The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-13
THE DEGBNERA CY OF THE
UNITED STATES SENATE.

The United States Senate up to egh-
teen hundred and sixty held a command
ing and unique position in the worlds leg
islative assemblies.
1t was for ability, integrity, honesty
and honor, and was The most distln-
guished body of sgislators that the word
had ever known.
Among the ancient nations the Roman
Senate was the most distinguished body
of men of ancient times, but that body,
at its best as to the ability. horror hon
esty and patriotism, was not comparable
to the Senate of the United States.
But since eighteen hundred and sixty
the United States Senate has vastly de-
terioated.
1t is interesting to note the history Of
this degeueracy which has become so
apparent to all who consider it at all.
The first step in this painful decline
was taken, when by reason of the preju-
dice and partsanship ofthe Nor,h, carpet
bag governments were set up in all
O the Southern States, and the negroes
were sent to the Senate and admitted as
members of that body, in the full en-
joyment OF all its rights and privileges
on terms of equality with the white Sen
ators From that hour and from that
cause the decline Of the United States
Senate has been sure and uabroken up
until the present time.
This admission OF negroes to the
U iited States Senate was followed by
the domination of special interests,
which 10 perpetuate their privileges and
mlintain their power sent through cor
rupt means, men TO the United States
Senate to represent these special inter
ests. The result of this vas the advent
into the United States Senate of the
Platts, Qusys, Spencers and many
others OF the same ilk This was follow
Ell by the trusts, and great money
combinations which have sent to the
Senate majority OF tbs members who
h we been in control of that body.
This has resulted in thg-present con.
dition Of graft, greed and gain in the
government of this country. Thus we
have seen the high Office Of the President
not only bought more than once, but
actually stolen.
Now, the least consideration will sat
i5ly any intelligent mind that the Presi-
dsncy is not bought without an object
and purpose, AMI the object and pur-
pose is easily seen by all For forty
years this great government has been
administered for the purpose of making
money by. a privileged class, and the
Overwhelming proof of it is the vast
millions that have been made by this
special class. To perpetuate this satur-
MALTA of corruption, it became necessary
to control the State Senates, for if the
Senate was honest patriotic and incor-
rupuble. the corrupt administration of
the government was impossible
To control the Senate, it was, therefore
imperative that the Senate must be con-
trolled by the corruptionists and they
have succeeded in controlling it up to
The present time. You can look at the
Senate TODAY and see the evidences of
b it, OF course, the election last fall was
a great shock to many of these Senators,
and several Of them Immediately declined
to be candidates for their seats, and
number Of them were repudiated by the
people, and the fate of others now
hangs III the balance.
But still there is in the United States
Senate Smoot, the out-and-out Mormon,
alGugenheimer, Aldricb, Depew, Boise
Penrose and lot of others Of the same.
or ike feather. But seeing their power
about to be lost by the verdict of the
people, desperation has seized upon the
majority u the Senate and they are now
engaged ID deadly contest to hold
man ~ The name Of Lorimer in his
seat, as a Senator from the city of :
IChic3go, in the State of Illinois. The
1 Kepuhlican Committee on Elections Of
Inc Senate has made report to the
Senate in favor of his holding his seat.
!, senator Beveridge an Insurgent Senator,
i hassiled minority report strongly ad-
vocating that his seat be declared vacant.
4 y The minority report is supported by
me Democrats on the committee. Lor-
liner was elected by the grossest fraud
and bribery that ever characterized the
IeieStl9M Of a United States Senator in
the history ofthe country.
1t was by the bribery Of both Republl-