The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-02-16

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staged at the Chattqrton theater Il
this city by Senator Lorfmer. TIL
tragedy was In. the attempt to pic
ture Abraham Lincoln rising from
| HIS tomb at Oak Ridge In defense Q
Lorimerism. The comedy was in
prearranged riot by La-imer's chi
cago following, who came armed
with horns and tin pans. rocking
the theater with din at every men
ton OF Lorimer's name, Lorimel
was cheered for fourteen minutes a.
one time. When the wild rooter'
began to tire, an enthusiast pressed
forward and as Lorimer stepped neal
the footlights, wrapped in the fold:
of an American flag"
Basing our judgment solely upon
the foregoing, We would say that
the State Register is not in sympa-
thy with the Lorimer movement
and that is more than can be said
for many newspapers throughout
the state. In another Illinois puhli-
cation, presumably owned and con-
trolled, directly or indirectly by the
weeping senator, the following a
count OF the opening Of the conyen-
ton, was published:
THE Lincoln Protective League
convention endorsed Len Small, OF
Kankakee for the Republican nomi-
nation for Governor 1t also en-
dorsed President Taft and his ad-
ministration and the records OF
United States Senators William
Lorimer and Shelby NJ. CulIum. II
in most scathing terms Its
of Charles S. Deneen
and all the works of the Chicago
trust press Then it went mad
almost stark mad-for fifteen min.
utes in demonstration over Sena.
tor William Lorimer. Those who
sat In the Democratic national con-
vention at Denver in 1908 and wit
messed the memorable Bryan STAN
pede that ran more than one hour
and who recall wildly the wildness
and abandon of that tremendous out
burst may have some understandable
idea of the demonstration, Senator
Lorfmer stepped to the front of the
platform. An enthusiast threw an
flag over his shoulder
Then bedlam broke loose. What
.yer one may think of the merits
and the principles advocated by
Senator Lorimer, the truth was ap-
parent that Mr. Lorimer is more
than a popular Idol with the 1000
men who damned the big Chatterton
opera house to the doors. That he
- fairly worshipped by these men;
hat many of them no doubt would
give UP their lives for him: that
they would put every other consid-
sration In this world to one side for
the sake of helping him; that they
would endure anything humanity
possible to show their remarkable
devotion and loyalty to him-these
things were written plainly in the
bedlam that shook the big play
house. (Here's where the sob
brother gets in his deadly work.
Once more during the progress of
he convention the Lorimer demon
Itration got away from the men In
,harge OF the program. Some men
shed tears. 1t was more
han an impressive scene, Ii was
wen more than an ordinary ovation
lit was remarkable tribute OF
owe from mems hearts for the man
who has gone through fire and brim-
ltone In years of desperate fighting
hat has been waged against him in
IN effort to drive him from the pub
lie places of his State"
The foregoing Is a demonstration
If how degraded newspaper can
become and still enjoy the privileges
If the United States mail. Matter
u this kind should be elassed with
obscene stories and pietures~-it is
hat putrid.
If this publication had stuck to
The truth. You might have read an
account of the convention, similar
70 the following:
THE Lincoln Protective League
Endorsed Len Small Of
aankakee for the Republican nomi-
lation for Governor. He was nomi-
hated at the special request of sena-
.or William Lorimer. II also in
iorsed President Taft and his adj
and United States Sena.
iors William Lqrinner and Shelby NJ.
at the request OF Senator
1orifler. II couehed. In most scath-
ng terms, its denunciation of
" r1ap @ Dapaot1 ord III ~ .,,n-t.