Word: punished
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...involved until he had reasonable grounds for believing in their guilt, and that it would defeat the ends of justice to make known their names. He offered, however, to turn the entire evidence over to a Committee of the House, if that body stood on its Constitutional right to punish its members for disorderly behavior or to expel such members. The Judiciary Committee of the House decided to await the regular course of justice. Meanwhile, the two members involved came forward and identified themselves. John Wesley Langley, Republican of Kentucky, rose on a question of personal privilege and declared...
...shocking revelations at Washington of betrayal of public interest must give profound concern to every lover of our institutions and to every patriotic American regardless of party . . . The duty of the Government is no less to punish those who are guilty than to protect those who are innocent. No attempt to divert attention from the guilty should be permitted...
...There will be immediate, adequate, unshrinking prosecution, criminal and civil, to punish the guilty, and to protect every national interest. In this effort there will be no politics, no partisanship. It will be speedy, it will be just. I am a Republican, but I cannot on that account shield any one because he is a Republican. I am a Republican, but I cannot on that account prosecute any one because he is a Democrat...
Opinions. Expressions of displeasure with the Supreme Court's decision came from every state. Hiram Johnson called it "an outrage." Senator Borah stated that the power of the court to punish for contempt has been abused of late. Amos Pinchot, brother of the Governor of Pennsylvania, challenged Judge Mayer to send him to jail. Senator Copeland of New York went to the White House, making intercession for Craig. Arthur Brisbane (Hearst editor) said Judge Mayer did not know America was a Republic. Representative Oldfield of Arkansas, the Democratic whip, said: "The country is not safe." Mrs. Craig made plans...
...will be different," he said, "that is all. The H. A. A. officials do not like to assume the role of detectives, but we have been informed of several individuals who are busily practicing counterfeit signatures in anticipation of Saturday's game. We intend to detect this abuse, and punish it, in every possible case...