The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-07-02
A New Convert TO POpery: Will
Ham LOrinaer, of Chicago.

THE press dispatches announced, three or
four weeks ago. that the Italian church
had gained mighty recruit in the conversion
Of William Lorimer.
William is the patriot who was kicked out
OF the L. S. Senate, because his foes not only
accused him of buying his seat, but proved it
on him.
Or, to state the case more accurately it was
proved that the Lumber Trust bought 1t for
him.
In glancing over the record Of the Senate
vote, BUSTING Lorimer, you viii find that
every Senator belonging to the Trusts gener-
ally, and to the Lumber Trust specially voted
to keep Lorimer in the Senate.
Among these patriots you viii find the
names OF Joe Bailey Of Texas, Joe Banl1head
of Alabama, Ben Tillman of South Carolina,
Dune Fletcher Of Florida, and so on.
BY the way, Dune Fletcher, eohose honest
Georgia relatives aoere Old Guord Popu7ists,
was reelected the other day, for another six
Trusts, the Naval Stores the SawMill Asso-
cation and the East Coast Railroad mono
noly-5eatjnq the best man IN Florida,
t3-2cjt: JOIN n. @. STOCKTON.
While the struggle to Gust Lorimer was IN
progress, another virtuous American citizen
arose in his wrath, and ordered his Scribes
and Pharisees to tell the whole truth on Viii
LAM not of New York, but of Chicago.
Need I say that I mean William Randolph
Hearst?
And this is a portion Of what the Scribes
and Pharsees wrote about William, of
Chicago:
''The trusts bought O. seat in the Senate of the
United States and gave it to "BilI' Lorimer
There was no reason on earth-except reasons
Of bribeTy-why LorEmer should represent the
State of Illinois in the United States Senate.
''1e has fitness for the place-eXcept from
the trust point Of view.
"He has no convictions of any kind--for his
place was bought and he must have known that it
paid for
HE has had in the Senate the support Of the
most corrupt members in the Senate--it is not
necessary to name them-and that proves that he
is one OF them.
The trusts wanted characterless, conscience
less unprrncipled tool in the Senate. They bought
the seat, and Bill Lorimer SITS in that seat.
'Thore men of honor and character in the
Senate Of the United States. And these men are
Eot fools
They know that it is true, as Kohlsaat, the big
merchant and publisher, and Funk, the head of
the Harvester Trust, testified under oath that
hundred thousand dollars was raised in one lump
10 buy Lo1imer's seat
"There is not man in the Senate Of the United
States from Mr.. Bailey up who can doubt if he
reads the evidence NOW that Lorimers seat was
bought that Lorimor represents corruption and
should be put out
How long will he stay in the Senate, disgraci1g
the State that produced Lincoln and Grant?
IF Lorimer does stay in the Senate, by
majority VOTE then q majority Of the Senators of
the United States are in favor Of corrupt cleo
ton, they give their votes to sustain it, and they
ere themselves cOrrUpUOnists and unfit"
Those words are virtuoUs words, and they
expelled Lorimer from amidst the other Sen
storial rogues who were sitting in bought
seats, but who had not left the cats tail stick
ing out of the hole, as Lorimer had ncau-