Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-07-19
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MIR. LoR1DTER's EXPULSION FROM TIE UNITED
STATES SENATE,
CoNpOcrED EYlTRs. LHTEEIoh

MIR LoR1BIERs EXPULSION FROM TIE UNITED
STATES SENATE.
Among the unusual things which this fateful wear
has brought the people United States, there
has been nothing tragic farreaching than the
expulsion of Mr. Lorimer after two years of ups and
downs, Investigations and discriminating testimony
taken in Illinois and in Washington City. 1t marks
in the political history this country, be-
cause there have been men planted in the Unit
ed States senate who were clearly known to get
the place by corruption displaced
Lormer Just few days Presbyterian min
lister, who knew Senator John T. Morgan quite well
when this distinguished person living and he told
me that he had the story from Senator Morgan's
lips, where Huntington. the Pacific railroad magnate
went to Morgans home in washington City and 'f
fered Morgan $4,000 to become retained attorney
of the railroads while he (Morgan) serving
United States senator from Alabama. He not
expected to do anything in court house as an attor
ney, but the $4,000 be given a bride for
Morgans vote in all the legislation of that fearful
period for the railroads
Said the minister to me: Did you
what Morgan said to the railroad magnate?' I
anxious to hear Of course, and Senator Morgan told
this good preacher Gas he told it to mel in the sol
lowing words: Your hat, sir is that rack, and
that door is my door, Do you, Mr. Huntington put
your hat on your head and your back outside that
door. sir" And the state of Alabama was saved from
the shame of betrayal of high trust as some other
states actually suffered, which had good right
to expect their senators keep their hands clean
from Huntlngtons money, as the hands of Morgan
were kept clean this memorable occasion
Lorimer's gang bought So Democrats in the
nlinos legislature who brazenly voted for Mr. Lori
mer forsakng their caucus candidate to give the
Republican candidate Lormer his election in return
for his money, and it will be recollected that Mr.
Roosevelt lately returned from his African trip and
visiting in Chicago refused to sit a banquet table
with the newly-elected Lorimer boldly giving his
sons, and calling his party rebuke the evil that
made Lorimers election possibility in state OF
this union. AS before said, after two years of ups
and downs and despite the protection given to Lori
mer by favorable vote in the senate, than
year (which Lorimer proudly claimed to be his
perfect vindication), last Saturday afternoon Mr..
Lorimer was expelled from the senate by more than
twohirds vote of the members of the senate because
his election had been secured by corruptng enough
men in the Illinois legislature count him in to that
high office. He had to put his hat his head aud
his back outside the door of the higest legislative
body in the United States of America because his
election made possible by bride money.
Thirty years traded seats in the senate.
and railroad magnates and Standard Oil magnates
purchased and owned senators who did the bidding
their owners and purchasers, and their purchase
freely discussed, but public opinion suff-
GENTLY pronounced camorng to demand the proper
exposures but it has happened in this good year 1912
that the Republican party has been compelled to spew
out one of its because the people could
longer endure Lorimer and the methods used in his
election to the senate.
Senator Tillman, of South Carolina. wept
Lorimer, and Bailey of Texas embraced the expelled
legislator, but they have added nothing their
1T by so doing, and their sympathy far
fetched and unworthy of Democratic members from
our part of the country
Civic righteousness has won a great victory and
the people signs of real progress in refusing
sustain graft and corruption in elections.