The St. Joseph observer., 1922-08-12
THREW A BOMB INTO
REPUBLICAN CAMP
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In presenting the case TO the senate
for investigation, Senator Dial said:
"I am Informed that the referee in
our state (Tolber) sold patronage
and that the universal charge was one
half of the first years salary, and It
is now claimed and generally believed
that this practice is in vogue. The
proof presented to me is unquestion-
able on the subject and convincing be-
yond the peradventure OF a doubt"
1t is alleged that the sums collected
from applicants for federal positions
ranged from 5000 TO $4,000. one OF
Tolberts referees" was recently re-
iected by the senate because he sought
to compel woman postmaster to pay
him $500 to bring about her confirm
alton, Senator Dial said
More Republican IIusl,stcTing
More than a year ago Senator Nc !
Kellar (Dem., TennD, pressed for an /
inquiry into charges that John w. !
Overall, Republican national commit |
teeman for Tennessee. had received |
$40 from an applicant for appoint |
meut as possnaster, and that friends !
of Overall We're soliciting from other
would-be appointecs contributions to |
pay his expenses on a trip to Washing |
ton. The Republican senate has fall
ed to take any action on Senator Nc
KeUar's resolution for an inquiry.
These instances Of alleged Republi- |
can huckstering in federal patronage
remind the people Of the appoint
mcnts which have already been made
or sought to be made By the Republi
can administration-Am Har-
vey, Attorney General Daughorty. f.
Mont Reiley, governor of Porto Rico,
and four OF Senator Newberry's hench-
mon who were indicted in connection
with his primary campaign in Michi-
gan Nat Goldstcin, who took S2,5O0
of Governor Lowden's campaign fund
while candidate for delegate to the
last Republican national convention,
! was HONlluiteI lOT 81 louiS 4.iItlAAdi
revenue collector but was forced to
wi; hdraw, although praised by Presi-
dent Harding and Senator Spencer
CRep., MOI. who led the fight in the
senate to seat Newberry.
Ncwbcrry "Pridc of the Profitecrs"
Senator Newberry CRep. Mich),
whose election 20 the senate cost
something like 100000. is proving
that he is worth vastly more than
that 10 the profiteers who are pushing
and pulling for the passage Of the
Fordncy- -McCumber tariff bill. Sew
erlI Republican senators, either
through fear or fairness. have voted
against some Of the rates Of the bill,
but Mr. Newbcrry has never deserted
the big interests.
Just as an example of Senator New
berry's usefulness to special privilege
may be cited his record on forty-nine
ballots He voted for the high rates
OF the bill forty-seven out Of the forty
nine times-and never once for a re-
duction. On two ballots he was
grouped with those senators mot vot-
ing"
In every instance of these forty-nine
the opponents OF the exorbitant duties
imposed by the bill were seeking to
have them lowered Even some
"standpatters" registered themselves
once in a while against the iniquities
of the measure-but Mr.. Newbcrry not
once in these tests between the friends
Of the people and the supporters of
the big Cinch."
Senator Newberry is worthily the
pride Of the profiteers.
TO Members OF the Sewing Circle
Attention. ladies; The Republican
Congress has voted a duty Of from
741a per cent to 115 per cent on al
wooden fabrics for dress goods. This
r tariff on woolen cloth valued at 81
cents a pound before its importation
into this country win increase its cos
|
/. American shore. In the case of ,
pieco of dress goods valued (befor,
importation) at 81 cents a pound tn,
Republican tariff will raise the cos
y to S1.71 a pound.
% Such dress goods are now paying
n under the Democratic Underwood law
duty of only S5 per cent ad valorem
4. That is TO say the dress goods value,
If at so cents a pound now cost, with tn
70 duty added. $1.Os a pound and s1-cen
D goods a trifle more.
You are indebted TO Senator Davi
l. I. Walsh (Dem., Mass) for thes
le facts.
p. s. You viii be comforted by tn
70 knowledge that the very expensiv
is dress goods. for example those costin
SO a pound. will have TO bear dut
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