The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-09
Into Several United States Judg.
es in the Senate
BY SENATOR TILLMAN
He Claimed That Spooner Had Acted
Harsh!y Towards Him. bat Said He
Did Not Object to Beirg Call.
ed Rude" Because He
Was "Rude Man.
Was q "Rude Man."

Was q "Rude Man"
During the debste IN the United
States Senate Thursdsy On the rail-
road rate bill senator Tillrnan took
the door to put into the Record mum.
bsr Of statements he had gathered tc
justify bis position thst the psople
dist1uss the federal courts. Prelimi-
nart]y he announced thss he did not
intend 8 wholesale onslaught upon the
judiciary and be acquitted the sup
reme court especially Of questionable
proceedings, although, he said, it had
"vobbled" more or less.
In the south, be went on, there
were nar~ xcellen, jadges, but en-
the othe, ha some OF cnem had been
guilty CT .c.y Questionable and dis
creditable acts." Msnyut them we're
he said, u1 duly prejuotced N favcr Of
the railroads ado were wholly u, A. to
be Trusted with tie power Of passing
on railroad questions. Bence he sr
gued that there would DO 10 great
,isk in preventing their il reference
in such cases. lit is utterly absurd
to show that the j.:dgrs sre higher
creatures than other men, be said.
He referred to the division Of the
supreme court On the income tax case
saying that in that case one Of the
judges had changed his mind. Thus
he said, "the practice Ct q century
reversed and the country submitted
merely because Of the plea thst the
highest court Of the country must be
sustained"
he also cited other Gases in other
courts INTENDED to; show shat some
judges are not only not infallibie, but
not incorruptible." The first OF the
references was to Judge Smith NC
Pherson Of lows, who was repressn-
ted in sn article in the New York
World Of the 3Oth Of Nsrch last as
having appeared at banquet to Gov:
Cunmirs at Council Bluffs IN such 3
eozdition SIS ''oot to be able to
stand up without ciinging to the ts-
bic.
MI. Tllman next referred to g
pleasure trip to Tampico, given by
three Kansas railroads to Feders::
Judges McPhersoc, Philips and Pol
lCck. The account vas condensed
from the Kansss City papers AM:
showed that the judges had been
transported in 8 special car and were
accompanied by the general solicitors
Of the railroads giving the excursion.
Kr. Tillnan said thst Judge Phillips
hsd been especially commended by
the president In connection with the
Paul Morton case and he ccntrested
the presidents course In this case With
his course in critic zing Judge Hump
hreY in the beef packers csse.
believs it hiss come to be consider
cd good law to issue iujuactions g.
aainst strikers" said MI. Tillnan,
and added, IF it is not the senator
from Wisconsin (Ar. Spocne1,s will
correct" The manner CT this appeal
to him evidently sngered MI. Spoon
e.. He rose and replied sharply say
ing: The senator tom South Car
1oGna forgets wrst Is decent when he
challenges me In that way.
MI. Tillman naintsined that Nj.
Spoones had acted very harshly tow.
ard him, and charged him with hav-
ing been Indecent" To this Mr..
Spooner responded that he would
withdraw the word and substitute
",uae." This satisfied Mr. Ttllman
who said he did not mind being called
the word, because he was rude man
and cid not care. Mr., Tillnan con-
side.ed the csse OF Editor Daniels Of
the Raleigh, n. O.. New and OBJ
server, who had been placed In prison
because OF a refusal to pay fine OF
$4,000 foy critic;sing the appointment
ef Q receiver for railroad BY Judge
Purneu.
Nr. Tillmrn insisted upon with
drawing his question and apo!ogi
hus Mr. 2pooner remarked that be
ssked no apology. Upon N apparently
eood-nsture6 command to Mr.. Spooner
20 sit down, Mr.. Tlilman and the
ehatr became involved in spirited
colloony IS to who had the floor. The
decision was favorable to Spooner, who
remarked that In ordering him to
take his seat Mr.. Tillman merely had
sccsneustsd what he regarded IS g
greas piece Of rudeness." After Mr..
T4llnsn had offered an apology MIR.
Spooner sat down with the statement
,has he did 80 Of his own voition.
Mr.. Tllman had resd an editorial
rom the Columbia, S. c., State COZ.
cernirg the Judge Purneil case. up
holding the position taken os Joseph
ns Daniels and quoting from = discus
sion OF Circuit Judge Pritchard OF
North Carolina, declaring that pub
};shed criticisms OF even libel OF a
i76oe il Lot contempt Of court. In
having the editorial read ne STATED.
u nave that article read With espec
;sl pleasure because it Goes ample JUS
tios snd speaks in the most conpA.
mentsry way shout Judge Psitchard. .
when the reading was concluoeo
MY Tillnsn said he would pass on 20
Tlo,,da. although he could review IN
stances in his own State OF acts or ~
ranny and indecency, but tbs lucse
committing them Is dead and has set
Hls6 his accounts elsewhere. The sen
ato, said he also knew some cases ID
Georgia, but that he would take up
the csse OF circuit judge Pardee In en-
loving the Florida railroad commission
t-onn snsttsuting suit to compel the
louisville and Nashville railroad 20