Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 June 1912 — MOVED BY SELF-INTEREST [ARTICLE]

MOVED BY SELF-INTEREST

Only Reason Republican Senators Have Moved at AM in the Lorimer Matter. Lorimerls election to the United States senate was one of two things a great honor worthily bestowed, or a crime against citizenship. Informed public opinion has passed upon this case. Every intelligent man knows what that judgment is. : The Republican members; of the United States senate have never look-, cd at this question frankly or honestly. They don't now. With, them it is merely "amat’*.r .of politics.” They consider its solution merely a question of party expediency: An ambassador is said to 'L aye'been sent to. Lorimer'A home bearing party overtures, his instructions liug to ask Lorimer to resignin' or :, t; tp publican senators who ire .-andidates tor-election shall not l,e < ml. n ra-se i. In other words, T-orim* iis 1 ing pert; ioned't'o n Heve Re ; N i: .•').■ from doing their dutV on a question that involves the good name of ike senate The Republican t i tty, as represented in the senate, is nut concerned with the right way out, but only, with the safe way out. I - ’ only the uncertainty of tkeir own jobs that is worrying them, The facts, compel the sinister inference that if they were only sure of re-elect ion the Republican majority In the senate would have scoffed in derision at the people’s ou t raged sense of decency, and Lorimer. in addition to being a cheek by-jowl conferee, would be a senator in official good standing.