The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-10-14
saarshalYs Summary Of IilIman Trial.
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mater up with the war department,
and the adiutant general Of tie army
dismissed the matter because he said
it was nothing but malice. was
mustared out in October, 1895.
stsI was much abused and criticised
10y Mr. Gonzales editorially in connec-
ton with the organization of an Indian
company to go to the Philippines. Be-
fore come TO that want to say there
had been considerable bad feeling be-
tween numer of officers Of the regi-
ment and myself. We ali agreed. how
ever, to make friends before we were
mustered out. SO that we could exhibit
sosonr State our regiment before we
separated and went to our homes.
The hard feeling was caused By the
nosition + took that it was unfair to
the enlisted men to keep them longer
Ia the service, when there was no
chance Of their doing any fighting.
g Ia reference to the Leeeh Lake In
dams referred TO by Mr.. Gonzales IN
ais editorials, he had said L was try
ing toskeeD the regiment IN the ser
vice afSer5I was promoted. That was
unsrne, for Immediately after my dis
charge tried 10 enlist as a private IN
s The regimeat commanded by Col.
WiIliamJ 3 Bryan, of Nebraska.
8 When the Spanish war Vesersns'
organization was Effected IN Washing
ton T was elected junior Vice Com
nnander-in- Chief, and an the second
election, when Gen. Miles was made
Eommsndes-inzCh Chief, 7 was elected
Senior Vice Commando derzin-C Chief, my
opponent being Gen. joe Wheeler.
s.I was criticised by Mr.. Gonzales
and yiliifed sFhe Leech Lake edito-
rialss we're brought ont by my efforts
to organize company OF Nez-Percss
Indians and Chippewa Indians Tor ser
vice In the Philippines. A number OF
Indian chiefs were then in Washing.
ton, wheFesI was. The army officers
opposed the. organization OF this COM
pany, fearing the Indians might learn
our methods of warfare. President.
Mckinley told me frankly that ne vas
afraid the Indians might get to scalp
ing over there. The President and my
father served in Congress together
and were quite friendly. Mr.. Con-
zales had me pictured editoriaIy in
war paint and feathers as the Chief OF
Chippymunks and Ground Hogs. He
ridiculed me quite considerably on
that point, if you can call abuse such
a thing.
On tie day after was elected Se-
mior 0ies-Gomwander Chief Of the
Spanish war veterans the press dis
patch announcing it was headed IN
The State just Poor Miles
That brings me down to the unfor-
iunate time ] entered politics. The
::drss time ] was in any political place
sgas "a 1900, when { was elected del
sgate to the Democratic National Con-
yention at Kansas City. Subsequent
30 that made the canvass for Lieu
tenant Governor and was elected
How we're yeu treated by Mr.. Con
zales during that periods' Col. Croft
asaae1l.
s AsE shznk those editorials are pret-
ST fair sample of it, the defendant
answered. -.
g / presidedsoFer the Senate in 1901
and 1892 and very few days in 1903.s' %
80 aE5zags you ever given any reason
sSsr Che statement made by Mr. Con-
-zaIes that yon were traitor to your.
nrele. and tried to defeat, him when
he ran: for ofdces'' Col. Croft: asked.
s.ssTRsts is absurd. A bsolutely I'm
7rue.,s Tiilaan declared. "The man
knew twas false when he wrote It.
7ssi You kaSs been charged with tfeat:
Tnc the Senator's as scho ootboys and
vith sdiscoustesy. Have yon ever
pSyen any cause for such charger"
asked Nj. Croft.
-. I have mot Intentionally. Tillman
replied. sIf I@had do not think the,
Senate would have passed unanimous
3y resolutions thanking me for the
manner In which I presided. -
When asked whether or not there
was anyspsior editorials rejecting on
him published in the State before
1901. Tiilman answered: ] Ehink the:
paper has been pretty devoted to me
since 1892 and to other members Of
nay family. During all that time he.
mas aeyer once let up on me nor given
a word of praise for any act OF mine. -
Counsel had quite long discussion
inst before adjournment as to whether
or not the Senate journal containing
she resolution endorsing Col. Tiliman,
cSUlQ OS 3SSu OT UOep cAikQ az" 4o4 VAO
evidence could go against the edito-
rials. !
Mr.. TilInan said that the writer Of
che editorials said that he was friend
of his father, but the editorials show
ed different thing: they were abrs-
ave and scurriious. To this question
there was objection and Col. john
stone made a fine argument to secure
ehe admission of this line of testimo-
nv. Tillman, he said, carried into
the conflict his body, his mind and
his heart, and not the files of tte
State, and he thought it entirsly
prorer to introduce in evidence what
was burned into the brain and heart
OF Col. Tillman as result Of the edi-
torials. It was the result and effect
of the editorials, the recollection OF
she wrongs. the recollection of the
abuse and the recollection of the per-
secntion that affected the mind Of Col.
Tisls,ap and he insisted that it was
ea;rely proper to show the condition
of Col. Tillman's mind.
Col. Tillman was allowed to testify
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