Evening star., 1928-01-26
Senate Rejection of Smith
Arouses NOn-Partisan Debate

A newspaper debate. non partisan In
character but with strongly expressed
views on both sides. has followed the
re,.ct,on OF Frank L. Smith o: linnols
| as a member by the United States SEN
etc. Critics Of the action TAKEN OF
the upper house OF Congress conoenln
what thev call a dangerous precedent
S,nnorters of the Senate MAJORITY III
/ this case hold that Mr.. Smiths reia-
! ,lons w.:h utility interests and me
amount spent on his election Tast.G1eo
the Senate in making EXTRAORDINARY
uss of its constitutional right 20 pass
+ upon the qualifications Of It's members
The Senate took y drastic course
comedies the Dayton Daily News ,tice-
oenssen. Democratic. III eStaollsiseo
a new precedent. one which may plague
il and the country a. some fot''Te
tir.e" but t.la; paper adds How III
;he name Of the simplest political de-
cencv could II have done otherwise
Vet the New York San ting.epen6-
enn emphasizes the point sha! here
is case where Ii becomes evident that
:he Senate could change the political
COMPLEXION of Congress by barring Ssn-
ators for almost any reason, and he
Charleston Evening Post independent
Democraiicl declares, The Senate mas
not voted 10 eXpcl him from It's mem
cerSAlp but II has refused ~ acrat
him. although he comes with the G2-
disputed warrant of the State % III
aoiS certifying to his election, Whsch
means that a majority or quorum ~
the Senate could. AT any time, rSteet
The credentials cs a Senator and ;hs1S
hold i'll the hands of minority o. 'hs
constitutional number " Senators sa>,
powers OF that august body
The possibility of Smiths reelection
is considered by some papers. The
Flint DAILY Journal ,mdependenn views
The matter III co,;osctt,n Wssh The esse-
tion Of Ware in pennSylsanIa and SAYS,
The constituencies ot Illinois and
PENNSYLVANIA have not displayed tNs~
drnceS ~ hSSnS undulS concerned over
,he caa,patsn expenditures cs tae Neo
they Sent ~ represent thenn, and. fttNn
all apncataaceS, 4 vote noW Ia sSS>S
NO States would back ny the th>s.<T
made al the previous elections
Their coming fvcns \ new e,eE'ion Win
clean records UnaUeSaoaae1N wo('sa
rhanse the stand Of $S,ne members ~
The Senate. but whether Ih> change
wculd he syea' e0olsSh So cNctT<Sne ttae
decision ALREADY taken ea 'h@ EsS' es
these men to oScunv seats III tas SeoSSs
AZ present Is a question
The Little Rock Arkansas Fsea'>Nsat
tDemoeratiel also asks: III smith II
elected again Will the Senate deny Asns
a SeatH II 81, tiNas What grounds II
might ee eonsen3eS that the tN<.Tte ~
ti,tneiS. IN Their nrSt raa.cc, were III
advcrtcntlv guilty saE whag II n SsN,~
and CholCesN
1T the Senate thinks its purify viii
hs contAnaiuate> oy aSS>sStAEssAn With
Col Smith" suggests shS New Work
Herald >1Tihune tkSpuessraaA, why
dives II not quietly let hhN III and tAen
quietly eNlS4 HIM SucA ps>ee<ss,ge
Nuuld hc III arv<sFslanee with law and
Nt,t,ld pYo{eGs eVerNtNs<ty'> y rtghg$ Il
Woald avnsd challenging tive sovereignty
and equality ot the States"
Mauv editors iusa IN Supgs,rttns What
they eenN,sier Tive onN rloger c,',(E>e
the Senate ycssld have tolkNWea, "'theEe
IL ne Wearing daWo Ut the senatorial
determination IL putse isSea ~ ssse
oder of corrupt moneN ~ssas> Attactnts
to the election vi ss> mettssef>." states
the philadelphia Esenns Huleetm tM~
depeneteut RepuestpAnl. and sae NA~
letsh News tand Observer slkRes<rats>N
contends, The faght at Tive state,
Whcre that right Is praIsArsN ge<>sgnlas'<l,
u The ftgAs W the SosetvtSntN nj the
people II E never the syghg NJ Wae
man ~ gfoun oT Nen ~ SuitSsA}kdsS
ia aesS and >.Nl NtsM that seN~
vlelsntN ~ ta hay II With nIlVe and
gut u pNssAN.e The MisAta AearAa
tmdrpenden Republican. aSi<tS that
Sut,A 'c>Nusd nAt have sons nata the
sienate nee man
An imnudent eleRa nj ellsss,sSs that
ttVhN deserved the lehuSe the Senste
has SNen ~" IN the Verdict at the
palNta hegald ,h,dersasseas kerae,i,