The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-29

subsidy measures until Newport News
with large ship building plant in 1t
was put in the First Congressional
District, and then he voted for ship
SUBSIDY. Later on, when he became
candidate for the Senate, and hadi
TO appeal TO larger constituency
/ that his own Congressional District
ne again changes, and denounces the =
ship subsidy. He does not pretend
that ever voted for it, but charges
that | lodged vote. When / was
uDaVoidably absent | was paired.
never lodged vote in my life Mr.
Jones also criticises me because wnen
| was a member of the commission
appointed to investigate our mer-
chants marine. l made no report. I
did not make report because / was
unable to devise any plan which I
thought Just and reasonable and
which would establish our ships on
the sea. / have not been able up 10
this time to devise any such plan.
Neither has Mr.. Jones nor any one
else. ON the occasion referred to the
majority of the commission reported
in favor of large ship subsidies.
refused to concur in that report. n
! minority committee reported in favor
OF the system of preferential duties,
I which served good purpose soon
/ after the Revolutionary War, when
we had no commercial treaties with
other nations, At the time 10 which
ne refers. and when said minority re-
port was made faVoring return 10
That old system of preferential duties
We had fifty or sixty treaties--treaties
with all the commercial nations Of
the Worid--under the provisions of
which we could not go back to the
old system of preferential duties. as
those treaties positively forbade any
such course. / considered IL imprac-
ticabIe 10 attempt to do that which
was In positive violation of our trea-
ties with all the leading nations of the
world, and for that reason | did not
unite in the minority report, and as
stated above. | did not make a sspa-
rate report because / was not able
! then. and sttll am unable. to devise
any practical solution. The prefer
entiai duties simply provided that the
articles brought in no American ships
should be given a less duty than ar
ticles brought in ships Of other ma
tons. The simple fact is that Mr.
Jones has been FIRST one way and
then the other on ship subsidies, and
l am opposed TO all subsidies just as
am TO protective tariff
The Lorimer Case.
Mr.. Jones has been bella boring him.
self trying TO create the impression
that ! have not been frank In my
+ NtdLiHE Win the AspEinf~F case, ana
that nay course is connected in some
way with nay vote against putting
um her on the free list. 1t takes
more than ordinary moral obIiquity TO
work out such scheme as MIR. Jones
had sndea.t ored 10 palm of on tina
Virginia people in this connection, and
when worked out as II could only be :
from disor freq morality. it is so
HUerje that IL cannot deceive even
the haf~witted For fear that /
] might he misunderstood. ! viii. how
ever make hrief Allusion To II \
resolution was introduced In the
Senate declaring that Mr.. L.Flrner
had been elected by bribery and cor
ruption and was net entitled to a
seat on the Senate The resolution
was REFERRED 70 a committee which
took great deaN of evidence and
made report - the senate After
elaborate discussion the resolution
came u a vote. After conscisn-
+ ttous Investigation and consideration
OF the evidence / was Of the opinion
that Mr.. Lorimer had been elected
10y fraudulent means and was not
entitled TO a seat ia the senate aud
I In accordance voted fer the reso-
lotion In that effect. After the lapse
ot Some time the Senate of the Legis-
}ature ~ Illinois undertook 10 make
an investigation OF the circumstances
under which Mr. Lorimer was elect-
ed. and after taking a good deal Of
evidence, ty resolution asked the
United states Senate to make q fur
thor Investigation. In the light of
the new evidence which had been
taken by a committee adopted by the
Illinois State Senate and sent 10 fhe
Senate Of the t'nited States, Senator
LaFollette introduced resolution In
the United Stats Senate providing
ftsrf her inv stf aa nF
Lorimer case. MIR. LaFotlette's reso-
luton named sub committee tn
MAKE this Investigation in place az
the regular standing committee q.
the senate on privileges and electors.
; to which under the ordinary r0ies
prevailing in tho Senate the,resal.t5an
would GO. All senators. [ am sure.
desired thorough. exhaustive.
; prompt and impartial investigation.
and the only question was as to the
best way To accomplish that result.
prepared resolution providing for
v beach an investigation as ! thought
ought to be made, and submitted Il
to the caucus Of the Senate Demo-
) Gratis for consideration. After care-
} full consideration and discussion the
j Democratic cauaas approved the reso-
luton | had drawn ans instructed me
| to offer 1t In the Senote and press II
!, to vote. did so and 1t passed the
! Senate. and the investigation is now
l. under way,
4 When / presented the resolution
\ TO the Senate | stated that | was
sure the fun committee on privileges
and elections was too large body
!, TO do effective work in the premises
and that in the sequel IL would Ia
found necessary TO appoint a sub.
committee which would have to bs
Improved by the Senate. In accord.
!, ance with my prediction a subcom.
!, mittee was appointed, consisting o1
four Republicans and four Demo-
Gratis. The Senate approved that sub.
4 committee, and It Is that s1beommit.
. tee. which Is now engaged in the
! work A statement OF these facts ID
all that can possibly be necessary to
show that my course has been frank
straightforward and effective, meet.
ing with the approval Of the Demo.
4 cratic caucus and the approval Of
the Senate OF the United States. The
attempt TO Great the impression thar
am favorable to Mr.. Lorimer. and
that l am favorable to him through
tho influence OF the lumber inter.
ests. in the face of these facts, IN
Guiding the fact that / voted against
Mr.. Lorimer when his case was be-
fore the Senate and that I was the
author and patron Of the resolution
under which a further Investigation
to now hefnp had Ia so Diiortla ava