The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1912-07-18

thrat fifla0a esnatrrt. aotapoat,s 81
sEht ReputilrAas aud aeren DeDo-
rrats eleges base sgeed u their
flndiHee ID favor = senator isorsmef
ard foar oaiy = ne eoBtrafy n
fhe nrss trial fbo nsanhcrs n the
committee u8ih she oHcepitou Of
.ssios FrsneF ~ Tennessee we're
anablmops sna al this utal they
stand five ~ threE fur acQnitiAl. and
~ thp flYs obr Senator one 81 the
abls-s and trasr in thle haay tthe
seH4or Senator from washlaEs0n, NJ
Joms voted agaiasi iorim"r o.
the nrss trial and has eaiifiay
changed biz mIad after a patient
ARD Impartial hrar.sE u the evi-
deucs ia a long and proiracted NJ
tlnF
No seip,og gave more time and
labor 20 IL" nudy u the evidence
ihsa NJ Dillingham; ~ Vermont. a
Republican % The highest standing
and uuder no suspicion of political
- personal interest lie vas indie
EatlEahlc ID trying 70 elIeis the truth
sad probably % other Senator had
uch = grasp 81 the testimony 10
"a elaborate aud painslaEing speech
he gave judgment for and not
shainnt the senator at the bar. One
u the clear.l aud mot convincing
fi.sectipns % the evidence was that
N Senator Fletcher Of Florida. a
iA-moerst aho had the courage TO
place himself BY TIE side Of Mr.
Johnston aud Mr. Dillingham;. The
sincerity aud Integrity Of these sena
.nrs raupS be questioned II is true
hat the testimony was reviewed by
jiher Senators who came TO con
.rary opinion. but most Of them had
10, been present at the hearings or
made an exhaustive study OF IL
Who spoke against Lori
ner did not. 10 a rule. show them
selves 10 be familiar with the evil
fence. but most Of them did distin-
,uish themselves by bending IL 10
,reoncelYed theory OF guilt. The
yic% is that they did not
approve OF Lorimers anteeedenis
md connections. and convicted him
m theory OF supprcsio vert but II
= more likely that they saw the
topls giving the sings Of thu
humbs aud governed themselves
accordingly How much the people
eally knew abous the ease except
u they .ook their cue from the
iemogngues OF high and low degree,
u read reports in newspapers dedi-
ated to the destruction OF Lori
ner LEI Senator Johnston testify.
Mr. President, day before yester
lay ! sent up 10 tho document room
0 inquire how many copies of the
earrings had been taken out. and
was Informed that but forty-one
adbeenremoyed from the document
Dom mot enough 20 supply half
he msssbers OF the Senate; and sc
ar as | am advised not single
opy had been cent 90 any citizen
II private life
William Lorimer is not OF heroic
mould, and as an advocate for him
elf he made sorry and repellent
'gur- He Is certainly not the type
I man who ornaments the Senate
r serves the people Of the country
But he did not have q
air trial before that body. Gan the
ewly discovered evidence, so call
a. mainly the story of Clarence s
Junk that Edward Hines solicited ,
rom him contribution 10 pool of
100000 to pay for William Lori
iers election by bribery. the defen,
ant would have bees acquitted IN
court OF record The second case I
resented against William Lorime
as no stronger than the first which
suited IN his acqulttal by tn, /
IN Senate. That he was presum-
| TO be guilty before his second /
lal by Senate containing many
nv members fresh from the PEG
e. who had made up their minds
bout the case, can hardly be dosbt