The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-04
THE TiLLMAN-HAw STAT.

We referred Yesterday TO the spal pc-
$50, ,ytlrnau and Hawley (nOt Halo IN
the Senate last Monday over IliIh"n
,,,,r,,,ons that the money institutions
o, the country had side features In the
Senate. The full discussion makes Tue
matter worth n moments further "1'e"-
,io, Tiuman first said that the evidence
3, certain cases made IT clear that IN
s.ead Of the Senate controlling the mo-
nopoies. "monopolies have the Seha'e d"
their brecches' pockets" The reporter
states that at this point Senator ha"ieS
1alf rose from his seat, as though ne
would iuterpose a protest then chdHseu
h,s mind and sank back The report then
goes on thus. Tllman said:
MIR President. grow so indignant wheh
7 trace tho history Of this injurious Dusi-
ness that / am apt 10 say haish VIRUS
~, cod knows | believe every utterance
I have made here is true. would nate 10
belieye or even TO insinuate. that these
ueoDle have their paid agents IN TINS
chamber j would hate 10 suppose VI sus-
pect- , ~.
Then Mr.. Hawley rose, beginning, Does
Mr. Tillman took the words from his
mouth.
81 dare TO say" he shouted. chat so
far az I can see there are things here
than can be explained on no other the
Dry"
III the senator dares TO say or even
IN inslnuafe such a disgraceful thing he
SAYS what is untrue. and that II is
disgraceful Islander unworthy Of a gen
tleman." Mr.. Hawley replied very deiib-
erately and emphatically.
The galleries were crowded. and al
this exchange of charges deep hush
succeeded their buzzing. Senator Till
man was unruffied. He thrust hand
i'm his trousers pocket nonchalantly. and
looking over to Senator Hawley. cooly
returned:
ITO that I can only say It is the CALLED
Jade that winces."
Senator Hawley turned pale and trem-
bed visibly. IF the Senator applies that
to me | have a sufficient answer he said
angrily.
Two or three other Senators gathered
around Senator Hawley. endeavorlng. ap-
parently. TO calm him Finally he walked
with them into the cloak-room. while
Senator Tillman continued his speech.
OF course. Il is possible FOR such n thing
10 happen as for rillman 10 he in the
right and. therefore we are liable TO be
found I'm his company through force of
circumstances. But we don't like 10 agree
with Tillman. We would far rather he
would keep out of the lines we pursue.
"NOscitur sociis" has a great deal or
wisdom in it, and we fear Tillman's COM
pany. Nevertheless. we are compelled to
say we think he had far the best Of this
encounter. Why should Mr.. Hawley feel
II incumbent upon him to be the cham
pion OF the Senate? Tillman is as much a
member Of 1t as he IS, and if he has the
right 10 defend, 11llman has the equal
right TO accuse Hawley, undoubtedly had
the right TO defend I'm the sense OF putting
in a general protest and offering proof,
but when he makes the charge a per-
sonal matter. and one of such gravity that
the representative Of people who set
their faces against personal encounters.
feels bound to have personal collision
over it. he raises a case that viii cause
the impartial spectator 80 say Tilman
was well justified in giving him Shake
spearo on "galled gades." There was
good deal Of that sort Of appearance in
the thing.