Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-09-16
LoRiMER's AMBITION.

Btll' LoTimer. whose crimes caused |
even the United States Senate TO ex-
pei him. is up again for Congress in
Illinois. He declares his determine
ton to sit in the body which so ruth
lessly expelled him.
Well, why not? Lorimer is no worse
than a dozen of the Old Guard whom
everyone could mention
Penrose and Smoot can use LorimerI
to advantage. He IS, in fact, an ADLER
man than either the big fat Pennsyl.
yanian or the satunine disciple of
Brigham Young.
By the way. hasn't the Republican
party fallen low when II must depend
upon the leadership OF man like
Smoot?
Every citizen ought 10 be supplied
with copy OF the Congressional Rec
ord, reporting the debate on Senator
owens bill TO prevent corrupt prac-
tees in elections--to punish men who
attempt TO buy federal office.
Mr.. Owen fought yaliantly for his
measure. and WAS ably assisted by the
best men in the Senate.
PenrosC, Smoot, Sherman, Curtis
the entire Old Guard--immediately or.
ganized a filibuster TO talk the bill TO
death. Their methods were thorough
ly contemplate. One might exhaust
his epithet vocabulary. yet find no
word sufficiently strong to express the
national contempt for the brazen ras.
Gals who fought against purity In cleo
tons
Curtis OF Kansas, one OF the Penrose
gang, ran into a buzZ.saw when he
tackled Senator Ashurst of Arizona
Choosing time when the Arizona
statesman was called from the cham
Der, Curtis read letter, describing
the Arizonan's services In the Senate
which had been printed on q Senat,
committee letterhead and mailed free
as a government document under the
Senator's frank,
Curtis said that 1t wasn't public bust
ness and that all such impostiUns
should be made crime.
Someone sent for Senator Ashurst
He came, double quick and caught the
little knocker in the act. Then the
Arizonan reared. lie almost lifted the
shivered with tho impact OF the elo
uuencc as he yolloyed and Numbered
The little Kansas statesman wat
badly frightened, and the Old Guart
leaders sat dumbly quaklng, knowing
that the worst was yet TO come.
The ugly word LIAR" sizzled OF
the superhcated, ambient air, An,
Ashurst proved IL. He read q lctte
from the Pos tmastor General inform
ing him that the document OF whicl
Curtis complained legally was sen
free and compiimcuting the Senate
for his exceptional honesty in makini
sure that II was fraBkablc before put
ting II In the mails. The government
has lots OF trouble In such matters
for the lawmakers. as Is well known
make full use of their prerogatiyes AM
privileges
Some of them have been known [,
send typewriterE through the mails
free under their frank IL memor,
serve well, WeB' Jones, the Republicai
war.horse from Washington. who q
threatening to- come here TO tell u
how TO vote. once upon time sent al
kinds OF things, including typewriterE
through the mails and was "calle,
down" for IL by the Tacoma Tribune
The Old Guard senators work thoi
privileges to the limit. They SEN
anything and everything through th
malls, from live horse TO bale O
hay. LACEY they have been discipline
for outrageous iInpositiops. hence IA
noNl from the Kansas man
Bus Aehurat cleaned 'sm out. hors,
toos ana dragons, and II win DO a Ion
iiane essore they again stir up such
kseA - shs above cartoon. A ma