Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-12
Defiss Senator Kern to
Connect Him With Any
Wrong Doing.
OPPONENTS ATTACKED
Maintains That Entire Fabric
Has Been BuiIded Mostly on
Mere InSinuationS.

Washington, July 12.-Renewing his
attack upon his opponents. Lorimer
today began the conclusion Of his
speech OF defense in the senate. He
launched once more into an attack on
Roosevelt and characterized as ''inac-
curate and unreliable" the report Of
the minority members OF the commit
tee which Investigated his election.
Wei filled galleries and an attentive
audience OF senators and representa-
tives heard Lorimer.
CUSTODIAN OF MORALS.
The attack on Roosevelt was based
on Cortelyou's testimony regarding
the $19O0OOO campaign fund raised
for the republican presidential cam
paign Of 1904 Lorimer referred to
Roosevelt as custodian OF all morals
OF the country, private and public
"Of course" he exclaimed not a
cent Of that 81 100000 could have been
contributed by the predatory wealth of
the country. Surely all of il was the
free gift Of the common people. for
whom this man is the great champion" }"
The letter from Taft to Roosevelt.
expressing the hope that Lorimer
would be ousted again was taken up
by Lorimer He drew attention to
Tafts phrase emphasizing the "neces-
sity Of winning"
NOT A FAIR FIGHT.
He declared his enemies had tried to
win, not by a free. fair fight. but by
sneaklng up behind like a thief in the
night"
WAS ever mortal man ever more
completely surrounded by conspiracy
ard intrigue2" exclaimed LorimeI
dramatically. The president of the
United States, William II. Taft
Roosevelt. an ex-president, a former
democratic candidate for the presi
dcncy William Jennings Bryan, anC
tho trust press of the country are
all iI it-all Joined in a conspiracy
to poison the minds OF our citizen
ship in order that one man might be
destroyed TO satisfy the malice of III,
most corrupt set of newspaper own
crs known IN the history of the couu
try
HELM BODY BTERFUGE.
Lorimer claimed the Helm com
mittee OF the Illinois Legislature wa
subterfuge. being about the secont
inquiry by the United States senate
lie coutcudod the Helm inquir.
had not been conducted by the Iii
nois legislature. but by "Edito
Kohlsaat -priestly Kohlsaat-JOhn J
Healy and the Hearst newspapers.
lie asserted the hearing was con
Quoted only TO bring the matter int,
the senate again in order that
might be tried by new set o
Judges.
CITES FORMER VERDICT.
Lorimer explained his failGrs I
take the stand as a witness in tn
first Lorimer investigation by III
senate 10y saying that even the Trt
bune had not counted upon connect
ing him with any corrupt practices.
You cannot strike out the for
mer verdict OF the senate" he eH
claimed. and l believe ] have
title that has been declared valid"
CLARK IN A DENIAL.
The senator then announced h
proposed 10 discuss for the first tim
in his address TO the senate som
new evidence in the case. He bega
by reading an affidavit by forme
State Representative Clark. who
alleged TO have voted for him on
promise that he would be allowed I
name a new postmaster at Vandalii
The affidavit denied the chars
fatty
Lorimer charged that Senator Ker
was attempting TO make ii appear thl
Charles Luke a dead member Of II
Illinois legislature, had testified in II
case. Luke died, he said before an
hearings began.
MERE INSINUATIONS.
SO on, LoT.mer took up the alleg
ticns against Jandis. Sheppard an
Tipplt also members Of the legisl
ture implications were attached I
the fact that Sheppard and Tippit ren
ed safe deposit boxes al the time
his election, he denounced as mere i
situations
WHITE PERJURER.
lie then took up the four so-callt
confessions by men said TO have be,
bribed TO vote for HIM. First OF thei
was Charles \. White If you ha'
any case here. a. must stand or fall {
Whites testimony be said He