The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-16
Senator Reed Pictures Sins of Republicans Before Editors

knowledge and consent, being con-
trary to sound public policy, harmful
to the honor and dignity of the SEN
ate, and dangerous to the perpetuity
of free government, such excessive
expenditures are hereby severely
condemnd and disapproved.
Nevertheless, the other part of
the resolution in substance declared;
Whereby we declare that Truman
H. Newberry is hereby declared to be
a duly elected Senator from the
State of Michigan,
1t was a monstrous resolution. III
was an open confession of villainy.
It certified to the country that the
Republican machine would seat one
of it's adherents, even though he had
gained his seat by methods CON
trary to sound public policy, harm
full to the honor and dignity of the
Senate and dangerous to the perpe-
tuity of free government"
Pennsylvania Iniquity
Here again we must literally start
at the White House.
The Secretary of the Treasury,
doubtless with the consent of the
President, proceeded to Pennsyl-
vania, publicly declared in favor Of
Pepper and actively engaged in the
business of organizing his campaign
Together with his brothers and
nephews, the Mellon family contrib
uted 5000, which is admitted. How
much more they contributed, 1 am
unable to state.
They engaged at once in the gath
ering of the largest slush fund ever
accumulated to nominate any man
for the United States Senate.
The fact has already been disclosed
that this campaign, largely con-
trolled and dominated by the Mellon
family, raised and expended in the
primary campaign alone $1,SO4,OOO.
Once the Praetorian Guard MUIR
dered the just Pertinax upon the
steps of the Capitol and standing in
the welter of his blood sold Rome at
auction. Are we approaching such
catastrophe?
There is but one force that can
rescue our country from this quag-
mire of iniquity-an aroused public
opinion. A flame of public indigna-
ton can alone bring the Government
back to honest standards. That
great work must be chiefly intrusted
to the newspapers of the land. do
not hesitate to criticise you gentle
men. If you gave more of your pages
to the discussion of public plumber
and less to the exploitation of
Peaches" and Bunny Browning"
more of your space to acts of this
Government than to the baseball
score, more to public business and
less to private scandal, a healthier
public opinion would be created.
The pens of writer's are, after all,
mightier than swords Of warriors.
The conscience is sound, but 1t has
been sleeping. 1t will be aroused
when the press of the land exposes
lniquity and rallies the people to the
cause Of righteousness.
A single manufacturer, who frank
Iy admitted his purpose was to pre-
vent taxation of manufacturers, con-
trlbuted approximately 100000.
That the money was used for corrupt
purposes is not open to question.
From thirty-five to fifty thousand
men were employed in the city of
Pittsburgh alone to work at the cleo
ton at $40 per day per head. For
days and days these men stood in
line while they were being paid off
in $40 notes. No one but fool will
fail to understand that the work
they were to do on election day con-