The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1911-07-06
AFFAIRS At WASHINGTON CITY
Current News of the Week and
Events of Importance in
Which South Dakota
Figures
Especial 10 the News)

Especial to the News)
The big show in the Capitol dur
ing the week has been the LOrimer
investigation, and in the work be-
fore the senate committee senator
Gamble, of South Dakota, has tig-
ure prominently on account of his
position as one of the investigators.
The principal witness has been Ed
ward Hines of Chicago, whose rise
to fortune and influence has been
likened by the eastern newspapers
to the story of the fabulous wealth
and power of the Count of Monte
Cristo. 1t was Mr.. Hines, who it
is alleged, brought about the elec-
ton of Mr.. Lorimer by the prac-
tice of corrupt methods in the llli-
nois Capitol. The verdict of
Washington is that he made a first
class witness. Mr.. Hines did not
hesitate to put nearly everyone
who had testified, or made state
ments different from his own, in
the annanias class. He showed con-
siderable feeling during the COM
mittee Investigations, and when
questioned by Mr.. Gamble and
others, gave answers that were di-
rectly to the point. In a dramatic
manner he related how the presi-
dent of the United States, two or
three nights before the day that
Lorimer was elected, held two
midnight conferences with Senator
Aldrich. and how Aldrich after
wards said the president was in
sistetlt thSt Lorimer must be-eiect-
ed. Mr. Hines declared that the
story told by Clarence F. Funk,
who said that he was asked to
give $4,000 to the Lorimer put
ting over fund.- and the further
story by Writ H. Cook as to the
telephone conversation between
Chicago and Springfield, in which
Hines is said to have remarked,
Il have just come from Taft a: G
Aldrich at Washington; they want
Lorimer elected; and | am on the
way to Springfield" we're abso
lutely false. In view of the un
usually contradictory statements
that have been brought out in ths
testimony, it has been suggested
by Senator Kenyon, that prosecu
tions for perjury ought to be in
stituted. The probe to find ou
who is doing the prevaricating i
being applied.
During one of the discussions ir
the senate concerning the Canadian
reciprocity measure. Senator Mel
son of Minnesota, directed the at
tention of Mr.. Bailey of Texas, tt
the fact that the province of Al
berta as shown on the map in tn
senate chamber, was about tn
same size as the state of Texas
''snd it is every bit as good a cat
tie country" remarked Mr.. Mel
son He made the statement tina
"a number of Americans drive
their cattle and sheep up there t.
feed and fatten them and get then
in good condition. They can rais'
as many cattle in the province o
Alberta as they can raise in tn,
state of Texas" During the dis
cussion of this point, Senato
Smoot of Utah, was called in Il
= enlighten the senate; and his state
~>ot is indeed quite interesting
semarked: II can tell th,
that men who are inter
.h me have taken MANY ,
cattle up into Canada +
You can take yearline
country to Canada ant
mature into beef cattle
least twelve months be
can possibly mature il
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the agitation amonl
il clerks s IS and sIs oshe
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