Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-07-11
ILORIMER MAKES A
/ SARCASTIC
Speech
BOASTS VICTOR LAWSON OF THE
CHICAGO NEWS FOR NOT
PAYING TAXES
SAYS NEWSPAPERS CORRUPT
ACCUSED SENATOR pELAREs TIE
PUBLIC is DEPRIVED OF
FACTS
SAYS NEWSPAPERS CORRUPT
AFTER WARMING UP TO HIS SUB
JEcT, HOWEVER, soLoN FOR
GETS TO READ

Washington, July 11.-Senator Lori
mer today began his speech defending
his right to his seat He followed
Senator Reed of Missouri. who had
made a bitter attack upon him and
/ his election by the Illinois legisla-
ture. The senate chamber filled up
slowly under the call for a quorum,
but only 56 senator's answered to
their names. The senate galleries
were not half filled.
AS Senator Lorlmer began his
speech he read from manuscript and
his voice was for the first few SEN
tences somewhat indistlnct. He de-
clared he proposed to give the senate
an insight into the character CT the
men who, he sail, had tried to ruin
hin.
1T il true that the senate has
the right to deny me a seat in this,l
body" he began. "on the fIimsiest
pretext or on no pretext at all. i
intend to show that no vste cast for
me was influenced by fraud"
Mr.. President" he said in meas-g
ured tones, this is no joke. This is
a solemn and serious question. II
the senate decides to follow the views
of the minority of this investigating
it will be a travesty of
civilized jurisprudence, a mockery on
Justice. 1t will be a declaration that
the senate has decided to follow the
red flag; that it has become the ad-
vocate of anarchy; has adopted the
doctrine of the recall as advocated
~ its arch-champion
Senator Lorimer departed from his
manuscript for moment to refer to
he Chicago newspapers. He de- I
Jared certain of the newspaper t
'wners and publishers there would be /
n prison if the public prosecutors had 4
een active The senate gave the IT, t
lnois senator close attention. He i
poke slowly and with great emphasis C
finally he discarded his manuscript
nd took up place in the center G
isle from which he could be heard t,
n both sides Of the chamber. W
On the back walls of the chamber n
ere two diagrams of Chicago streets. o.
ne showed the location of the Chi a.
ago Tribune building with the valua- IL
on of other property at Dearborn W
nd Madison streets; the other show te
property on Madison La Sale and 81
fifth avenue, comparing the assessed Vi
lluation of the Chicago Daily news
'operty and that adjoining. ci
From these diagrams Senator Lori til
er made his attack on the Chicago
'wspapers which had opposed him. lot
'nator Lorimer charged that while Tt
e Tribune property was worth from in,
100000 to $1Oo0O.OOO it paid taxes da
only $42O,0OO. He called these news m,
pefs robbers of the public treas Wa
y of Chicago He attacked victorl za-
wson of the News. and charged that ey,
News occupied school land at :
ltal of 81 per square foot and paid VIII
taxes while less valuable land ma
ross the street rented for $2.5O per AM
t. fic,
Mr. Lorimer charged that Mr.. Law of
had secured unlawful reductions "
taxes upon his home and business He
added that Mr.. Lawson was trying sio
drive him out of public life bee
If States Attorney Wayman woulf one
at Victor LAWSON as he would treG Ter,
liam Lorimer if he were the trans rea
ssor," he declared Victor Lawson Da-
the chief clerk in the assessors Ian
&c would be in the penitentiary forl
ay for conspiracy to commit fraud. Yor
enator Lorimer launched into Gin
'ited attack upon Governor Deneen fror
his fees in office as states attor- agri