Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-01-16

Governor Small was charged with
withholding large sums OF interest
money due the State while he was
State treasurer from 1917 to 1919.
Backers of Suit Smalfs Enemies
Ii is unlikely that there is a person
of average intelligence in the entire
State of Illinois VINO sincerely believes
thai those back of this suit are really
desirous of doing the State service
and are honestly trying TO place IN
the treasury money lawfully due the
commonwealth. 1t is notorious that
the hackers of the suit are the Gov
ernor's bitterest personal and political
foes and that the active participants
are agents of the large corporate IN
terests of the State, who have relent-
lessly pursued Governor Small be-
cause he has steadfastly refused to
bend the knee and wear their collar.
Attorney General Edward j. Brun-
dage started out to get" the Cover
nor several months before the primary
election, April last. He brought a
criminal action against Governor
Small at Waukegan in an effort 10
send him to the penitentiary and put
him out of the way as political tac-
tor. The Governor was acquitted and
afterward overwhelmingly defeated
State Senator Essington, who was the
hand picked primary Republican gu
bernatorial candidate of the Manufae-
turers' Association and other preda-
torv interests.
Deal Is Made With Democrats
Defeated in the Republican primary
election, the pirates OF finance went
over TO the Democratic camp and
made a deal with George L. Brennan,
Democratic boss of Illinois, who had
eroomed and entered Norman l..
Jones. law partner of Judge Frank
Rnrton. as the Democratic nominee
against Len Small. Then this BIZ
partisan combination started out TO
consummaie their unholy and rotten
purpose.
Every political jackal and coyote
that crooked big business could round
u was turned loose 10 snap and
snarl at the Governor. Billingsgate
and villifcation and abuse OF every
description were daily aimed at him
from April to November. Epithets
were shouted at him from every oppo-
sition stump. There was not a man,
woman or child in Illinois who dld
not know all that the crooked bl-
partisan combination had to say on
the allegation that Governor Small
had stolen the States money.
The people of Illinois patiently
listened to the great hullabaloo and
ballyhoo, weighed the evidence, anal
yzed the intent and purpose of the
Governors enemies, and when cleo
ton day rolled around they went to
the polls and gave Norman l.. Jones
wallop under the ear that Knocked
him into a cooked hat, just as they
had knocked out State Senator Ess-
ington, the Republican henchman oil
all that is rotten and undesirable In
politics.
People Twice Indorse Governor
The case was placed before the
neople of the whole State twice within
seven months-once at the primary
election in April and again at the
November general election-and the
people acquitted the Governor IN eacn
instance and declared that 1t was tneir
will that he should serve another term
as chief executive of Illinois. Inc
powers of pillape said that this would
not co and that the people must not
rule.
Sangamon County, in which Spring
field is situated, has been ruled oy
rotten borough politics for years. A
bi-nartisan combination, of which the
Sullivan Republican faction is dom
inant factor. is in control there: Inc
judiciary of Sangamon County is con
trolled by Judge Frank Burton, VINO
has decided the civil suit against Gov
ernor Small, Judge Norman l.. Jones,
and Judge Z. S. Smith. These three