public reprobation

A day earlier, Senator Lott tried to get Senator Gramm to budge, through a combination of harsh words and public reprobation.

He wrote that he would not deserve the trust of his constituents, and would be "unworthy of a place among honorable men, if for any fear of public reprobation, and for the sake of securing popular favor, I should disregard the convictions of my judgment and my conscience."