The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-01-20
T|LLMAN KEEPS Up
WAR DANCE ON KNOX
Why Isn't Morgan Jailed as
Was Debs?
OLD TINE BLOWS FALLING
The Houss Passes the Army Appropriation Bill
and Begins Consideration Of the D.
pa~.meht OF Con m rec Measure
--Oemccrats Oppose.
CBy the Associated Prcss.)

Washington, Jan. 15.-In the Senate to-
mert of trusts and monopolies and again
charged the Acknowledgement as being
primarily responsible for lack of action
with regard thereto.
Mr.. Tillman declared that the railroads
question. They mine end market ccal and
uestion. They mine and market coal and
fix the price, to be charged. without re-
gard to a solitary independent operator.
He said it was an infamy the way the
press of the country was prostituted and
lending itself to befuddlc the minds of
the people ard deceive them into the
idea that the railroads are willing and
anxious to relieve the distress occasion
ed by the coal famine, but that some
body, somewhere, called an independent
operator, 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 that j. Pierpont Morgan
gave orders to his co-conspiratOrs or ser
wants to attempt the arrangement be
tween the monopoly and trikers The
Acknowledgement had BEEN he said,
'derelict and criminal and he is the man
to whom the people can point and say,
You la murdered all those who have
frozen to death. You are the man who
deserves to opprobium and hate of the
poor and oppressed Of this land"
In the course of his remarks, Mr..
Tillman stated, after being closely ques-
toned by Mr.. Spooner, that w. r.
Hearst had charged that the United
States District Attorney Of New York
had received orders from the Attorney
+, General not to submit his report Of his
investigation regarding trusts.
To his mind, he said, a case had been
made and the evidence and facts have
been unanswered. The law, he said, was
too plain for any one to dispute it.
Mr. Beveridge, of Indiana, took ex-
ception to a statement by Mr.. Tillman,
which he thought impugned the motive
Of Judge Woods in issuing his in
junction in the Debs' case.
Replying, Mr.. Tillman said, Judge
Woods went fer beyond anything ever
contemplated by any American judge.
Why he inquired, ARE j. p. Nor
gan or his co-coDspirators any more
immune from the proceedings of our
courts of justice than Eugene Debs?"
Mr.. Morgan, he said, had such q
%sanctity thrown around him on account
of his vast wealth that to imprison him
would cause the stars to get out of their
course or the sun TO stand still. He
had, he said, brought in the Presidents
name because he is the boss of Knox
and if Mr.. Knox is responsible he either
had misled the President or somebody
else had misled him; but primarily Mr..
Knox is responsible for lack of action in
regard to trusts.
Upon the conclusion of Mr.. Tillman's
remarks. Mr.. Spooner stated that sew
eral Senators desired to speak on the
Vest resolution, and asked that it go
over, which was agreed to.
The Statehood Bill then was taken UP
and Mr.. Foraker, of Ohio, spoke in favor
of the Omnibus Bill.
The Indianola, Miss, postoffce case
was brought up by Mr.. McLaurin. OF
Mississippi, who read an article in tbs
Washington Post to the effect that the
postmaster's resignation was forced by a
brutal and lawless mob. In denying that
this was the state of the case, Mr.. Nc
Laurin said that the President had treat
ed him with great courtesy, but that he
was acting on INSTRUMENTATION. Inc peo-
pie of Indianola, he declared, were not
laWless and brutal, but were heightened
honorable. chivalrous, intelligent, indus
trlous and thrifty. He read a letter from
d Mr.. Chapman, of Indianola, which
stated that the resignation of the post
master was submitted voluntarily and
not under threats or intimidation Mr.
McLaurin said he put full credence in
the statement of Mr.. Chapman.
TIL Senate adjourned until Monday.