The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-16
CAN POINT TO KNOX
"YoU ARE THE MURDERER" THE
POOR CAN SAY.
TILLMAN DECLARES IN SENATE
THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Is
RESPONSIBLE.

south Carolina Senator Continued
His Arraignment of Trusts and
MOnOpOIics-J. PierpOnt MorHnn's
Immunity from Prosecution Is As
cribed to His Vast WeaIth-This
Throws a Sort of Sanctity About
Him-McLaurin Speaks for Indian
ola.
Washington, Jan. 15.-In the Senate
to-day Senator Tillman continued his
arraignment of trusts and monopolies,
and again charged the Attorney Gen
eral with being primarily responsible
for lack of action with regard thereto.
Senator Tillman %aid the railroads
are absolutely in the saddle on the
coal question. They mine and market
coal and fix the price, without regard
to a solitary Independent operator. 1t
was an infamy the way the press of
the country was prosttuted and lend
ing itself to befuddle the minds of the
people and deceive them into the idea
that the railroads are willing and anx-
ious to relieve the distress occasioned
by the coal famine, but somebody,
somewhere, called an Independent OPP
orator, is responsible for the present
condition of affairs.
The President deserves no credit, said
he, except for his attempt to effect a
settlement of the question, but the
actual fact is, he added, that ]. Pier
pont Morgan gave orders to his CO.
conspirators or servants to attempt
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ly and strikers. The Attorney General
had been derelict and criminal and
he is the man to whom the people can
point and say, You have murdered
all those who have frozen to death.
You are the man who deserves the OPP
probium and the hate of the poor and
oppressed of this land"
Ordered to Hold His RepOrt.
In the course of his speech, Senator
T1llman stated, after being questioned
by Senator Spooner, that w. r. Hearst
had charged that the United States
district attorney of New York had re-
ceived order from the Attorney Cen
eral not to submit his report of his in
Vestigation regarding trusts. To his
mind, he said, a case had been made
and the evidence and facts have been
unanswered. The law was too plain
| for anyone to dispute it.
Senator Beverage took exception to
| statement by Senator Tillman, which
he thought impugned the motive of
Judge Woods in issuing his Injunction
in the Debs case. Replying, Senator
Tfllman said Judge Woods went far
beyond anything ever contemplated by
any American judge. Why" he in
quired, are J. Pierpont Morgan or
his co-conspirators any more immune
from the proceedings of our courts of
justice than Eugene Debs?''
Mr.. Morgan, he said had such
sanctity thrown around him on ac-
count of his vast wealth that to i'm
prison him would cause the stars to
get out of their course or the sun to
standstill. He had brought in the
Presidents name, he said, because he
is the boss of Knox, and if Mr.. Knox
is responsible he either has misled the
President or somebody else has misled
him; but primarily, Mr.. Knox is re-
sponsible for lack of action in regard
to trusts.
other Matters Considered.
Upon the conclusion of Senator Till
mans speech, Senator Spooner said
that several senators desired to speak
on the Vest resolution and asked that
The statehood bill was then taken
up, and Senator Foraker of Ohio spoke
in favor of the omnibus bill
The Indianola (Mfss) postoffice case
was brought up by Senator McLaurin
of Mississippi, who read an article in
the Washington Post to the effect that
the postmaster's resignation was fore
ed by a brutal and lawless mob, In
denying that this was the state of the
case, Senator McLaurin said that the
President had treated him with great
courtesy, but that he was acting on
INSTRUMENTATION. The people of Indi-
anola were not lawless and brutal, but
We're heightened honorable, chivalrous.
intelligent, industrious and thrifty.
Senator McLaurin read letter from
Mr.. Chapman of Indianola, which
said the resignation of the postmaster
was submitted voluntarily and not I'M
der threats or intimidation. Senator
McLaurin said he put full credence in
the statement of Mr.. Chapman
The Senate adjourned until Monday.