The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-03-06
Tillmanism RebIIked

T1lmanism has been on exhibition il
the u. s. senste and also IN the state Of
South Carolina during the past ten d8ts
to the discredit Of the "Pilchfork Sena-
tor and Of his son. the lieutenant GOV
ernor OF South Garolus. The elder man
has the unenyiable distinction Of intro.
dueing the use II the fists as an arga-
ment IN the Senate and he has not the
comprehension Of decent people 70 be
aware TINT there is any disgrace in tie
act. lie even insults the Senate When
DIS name ia called ia the passage OF the
resolution Of censure by bold insinua.
ton that his fellow senators are not gen
tlemen. He Is utterly devoid Of the IL
stinets OF gentleman and can hardly
speak without betraying the bully and
the boor.
President Roosevelt took the one ef-
fective measure in his power to rebube
Tillman's dsgrant violation OF the rules
Of the Senate aud his insult to the couf-
try. He had extended an invitation to
him among few Senators to attend the
dinner given by the President to Prince
Henry, an act that was held to be an
honor to the persons invited. As soon
as President Roosevelt heard II the Sen
ate episode he very properly Withdrew
his invitation. This WAS resented by the
doughty lieutenant governor OF South
Carolina who wrote to President Roose-
welt requesting him to recall an invita-
ton he had accepted to make presenta-
ton OF sword to brave "Ruuph
Rider major who had previously been
warmly commended by the President.
This is an exhibition of petty personal
luminosity that President Roosevelt will
not dignity by any more attention than
Is absolutely necessary.
To the credit of the Democratic party.
the action of the South Carolina Senators
is generally condemned, particularly
that of the senior Senator, rillman.
To the credit of Major jenkins, who
was to have received the sword at the
hands of the President, he wrote to
Lieut.. Gov. Tillman declining under the
circumstances to accept the sword. Gov.
Insolvency. also wrote to the President
denying the authority of his lieutenant
to speak officially for the State. "His
telegram he said twas purely personal
and neither the State nor the people
should be held responsible for it,"
The board Of directors Of the Charles
ton Exposition passed the following
resolutions:
"Resolved, That the president OF the
Exposition Company be and hereby is
required to communicate at once with
His Excellency, Theodore Roosevelt,
the President Of the United States, and
extend to him the cordial greetings and
good wishes of this board OF directors,
with assurances that we look forward to
his promised visit to the exposition with
the greatest pleasure, and that he will
receive from cur people the warmest
welcome.
"Resoved, further, that the President
be informed that this board of directors
denies any responsibility for the recent
communication made by Colonel j. II.
Tllman to President Roosevelt, and ex-
presses its utter lack of sympathy with
his action in that NATTER
Evidently "rillmanism" has received
bad "black eye' and if the Legislature
Of South Carolina will elect the father OF
it to stay at home, as soon as it gets
opportunity to do so, it will perform a
service for which it will be warmly COM
mended by many people.