Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-13
NEWBERRY INDICATED. "


H. Newberry of Michigan to retain
he seat in that body which has been
contested by Henry Ford, his Demo-
cratic rival. Nine Republicans re-
fused to heed the crack of the par
ty whip and kicked over the traces,
letting their conscience instead of
their leader be their guide. Senator
Watson, of. Georgia, so-called Demo-
crat, who has been assisting in the
fight in support of the corruptly-
elected Newberry, was absent from
the senate and thus escaped going
into the record on the issue
| When the result of the vote was
announced Newbery issued the fol
lowing brief statement:
my heart is filled with thankful
ness that the three years and four
months of persecution have ended in
complete vindication and exonera-
ton of myself and all concerned"
Vindication indeed! Newberry
may consider it vindication, but it
will be hard to make anyone but a
blind partisan, to whom only the law
of control is sacred, perceive in the
result anything of vindication. The
vote of the senate does not wipe out
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the lndeiible price mark on the toga
which he wears. Newberry, in his
defense-and he guarded himself
against interrogation in advance
was that he had no consciousness of
wrong doing and that he did not know
OF the raising and spending of the
vast campaign fund with which the
Michigan electorate was corrupted
and his election bought. lie admit
ted some $4,000 had been raised
and spent-but he didn't know if.
What a splendid and convenient
precedent to set! All the corrupt in
terests have to do to be within the
law morals and ethics, under such q
principle, will be to pick the man they
can depend upon, keep from him all
knowledge of what they are doing.
then go out and buy enough votes
to make his election as certain "a
possible, depending upon him to repay
them handsomely later on with ia
vors of a different kind.
Only once in life time, possibly.
might the seating of a man under
even such corrupt conditions effect
seriously the welfare of the govern.
ment and the people one way or an
other, but the Importance such an
event CAN take on is demonstrated
clearly by the Newberry case. New
berry took his seat at a time when
with a Democratic administration
the Democratic parties in the senate
were evenly balanced. His vote lin
ped the balance in favor of the Re
pupilcans, at time when world
events were passing before il for de-
elsion. 1t was this balance that
swung the party fight so disastrouslv
against Woodrow Wilson and the
power of his party. 1t was this vote.
1t might be said, that thwarted world
peace at time when it appeared
within the grasp and prevented from
oelng settled long ago issues which
are yet troubling the entire world.
Newberry says he is indicated. HI
no doubt feels greatly relieved. But
we wonder if, down in his own heart
he FEELS that he is vindicated.
A railroad president has left his
Tour sons 81 each Useless expendi.
lures are running the railroads.
He who hesitates is old-fashionad
| The only man who will work to get
INTO a hole is a golfer.
| Peace is safe if someone doesn't
spill the navy beans.
| A doctor says he "konws' ever,
woman in Philadelphia is knock
kneed. Several husbands are hunt
| ing him.
| The wise man of Americas says we
must settle down to settle up.
! Any man who thinks he has M
chance is correct.
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