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

vote of 46 to ii, Thursday eve
ling sustained the claim of Truman
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 Newberry 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! Newberrv
may consider it a vindication, but il
viii 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
the indelible 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. he admit
ted some $4,000 had been raised
and spent-but he didn't know it.
What splendid and convenient
precedent to set! All the corrupt in
terests have to do to be within the
law morals and ethics, under such
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 as
possible, depending upon him to repay
them handsomely later on with IA
vors of different kind.
Only once in lifetime, possibly.
might the seating of 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 time when
WITH Democratic administration.
1Ae Denl@tattc parties in the senate
We're evenly balanced. His vote Iip,
ped the balance in favor of the h
puolcans, at a time when world
events were passing before it for d.
cislon. 1t was this balance that
swung the party fight so disastrously
against Woodrow Wilson and the
power of his party 1t was this vote.
it might be said, that, thwarted world
peace at a time when it appeared
within the grasp and prevented from
being settled long ago issues ,whicf
are yet troubling the entire world.
NewbeTy says he lis indicated. II,
no doubt feels greatly relieved. BIZ
we wonder if, down in his own heart.
he FEELS that he is vindicated
A railroad president has left his
four sons 81 each. Useless expendt
lures are running the railroads.
he who hesitates is old-fashioned
The only man who will work to get
ihto mole Is golfer.
Peace is safe if someone doesn't
spill the navy beans.
A doctor says he ''konws'' every
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 nc
chance is correct.
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