The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-17
Attacks Chicago Newspaper for
 Making False Statement
PUBLICATION MALICIOUSLE''
Denies Strongly the Assertion In Paper That He Was Responsible for Failure of Agreement
 President and Tillman.

Washington, May 16-rhe calm of the Senate's discussion of the railroad rate bill was disturbed today by a personal in terruption by Senator Bailey, who rose on a question of personal privilege to make reply to charge made in a Chicago paper yesterday by Washing ton correspondent to the effect that Mir Bailey had been responsible for the fail ure of an agreement between the Presi- dent and Senator Tilman. Former Sena- tor Chandler was given authority for the statement that Tillman had been suspie- ious of Bailey. who. 1t was also stated was really opposed to rate legislation and was also in constant conference with Senator Aldrlch with the purpose of de- feating the rate bill. After this state- ment had been read. MT Bailey took the floor and said deliberately:
 "I have taken no part in the question of veracity between the President and Mir Chandler and had not even given any public expression on the subject of good idilH Dttduft' hlioN HpAniiS obVhA either question. | have never conferred with the President directly nor with Mir. Chandler. It was. therefore, mat ter of great surprise when the senator called my attention to the extract which l have read.
 ''rhe correspondence l understand was sent by correspondent who Is very
 
 sumed to speak with some degree of authority concerning transactions there. 1 do not know as to the truth of that and l don't charge that his statement. was made with authority. But denounce the publication as an unqualified. deliberate and malicious lie. I denounce that cor respondent as an unqualified, deliberate and malicious liar. I denounce the man who inspired the statement as an un- qualified, deliberate and malicious liar, whoever he may be and however high the office he holds"
 Was Impressive.
 The statement was made in a deliberate monotone, but 1t was nevertheless im- pressve. It was received with absolute silence and the silence continued for a few moments until. indeed. Senator Till man had taken the floor also on a ques- ton of personal privilege. because the article quoted had stated that he had been suspicious of MT. Bailey He had read the parts of the correspondent s letter which Mir Bailey had omitted and then proceeded with his statement, say ing:
 This correspondent is undoubtedly a muck rake into whose hoe the handle attempt to say
 He said he counted eight distinct false hoods in the article, but he desired 10 address himself first to a denial that he had ever been suspicious of Senator Bailey. He declared his great esteem and admiration for the Texas senator and that cordial relations had always existed. Ar ticles of this character are being sent broadcast over the country. said MT. Till man, al the instance of the republican machine to ''befuddle" the situation. As to the statement by Attorney General Moody that he could see no hope for any agreement on any amendment unless II
 
 Senator Tfllman said that was an adroit effort to give color to the Presidents re- treat behind the Allison amendment. "l do not care to pursue this subject fur ther,' said Senator Tillman. but that future historians may be able to get al the truth as to who lied, l shall make an other contribution
 He then had read the letter sent him today by former Senator Chandler in re- sponse to Senator Lodges denial for the President of Senator Chandlers former statement.
 Bailey Again Takes Floor.
 When Senator Tillman concluded Sen ator Bailey again took the floor and said that his attention had been called to an other article printed in the New York Tribune of today. He said It was of the same character as that printed by the Chicago Tribune. and that evidently they had been timed to bring them both to Washington at the same time. Pointing to the press gallery he said:
 'I intend to go Into the Record upon the statement of more than one reputable newspaper correspondent in that gallery, and as a rule they are as honorable as senators on this floor. on their authority l state that the two chief cuckoos of this administration are the correspondents Of the New York Tribune and the Chi cago Tribune.
 And therefore 1t seems to me conclu- sive that this islander proceeds from the White House. l hope for the honor of my country that it does rot proceed from the President himself
 But if he be q man of high sense of honor he will see to 1t that senators are not slandered by his subordinates. and the miserable wretch who communicated to tfese newspapers and who sought through tbft, fn communicate the country islander on me which people might discuss rather than the issues that have been raised. he is unfit for his high office and the man who perpetrated that infamy will pay for il with his position: and If the man continues to hold his office it is to be assumed that what he has done has been with the approval of his chief.
 Tillman Commended.