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1911. GANADA PLEDGES LOYALTY TO KING L0H1MER REPLIES TO HIS ACCUSERS ILLINOIS SENATOR WHO SOUNDS HIS OWN DEFENSE c IN SENATE. Just a Few Days More of -1 GRAY Parliament Unanimous In Op position to Annexation to United States. , . Senate Hears Story of Intense Interest, Recalling Early Struggles. "J 1 " TWO PARTIES OF ONE MIND NO CASH OR PROMISE GIVEN l nrrnvnv TTTTTT? STi A V. "PFTlTtTT ATL Y 23. 0 . Tllli JlUil. l-vjr it,u.i ,t.,t " T ' mmm " i j I i Vote May Be Reached Today and Victory for I .rimer Is Likely, Though Opponrali 'Will Try to Prevent Action. trernl;id from rir1 Py- the -aftermath" of the JUrlnier speech will be quit Interesting aa the speech Itself. Lo rimer began by saying that the fol ' lowing suggestions or questions had teen raiaed lo connection with bis eleo 1 tVon. These wr: Tld I organise tho Illinois Assembly : against Hopkins? Ixd I maka Shurtleff Speaker In order that I might bo sleeted Senator? Ild 1 make Lee O'NcU Browns minority leader? "Was Lee O'NVU Browns my agent my corrupt aeent? "Why did I stay tn Springfield during the Hnatrrlal contest. -Why did 1 sit In the Speaker's room? -For what purpose did I talk there with Shepard? "Why did the Democrats sots for ine? -These are soots of the questions surgested by statements of Senators In opponltlon to the committee report, or cpenly put by them In the course of the debate." Lorlmer said. -There was therefore nothing In the whole history of the case to Justify the statement concerning mv affiliation either with Shurtleff or Browns." said Lo rimer. IX-nrrn Oescrta IMrrrt Primary. Speaking of Deneena candidacy. Lorl mer reviewed the contest for Senator, saying that If tie 15 Deneen followers had voted fr Hopkins, hs would havs been elected and there would hare been no deadlock. All of the members of ths Legislature with whom hs was sup posed to have influence bad voted for Hopkins. These Included all ths Kcpub- .11 I M, I'nnrrMllo&tl district. "It should be borne in mind." Lorl mer said -that Deneen had been the father of the direct primary law. Hs was for It and he got It and. when the roll was called. It was found that all ths members from Deneen's district had voted for some person othsr than Sena tor Hopkins. So the simple statement of the truth does away wtth the charge of 'Lorlmer's organization for the pro motion of Ms dark lantern schemes" to detest Mr. Hopkins. Deneen 1'rged to Kan. It was not a prolonged fight to de feat Hopkins." he said. "Hs was beaten on the first day of tba meeting of ths Joint Assembly. It became a question as to who could be elected to tbs Ben ate. Then began the effort to agree. I talked It orer with the Oovernor and I urged him to become the party's can dldats. believing him to be a man on whom we could unite. I labored with Mm until about March 11. when hs led me to believe that ha would accept the jlare. After I had so understood, ons of ths Governor's friends cams Into my hotel and said the Governor could not be a candidate. "Thus It was Deneen and not Lo ri mer that ws were trying to elect." "Does thl show that months before ths election I was conjuring op a scheme for the election of a henchman as Speaker and through the powers of the office undertaking to foist myself upon this body!" Hevsrtlng to Roofs remarks eon csrnlng ths Democratic votes cast for fclm. Lorlmer said: -History is teeming" with testimony about men who were elected by votes f ths opposite party." Deep Waterway Cots Figure. Lorlmer attributed his Iemorratlc strength largely to his activity in favor of the Lakes-to-ths-Gulf deep water ways project. Telling of proposals from Deneen snd the newspapers to sleet blm because he eould draw Democratic votes, be con tinued: "I would like to know from ths Sen ator from New York." said Lorlmer. turning to Itovt, "whether hs has ever been identified with such a work and whether be did not find that under such circumstances It was necessary to , make friends of men of all parties. Ths work that 1 have dona was generally recognised as ons that meant much to Illinois and some of my Democratic friends conceived the idea that, if elected to the Senate. I could do much to promote the enterprise." Taking up the charge that he had been much tn Illinois about the tlras of bis election. Lorlmer said: Going to Springfield No Crime. "Suppose I had organised the elec tion and then suppose I had been In Ppringflcld for several weeks and sup pose I ha J been a candidate. Is that an evldencs of corruption and bribery? Has any Venator here