Arizona republican., 1911-02-16
The lorimer Case.
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 far, in getting the senate to agree on day for taking a vote on his reso- lution to expel Senator Lorimer of Illinois. He will succeed in securing a test vote next Tuesday. however, if he insists on his proposal that the senate shall remain in session on that day until the case is disposed of
 All the signs indicate that there is 1 trouble ahead for the Illinois senator. He will be exceedingly lucky if his seat is not declared vacant The re- publican leaders of the senate are quite generally against him. That certain democratic members of the Illinois legislature sold their votes, and that they voted for Lorimer. has not been denied. Lorimer does deny that the buying was with his knowl- edge The defense is also made in his behalf that in any event only a few members were bribed. and that the unbought votes were sufficient to elect him. Lorimers' denial of 'm- plicity in the bribery will not-"go" with the American people. The mo- tion that somebody was so generous as to do the buying without his knowledge is contrary to common sense Nor is his title less tainted because the bribe- taking legislators were "vindicated" at the November election by reelection to the legisla- ture
 The Galveston News is grieved be- cause Lorimer finds defense on the democratic side of the senate The democratic press of the country. at any rate. is unanimously against him. The News has compiled the opinion of the democratic papers. those quoted below being representative:
 Charleston News and Courier: The senate may split hairs, but the Ameri- can people do not. What matters it if seven votes were tainted or seventy five? If it is established that even one man was bribed. it is sufficient to render Lorimers election null and void It was charged that the Iegis lature was tempered with. That charge has been fully substantiated.
 Cleveland Plain Dealer: The present indications of a settled intention to clean up the United States senate is so encouraging that one might almost overlook the shame that attaches to the alleged corruption.
 Indianapolis News: The whole idea of balancing corrupt votes against votes that are untainted. and drawing the conclusion that if the election is valid simply because there were enough votes of the latter kind to elect Lorimer. is preposterous. The correct view, and it is that of Mir. Root. is that the whole transaction was so tainted as to invalidate the election.
 Baltimore News: It is indecent for man to consent to accept seat so tainted. and if senate precedent sane tions such a course, the sooner it isl altered the better.
 Brooklyn Eagle: Whether Lorimer's election is invalidated or sustained. it ought to be invalidated
 Philadelphia Press: In larger sense the senate itself is on trial be- fore the country in it's. s.disposition of this case. If it is as Jealous of its reputation as the country believes it should be. 1t will not give effect to an election made up in part of tainted votes.
 Boston Post: No senator or the United States can honorablyz hold his seat upon an election tainted with bribery. The pretext that the number of persons bribed was insufficient to affect his majority may he put aside