The Missouri herald., 1922-10-20

"DIRTIEST DAYS WORK.

After Thomas F. Grady had unseated enough regularly
delegates the Democratic State convention of 1906
insure the nomination of William R. Hearst for
he requested continue his activities and throw out the
delegation from Rensselaer, county. Grady refused, saying
81 have done the dirties days work of my life
Hughes Secretary of State in the cabi
President Harding, be asked to make further conri
button the Republican of 1929 he could consistently
reply the words of Thomas Grady 81 have done the dir
est days work of my life In view of his letter defending
Truman H. Newberry, Senator from Michigan nothing fur
ther should be expected from the Secretary of State
Mr.. Hughes, private citizen, was one of Newberrys
counsel after the conviction of the Michigan Senator in
Federal court for violation of the
Act Mr. Hughes is able lawyer and Newberrys
was handled great SKILL The learned counsel not only
keeping him of JAIL but persuaded the court
that the statute under which ne was convicted was
stutional.
fault be found with Senator Newbery for retain
ing Mr. Hughes with Mr. Hughes for excepting the retain
1t quite another matter however, when the Secretary
State of the United States the prestige of his great
Office defend former client who had been convicted of
criminal practices.
Hughes does this very earnestly and very adroity.
The Republican National Committee Immediately makes his
public although the Newbery scandal the chief is
the Michigan Senatorial primaries Through the Sec
retay of State and National Committee the Harding admin
sraon has thus definitely aligned itself the side of New
berryism.
Mr. Hughes in his letter deals entirely legalis-
aspects the Newberry Apparently has
him that quite from the strict letter of the
law the methods employed by Federal Judge in trying
criminal there might be moral issue the wholesale
of money to influence primary Even the United States
Senate voting allow Newberry to keep his
emned expenditure of money the primary that nomi
mated him. Mr. Hughes condemns nothing that Newberry
did, His Indignation is all reserved for the Senator's accus-
The Newberry apoogsts usually explain that he was
compelled money in order to offset the campaign of
Henry Ford They always conceal the fact that the su fund
planned six months before Mr. Fords ever
mentioned in connection with the Senatorhp and that New
berry money first used against eminent Republicans like
former Governor Osborn, who literally buried under
the Newbemy check book
Mr.. Hughes says nothing about this. He saye nothing
Newberys refusal appear before the Committee
Privileges and Elections the charges against him.
He says nothing about the sprng of Newbey henchmen
Canada from which they could not be bpoenaed to tes
tify It is only when he is dealing with legal techncaitles
the Secretary of State is eoquen-and voluble.
Mr. Hughes we'll anybody that the Newberry
campaign disgrace to American institutions and
American institutions. The total expenditures have
matter of record. The Newberry people
than S25000O and has been charged
many times that than $700000 spent to put this
in the Senate
The Republican party is committed to him. however
in spite of the scandal because he happened to be the major
which the Senate organized by the Republicans
1919 Had it been for Newberry Henry Cabot Lodge
would have become chairman of the Senate Committee
Foreign relations The partisan conspiracy to defeat the
Treaty Versailles and the League OF Nations could not have
been carried through.
Mr. Hughes, who has already repudiated the League
Nations pledge signed in the campaign of 1920
der to defend foreign policy of the Harding adminra
which he carrying out This may be rue but is to b
regretted that Charles E. Hughes lacks the moral
and of Thomas Grady the Tammany henchmal