New-York tribune., 1922-02-10
Pepper Defends
His Attack on
Ncwberry Foes
Pcnnsylvanian Rcitcr.,o
Charge That Dcmocrs,.
Approached Controvers.
From Purely Party Mot;y.'
Ready to StakcOwn Honor
Ashnrst Asserts Thai ;f
Colleagues SoiIcd Record
= Republicans Did Same

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WASHINGTON, Feb 2. Tho sns...
delivered By Senator Pepper. os po.-
sylVania, successor Of Senator p.sr..
at the dinner of the Albany cour..'
Republican Club last night. m wb;,,
assailcd the Democratic Senator, n.
their course in tho Nerberry ,..n
drew fire in the Senate to-day Co.
ator Ashurst, Of Arizona. read f,.
the speech. which charged that =.
Democrats had lacked moral co.rs~.
voting, had not voted their convie,;on.
and ha dactcd dishonorably. and csr.,
on Senator Pepper 20 say whether :.
had been correctly quoted.
Senator Pepper replied taas +. s.s
been correctly quoted, defended -
words ard charged that iha Demo,,.,.
had approached the Ne~berry eant,..
versy as party question. whereas tss
Republicans had approached il iud;.,-
ally, as was shown ~ tre fact ...
they werc divided lie recalled W.,
Senator Reed, of Missouri, had char,aa
the Senators Who voted for Newse7-u1
with dishonor, and q 70 That 10 a.
served that ne cnosa 70 accent N.
issue and TO stake his Own bona.
against the honor of Senators IN ia
other side
Senator Ashprst asked that .hs "a.
marks Of Senator Pepper and tho reso.
luton which the senate adopted in tsa
ord IN parallol columns Sensfor
Spencer, Of Missouri, objected
Report of Speech Read
Senator Ashurst brought the subj..s
up carly in the afternoon. when Ser,.
tor Pepper was absent. He smoke a.
some length, and discussion resulted
n which number Of Senators par.si.
pated. Senator Pepper returned late,
in the day, and then Senator Ashurs.
brought the matter up second time,
After reading from a report of sena,
tor Peppers speech Senator Ashuss
said:
"This report makes him say that
every single Democratic Senator di..
honored himself and acted dishonora.
bly, in casting that vote call atten-
voted with the Democrats. II the Dem.
ocrats soilej their credentials when
they cast those votes upon their cor.
sciences, than William Borah violsted
his conscience because he voted tia
same was Is did members on this side
Of the chamber. Arthur Capper stained
his soul if the Democrats did Jenes
Of shington. placed upon his cor
h.,
did
Senator Robinson said tina. eviden:Iy
the President lid not feel that xsY
s5out it. for he appointed Senator Esr-
yon to the Circuit bench. and he vs,ei
against Senator Newberrv
The most powerful speech that was
delivered N the senate Confined
Senator Ashurst. "the most awver-liks
speech that had been delivered in the
Senate for some years. was the speech
Of the junior Senator from Iowa Mr..
Kenyon in the Newberry case"
And the junior Senator from Penn
sylvana voted to ra-ify and confirm
the appointment OF the Senator from
Iowa, inter jected Senator Carawsy.
Spencer Defends Vote
Senator Ashurst declared that If Sen.
ator Pepper had said the things a.
tributed 10 him on the floor OF the Ser-
ate he would have been called to order
by the Vice. President
81 hope the time will come" said
Senator Spencer. when the Senator
Will be able to see as clearly as BE-
lieve the country is seeing. more id
more, how unjust and unfair and III
warranted and inexplicable, from tis