even been at the capital of his state when they were diecusalng his election? is It a crime? If it Is. then 1 am guilty. Why. Mr. ITesldent. It is like the talk of a child, and no man of experience will pay any attention to It." "I never got one vote under false pretenses." said Lorimer. "No Demo crat was ever deceived into the belief that 1 would co-operate with the lemocrats tn Congress." Hlnky Dink Life long Friend. He read soens Incidents to account for his lemooraUc friends. Most dra matlo was his recital of his first ac quaintance with Alderman "Hlnky Dink" Kenna. who, when Lorimer was a bootblack and newsboy, compelled at the aa-e of 1 to earn his living on the streets, came to his rescue and saved htm from the loss of a bundle of Chi- "lt meant a loss of 11-60 to him. the Senator said, "ana mai oouir ana UM mnr to me. Senator Root- than a million dollars would mean to Some men now. I OOOI snow warmer . .. .-ntn New York (Root) or the Senator from South Dakota tCraw- ford) know waai it means t suiuw up throcgh circumstances like that." ..f.ri niu to his feet- The In terest wa intense, every person in the galleries leanea lorwnro iu na ... r - i...ih.iii does the Senator 1m cine himself the only Senator who earoe up through hardship and pov erty? Is he appealing fur sympathy en that scorer ... - .rinnlhr Shouted LoM t WM " J ' . - r A great sigh passed over the .- i.mhr -This Is not a anes- f svmoathy. It Is a question of . . m w 1 am onlv wonder e T . i. 4 Ik - . -J "'. .i ' V '1 V.. WILLIAM J. conditions like these can give rise to lifelong friendships." -Hlnkr Dink" Kenna. It appearea. was the Democratic leader in the dis trict reoresented by Assemblyman John Griffin. Lorlmer explained how this lifelong friendship haI lea ftrnoi i promise and deliver the vote of Grif fin for Lorlmer. -If ililm Senate." continuea wnmrr, with a sweep of his arm taking In the whole room, "can believe me to be the low. vile creature that tha Senator from New York and the Senator from South Dakota and other Senators who bare attacked me declare Tie looaea straight Into the eyes of Beverldge Just across the aisle "there is a plain duty staring you in ths fsce. rcgartlless of the testimony, regardless of this record. "If I could be the foul wretch that these Senators havs sought to psint me. I should be driven from yonder door, brsnded with the stamp of in famy. Oh! no. I am not pleading for sympathy; I am trying to relate the truth of mv election as it was and not as the Senators from New York and South Dakota would have this Senate believe." Lorlmer. still dramatically relating his personal experiences In Chlcsgo. traced "Manny" Abraham's friendship for him to the Interest he said he had shown tn the welfare of the Jewish peddlers and others of that race from the time Lorlmer was a streetcar em ploye. Lorlmer Kxplaios Bellwether. Senator Root referred to 'Manny Abraham as the bellwether a If there never had been another bellwether. There have been bellwethers In the Senate: there Is a Democratic bellweth. er. an insurgent bellwether, a stalwart bellwether. When I am out at the be ginning of the rollrall and I ask. when I come In. how Senator AJdrlch has voted and then vote as he has voted, he Is my bell -ether. If he Is away; wait until my colleague, senator Cullom. has voted, and he becomes my bellwether. But if I find that Sena tors Lodge and La Follette have voted the same way. I watt until someone else has voted before I select a bell wether." This sally at the expense of the Wis consin Senator caused a burst of lsughter. which did not soon subside. Th'rty-four Democrats, Lorlmer said. voted for him because they were his personal friends and not because they were "delivered by Lee o cll Itrowne. "Why. he did not deliver them: they delivered him. They would have voted for me for personal reasons. Seven teen or 1 of them would have voted for me If I had been a candidate from the beginning, even though Lee O Nell Browne had labored with them not to do so."' Democrats Voted for Friendship. Lorlmer closed this part of his sub ject with ths declsratlon that no Demo crat ever had voted for him except from "pure and unadulterated friend ship." He asserted that he bad re ceived In his district i00 more votes then President Taft. "Is that an evidence of corruption? demanded the Senator. "If so, I have a trail of Democratic votes following me for a quarter century. If I had bought them It would have cost roe millions ot dollars. "It Is an easy matter to charge wrong doing and I regret to say It la an easy matter for many to believe.