The Portland daily press., 1897-05-29

mad probed the statement to the bottom.
both Mr.. navemeyer and Mr.. Searles
nau testlfied that no such meeting hao
occurred, and that they never met Mr.
Mr.. Tillman said that he was glad to
near this. He wanted every thing to
come out that would "clarify'' the stu
alton. He was attacking no one, but
| one-half of the American people believed
| that there was corrupt deal' in 1894,
just as some of us believe there is solne-
thing 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 report against certain mem
bers of the finance committee and now we
have more damning accusations against
the present committee. -
Mr.. Tillman began to speak of Mr..
Chapman who was now living like a
"little king in the district jail.
Mr.. Pettus OF Alabama, interrupted at
this stage.
"I win ask the SENATOR said Mr..
Pettus, with much deliberation. "not TO
mark on a Senator on this floor then I
demand that he do it and not indulge in
generalities against all the members of
the Senate
There was hush through the chamber
and momentary that names might be
given.
That is what I want an inquiry for
to mark these men," responded Mr..
I1llman. II want them marked and
40 not want the poor man to suffer while
the mlll1OnaireS are turned loose.
know there are charges that men have
been bought and sold and are we to sit
quietly. The Senator (Pettus) is new
conner here and he of course is not par
ticips crininis.''
1t was for that reason, Mr. Pettus de-
clared that he had made his demand.
True and honest men should not have to
sit here and have slur cast on them by
genera]ized statements.
Why don't you wait for the rest of my
speech?'' asked Mr.. Tillman Of Mr..
Pettus
''If the Senator will mention Just one
name | will be satisfied said Mr.. Pet
tus, "He has given nothing but generali-
cations thus far
"Well, 1 have specifications to present,
II you'll just possess yourself in pa
tience,'' answered the South Carolina
Senator. Mr.. Tillman went on to state
that when the former tariff bill was
framed the finance committee had left
their committee room and had taken
quarters at the Arlington hotel.
The Senator is grossly mistaken in
terrupted Mr.. Vest of the finance COM
mite. "The Democratic members of the
finance committee did not go to the Ar
l!ngton hotel or anywhere else outside of
their committee room in the capitol
Mr:. Tillman said he was glad the DEM
0nrQttio narfxy TO 4ho+ u.
He was not dealing with the subject as a
partyman, he said, but as free man
Parties could afford to be rid of men
responsible for the occurrences of 1894 and
thereabout.
''Now no one denies,'' Mr.. Tillman
went on, "that for the last two months
rooms at the Arlington have been occu-
pied by the finance committee in easy
touch with the telephone to New York
and easy reach Of the agents of the sugar
trust.''
. . Why was it, - he asked that the sugar
trust can always command a specific in
stead Of an ad valorem duty? Why was
it that they cleared e25, 900, 900 in three
years. They had cleared it, he added. 4
"at the expense of every cup of tea and
coffee drunk throughout the country 1t
was the Republican party who did it
first; it was the Democratic party who
did it in 1894.
''And now,' he proceeded, with a.
disgraced and demoralized Democratic
party out of power, and the Republicans
in charge of affairs, we have another
damning evidence of the sugar trusts
power.
Mr.. Illlman said he would now present
specifications. He sent to the desk and
had read number of signed articles in
the newspapers of New York, Chicago
and elsewhere, making serious charges
against senators. The names Of individual
Senators were menti toned 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 d |
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 irregulari-
ty.
Mr.. Tillman carried on o running COM
nent as the reading proceeded, speaking |
briefly after each article.
Ii any man had been influenced in the |
manner charged, the Senator asserted, |
le was no better than 'the blackleg !
gambler who had cards up his sleeve. -
such man should be made to hang his
head IN shame if his colleagues allowed |
him to remain in the Senate.
Another article from the desk spoke of
he large profits to Senators, and stated
hat 5000 shares of sugar stock had been
handled the day before for three Sena-
ors. Another article stated that Mr..
White, a New York broker, had main
aimed sumptuous offices while the sugar
schedule was in committee and had then
gone out of business here.
So it seems that some of us had a fin
ser in the pie and there are pretty big
lsh in the pool commented Mr.. Till
nan with mock humor.
He said it was about time these specific
harges, most of them signed, with the
names Of their authors, should be probed.
Let us not mix up the Republican
heep with the Democratic goats - he
aid. "But let us have a fumigation. .
t was not time when Senators should
it here, apparently silenced by cowardice
u. corruption. The Republicans had re-
,.elved their recent campaign contribu
Ions from the Octopus he said, and it
mould be brought to the light before the
AmericaD DaopIo IF this &c Of thieves |