The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-13
Senator Continues His Vicious
Attack on His Foes
FIGHTS FOR SEAT IN SENATE
With Bitter Sarcasm He Turns on Taft
Roosevelt, and Bryan--He Calls
Golden Rules Author to
Judge Him.

Washington, July l3.--The Senate
failed again yesterday to vote on the
Lea resolution declaring Senator Lori
mer's seat vacant. After Lorimer had
held the floor five hours defending his
title, the Senate took recess until TO-
day, when an effort will be made to
reach final vote.
Lorimer bitterly attacked Senator
Kern of Indiana, charging that he made
misstatements and unfounded charges,
He challenged Kern to show him guilty
OF wrong doing in any way.
He took up the evidence upon which
his expulsion from the Senate is de-
manded. saying the charges of White
were false and that White was an ac-
knowledged perjurer, while Beckmeyer,
Link and Holstlow, the other three who
are alleged to have confessed receiving
money from him, never confessed TO be-
ing paid anything for voting for Lori
mer.
When Senator Lorimer renewed his
speech yesterday morning, in the pres
ence of crowded galleries, he once more
paid his respects in bitter sarcasm to
President Taft, to Roosevelt, to Bryan,
and TO his other enemies.
He was especially sarcastic at the ex-
pense of Roosevelt growing out OF the
testimony OF George B. Cortelyou Thurs
day with reference to the 1904 cam
paign contributions. He charged that
his enemies had sneaked up behind him
like thief in the darkness of the night
sneaks up to beat out the brains Of his
victim.
Senator Lorimer, wearing the appear
ence of man bai.ed and pursued by his
enemies, with dramatic gestures and i'm
pressive pauses, said:
Eat the close of my remarks yester-
day | was discussing the attitude of the
custodian of all the morals of the eoun-
try. both private and puhlic-he who
would not have contributions from those
who possessed predatory wealth. The
malefactors OF great wealth would not
contribute to any campaign for his
benefit. | find accounts in the morn
ing papers that the chairman of the
committee in his campaign of 1904 tes-
titled that 100000 was contributed.
And, of course, that came from the com.
mon people of whom the man is the
great champion. No malefactor Of great
wealth contributed to this campaign, no
trust, no combination of great wealth
to 1t, only the common peo-
pie of whom he is the guardian"
"Ob, Mr.. President shouted Lorimer,
was any mortal ever more complete
ly surrounded by conspirators and in
trigues The president Of the United
States. William Howard Taft, Theodore
the president of the United
States, the candidate of the Democratic
party, William Jennings Bryan, all com
bined and joining in conspiracy to mis-
state the facts, joined with the trust
press of this country, to poison the
minds of the citizens of this country,
that a man might be sacrificed to sat
isfy the malice of the most corrupt set
of newspaper owners known to the his
tory of this country"
After a pause, Senator Lorimer pro-
eeeded:
Il think, Mr.. President, that while |
do not claim anything | have stated
here is evidence Of anything, surely it
shows that the men who are prescott.
ing this case are ~Apable of conspiracy
to do anything against man they
want to destroy, even to the taking of
life."
Then Senator Lorimer proceeded in