The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-01

had entered the field, and then only
after he and the Governor had be-
sought others to make the race.
The Senator went clear back to the
Blaine campaign of 1884 and to a.
ward contest in Chicago for the alleg-
ed genesis of this disagreement with
the Chicago newspaper.
AT very great length Senator Lori
lner described Chicago political devel-
opments. In 1902, he said Governor
Deneen, then county attorney, and
other friends urged him to make his
peace with the Tribune.
When they were poor and in need
of help" ne said, "they were anxious
and pleased to work with the orgaa-
izatiun even against the constant as
sault IF the newspaper trust; but af-
ter they had become prosperous and
affluent they felt they could stand the
lashing no longer and ran to the
newspaper cover and have been SUBJ
SelFISuI since tnat time"
Coming down to modern times he
decla' Cd that call of the power of the
city. county, State and Federal admin
istratiCns, under the leadership of
Senator Hopkins, Governor Deneen
and Mayor Buesse assembled into a
misft organization" combined to de-
stroy the organization controlled by
Lorimer, with intent to give control
to the Tribune
He traced his breach with Cover
nor Deneen largely to a difference Of
opinion between the two as to the
wisdom Of spending Independently of
action by the national authorities, the
s20,0O0,00O pledged by the State to-
wards the deep waterway to the Gulf
project, which the Governor favored
and he opposed.
He asserted that the Governor per-
sonally advised in the preparation of
the White story in the Tribune. He
this campaign of slander because he
saw an opportunity to throw dust in
the eyes Of the people, use the con-
spiracy to defeat those who stood for
Federal cooperation in expending the
$20,000,000, and secure control of the
next legislature.
why he persists in his efforts to
get control Of the twenty million dol
lars when he we'll knows that it i'm it.
self is not sufficient to construct a wa
terway is mystery cannot fathom."
Senator Lorimer further. attacked
the Chicago Tribunetv5olicy in oppo-
sition to the Payne-Aldrich tariff,
which he attributed to it's failure to
put in the free list wood pulp, which
would have saved the Tribune $4,000
year. This" he said, "is the only
tax we have any record of in which
the Tribune pays its just share" He
also charged the Tribune establish
ment with being the beneficiary of the.
Chicago Educational Board by col
lecting extra rental of s17,5O0 a year
for it's quarters in the Tribune build
ing and $s4.ss9 through alleged under
valuation of it's site owned by the
city.
'The purpose of these charges" he,
declared, "was to disgrace and destroy
my friends and myself whom they
(the Tribune) cannot control ard TO.
come into absolute control Of the Re-
publican party in Illinois and to Sc
cure themselves in continued plunder-
ing of the public treasury"
In case of a favorable report on
Senator Lorimer's resolution from
| that committee, of which there is no,
doubt, the resolution will 60 to the
committee on elections for consider
alton of the merits Of the matter. Up
on report Of that committee the SEN
ate's action will largely depend.