The Portland daily press., 1899-07-29

however. may have been later when Polt-
master knoT was testifying. What he
Patriot Of July 18th. az follows: 81
would not give much for the man who
does not contribute 10 good government /"
The Manchester u MON OF the same date
reports this remark as follows; ~ con-
tribute at my home at each campaign and
suppose every good citizen should"
vi.
There Is also omitted from your report
the false statement Of Attorney General
Eastman that the only time he had been
asked 10 commence criminal prosecutions
for political purposes was when asked
him to do SO. This statements should
come IN connectiun.w an extract taken
from the report Of the com mission as you
now forward 1t to me. as follows:
EXTRACT FROM OFFICIAL Rk-
PORT.
MIR. Chandler--Mr. Chairman. Won
have made some very interesting speeches
since l addressed you few moments ago,
ana would say now, In order to give
place to Senator Gallinger, before he
makes his remarks, that the commission
seem to have found out everything which
they ought to know with the exception of
who made this assessment upon the fed
eral nfii ce holders. who fixed the sums
which they should te called upon to pay,
who directed the envelopes, who put the
circulars In the envelopes, and who sent
them out. Now the commission. re-
speotfuliy submit, have not found that
out. The essential facts have not been
agcsrtained. When camc here this
morning did not know but what the
fact that the circular bad been sent to
the federal Office holders had been admit
ted. There were some intlmations In the
papers that 1t would be admitted, and
therefore the fact has been nsoertained
from the witnesses that the fe1eral Office
Holders were assessed. IL has not been
sscertained that any of them paid, but
they wers kassessed, by this circular; so
that the commission seem TO have reached
the question whether it was done BY
Senator Gallinger's knowledge AMI direo-
tion or whether In fact he did IL himself.
simply want to say now, having for the
first time heard Mr.. Thayer's second
statement and MIR. Galliuger's second
statement, that l. reiterate every word
which l said IN my letter to the commits
sion OF June let.s 1t Is all true aud it Is
all perfectly consistent with what Sena-
tor GaiIinver and Mr.. Thayer have said.
IL wish to say anything more 10 the
commission will wait until Senator
Galiinger gets through.
MIR. Brewer-Senator Chandler Inns Just
stated that certain facts are true as al
legged In his letter OF June LIST. In which
he stated his knowledge as TO who had
prepared these circulars and caused them
to he sent out, in the. following language:
Senator Gaillnger himself drafted or
settled the draft OF the assessment circular
and had IL printed. he made lout Tor
adopted as his own the list Of federal
officials to whom IL was to be sent, fixed
the sum Of money to b3 demanded OF each
official; oausfd each circular to be filled
In with its special sum and superintendent,
In the manner above stated, the enyeIop-
Ing and directing of the circulars |
desire to ask, Senator Chandler, whether
you have personal knowledge Of the facts
therein stated, as quoted from your let
ter.
MIR. Characteristic. Chairman. did not
fes those things done. have no doubt
they were done The way to ascertain
whether they were done or not Is to get
ct what was actually done in reference to
these circulars. 1his commission has ut
terly failed to do that liz did not notify
tho printers that they were wanted until
this morning. 1t is perfestly possible for
this oomnissi IN, instead OF standing upon
senator Galllngsr's statements. and Mr.
lhayer's ltirst known 70 me toiay), TO
Institute inquiries which will result IN
asoertaining whether those charges were
true or not. state that they are, that
all the facts stated In my letter are true
and are facts OF COR mon knowleuge----
Mr.. Brewer--I asked you question
and I challenge your right to make a
speech on 1t. II you desirs to answer any
more question:
(Here Senator Chandler Interrupted,
stating that he should say all he wished
to say, and wanted 1t to go on record, to
which Commissioner Brewer replied that
1t would not he taken down. as it was
simply an argument and criticism of
the commission and was not keeping to
the question in hand. No monographs
notes were taken from this point TO tbs
following remarks OF Senator Chandler
Mr.. Chandler-The commissioner went
ON to state, ii he will allow me TO say 1t,
that he had generally found that "what
every body knew nobody knew and /
was simply replying, in general way,
to that suggestion. now .willH repeat
and will bring my. statements within the
range of proper statement-that what
actually did taks place can be ascertaiEed
by the commission, In my Judgment.
Somebody printed those circulars. The
printed circulars we're taken somewhere.
They were enveloped and sent out by
somebody; they were paid for by some
body. The sums which were to be asked
of the FEDERAL Officials and others TO
whom they were ssnt were fixed By some
body, and this commission can ascertain
those facts. Now / am going to criticise
the commission, with the permission Of
the representatives who are here In this
case. Gov. Busiel asked the witnesses to
come here. Yesterday the commission
came here and began Its Investigation
without having asked any body to come.
Yesterday morning IL asked the federal
office holders who had been named and
some of them have come. Now 1.-THE wit.
mes ses On the other point (which It APP
pears is the real point in the case now)
have not come. and MIR. Thayer, in this
city. today, is kept away from this COM
mission by Senator Gallinger----
Mr. Gallinger-Mr. President, that Is
absolu tely false. and not only absolutely
false but meanly and oantemptihly--
Mr.. Eastman--And don't care II you
are O United States senator you are a
liar.
MIR. Gallinger-I appeal for protection
from such accusations as that.
Mr.. Chandler--I do not like to see At
torney General Eastman, prosecutor fer
the people, defending criminal.
Mr.. Gallinger-- You would not repeat
that statement outside of this room.
Mr.. Cbandier--I would.
Mr., Galiinger-I don't believe you
would.
Mr.. Chandler-Come out and see (start-
ing for the door,.