The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-04
TILLMAN Is PERSISTENT.
Insists on the Sugar Ipvestigatf0n--
Hot Exchange ON the Floor
of the senate.

WASHINGTON June s-BeIore tha
tariff Hill was taken TAP in the senate to-
day T'iIlnan of South Carolina gave the
senate another hour OF exciting controver-
sy over the proposed sugar investigation.
He began hts statement ny presenting a
newspaper clipping which referred 20
charges made against him ir connection
with his administration while governor
of South Carolina. Tacse charges he
said wera stale He had met them be-
fore. and be read Al open letter. written
10 the people OF South Carolina charac-
terixtng the charges as ISLANDERS This
was an attempt 20 divert attention from
the sugar scandal. the senator declared.
but the attempt would fail, All the crimes
IN the decaiogne had been charged against
him He rad appealed 70 his people and
they had sustained him. sending him 10
the senate after heated canvass. Now
ihe same old eggs were brought forward.
II any man desired 10 look into his char
acfer. then. said 1Illnlan. be courted tho
fullest investigation. Any other senator
against which there Has a breath of scam
Aal xhoali have the charges pYcbea to
the bottom and the scandal .flspeIled.
GaslinEer then secured recognition for
n statement Of ths attitude OF the COM
asiitee. saying:
Every man In public life feels the sting
of fsise charges. and must TIE senate
pause every time such accusations ara
brought ap. 70 spend its tlne and the
money or the Enife3 States in pursuing
these charges y that was 10 De the
case. then there would never be a tariff
hih As for myself, | would decline 10
of the senator from South Carolina. or
OF any ether senator. In Us OWN good
time ard after THE resolution has heeEs
carsfglly examined there VIII b. report
% The senate"
Here VeS- suggested THAI there was n
precedent for ignoring charges against
the personal character ~ a senator fie
cited tass attitude ~ senator Thurman
HAen AZ investigation was proposed
against ere ~ his associates Ele said
thSt {he courts we're o2en for private re-
dress an8 saas 81 was nol Cor ,ee senate
~ undertake 20 right private wrong
Tfl3waa weS again 0n MS feet The
newspapers were trying - make A sra TN
nis rear - saf6. while hs was engaged
in a flye "a fraat sis resolution stY.afsfy-
sought 20 Determine whether The finance
cas3Tsstyee vRs she creature os the sugar
trust whether senator's were tire tools
su3 sah agents of t,7a sugar trust" or
Whether saey v~Fe performing their duties
as ho1cvae}e useu.
Gsllswser sasa tue people n saeh sera-
la~s state nus, rass upon Ills character
fHt!glstssns GrA vaEse charges has ses,a
Tra6s AGAINST the y1scsfs hers ~ Sha nnsvsr~
committee ard agsjuss tsse senator from
NeR jersey tssfnlshs. Senators rssszsss s,a
trgHeSt: :Easson 20 Sho~ ftss the charges
wers f&Isa- tialisnSsr pointed out taat
= sAsrseA of Ehsse Island = leading nam
her * ina FRANCS committee. rad made
q coEmpless sad Svseer4ag &snial 20 sha
senssa 50 sast- declared TIE senator. Il
Nss sA~ wn<ys os Nelson ~ Ak4rken
aEamss shst ~ ere correspondent e- a
Ness YogA rsHSps ser. AAfca 1as me
ssna@e 10 &~esgs. Was taeze 70 oe : no