Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-01-21

Ir rNcIrEs nERIsION.


y Democratic minority in the senate, opened his speech
ra,nst the seating n Senator Newbery, as follows
rhc CASE nov, before the Senate does not present e
ordinary question as TO whether senator has been larry
and honestly elected to seat in this body As see us
ease and as believe the country will see IT, he issue III
volved here whether or not the Republican parry a.
Marty intends 10 obey the OF the land That Is "e
,ssne involved here It is seldom that you find con-
, ease maj is so closely connected with party organ
saiion as this case is.
The speetacle Of The United states Senator from Aia
hama or from any other Of the Southern states presuin
os 10 hale the Republican party 70 the bar oil pupno
opinon upon the charge that in Federal elections tna
party does not obey the LAW OF the iano' 70 say W ~
exci.es derison here in Delaware
There hasn't been an honest Federal election IN any
.bern STATE since 1870 The Of the land. obedience
N which suddenly concerns Southern Senator'S has peen
onenlv and conemptuously nouted in every Federal ee
ton in every southern state. There is not the shshes
nreense in the South OF conforming to the mandates VI
he Federal Constitution regards the rights oil cuens
10 vote
Under the most favorable conditions less than 20 per
cent Of The legal citizenship Of the south exercises the
rluht NJ franchise in Federal elections In some States
the nroportion runs as low than per cent There
,s not Democratic senator from any Southern state
who was elected in conformity with the United States
Constitution and the Federal election laws
rnere was not Democratic senator who arose to de-
10"
TO his own seal were his credentials examined and passed
upon In accordance with the provisions OF The United
States Constitution
II the Federal laws were enforced in the South there
would be but mere skeleton OF the Democratic party
which now exists for ve-sixhs OF its representation in
the House OF Representatives would be eliminated
The entire opposition the seating OF Senator New
berry is the aftermath OF the failure Of the Wilson adj
ministration and the Democratic national and congress
siona organizations to steal the Republican nomination
in Michigan through DIS equitable methods that were JUS
tined publicly because they kept within the law" owing
to vital weakness in the Michigan primary laws
The entire machinery OF the Wilson regime, the pub
lefty bureaus OF the government financed by money
nom the Federal treasury directed against the can
ddacy Of senator Newberry He either had to do down
10 defeat witnessing the rape Of his party primare:
by the Democratic administration he had to raise funds
privately to wage campaign OF publicity that offset The
campaign conducted Of the United States treasury BY
the Democratic administration
Because he did the latter and he became the Oh
ject Of undyng hatred and malicious abuse by the WA
son administration. The Democratic party organization
has fallen heir to this heritage OF hatred and has sough
by every means that foul to obtain revenge upo
Newberry by unseatug him and defamlng, not only hi
personal character but the Republican State OF Michigan
The charges OF corruption which launched again:
Newberry utterly collapsed when the time came TO su
tain them
me WnOle opposition siliheieu doNn III lne last hou
OF the debate TO the ridiculous proposition that spendir
money advertising is corruption because such adve
Using brides the editorial columns OF the newspape
which carry it, Never before has such absurd and
tenable proposition been made--a proposition which
as much Of a libel the character OF the newspapers
the country as the charges against Newberry be
Gus IN regard to him.
The charge that carrying advertising brides the edori
influence Of a newspaper which freely made by q
opposition TO Newberry in the closing hours OF The d
bate is typical Of the entire which framed
against Mr. NeWberry-a which had its origin in O
inner circles OF the Wilson regime and which had for
motive the gut for revenge upon both the aud Il
party which defeated the attempts OF the Wilson regn
to steal in the United States Senate through pro
titutlon Of the primary election Of a sovereign State