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spol.cation on my part this position
was rendered me.

after the regiment was organize
a., in Columbia we we're sent to Chick;
m aura Park and then to Jacksonville
Fla, We thought that Brooks Arm
Corps, in which we were first put, w
not to get into the fighting an
through some influence at Washing
ton. the regiment was transferred t
General Fitzhugh Lees Army Corps
which we understood was going TO /
sent to take Havana.
After the war with Spain was a
an end | felt that it was unjust to tb
privates of my regiment, who ha
volunteered to get to the front, an
who had given up lucrative position
to accept the governments pay OF 81
or Sl6 month, to keep them longer il
the service. Many OF them were mai
ried and had left their families.
i did not care to take them owe
to Cuba to make roads as though the
were in {. convict camp.
For this Mr.. Gonzales criticised
me very seriously, and said after N,
appointment as colonel Of the regi
ment. that I was tying to keep tht
men from being mustered out, Whil
I was in reality doing all l could tt
have them mustered out, so that the1
could return to their homes. He was
always very bitter towards nae. He
criticised me and tried to have n,
courtmartialled. Old George, q ne
gro, who had gone to the regiment
with me, was the pet OF the regiment
l gave him a very fine pistol. Some
little negro boys out there had stolen
it while he was down town. I took
the negro boys down and gave them {
good whipping. Mr. Gonzales ther
attempted to have me courtmartiallec
and dismissed. / was arrested anc
brought before a magistrate and the
case was dismissed. He took the mat
ter up with the war department anc
the adjutant general OF the army dis
missed it because be said it was moth.
ing but malice. I was mustered out
in October. 1898.
" vas much abused and criticised
by Dir. Gonzales editorials in connec-
tion with the organization Of an In.
dian c,mpany to go to the Philip
pines.
Before I come to that want to
say there had been considerable hard
fighting between a number Of the Of
fcers of the regiment and myself
We all agreed, however, to make
friends before we were mustered out,
so that we would exhibit to the state
our regiment before we separated and
went to our homes. The hard feel
ing was caused by the position I took
that it was unfair to the enlisted men
to keep them longer in the service
when there was no chance OF their
doing any fighting.
In reference to the Leech Lake
indians referred to by Mr. Gonzales
in his editorials be had said was
trying to keep the regiment in the
service after l was promoted: That
was untrue, for Immediately after my
discharge l tried to enlist as a private
in the regiment eommaded by Col.
William J. Bryan, Of Nebraska.
When the Spanish war veterans
was effected in Washing
ton | was elected junior yice-comman-
der-in-chief and at the second election,
when General Miles was made eom-
mandsr-in-chief | was elected senior
vice-commander-chier, my opponent
being General Joe Wheeler.
Il was criticised by Mr.. Gonzales
and yilifed. The Leech Lake Indian
editorials were brought out by my ef-
forts 10 organize a company Of Nez
Perce and Chippewa Indians fdr ser
vice in the Philippines. A number Of
Indian chiefs were then in Washing
ton where | was. The army officers
the organization Of this COM
pany, earring tie Indians might learn
our methods Of warfare. President
told me frankly that be was
afraid the Indians might get to seal p
ing over there, The president and
my father served in congress Together
and were quite friendly. Mr.. Gon-
zales had me pictured editorially all In
~ar paint and feathers as the chief of
the Cnippy-mupks and ground-hogs.
ME quite considerably on
that puint, if you Can call abuse such
a thing. On the day after l vas
elected senior vic, -commander-in-chief
OF the Spanish War veterans, the press
announcing it was heaoeo In
the State just Poor Miles.
That brings me down to the ln-
fortunate time ] entered politics.
The first time ] was in any political
place was in 1900 when / was elected
a delegate TO the Democratic national
convention at Kansas City, Subse-
auent to that ! made canvass for
lieutenant governor and was elected, "
How were you treated by Mr..
Gonzales during that period?" Colonel
Croft asked.
Il think those editorials are pref
ty fair sample Of it" the defendant
answered.
Il presided over the senate in 1901
and 1902 s.ad very few days in 1908 "
Have you ever given any reason
for the sta a5ement made by Mr. Gonzales
that you were a traitor to you uncle
and tried to defeat him when be ran
for otfice?" Judge Croft asked.
That is absurd. Absolutely un-
true" Tillman declared. The man
knew it was false when he wrote it."
You have been charged with treat
ing the senators as school boys and
with discourtesy. Have you ever
given any cause for such a charger"
asked Colonel Croft.
II have not intentionally" Tillman
replied. IF I had l do not think the
senate would have passed unanimous
ly resolutions thanking me for the
manner in which l presided"
When asked whether or not there
1Eera anv pr0r editorials ref1ectinr on