The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-29

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Mr.. Tillman said he was glad to hear
this. He wanted everything 10 come out
that would Classify the situation He
was attacking no one, but one-half OF the
American people believed, he said, that
there was corrupt deal' In 1894, Just
as some of us believe there is something
rotten in Denmark now" Both parties
are involved, exclaimed the senator, "and
one is as deep in the mud as the other
Is In the mire You know of the reports
against certain members of the old finance
committee, and now we have more damn
ing accusations against the present COM
mittee."
Mr.. Tllman began to speak OF Mr.. Chap
man, who was now living like little
king in the distriet jail"
Mr.. Pettus Of Alabama interrupted at
this stage IL viii ask the senator" said
Mr.. Pettus, with much deliberation, mot
to deal In generaities. II he desires to
put "A mark ON a senator on this floor. then
l demand that he do it and not indulge in
generalties against all the members of
the Senate"
There was an awe-like hush through the
chamber and momentary expectation
that names might be given.
THAT is what l want an inquiry for
to mark these men," responded MIR. TIL
man. II want them marked and do not
want the poor man to suffer while the mill
lOndlfeS are turned loose hhoW titit
are charges that men have bought and
sold, and are we to sit quietly? The sem
ator (Pettus) is a new conner here, and ne,
of course, is not a particeps crimins,
1t was for that reason, Mr.. Pettus de-
clared that he made his demand. True
and honorable men should not have to sit
here and have a slur cast on them py gem
eralzed statements.
"Why don't you wait for the rest Of my
speech9 asked MIR. Tiliman of Mr.. Pettus.
IF the senator will mention just one
name / Will be satisfied said Mr.. Pet
tus "He has given nothing but general
izations thus far
"Wen, l have Specifications 10 present,
II you'll just possess yourself In patience,
answered the South Carolina senator.
Mr. Tinman went on to state that when
the former tariff bin was framed the fl
nance committee had left their commit
tee room and had taken quarters at the
Arlington hotel.
THE senator is grossly mistaken" in
terrupted Mr.. Vest of the finance COM
mittee 1.-THE democratic members of the
finance committee did not 20 TO the Ar
llngton hotel, or anywhere else outside
their committee room or the capital"
Mr. Tillman said he was glad the DEM
ocratic party was relieved TO that extent.
lie was not dealing with the subject as
a party man, he said. but as a free man.
Parties could afford TO be rid OF men re-
| sponsible for the occurrences Of 1884 and
| thereabouts
Now no one denies Mr. riliman went
| on, "that for the last two months rooms
| at the Arlington hotel have been occu-
pied by the finance committee, In easy
touch with the telephone to New York and
easy reach Of agents of the sugar trust. "
why was IT," he asked, ''that the sugar
trusts could not always demand spe-
| ciic instead Of an ad Valorem duty2 Why
| was it that they cleared 900 in three
years? They had cleared IT, he added, at
| the expense Of every cup of tea and coffee
drunk throughout the country 1t was
the republican party who did It first. 1t
was the democratic party who did IL In
| 1891.
"And now" he proceeded with a dis
| graced and demoralized democratic party
out OF power and the republicans in charge,
we have another damning evidence of the
| sugar trusts power"
MIR. Tillman said he would now present
specifications He sent to the desk and
had read a number of signed articles In
| the newspapers OF New York, Chicago and
elsewhere, making serious charges against
sena tors. The names OF individual SEN
ators we're mentioned for the first time.
The first article read from the desk be-
gan with Smith Ahead on Sugar. and
spoke Of the New Jersey senator's selling
5000 shares Of Sugar stock, short, at profit
of $4,000.
Mr. Smith was not in the chamber at
| the time. Then followed the reading OF
many other articles making intImations
and charges Of speculation and irregular
| ity.
Mr.. Tillman carried on a running COM
ment as the reading proceeded, speaking
briefly after each article. II any man
/ had been influenced in the manner charg-
| ed, he, the senator asserted. was no bet
ter than "the blackleg gambler who had
cards up his sleeve" Such a man should
be made to hang his head in shame II his
colleagues allowed him to remain In the
| Senate.
Another article read from the desk spoke
/ OF 1.-THE large profits 20 senator's" and es-
timated that 1900 shares OF sugar stock
had been handled the day before for three
i senator's Another article stated that MIR.
| White, a New York broker, had main
tained sumptuous offices while the sugar
schedule was In committee, and had then
/ gone out OF business here.
80 1t seems that some or US have a
finger in the pie. and there are some pret-
/ " big fish In the pool commented Mr.
! Tillman with mock humor.
He said Il was about time these specific
charges, most OF them signed, with the
names Of their authors should be probcd.
/ There should be no mixture Of the old IN
/ VeStigatiOn ana the new one. Let tnem
stand apart he said. Let as not mix up
the democratic sheep with the republican
/ goats. but let us have a fumlgation. IL
was not a time when senators should 81
here apparently silenced by cowardice or
corruption" The republicans had re-
ceived the recent campaign contributions
from the octopus" ne said, and II should
/ be brought TO the light before the Ameri-
can people. II this gang OF thieves and
robbers" were to have all they wanted,
| then let the American laboring men renl-
lie what glorious Senate represented
/ them at Washington.
Ia conclusion, Mr.. Tlllman reiterated
/ that II the Senate is rotten to the bottom
/ Il should be proved. II these charges were
/ false, then the lie should be laid bare. II
the charges we're true, then. he said, the
guilty senators should be turned out and
the Senate purged.
Mr.. Aldrch rep, a member OF the
finance committee, and IN charge OF the
tariff bill, took the floor as Mr.. Tlllman
closed. lie stepped forward from his rear
seat and spoke calmly deliberately. but
with intense earnestness. lie spoke OF
the task OF any man seeking 10 frame a
tariff bill and the proneness to question