- In my opinion the charge as against a Sen ator or member is more serious thsn that of depriving a roan of Ufa or lib erty. "Not even the Chicago Tribune has dared charge bribery or corruption. Never have I used a dollar, nor bad the remotest knowledge of the use of one dollar, to promote an election of mife. either to the lower House or to this. Giving; or Bribes Denied. "If Senators even suggest that I did have knowledge of corruption In any degree. 1 am very sorry, because on my word as a man there never has been a time that I have been guilty of that act: and I never did give or know of any person giving for me any promise or any money or anything else for any one to vote for me; and my regret Is that everybody should think so. "I claim for myself no virtues more than those of other men: I have al war tried to live so as to retain the confidence of the decent cltlicns of my community and my state. I say I msy not have succeeded, but I have tried. If I have succeeded, no man will come to my door and lay the charge of bribery or corrupt practice In my election, bo It for myself or any body else. - regret, therefore, that there are Senators who feel they have been able to find anything at all In my business life. In my political, social or family life, that will Justify them In having even a suspicion that I have been guilty of the charges they would lay at my door. i ssy. on my word as a man and as a Senator, that I am not guilty, and that I have no knowledge In the remotest dea-ree that bribery ana corruption were practiced to gain a seat for me In this body, and I an not believe, wnat ever the Chicago Tribune may say or mar have been able to do ry coercion, that votes were bought to send me to this Ssaata, . . .... s '. .1 9 i -t i LORIMER. JUDGE IS WRATHFUL Cox May Be Charged With Contempt of Court. TRIAL TO BE' HELD SOON Jurist Indignant Because of "Boss" Charge That Methods of Drawing Grand Jnry Which Indicted Him Were Irregular. CINCINNATI. Feb. M. The Indictment of George B. Cox, prominent business man and political leader of Cincinnati, on the charge of perjury in connection with the paying of gratuities to County Treasurers by banks, was the chief topic of conversation talay In business and political circles. . Dw..M.i.tnr TJnnt aalA be WOUld arrange to havs the trial of Mr. Cox .t for an earlr date. Mr. Cox would not discuss the matter. Intention to appoint a committee oi three members of the Hamilton County v ...ha, mrtA r,rnjiM4ite chnrffe of contempt scalnst George B. Cox and a morning newspaper" was mnounccg uj Judge Gorman, of the Court of Common th.. tnf.v The derision came after the Judge had read a statement by Cox In which the grana jury ana me mruiou. be which It was drawn were severely censured. The statement charged. tn me enure proceedings leading up to the indictment . w aMiiKtMl bv nolltlcal motives an that the Jury wae selected by the Judge personally inniesa w ow ing drawn from namea r"" i.irr wheel' by the Jury commissioners of the couuty. The court aeciarea yemcraay mui grand Jury was legal In every respect m-A strictures upon It might bo treated as contempt of court- HOUSE RUSHES WORK THREK DIG APPROPRIATION BILLS PASSKD IX ONE DAY. Last Effort to Cut Ont Xew Battle ship Fall Coast and Islands to nave Forts. WASHINGTON. Feb. 22. The House of Representatives Is rapidly clearing Ha calendar so that no responsibility for what appears to be an Inevitable extra session can be charged to the lower branch of Congress. Today three big appropriation bills, carrying In ths aggregate II J5.000.000, were passed. of these, the naval act carries $12S. 400.000. The fortifications bill carries $j.IOO.00. and the diplomatic and con sular bill about tt.100,000. The House now has only thrse more supply bills to pass the sundry civil, the general deficiency and the military academy. The latter probably will not occupy more than a few hours. So the chances are that the House will be marking time when March 4 arrives. The naval bill, having been ap proved in committee of the whole last night, wss quickly disposed of today. A motion to recommit and cut down the building programme from two bat tleships to one was lost. The fortifications bill provides for the coast defenses of the United States and the insular possessions, but does not Include the Item for the fortifica tion of the Panama canal, which will be reported with the other canal ap propriations In the sundry civil bill. The diplomatic and consular bill oc casioned some discussion and Repre sentative Harrison