The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-13
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any time to produce any sort of testi-
mony anywhere that Justifes that state
nent. Yet you are expected to form
nority and their statement OF the facts
on the floor OF the senate"
Borlmer read Senator Kern's stateme ent
that Senator Lorlmer has been friend
| ly" and In some cases sustained intimate
relationships. personal as well as political
with such notorious characters OF "Hinky
Dink' Kenna and the now discrcdited
John Broderlck and Nanny Abrahams.
Praises "Hinky Dink."
And when the senator from Indiana
made this statement on the floor OF the
senate" said Lorimer,' che included In
1t a declaration that both Of them were
saloonkeepers."
Again LorLmer paused Impressively
II knew John Broder!ck long before I
knew he kept a saloon he said slowly.
together and We nicknamed him 'Hinky
Dink.' That was back In the days when
Chicago had two million less population
than 1t has now and when the distance
| across the city was three miles instead
| OF thirty. Our chums were the sons OF
saloonkeepers and preachers and attor-
news and judges and large merchants and
small storek keepers
''And we have grown up since then.
Some have been fortunate and some have
not Some have fallen from grace. He
who has been most successful meets MIN
who has been the least successful in the
same cordial way is In the days of yore,
Lorimer raised his hand TO hold the at
| tention OF the senate
mo man In our city has reached out
and lifted up more OF the fallen and
helped them on the road TO better life.
to prosperity and greater happiness, than
| has Michael Kenna"
| Lorimer electrified the senate in the
next moment
"I would like to call the attention OF
the senator from Indiana to the fact that
| 1t was written that Charity covers a
multitude OF sins I would suggest to
him that on the great day Of Judgment.
when the recorder shall open the book
of records, to see to It that he may have
marked off against his name as many
marks for treating thy neiehoor as thy
SELF and for doing unto others as you
| would have them do unto you,' as will be
man whom he so much despises,'
Turning to Kern's empty seat, Lorimer
continued:
TT is easy enough, Senator Kern, TO
| pull down and destroy, but let us all see
| to It that when our life records are made
| up that we have more marks In our ia
| vor for building up and for lifting men
| UP than for tearing down. And the SEN
ator from Indiana may profitably take
lessons from 'EIinky Dink' Kenna on that
question
Lorlmer said that Senator Kern had
gone outside the record OF the case to
Then with one hand raised dramat-
| ically and In a voice that at times be-
came scream. Lorimer delivered his
but here" he said. now 1 challenge
the senator from Indiana to point out
TO this senate anything IN this record.
| anything that he knows. anything that he
has ever heard. anything that anybody
ever told him that will point-no. I will
not close It here. ! will open 1t wider
lei him point to anything-and let him
oak &c WrOnR-d0inR
either In private or In public In my COM
mercial, in my financial or In my political
llfe e.,
| L,orimer almost shrieked II, and waved
his arm wildly with each word. 'I will
not embarrsss you, senators, by voting on
my case When he has, done. III walk
out of yonder door and never seek to
enter II again
He paused, His heavy breathing could
be heard throughout the senate cham
ber.
Come on" he shouted. He stood in the
center aisle Come on. Senator Kern.
You who have slimed and smeared this
record with suspicion. Come here now
and make good"
There was no answer from Senator
Kerp's empty seat. so Lormer continued.
He referred TO a question which Senator
Kern had asked him at one Of the COM
ntttee hearings. Kern had asked him II
he did not think "the people ought to be
consulted Lorfmer answered him that
such was the way men talked when they
reach the clouds"
Lorimer said he had In mind at the
time that IT was Kern who was asking the
question. And ] had in mind that at
my counsel asked that the names OF wit
nesses be submitted to him. Senator Kern
protested In an undertone that does not
appear in the record. Think OF II! Think
mumbliDg NO. no, no. don't give him the
names Of the witnesses against him "