Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1922-09-01
Hughes Scored For Newberry
Defense Note.

Democratic leaders were quick to seize
upon the defense Of Newberryism by Sec
rotary Of State Charles E. Hughes and to
accept the challenge that this be made the
paramount issue Of the campaign" even
If, ss charged. this matter is being put
forward as means of diverting public
attention from many other issues still
more damaging.
Cordell Hull. chairman Of the Democratic
National Committee. has issued a state
ment in answer to Secretary Hughes. sting
ing in every line. He not only assails the
defenders of Senator Newberry but he
reopens Democratic war upon the Tariff
bill just passed. which he pronounces the
most unscientifc, unsound monstrous and
prefiteerine tariff bill ever enacted"
Proceeding still further. the Democratic
chairman asserts that the confused. lop-
sided. uncertain and demoralized state Of
business" prove that the Republican Presi
dent and the Republican Congress have
not the faintest capacity to deal with the
problems which the country faces
As for Newberryism itself. Mr.. Hull de-
clares the Republican leaders made
blunder in selecting Mr.. Hughes. civil
lawyer. to handle its case. The Admin
istration. the Democrats say, need the
ablest criminal lawyers to defend it. The
Democratic chairman threw one somewhat
doubtful bouquet when he said that Mr..
Hughes was one Of the few Cabinet officers
whose responsibility remained unimpaired
There are reminders that Mr. Hughes ac-
cepted a handsome fee to make an argu-
ment before the Supreme Court in behalf
of the accused Senator. and the Michigan
member. therefore, had a special claim
upon the good will of the Secretary Of State.
Also. il is remembered that the Hughes
statement was not issued either by the
State Department or by the Senator from
Michigan. II was issued instead by the
Republican National Committee, which
body proably realizes that Newberryism
is still one Of the live issues of the Con-
sressional campaign.
The Democratic National Committee had
not been particularly aggressive in recent
weeks II had left much Of the political
activity of the period to party spokesman
in the Senate. combining its efforts more
largely to organization for the campaign.
Chairman Hull was by no means gentle in his
comment on the Newberry case and other
issues when he opened up the general
subject. Discussing the Hughes letter pri-
marily. Nj. Hull said:
"The national Republican leaders have
decided TO make Newbeuyism the para
mount issue in the present national Con-
eressional campaign and have put forward
Secretary of State Hughes as the attorney
TO state the case and offer the chief de-
tense. In selecting Secretary Hughes for
this delicate and dangerous task Republi-
can leaders have made a mistake. Secre-
tary Hughes is only civil lawyer. where
as this national Administration needs the
ablest criminal lawyers to be found to de-
fend ii this year.
"In desperate effort to check the rising
tide Of popular indignation due to the fact
that the is months record Of this Admin
istration and its campaign contains more
elements Of complete failure than any or all
their predecessors, Republican leaders have
felt obliged to single out this one issue and
make II paramount as the only means Of
diverting public attention from many other
issues deemed still more damaging.
1T was evidently decided that Secretary
Hughes. one Of the few Cabinet officers
and Republican leaders whose respecta-
bility has not been seriously impaired
might dramatic Newberryism in such an
attractive may as to draw the attention
Of the farmer. the business man and the
laborer away from the emendously de-