Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-01-10

1.-The testimony Is in the record,
where you may read"
Newberry about letters written by
the latter to King during the cam
paign Senator Newberry explained
that the letters were written at the
busiest period of the war, when he
was under pressure in a crush of
work at New York, and that he was
not able to give the thought and
study to their preparation that he
might have under different circum-
stances.
Referring to expenditures. Senator
Newberry said he was mot much OF
a politician" and didn't know when
the time closed for filing statements.
II had expressed the hope that the
newspapers would quit harping On
expenditures. for I hated it then and
clared.
Replying to further questions about
campaign expenses. Senator New
berry said:
"How the expenditures were made
and by whom, l know nothing. as l
stated in my statement to the Sem
ate"
Turns to Moral Side.
Senator Edge, who followed Mr..
Newberry. turned to the moral side"
Of the controversy. declaring the
legal side" had been closed with the
decision BY the Michigan courts and
that the charges therefore, could not.
and should not, enter into the Senate
consideration.
The Senate investigating commit
tee. of which he was a member, Mr
Edge said, was shocked" by the
amount of money spent.
But a solemn consideration or our
OATH" Mr.. Edge continued, would not
for one moment justify us in voting
to unseat Senator Newberry if he has
committed no crime. and I contend
it has been proven by the evidence
law of the state of Michigan or of
the United States and that he stands
today absolutely innocent of any
crime against society or the govern
ment."
Senator Sterling. republican, South
Dakota, followed Senator Edge, tell
ing the Senate that for some time the
question of Mr.. Newberry's right to
a seat had given him much concern.
but added that after giving the testi-
mony and ali evidence in the case
thorough scrutiny. II cannot find 1t In
my heart to vote that he is not en-
titled to seat"
"The great essential is" continued
the South Dakota senator. was this
a fair and free election, where every
citizen was absolutely free to vote
for the man of his choice, without
coercion, fraud. intimidation. bribery
or corrupt practices of any kind that
would induce him to vote otherwise
the evidence shows conclusively that
it was"
Prepared Statements.
Senator Sterling. as the preceding
speakers. Senators Newberry and
Edge. read a prepared statement and
permitted no Interruptions.
Senator John Sharp Williams. DEM
ocrat, Mississippi. referred to this
when he spoke later, saying that
remarks have something to conceal"
Discussing affairs in Michigan, Mr..
Williams said the nomination and
election of Newberry was a queer
thing" He could not believe, he said,
it was necessary to spend so much
in all cases where there is much
money spent there is something rot
ton in that particular Denmark" His
own campaign, the senator said, had
never cost more than $500 at the
most. and he did not know what could
have been done with s263,000.
Senator Williams told the republic
can side of the Senate that "it might
be well to take a little warning-just
a little-after spending that much
money and still seeing the normal
party majority cut from above 100000
"Why, a yellow dog. honestly nomi-
mated by the republicans, could have
been elected in Michigan that year."
he concluded.
1.-THE time has come then for the
Senate to decide its future. 1t calls
itself an august body. Sometimes I
think 1t Is not quite that, but at least
it is respectable. Yet If it permits
the sale of seats it ceases to be a
respectable body; ceases even to be
an intelligent body and becomes a
body Of FOOLS"