Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-23
Editorial Comment
WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.


tho thread Of the story is being lost
in the serial sensation now running in
tho Washington dispatches. "Baily
Accuses" "Tillman Is Angry"
"Chandler Hits Back" ETC., etc, until
one must needs stop TO think Of what
It's all about. Many members Of the
senate, the President Of the United
States, the attorney general, an cx.sec.
rotary OF the navy, and now two Of the
leading newspaper correspondents,
have been drawn into the fray, all Of
them, from the President down, issuing
open letters, denying, affirming, accus.
ing, and rescnting the statements Of
one another.
II appears to man mp n tree i the
only safe place for viewing the con
Aict just now-that the President, lack.
Jog assurances from Aldrich, Foraker,
SPooner and other Republican leaders
Of the senate. ~ 10 their support Of his
position on the railway rate bill amend.
msnts. and fearful for the fate Of the
bill, requested an interview with ex.
senator Chandler, and scnt Chandler tn
bsnatorv 'Tillmsn and Bailey, leaders
% tho Democratic side, to sec what
could De- done In that direction. The
President says this step WAS suggested
- hmIby person unnsmed), and hs
understood that the overturcs original.
ID with Bailey and riIiman. a view
which the two senators, now emphatic.
ally Deny. But Tillman asd Bailey, 81
tho President request, extended
through Chandler, did CONFER with Al.
tosnsy General Moody. tnt
ID" Meanwhile other wires were being
pulled, and, not q little TO the surprise
:. tho whole nation, harmony was sud.
denly restored In the Republican ranks
In the senate, and u WAS announced
that the majority would vote solidly for
the Allison amendments, which also
were satisfactory to the President. Nv.
identity, there had been surrender on
The part Of either the President or the
"iswyers Of the senate" who had
been fighting him. The true inwardne.s
Of the deal still awaits calculation.
Tillmau and Bailey watched the ex.
eeution Of the program with rising
eholer. and Tillman's feeling. burst
forth In u TRADE in which he revealed
the story Of the Chandler negotiations,
and quoted on Chambers authority, un.
complimentary remarks made by the
President in speaking of Aidrich, For.
aker and others. Bailey put in his oar,
attacking the President bitterly. Not
y day hns passed since then without n
letter or statement or speech In the
senate. or similar contribution to the
literature Of this historic squab,ie.
In its latest phess, Bailey and tho
President. with two newspaper cores
pondents. are the central figures. The
Washington dispatches to tho New
York Tribune and to the Chicago Tr.
hume simultaneously accused Bailey
~ being n secret enemy Of the railway
rate bill. II liz the truth that hurts
the most. Bailey. undoubtedly. has
fought the bill more viciously and ~.
fectively than any, other member Of
the senate, always on constitutional
yroundn,' and pretending stiil 10 few.
or rate legislation.
fi'l ff.'N t1H NlfNhh Ntf
Bailey was furious when he read
these attacks, and, in, y dramatic speech
in tho senate. accused the President Of
having inspired them. This the cor,
respondents n explicitly deny and hint
broadly at do'yw'stsrys,, proof Of
Bailey's perndy. t,,,t,su..,,..
let the war % an. u Bailey gate