SOME LORIMER-AND-LUMBER DEMOCRATS
Some Lumber-arid-Lorimer Democrats THE Democratic National Convention at Denver in 19C8 contained a platform promising the people free lumber. In the following session of Congress, several...
...The Democratic Senators who voted both against free lumber and for Lorimer were these: Bailey, Texas Bankhead, Ala...
...Fletcher, Fla...
...Mazzini...
...Simmons, N. C. Johnston, Ala...
...PAT.—The newspaper, in the market reports, says: "Eastern hogs are being cleaned up...
...Foster, La...
...MIKE.—I dinnaw, unless they mean that the Wall Street fellers are gettin' an immunity bath.—Puck...
...Several Democratic Senators again and again repu liated their platform pledge and voted with Aldrich against free lumber and reduced rates on lumber...
...Again, nearly two years later, when Lorimer was on trial before the Senate, a number of Democratic Senators voted in his favor...
...Phwat do they mean be thot...
...the Democrat who led the fight in favor of Lorimer was Bailey of Texas.—Collier's * * * ¶"WE BELIEVE in the people, one and indivisible, recognizing neither caste nor privileges save those of genius and virtue, neither proletariat nor aristocracy, whether landed or financial, but simply an aggregate of forces and faculties consecrated to the well-being of all, to the administration of the common substance and possession—the terrestrial globe—the land of the people...
...Tillman, S. C. Smith, Md...
...The Democrat who led the fight against free lumber was Bailey of Texas...
...In the following session of Congress, several amendments were offered, some providing for free lumber, and some, in the same spirit, for greatly reduced duties on lumber...
Vol. 3 • June 1911 • No. 24
