The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-07-13
LORIMER ATTACK
ON HIS ENEMIES
MOST VITRIOLIC


Kern to point out to'this Senate anything
in this record, anything that he knows or
has heard, anything that anybody has
ever told him. Let him go and make
good on any wrongdoing in my private,
In my commercial, in my financial or In
my political life. II he will do 1t here
now, / will never embarrass you with
voting in my case. When he has done
this will walk out OF yonder door and
never seek to return"
As Lorimer ended this sentence the SEN
ate and the crowded galleries were tense
with excitement.
Come on, Senators Kern" yelled Lori
mer. you who have shined this record.
Come here and make good and III keep
my word
Senator Kern had not appeared in the
Senate and his friends were worried over
the personal attack that Lorimer was
making on him.
Lorimer went on to refer to Kern as
a Pharisee and with uplifted hands
quoted from the Bible
Turns to shIveIy Case.
Senator Lorimer referred to a criticism
uttered by Senator Kern over a remark
by Lorimer that certain men had their
heads in the clouds" Lorimer added
that Senator Kern accused him of hav-
ing no conception OF American institu-
lions or American ideals. Mr.. Lorimer
then proceeded to inform Mr.. Kern what
he had in mind when he had made his
remark about men with their heads in
the clouds. He was thinking of Sena-
tor Kern. for one. He also had in mind
statement which Senator Kern had
issued after his present colleague, Sena-
tor Shively. had been elected to the Sem
ate from Indiana. Mr.. Lor.mer said that
Senator Kern intimated that improper
means had been used to bring about this
election.
This statement has often bobbed up
TO haunt Senator Kern. and Lorimer now
turned II against him in a most effective
way.
Il had these things in mind" shouted
the Senator from Illinois. when I sat
in this Senate. and had in mind also
that Senator Kern never had introduced
a resolution for an investigation of the
election which he criticised. And as ue
sat before me with his expression Of
self-r ghteousness and his holier-than-
thou appearance. then II was that was
reminded of the Pharisee in the para
BILE with his hands lifted to heaven in
prayer: %, God. l thank thee I am not
as other men. even as this publican
As Lorimer uttered the sentence he
raised his hands toward heaven in imi-
tation OF the Pharisee. A moment later
he dropped them and added impress
sively:
THAT is what had IN mind when I
said that certain men have their heads
in the clouds"
Defends Hinkey Dink.
4 little later Senator Lor!mer again
turned TO Senator Kern and scored him
unsparingly on account OF reference
made by Kern TO Hinky Dink. Lorimer's
old-time friend and pal, IL Chicago
Lorimer pointed out that Senator Kern
in his speech had REFERRED slurringly 10
both Hinky Dink Kenna and John Brod-
erick as saloon keepers" These words.
which Lorimer asserted were uttered in
debate on the floor. had been eliminated
from the printed speech OF Senator Kern
In the Congressional Record.
These words" cried Lorimer. were
true. Both men are saloon keepers.
Just why Senator Kern omitted these
words from his printed speech I will
leave him TO explain. But he went TO
the Baltimore convention and thought
he saw a political ghost, and I suppose
he did not want TO offend the saloon
keepers of the country. after he had
given the matter second thought"
This yelled reference TO Senator kerns
Presidential boom aroused a good deal
Of interest and merTimrnt. The Senate
and crowded galleries became serious
moment later. however, when Lorimer,
with great earnestnSss and force, added:
4 Boyhood Chum.
Yes; ! knew John Broderick long be-
fore he kept saloon. and have known
Hinky Dink Kenna ever since We were
children and played together. 1t was