The New York herald., 1922-08-05

York HERALD is opposing or has OPP
posed Through its news and editorial
columns IL has persistently, consistently
and most bitterly taken issue with the
Republican Administration upon an
policies. 1t has not had a Republican
! impulse since this Administration began
TO exert its influence in public affairs.
senators who quote The New York
HERALD and ascribe to ii Republicanism
offer an insult to public intelligence and
make laughing stock of themselves
among newspaper men.
THE, NEW York HERALD is not the
only newspaper which is frequently
quoted upon the floor as Republican.
The record of the Senate proceedings OF
August ! show that the Senator from
North Carolina had inserted large
number of editorials from papers which
he labeled Republican. Among them
was the New York Ereain0 Post. II
Is well known that the New York Ere
ming Post for at least a generation has
been Democratic.
"Other newspapers are quoted and
credited as being Republican which are
no more Republican than the New York
Post and THE NEW York HERALD.csA
papers policy is determined not by its
ancestry but by the utterances of its
editorial columns and the slant OF its
news columns.
10 while we are investigating Mr.. Mum
sey, Mr. President. we should also in
vestigate the financial interests OF other
newspapers. such as the Boston Herald,
and those which it advertises as its as
sociates in the plan to sell America to
European manufacturers and merchants.
The newspapers which 1T lists as en-
gagged in selling America to foreign man.
ufacturers and merchants compose those
which have been most critical of the.
pending protective tariff bill. namely. the
Chicago Tribune, the New York Times,
the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the st. Louis
Globe Democrat and the Minneapolis
Tribune. Let US ascertain, Mr.. Presi-
dent. why these publications are so in
terested m the defeat of a protective
tariff.
LET us settle for all time whether II
Is a. crime to stand for the protection
of American industries, but virtue and
an exhibition Of patriotism to work for
the destruction Of American industry.
standard OF Judgment.
II am willing TO be jud ged by the
same standard that other Senator'S are
judged by. IL it has become crime in
the United States for a man with prop
erty and investments In this country to
seek public office and sit in legislative
halls, then we have reached the level
Of Russia. If il is a misdemeanor and
a violation Of public ethics and morals
for those who. have accumulated some-
thing to assist in framing legislation,
then l am willing. along with other Sem
ators Of this body who own property
and have investments. to resign.
But. MIR. President. whether re-
main in the United States Senate or
Depart from it, for one. intend to con-
tmue for the rest OF my life to fight
for the protection of American indus
try and American labor. for the men
and women of this country who believe
that our prosperity depends on our
ability as people and nation to Sc
cure snd protect the rights OF property
-and to maintain living wage and con-
stant employment for the working peo-
pie of the United States.
Mr.. Munsey and his associates may
continue 10 be the enemies of Ameri-
can manufacture, the American farmer
and American labor. He and his
mouthpiece upon the floor of this SEN
ate may continue to denounce those OF
us who own property, but that will not
deter me from continuing my fight for
American rights, American standards
and the American nation"
If 1t is crime to enrich Frank A.
MInsey by lowering a tariff" declared
Senator Stanley (Ky.) Democrat, in
responding to Senator Gooding. do you 4
think 1t a crime TO enrich some other !
Munsey by increasing tariff rates on
certain commodities? Senator's. you
cannot in this matter muzzle the press
or the public sentiment that finds voice
in that press without finding judg-
ment."
Senator Gooding declared that in in
PRODUCING the resolution. he wanted to
find out whether he was violating his
oath OF office by remaining in the Sen
ate. Senator Stanley replied that he
did not intend to cast any personal re-
Election upon the Senator from Idaho.