St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-30
william PAM DiIIingham.

misdemeanors, which he forcefully
committed, and also, the various vir-
tues, which our United States Sena-
tor, one Dillingham;, failed to commit
while he loitered in and out of the
Senate of the United States, with one
Smoot and manifold other bad per-
sons; and also one Lorimer who
sought to maintain his sitting place
in the Senate.
The catalogue of the misdemeanors
included this man Lorimer and the
other man Smoot, both desiring to re-
main in the Senate; and this man Dill
bingham of Vermont aided and abet-
ted these two undesira bles TO secure
their seats in the Senatorial club, to
the great disgust and repugnance of
the sanity Burlington Free Press,
Mrs. Rastal and divers persons of
the hottest of the holes.
The catalogue of the crimes of that
bad man, Dillingham;, is yet not COM
plete, for his boon companions and
friends 'Hinkey Dink" and Bath
house John" of the notorious city of
Chicago has only now been catalog-
ued. 1t does not appear however
that this man Dillingham; has been
meeting these depraved citizens of
Chicago, as boon companions in the
bar rooms of that wicked city. Neither
has it been charged that he invited
those two Chicago citizens into the
Senate lobby; and there and then put
up job with them to put over" his
good friend Lorimer.
The Burlington Daily News has
been Mr.. Dillingham; critic when the
News thought such service was prop
erly deserved; likewise, the News has
given Mr.. Dillingham; his need of
praise. No man can hold public Of
flee without criticism. In many cases
the holding of public Office is an I'M
thankful service. Mr.. Dillingham;
is good man, an excellent citizen,
and has honored the State of Vermont
in the Senate of the United States.
Throwing mud is harmless against
Mr.. Dillingham;. His record is a rec
ord of honor and righteousness. He
comes from the best blood of Yer
mont. He has held the office of gov
>ernor of the state, 1888-90. In that
office his administration was marked
by ability and conscientious devotion
to the public interest.
Mr.. Dillingham; was elected to the
United States Senate to fill out Sen
ator Morrill's term in 1902, was elect
ed October 81, 1908, succeeding him
self, and his term will expire
March 3 next. Mr.. Dillingham; has
been rather free from censure during
his two full terms. What little criti-
cism came to him fell into the class
of omission rather than commission
The Lorimer sin of commission was
apparently considered the worst in
Mrs. Pandora Rastall's box of troubles
which she opened upon Mr.. Dilling-
hams devoted head; and then shut
the lid promptly. preventing only the
escape of hope.
When the catalogue of Mr.. DIE
ingham's alleged failings are4opened
the people will think they amount to
very little. Mr.. Dillingham; has per-
formed one great work for the ma
ton, namely that of the examination
of the immigration problem, the
movement of the millions coming
here from all over the world Mr.. |
Dillingham; has secured an enormous
mass of facts regarding that impor-
tant problem. He prepared bill |
for Congress, but it failed. NeVerthe- |
less, when Congress is measured by |
statesmen Mr.. Dillingham's great |
work will be of immense advantage |
to the United States. This enormous |
task of securing a vast mass of fig |
ures relative to the immigrant at |
home and in America, these figures |
covering thousands of pages includ-
ing several volumes, will eventually |
settle that serious problem. This
one service in Mr.. DiIlingham's ca
reer will overcome all the smaller
things which he passed by. causes
which are fitted for smaller men to
do.
The recent attack upon Senator
TlIIlin OH q in tho orf0
Press, was engineered by a Mrs. Ras-
tall, who says she is secretary of a
committee. What COM
mittee and what secretary we do not
know. We understand Mrs. Rastall
lives in Bennington county, suppos-
eddy Manchester, but whom she re-
presents we cannot find. At any
rate no self-respecting person, man
or woman, would have the hardihood
to class Senator Dillingham; with
Lorimer, Stephenson, "Bathhouse
JOHN" and "Hinkey Dink'', and such
notorious characters. Yet this per-
sonally conducted secretary has done
it,
If Mr.. Dillingham; is a man at all,
he is a gentleman, highly educated
man, a highly conscientious man, a
high-minded man, equitable, up
ASAI, hOhOoS anu JuOI. lie NEWS
did not agree with Mr. Dillingham;
in his attitude toward Mr. Lorimer;
yet this writer now believes that Mr..
Dillingham; was right in his stand in
hat case. Mr.. Dillingham; is a law
yer, a good lawyer; and he guides
MS conduct upon all legal questions
lnder law and justice, as he learned !
Vermont law and Justice; he could
10 nothing else with a clear con-
science. AS the News sees it now,
t believes that its attitude in that !
amous case was wrong, as matter
# law. !
Senator Dillingham; is a senator of
he United States. He has held aloft y
he banner of decency, Righteousness $
nd justice during his twelve years
n the Senate. No man i'll that body,
nd in the United States, stands high
II than William Paul Dillingham;;
nd the scandalous stuff printed by 6
he Free Press, signed by a woman i
an not possibly affect his standing.