Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-07-18

1ssOTy Oh euppTeeelo Verl; Dut IL ID more
likely that they saw the people giving
the sign OF the thumbs and governed
themselves accordingly. How much the
people renlly knew about the case ex-
cept as they took their cue from the
demasogues Of high and low degree, or
read reports in newspapers dedicated to
the destruction Of Lorimer, let Senator
Johnston testify:
MIR. President, day before yesterday
sent ZIP to tho document room TO inquire
how many copies Of the hearings had
been taken out, and was Informed that
but forty-one had been removed from
the document rOom-not enough TO sup
ply half the members OF tho Senate; and
20 far as I am advised not q single copy
had been sent to any citizen in private
life."
William Lorimer is not of heroic mould,
| and as an advocate for himself he made
n sorry and repellent figure. He is GER
| tainly not tho type Of man who orna-
| ments the Senate or serves the people Of
the country acceptably. But ne did not
have a fair trial before that body. On
| the newly discovered evidence, 30 called,
| mainly the story of Clarence 8. Funk
contribution to n pool Of 100000 to pay
for william Lorimer's election by brib-
cry. the defendant would have been &C.
quilted In a court Of record. The second
case presented against william Lorimer
was no stronger than the first, which re-
suited In his acquittal by the full Senate.
| That he was presumed to be guilty be-
fore his second trial by a Senate contain
ing many new members fresh from the
people, who had made up their minds
about the case. can hardly be doubted
| The New York Tribune on the other
hand takes what is known to be the pop
ular view of the case, speaking as follows:
The Senate's vote yesterday to unseat
| William Lorimer shows what can be ac-
complished by genuine campaign OF
education. In March, 1911, when the Sem
ate decided that Lorlmer's title was valid,
1t lightly put aside a conviction formed
| by the great majority of the voters Of the
country The voters had studied the evil
dence presented and were satisfied that
1[ormers election was tainted with cor
ruption. 1t was plainly accomplished
through the activities of the bipartisan
| Jackpot" combination in the Illinois Leg
| islature. and that was sufficient in the
eyes of the public to condemn 1t as irreg-
ular and improper
| ne "e''''c mas "ot peeh Ho'eu Ior It's
| t"'VN app ec'n'io" vi "ih' ~ so'hs oii Ill
| '''e "iiio vi t"e aVer"se citiHeii' II taxes
io"sel 10 euuca'e '"e senate IMAM IL ooeS
to educate the public But the upper
| branch of Congress usually catches up
WIZ" 'ne PROCESSION III tilhe' ana Nester-
'"H' "i''r 'i'uch "e'aN anu ruiiiliatioH' IL
reversed itseii ana pS virtually t"o-
| minus "idIo''ts zen INTO Hhe "ith the
Judgment reacheo pS the puohc over SIX
'.u ~, i''o''''S ago
me seco"u .r'ai vi '"e Lor''her case
""s ie"ilE d 'iia' vi ''e senate Inc re-
suit o1 tne hrst inquiry put that body on
| '"e ueiehsiNe' Inc vote IN favor OF LOTT
ou,.roo t., ,oco,.o 80 -, ..,'s.
title was dubious and whose no,itical as.
sociations We're under a cloud. When Sen
ator Baliey rushed TO Lorimers aid ana
,,. e ."o ''.'.,''
ences which were urp4ng tho 1lli,o's eera.
tor to retain his seat. instead of recognize
Ing the gravity Of the charges against
''''' is"''is ms 'o''''"iSsioi' anu ashihs
| I'm 30 ho<,,.h 70 1a.,,,, 49,, -, A.,
moral constituencies or moral courage 10
seek at once the popular verdict on his
case "hich ne now says he Is gong 10