The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-02
T44ft &c. XIX Il ,s.d5sR -
'BRISTON URGES
GUSHING Of SEN.
STEPHENSON
,!s3s
Kauas Maa. t.siIs GA Senate to
Reject Majority Report
Of Committee

/ e:!si psi,ea,y is Just as culpable as
4 ocerrrei 10 ele. tion By legfs-
Sire senator Bristow, of Kansas,
Today ilrged ths senate to reject tie
Frai5rity report Of the committee on
pHylieges ara elections exonsratins
SsrSttaf Stephenson OF Wisconsin. oi
sthe fharse that corrupt practices
Iwero employed in securing his cleo
zion.
i believe said Senator Bristow
'the evidences shows that eorrup,
methods and practices were used;
that Mr. Stephenson and his man
1gers npt onty rorruptly used money
"a seizure his eiSetlon, but also flag
rantlg yielsted The laws of the stat
lf Wisconsin. against corrupt prae
tices Ii elections. and that ~ mere
tecnnicallties they seek TO avoid the
responsibility for their conduct. Any
man who VIII openly violate the
sratares ~ hits state that have been
passed 70 protect the honesty Of It's
5leciions la nat worthy Of a seat III
ibis body.
Heyburn's Report Scrutinized,
MT IieybB-n, IN his opinion In
the report, takes the. amazing posi-
.ti0n that corruption in the primary
election cannot be considered as hav-
Ing any bearing on the legislative
lection; that the primary practic-
ally has no more connection with
the action Of the legislator than S
straw vote would save.
The methods and practices which
they ussd In the primary Mr.. Hey
burn hFtnseIf condemned In the fol
lowing language:
1.-THE amount Of money expended
In the primary campaign was so ex.
trarAgant ard the erpendis res ware
made With such reckless d disregard Of
the propriety as to Justify the sharp
,et criticism Such expenditure,
eere in violation Of the Fundamental
principles underlying our system O.
government
yet, by an ingenious argument,
continued the senator, Mr.. Heyburl
attempts to exempt Mr.. Stephens.
from the results of corrupt practice
IN the primary. the boldness o.
which "a shocking to the patriotiG
sensa Of every honest American citl
IN
. Had to Have Nomination.
!, The majority Of the eandidate /
for the legislature publicly declare1l
they would vote in the Legislature
for tho man for United States sena
tor who secured the party nomina (
.tiqn, In the primary; 80 1t was neces
5ary tor Mr. Stephenson to have tina
nomination in order to secure tbs
election.
Senator Bristow then quoted Sem,
ltor stephepson's testimony admit.
sing that he had expended $107,7sS
and made detailed statement In re,
gard to the organization Of the
Stephenson campaign committee
Quoting from the testimony, he sait
that Mr.. stephenson's managers pale
monDy " different candidates for th'
Legislature, three of whom wefl
elected, and that If the votes Of
these members. had not, been cast fol
St phenson he would not have beef
elected and that Stephenson hired
large number Of men to go about the
state and disburse money In coun.
ties, townships and wards to differ.
Rnt individuals to induce, them to
york for Stephenson at the ELECTION.
senator Bristow declared that not
only was this done with Stephenson'e
knowledge, but that he actually par
ticipsted In the distribution. Of these
funds ..,.
IF such campaigns as that which
resulted IN the election of Mr.,
are to meet the approval
Of this body" concluded the speaker,
then It will lose the respect OF the
American people. The senate can
not have the confidence Of the peo-
pie II men immensely rich, with lit
tie qualification for the great office
Of Senator Of the United States but
who desire the position as a child |
wants a toy, are to be permitted to
employ political highwaymen az
managers and organizers such az the
agents of stephenson were, and then
turn over to them vast sums OF
money to be used In purchasing the
support Of men wherever they can
% found who will yield to such In
iicernent
THIS government IL to live cor
rnptian In high places must be made
% heinous as treason for 1t is in the
sad more dangerous to the nations
welfare"