The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-29


conner here. and he. Of course, is not a
particips criminis."
1t was for that reason. Mr. Pettus de-
clared. that ne made his demand. True
and honest men SHOULD not have to sit
here and have slur cast on them by
generalized statements.
why don't you wait FOR the rest Of my
speech?" asked Mr.. Ti.lman Of Mr.. Pet
! tus.
IF the senator will mention just one
name / will be satisfied" said Mr.. Pet
! tus. HE has given nothing but gen.
ordinations thus far"
well have specifications to present
II you'll just possess yourself in pa
tence." 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 COM
mittee room and had taken quarters at
| the Arlington hotel.
1.-THE senator Is grossly mistaken"
interrupted Mr.. Vest Of the finance COM
mittee. "The Democratic members of
the finance committee did not 60 to the
Arlington hotel, or anywhere outside
their committee room at the Capitol"
Mr.. Tillman said he was glad the
Democratic party was relieved to this
extent. He was not dealing with the
subject as a party man, he said. but as
free man. Parties could afford to
be rid of men responsible for the occur
rences of 1894 and thereabouts.
Now, no one Denies" Mr.. Tfllman
went on, that for the last two months
rooms at the Arlington have been oc-
cupied by the finance committee, in easy
xxyith ha al IN Ma orb
and easy reach Of agents Of the sugar
trust"
Why was it, he asked, that the sugar
trust can always command specific, in
stead of an ad valorem duty? Why
was II they cleared $25,o00,0 900 in three
years? They had cleared II, he added,
at the expense of every cup of tea and
coffee drunk throughout the country.
It was q Republican party who did II
first; II was the Democratic party who
did 1t in 1894.
Damning Sugar Trust Power.
"And now," he proceeded. with q dis
graced and demoralized Democratic
party out Of power. and the Republicans
In charge of affairs, We have another
| 6amning evidence Of the sugar trusts
power"
Mr.. 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 senator's. The names of indi-
vidual senators were mentioned for the
first time
The first article read from the desk
began with Smith Ahead on Sugar"
and spoke of the New Jersey senator's
selling 5000 shares of sugar stock, short,
at a profit of $4,000.
Mr.. Smith was not in the chamber at
the time. Then followed the reading
of many other articles, making intima-
tions and charges of speculation and ir-
, regularity.
Mr.. Tillman carried on running com
ment as the reading proceeded, speak
ing briefly after each article.
If any man had been Influenced in the
manner charged, he, the senator as
serted, was no better than 1.-The black
leg gambler, who had cards up his
sleeve" Such a man should be made
to hang his head in shame, If his col
leagues allowed him to remain in the
senate.
Another article from the desk spoke
| of the large profits to senator's" and
stated that 5000 shares of sugar stock
| had teen handled the day before foI
three senators. Another article stated
| that Mr.. White, New York broker, had
| maintained sumptuous offices, while the
sugar schedule was in committee, and
had then gone out of business here.
80 it seems that some of US had a
| finger in the pie, and there are some
| pretty big fish in the pool" commented
| Mr.. Tillman, with mock humor.
| lie said Il was about time these spe'
| cific charges, most of them signed witt
the names of their authors, should bt
probed. There should be no mixture o.
the old investigation and the new one
Let them stand apart, he said.
LET us not mix up the Democratic
sheep with the Republican goats" n
said But let us have a fumigation
II was not a time when senators shoul'
sit here, apparently silenced by coward
ice or corruption from the octopus,
he said, and it should be brought to tn
light before the American people. l
this gang of thieves and robbers" wer
to have all they wanted, then let tn
|, American laboring man realize what
glorious senate represented him a
. Washington.
Denial by Aldrich.
: Mr.. Aldrich, Republican MEMBER
the finance committee. and in charge {
? the tariff bill. Immediately took TN
: | floor as Mr. Tillman closed. Mr. A
drch said he felt it was incumbent
! | him to make a statement as to. the ell
cumstances suggesting the framing {
g the sugar schedule. 1t had been charge
, or inferred, ne said, that the sugar tru'
n dictated the sugar schedule.
$ But 1 desire to say to the senate,
$ the senator (Tillman), and to every ma
o in the United States that no persc
T connected with the sugar trust at ar
time or any place, influenced the framir
C of the sugar schedule,or received II
y formation as to its character. 1 d.
sire to make the statement as broad
the English language can make It,"
- Mr.. Aldrich said that no living perso
- outside Of the members Of the committe
had any information as to the subjet
!, until two days before 1t was reporte
Then the senator from Nevada (Jone
!. had been shown the schedule. This w
:. only 50 hours before the report Of {
bill. No human being beyond this M