Syracuse Herald un-
dependent), which says that but for
that vote ''the Senate committee on
foreign relations would not have been
packed Against the proposed league
covenant and Henry Cabot Lodge
would not have been its chairman"
And. "wlile the ha.d-boiled conserva-
tive may regard the Newberry cpl
sode as a symptom OF radicalism,"
the Springfield News (demoeratic) in
Sfoto nnAttf}Ra
sive- 4lov6fnMent mdGt. adjust itself