Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-01-19
NEWBERRY

One of the hardest raps our free
government has ever received was
administered last week when United
States senate by a majority vote or
'46 to Al placed it's stamp of approv-
al upon Senator Newberry's pur-
chased seat in the United States
senate. A few days before the vote,
Newberry appeared before the SEN
ate and read a carefully prepared
speech (prepared by his attorneys).
This reply was the first he had
made. During the trial in the Mich
isan court in which he was found
guilty under the corrupt practice
act, he never appeared personally in
his own behalf.
This court decision was set aside
on the ground that it was unconsti-
tutional. 1t was not set aside be-
cause he was not guilty of spending
$23O.OOO to be elected. His defense.
as presented to the senate, was that
he was in complete ignorance Of the
big expenditures used by his cam
paign managers. A defense based
on ignorance In such case, is an IN
sult to the public. So. as the Spring
feid, Mass, Ind, says:
zone has his choice Of two con
cusions in that case. Either MT.
Newberry immorally evaded a PLAIN
duty and responsibility in failing TO
keen himself informed concerning
the financial operations or MS
agents. or he was conspicuously un-
1t because of his dullness of under
standing to enter the United States
Senate
Another independent paper, the
Columbus Citizen, speaking OF MS
a;rsv defense. says "On the face OF
1t. this is just lying.
We believe that every senator VINO
voted to retain Newberry did SO III
defiance of the honest and gener-
IA public sentiment of the nation.
The charges upon which Lorimer
from Illinois was ousted from the U.
s. senate some years ago, were moth
ing compared with those of which
Newberry is guilty, and one OF the
strange things about it is that sena-
tors. then in the senate, who voted
to oust Lorimer, voted and worked
to retain Newberry. Nine Republl-
cans cast their ballots of disapprov-
al of 1he Michigan mans method OF
entering the L. S. senate. For some
time previous to the vote the lndl-
cations on the surface would appear
that Senator Willis from Ohio was
opposed to Newberry, and would
cast his vote accordingly, however
when the time came the weak and
webbing Willis that he is went TO
his support. How proud the state oil
Ohio is of it's gizzard eater senator
Hardly had the vote been taken
when Willis received a resolution
passed by the American Legion OF
Columbus in which they bitterly
condemned his stand and vote. In
dependent papers dlC llol 1tGlto ~ Al E
to speak in distinct words OF disap-
proval of the senate's actions in the
matter in which they further lower
ed the prestige Of the entire senator
ial body, and goodness knows 1t has
had little enough of public conf
dence as it is. Not only are inde
pendent papers opposed to the sen
ate's actions, but some OF the lead
ing Republican papers have voiced
in no unmistakable terms their dis
approval also. We reproduce thu
following from the O. S. Journal
which appeared under the caption o
"Debt to Newberry paid"
mine Republican senators votet
against declaring Senator Newberr.
entitled to his seat, which is TO thei
credit, and there is no doubt tha
many others would have liked t