The Julesburg grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1907-1972, 1910-06-30

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Aettps anA oaking az sauulry Lt.sd4s
end more sbOrOuEh than ~ h.d de-
sixDsd IL n tb- ursa case u tn. sort
that has e.,eD before the hl.ny since
that Of william 4. Clark. tn s-o,a..r
king In many RESPECTS thr tvo are
Startiingly alike Clark GAS essx.,4si as
. lls.sins-rst. but by th<- Akl of Rs.i,ui,-
iicaD votes Nsr'us DAILY. Ciark's
per.Onal. political aud nnalA.isi Ell
einy. ther~uiDn rharxs-d fraud. and
The case was taken up by the commit
tee On privileges aud 4isrtious In
the hearings that followed n s,,%med
that all the political dirty linen IF
Montana WAS run through thu. senate
washer and hung out to dry 10 Uncle
Sans front yard. In the epd Clark
resigned before there Vas tim~ to
expeI him. but Vas reaTrroisted by the
governor
AnOther case similar TO that Of Clark
and LOrin,eS was that Of Henry Il.
Payne Of Ohio II WIS alleged that
there vas Standard OIL uiOney behind
Payne. The report In that cas4. held
that q members seai rannOt hs. saved
BY bis personal excuhMtlOu aud vim
dicatiO0. The Integrity Of the cleo
ton. not Of the memtser. IL 10 question
One would have to delve into an
cient senaI- history to find other par
aliels. Through all the same ruiz. has
been OlSservs-d-v that demonstrated
bribery ana fraud 10 NJ election can
not be overlooked by the CniisI States
senate. II requires Il twO-thirds vote
10 expel. but accused members fire.
Quently have resigned before actual
expulsion WAS reached The report Of
the senate committee on privileges and
elections Of 4 quarter Of century
ago speaks forcibIy on the matter:
Your committee IL aware Of the
Importance OF throwing
around the senate OF the United States
the highest safeguards against seat
Ing or allowing any man to occupy
seat In that body whose title thereto
WIS procured by bribery. fraud or cor
ruptiOn The indis.riminate and fire.
quentiy the corrupt us4. Of money by
political imrtit~ without exception and
their candae,tes has become one Of the
most powerful and dangerous instru
10 elections"
Nay Go Over to Short Session.
1t Is the same committee thar is in
vestigating l.Orimer. and as prssedent
h powerful In the body theAe former
casps give clear line on the probable
action On his own II IL hardly to be
expected that any conclusion can be
reached during the pre~ent session
Several members of the committee on
privileges and elections arr candidates
In this years campaign. no that the
probable course IN the appointment OF
q subcommittee composed of holdOver
senators who will sit during the recess
either In Washington or In Illinois and
report their findings to the full com
mittee at the meeting in December
One effect Of the Lortmer exposures
has been, a revival of the argument for
popular election OF senators The fact
tina, former Senator Hopkins had re
ceivtd II plurality In the Republican
state primaries has lent force to the
II IL not without interest
- and encouragement = that seventy
Of the majority party In the
legislature felt themselves hound by
this popular mandate and stuck by
Hopkins to the end
There were stormy scenes on the
-four during THAT final vote. Charges
of bribery were uttered even then. and
Lee O'NriI Browne. the storm center
Of the present cyclone. WAS denounced
by at least one trate member but
T.urimer was "a bland and benevolent
as ever and had good feelings for ev
rrybOdy. including Hopkins. The fresh
flower In his coat lapel looked not more
innocent than he. Benignan, he was.
almost fatherly. as ne thanked his sup
porters In both parties and smiled in
on his foes. II was a long
battle that he had fought and one In
which his enemies had more than once
proclaimed the downfall OF the blond
boss" Have they got him at last?
Has Been q Warwick.
Loriner claims to have made Hop
kins senator. as afurptime he made
Yates governor. Then when tie want
ri to USE Yates to beat Deneen In the
l9OS primaries he charged Hopkins
with having deserted him When In.
n..en and Hopkins succeeded In the
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