The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-19
WHITE OPENS UP.
Enporia Editor Fires Broadside at
Senator Curtis.

William Allen White, editor Of the
Emporia Gazette, and the real and
only biographer for the insurgent
movement in the west, takes eNcep-
tions to David Mulvane's defense or
Senator Curtis. Mr.. White starts IN
on Curtis like he did on Long four
years ago and castigates him for his
alleged vote always with the inter
csts" on all important matters MI
David ~. Nlulvane. national Republican
committeeman from Kansas has essayeu
TO defend the vote Of Senator tuaIlss
curtis allowing Senator Lorimer to retain
his seat in the senate Mr. MuiNane >
claim is that while of course the seat OF
Senator Lorimer was corruptly pouSHl,
there was no evidence to indicate tlldt
l.orisner knew about it. Therefore MI
NIulvane SAYS curtis could vote no otief
way 1t happens. however, that a num-
be- of other senators did vote the other
way Among those senators Wno uiS
agreed with Curtis upon tias issue OF
honest government were an the progress
siNes of both parties IN the SENATE itl-
not only that but all IF the Respectable
element Of tile regulars-men like LodS",
Of Massachusetts; Burton, of OHIO; Koot
and Warner who voted to Gust Lorimer
Senator Root denounced the retention oil
Lorimer under the evidence, a. niue
short of a crime against good govern
lNeut And with senator curtis OF hah-
sas was Bailey of Texas, Wetmore OF
Rhode Island, Smoot the Mormon, ana
Gusgenheim of Colorado; always we
calls nestled i'm between Bailey of Texas,
and Guggenheim and Smoot The record
in this case vii be found on page Ss9l OF
the Congressional Record OF March J.
1911.
The evidence that the Loriner seac was
bought by great corporation agents seek
ing to tax the people in exorbitant tariffs
was 50 overwh elning that great lawyers
Of the senate like Lodge and Root ana
Burton declared it overwhelming Yet.
according to Mr.. Mulvane. the next friend
OF Senator Curtis. the reason why Curtis
voted with Bailey of Texas Guggenheinl
and Smoot the Mormon to protect this
crime from punishment. was that the evil
dence did not show that Lorlmer knew
about the crime But the evidence did
show that whenever those great corpora
tfors that raised the corruption fund that |
elected Lorimer needed Lorime-s vote he
voted with them to pile tariff taxes upon
the American people.
That record was before Senator Curtis
But he was blind to it-and why? Why |
did he not see that it made no difference
whether Lorimer knew or knew not VINO
was bribed to vote Tor MIN, II he knew
those who paid the money and Obeyed !
their beck and call2 Well, here is the !
reason-look at the Congressional Record. |
That shows that upon nearly every great |
important record vote where Lorimer /
obeyed his call voting with him are (
Bailey q Democrat; Smoot, the Mormon; !
Guggenheiln. OF the smelter truSt-and /
Curtis of Kansas. That is why Curtis did (
not see the truth The railroads elected /
long cried Curtis in 1906 and in 1907 he /
owned senators when he got to Washing
ton. Look at the record. Where will you !
find such a record as his-except the \
record of Lorimer himself or of Smoot l
or Bailey or Guggenheim? Of the forty
xo senators who on March 1 last voted /
Tor LOrfmer with Curtis and SmOOt and .
Euegenheim and Bailey ten are gone,
and five will not stand for reelection.
The people Of other states know what
hat Lorimer vote means. They know
kat If man can vote to sustain the oc-
-upant of a seat corruptly bought, even
hough the occupant may not have given
he hribe himself. there is nothing to !
prevent the great corporations of this
ountry from buying and owning the
whole senate. and then having senators