of New York suc ceeded in striking out -"a number of Its provisions on points of order. They had to ao with participation tn various International conferences. By way of an amendment providing S100 000 for the construction of an em bassy building at the city of Mexico, an attempt was made to put into Im mediate operation the new law author izing the purchase of embassy and legal buildings abroad. The amend ment was ruled out, however. Only One "BBOMO tlCtXl.VB." That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look for the tustur of K. W. GROVE. Ussd the World over to Cure a Cold la On. Day. 16c Edlefsen's coals can be seea st Meier . Frank. PfcoM B C 1303 for dry wosA Motion by French, Nationalist, Af firming Loyalty Accepted by Ijauricr Tory Jjeadcrs Sus picious of American OTTAWA. Ont. Feb. 22. The Cana dian Parliament todar formally pro claimed pol'tleal loyalty to Great Brit ain. The declaration was mads in answer to allegations that reciprocity with the United States would result In annexation. Neither the government nor the oppo sition intended to make this declaration whet the Hou.e opened. They were sur prised when the proposal wae sprung by the French Nationalist group, which has been freely charged with disloyalty for its stand on the naval Issue. Sir WHfrld Laurler and R- I Borden, leader of the opposition, had planned that the reciprocity debate follow Its regular course and the Prime Minister had moved the House Into committee for that purpose, when F. D. Monk, the chief French Nationalist, said that In Cana da, the United States and Great Britain some public men and a part of the press had announced that annexation was bound to follow reciprocity. He believed there was no genuine an nexation sentiment In Canada and that a statement to that effect should be for mally made. He therefore moved an amendment declaring that, to dispel the feeling of unrest caused "n Canada by the rumors as a political consequence of the agreement, the House wished to af firm emphatically Its determination to prceerve Intact the bonds which unite Canada to the British Empire snd the full liberty of Canada to control her fis cal policy snd Internal autonomy. Sir Wilfrid LAurler accepted the Monk amendment, though In doing so he adopt ed the most unusual course of accepting an amendment to a government motion from sn opponent of the administration. The amendment was adopted without a dissenting voice, but -before the vote was reached there was an expression of opinion from the leading members of the House. . "I can tell the Prime Minister this." said Mr. Borden, leader of the opposi tion, "that, If this reciprocity proposi tion means anything, U means commer cial union between Cansda and the United States In the end." Mr. Borden said that he was of the opln'on that the American Congress had not accepted the proposal on economic grounds, but be cause It would lead to political absorp tion. W. P. MscLean said there was a germ of annexation In the agreement which had been "concocted" by S'r Wilfrid lAurier. "the new Csar of Canada." and President Taft, "the Czar of the United States." W. 8. Fleld'ng declared that the only people In Canada who were talking of annexation being the consequence of the sgrcement were those who were opposing reciprocity. ' When the loyalty amendment waa put every member In the chamber voted for it. WlliSOX URGES RECIPROCITY Secretary of Agriculture Tells Ad vantages of Agreement. BTTFFALO, N. T.. Feb. 22. Because of the similhrlty In laws, langusges, occu pations and lines of commercial develop ment in Canada and the United States, the proposed reciprocity agreement holds a peculiar position with respect to the protective tariff policy of this country. In the opinion of Secretary of Agricul ture Wilson. Mr. Wilson discussed the agreement at length tonight before the Elliott Club of this city, quoting specific figures to support his declaration that the agree ment would prove mutually beneficial to the countries. Summarizing the advantages which he believes will come to the United States If the agreement is accepted, Mr. Wilson said: "The advantages that will come from reciprocity to the people of the United States will be, first, access to ths Cana dian woods. "Then there will be access to the Can adian markets for our fruits, free fish, free trade in seeds, free trade In flax, free barbed-wire fencing, free trade In horses. This last will give us a market for our draft horses In those new prov inces now being opened up. "The citrus fruitgrower of California will have the