The San Francisco call., 1906-05-17
BAILEY MAKES ANGRY
SPEECHIN THE SENATE
Texan Charges That Some One in High
Office Is a Malicious Liar.
DUBs CERTAIN JOURNALISTS WHITE HOUSE CUCKoOs

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WASHINGTON, May 1s.-The calm
Of the Senate's discussion of the rail-
road rate bill was disturbed today by
a personal interruption by Senator
Bailey, who arose to question Of per-
sonal. privilege 10 make reply to a
FIRST -TILLMAN-RUSH.. .-...-..
charge made in the Chicago Tribune
yesterday by a Washington CORE
spondent to the effect that Bailey had
been responsible for the failure of the
agreement between the President and
Senator Tilinnan.
Former Senator Chandler was given
as authority for the statement that
Tiilrnan had been suspicious Of Bal
ley, who, it was also stated, was really
opposed to rate legislation and was
also in constant conferences with
Senator Aldrieh with the purpose Of
defeating the rate bill.
After this statement had been read
Bailey took the floor and said delib-
erateiy:
have taken no part in the question Of
veracity between the President and Mr
public expression on the question OF good
faith, because / knew nothing ABOUT
either question. ! had never conferred
with the President directly nor with Mr..
Chandler. 1t was, therefore, a mdltef
CT great surprise to me when a Senator
ca LEO ms attention to the extract which
I have had read That correspondence,
Il was understood. was sent by a CORE
Spondent who Is very close TO the White
House and is presumed 10 speak with
some degree of authority concerning
transactions there ! do not know as 10
the truth of that and ] do not charge
thority. But / 6enounce the publicat ton
as an unqualified. deliberate and MALI
cioas lie I denouace that correspondent
as an unqualified. deliberate and mali
spired the statement as an unqualified,
deliberate and malicious liar, whoever
he may be, and however high the office
he holds.
crate monotone, but Il was none the
less impressive on that account 1t
was received with absolute silence
and the silence continued for a few
until. indeed. Senator Till
man had taken the floor also on a
question OF personal privilege. be-
cause the article quoted had stated
that he had been suspicious of Bailey
He caused 10 be read the parts of the
correspondents letter which Bailey
had. omitted. and then proceeded with
his statement. saying:
This core spondent is undoubtedly a
muck rake. Into whose house the handle
gees or what hand ho4os 1t / Will not at
tempt 10 say.
He said, he counted eight distinct
falsehoods in the article. but he de-
sired % address himself first to de-
nial that he. had ever sbeen suspicious
Of Senator Bailey He declared his
great esteem and admiration for the
Texas Senator, and said that their
cordial relations had always existed.
When Senator Tillman concluded
Senator Bailey again took the floor
ana said that his attention had been
called TO another 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 10 bring them both to Washing
ton at the same time Pointing 10 the
press gallery he said:
intend 70 put in the Record. upon fLe
statement Of mare than one reputable
per respondent in that gallery
and as z rule, they are as honorable
as Senators on this sfloor-on their au-
thorify state that the two chief cuckoos
Of this administration are the CORE
spondents OF the New York Tribune and
And. therefore, Ii seems to me con-
elusive that this SANDER proceeded from !
the White House: ] hope. for the honor
of my country. that 1t does not proceed
from the President himself
But II ne be & man OF high sense Of
honor he viii see 20 II that Senators are
not slandered By his subordtnates. and
the miserable wretch who communicated
10 these newspapers and who sought
through them TO communicate to the 1
country SANDER on me which people 1
night discuss, rather thar the issues that
have been raised. is unit for his high !
1fnce, and the man who perpetrated that /
nfamy viii pay for II with his position, I
and II the man continues to hold his |
ofhce II is 10 be assumed that what he |
las done has been with the approval OF |
his chief