The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-15
SENATOR BAILEY ENDS
Defense OF L0R|MER

Washington, D. c., Feb. 15.-"Let
us say to those who would drive us
to verdict, we dare to do right, and
will leave the consequences to God
and our countrymen.
With this appeal, which was ap-
plauded in the galleries, Senator J..
w Bailey of Texas, concluded his de-
tense Of Senator William Lorimer of
Illinois in the senate yesterday after
noon. The concluding installment of
his speech, which he began yesterday,
dealt with the law and precedents in
election cases, and Mr.. Bailey warned
the senate against considering any
thing except the law in making up its
verdict.
"They tell u.s." he said, that the
senate is on triai, and that we must
acquit ourselves by convicting Lori
mer, but never will wash my hands
in the blood of an innocent man."
Bailey became impassioned as he
drew to the close of his speech, and
taunted the senate with being afraid
of public opinion. If the senate was
on trial, he said. it was not its integ-
rity that was being tested, but its
courage. He urged the senate not to
consider what the people might think
of their action, as the people had been
misled, while the senate had all the
facts.
There are twenty million voters in
this country" he declared, "but not
twenty thousand of them ever read
line of this testimony. l am not in
different to the opinion of the people
of Texas. All am and all can hope
to be the people of Texas have made
me. went to them a stranger, with
out wealth or friends, and they have
honored me as perhaps they have not
honored any other man. For that |
toll for them day and night. For that
sacrifice health and comfort for
them. But ! will not violate my oath
of office"
Bailey said il he were actuated sole
ly by friendship for Lorimer he would
like to see the senate unseat him, so
the Illinois legislature could answer
the vote by re-electing him. But he
was actuated by nothing, he said, ex-
cept the law, which he thought was
clear, In spite of the declaration of
Mr.. Root that there was no law in the
case except what the senate found in
its heart.
when | make the law" Bailey said
laying his hand on his heart, 81 will
draw it from here with all the justice
and mercy that is in me, but when
apply law l did not make, use only
my brain. If we who are lawmakers
do not obey the law what can we say
when the people do not obey it?"
Mr.. Bailey admitted in the couse of
hlo opSOOn thdt ilC ildU llOI ICdU th6
record in the case at the time he sign
ed the report of the committee on priv
ileges and elections. He defended his
action in signing 1t as being in ac-
cordance with senate precedents
Senator Beveridge made an attempt
Immediately after Mr. Bailey finished
to obtain unanimous consent to fix a
day for taking vote on the case, but
Senator Burrows objected. Beverdge
has made repeated attempts to get the
senate to fix day for a vote, but Bur
rows, who is chairman of the elections
committee, has always stood in the
way. Yesterday he said, sareastically
when Mr.. Beveridge persisted, that
such course might prevent the SEN
ator from Indiana from delivering his
speech on the case Beveridge has
given notice that he will speak Thurs
day.