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Show 200 Smoot, Walsh infighting October, Walsh utah addressed and the business were set tions that He and a tariff the would the that the in the manner of arrival of the in political not the involving Andrew ,Treasury influence- that Congress, citing the-very in which on the tariff'rates Mellon's scandalous scandal. Newberry He he have patiently against been would bill to have definitely reasonable careful was rates. be to point out tariff. unreasonable, been Walsh ac- also bill, yet Fordney-McCumber King the excessive elaborating as again citing King tariff had secret well as declared claiming Secretary interests and attacked of Walsh discussed suspicious heads ugly Smoot- other- states. to on upon his Ogden The first half'of the during raised the in Walsh. Harding Administration--the Newberry casel the actions Mellon.2 his match had moved in rally a there he in met continued after Walsh even scandals and however, in was favor of also INewberry elected senator on the Republican was After his election he s Michigan in 1920. charged with having violated the Corrupt Practices Act by spending excessive amounts of money during and on- the Nevertheless, the body of the Senate voted to campaign. seat Newberry, although an investigation found him clearly ballot in His in violation of the law. with political corruption. 2Walsh government to name then became synonymous accused Mellon of using his position in the himself in his own business endeavors. help he charged that Mellon supported the plan refund the $11 billion European war debt in order to be able to collect his own $5 billion loan to European Salt Lake Tribune, October 8, 1922. interests. In to particular, |