Northern market opened to him. The producer of grain north of the line will hsve the Southern market open to him. Those In the corn belt of the United States can look to the North for Stock stevrs. "The settlers who are developing Sas katchewan, Alberta and British Colum bia will get cheaper farm machinery from us1. "The question pending with regard to reciprocity thus seems to be up to the farmer. Is he willing to havs the Gov ernment enter Into a trade agreement by which the development of the United States and the development of the Cana dian people shall be -furthered, or is It desirable to limit our intercourse with the Canadians to the actualities of the present day? "It should be remembered that the Canadian Is one of our best customers." Iavcson Declines Post. WASHINGTON. Feb. 22. Represents, tive Dawson, of Davenport. la., to whom was offered the post of secretary to the ' "tv . The Highest Qnalltr la the World ALEX. D. SHAW A CO, IT. S. Aaeats. w Yorlc See Franrlira Chlcsgo Special Sale of CHESTERFIELD Suits and Overcoats Wonderful Value Giving for the Wind-Up of Overcoats Medium and Heavy Weights all ' Included at Following Reductions: $20 and $22.50 Goats at $12.50 $25 and $30.00 Goats at $16.SO $35 and $40.00 Goats at $23.50 Special Reductions Including Black Suits With All Fancy Shades $20.00 Suits at $15.00 $25.00 Suits at $19.00 $30.00 Suits at $23.50 $35.00 Suits at $26.50 When Buying Clothes Come to Gray's, Where You Know They Are Right R 273-275 Morrison President, cslled on President Taft to day and told him that he did not care to be considered In connection with that office. " Mr. Dawson Is to become president of the First National Bank of Davenport LECTURE NO. 9 I-. ' Ji' .afc n..i -it j it iata Care of the Eyes "When reading: or working near a window let tne light fall over the shoulder when possible. Don e face the lischt. Whenever possible do work demanding- keen vision by daylight rather than by arti ficial light. Never let any etrong light, like electricity, shine direct ly into the eyes. "Whenever the eyes become bloodshot and tired rest them if possible. It may save trouble later. -Avoid reading on trains; the effort made by the eye to focus on the constantly vibrating print causes an undue strain. Don't read in bed and don't try to read or do work requiring close vision by an Imperfect light. Use a white light to read or work by; never one filtered through a col ored shade. "Never bathe inflamed eyes In cold water, but see that It is luke warm. A cold wind striking the eyes Is Injurious and they are strained unduly If you go directly from a very warm room into an extremely cold atmosphere. "Avoid having your bed so placed that a strong light strikes the eyes immediately upon awak ening. This i especially bad for children. The eye requires time to adjust Itself to a bright light without causing strain. "In short, use your eyes with consideration; have them properly fitted if spectacles are needed and they will serve you well. Tt Is wonderful, though, the amount of abuse the eye will stand when the general health is good. Some persons with weak eyes will get along without a-lasses for a long time, but in variably they suffer later in life, often by being unable to read In their declining years, when read ing would be such a comfort to them, "It is always a safe plan to care for the eyes as soon as they show any eigne of weakness, and to get only the very best of lenses, fitted by an optometrist of recognized standing. lany diseases of the eye can be traced to the fact that the wearing of glasses has been postponed too long and many blind persons regret this great mistake all the rest of their lives." Optical work la Its hlahent ex cel leace here. We take care of your eyes la the way of leas changes for one year from date of purchase. THOMPSON BEE? SD FLOOR CORBETT BI.DG. 6TH AXO MORRISOJf. i 7; . v v3 M. GRAY with a salary considerably larger tnan he receives in Congress and he told the President that he preferred to return to Iowa. Mount Hood Reserve to Get Koad. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash- TOMGSTEM Offer the Cheapest Form of LIGHTING Special Prices on 2SO Watt Size for a Short Time Only Portland Railway, Light & Power Co. ALDER STREET, AT SEVENTH 273-275 Morrison ington, Feb. 22. Senator Chamberlain has secured the adoption of an amend ment to the agricultural appropriation bill giving $16,000 for surveying a road and making a trail ultimately to be widened Into a road through the Mount Hood reserve.' ln f (oma Senators nnderstand how