The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-18
The Memorandum.

Then followed the memorandum 10 sec
rotary Loeb that was accompanied by an
extract from Mr. Chambers diary. The
memorandum was as follows: THE game
of the railroad senators is TO support
Baileys amendment and induce them TO
agree to broad right of court review.
What that is to be is not certain, but the
principal object is to beat him., mean
ing the President. Mr. Tillman, however
considers himself as acting with the
President TO pass the review clause with
the minimum amount of court power and
will not enter into any such game.
This was accompanied by a private note
to Secretary Loeb as follows:
please hand this to the President pri-
vately. l am hearing an important case
all day today, but could see him II he
wished at l o'clock" The diary extract
read DIARY: April II at 9:l5 p. m. Saw
Senator Tillman at the Colonial about
railroad rate legislation. At $3.50 at White
House saw President Roosevelt alone up
stairs. Talked of railroad rates and many
other things for more than an hour. He
was very gracious. At about 1890 to CO.
lonlal with Tillman until 1l:45."
Proceeding with his remarks, Mr.. Bailey
said that the New York Tribune of today
had put the matter somewhat different
from yesterdays presentation, thus mod
flying the lie" lie quoted today's article
in which it was stated that copies of Mr..
Chambers letter to the President had
been in circulation among democratic sem
ators. TO this statement Mr.. Bailey gave
special attention. saying he had made
inquiry sufficient to assure him that not
one of the democrats had ever seen the
document much less circulated 1t. Il did
not yesterday know that any senator on
the republican side had seen It, but | am
enabled to say now that on yesterday
the President showed it to one of them
and also to a member of the House. and if
this statement is denied | can call
names"
Did Not Play Game.
He then declared that If Mr.. Chandler
had never spoken another word there
was not a syllable in his memorandum
concerning himself to justify the state
ment that he (ChandleD had impunged
his (Baley'sl good faith. ''He does not
say that ! was playing game he went
on, ''but that others We're. | Will say
that the game was played to catch others
and very successfully. Further constru-
ing the memorandum. he called attention
to the fact that the effort was to beat
the President"
with that" he added, II ought/to have
sympathized, but at the time did not ="
He then called attention to the fact that
upon the Presidents authority Mr..
Chambers veracity had been challenged
In the Senate by Mr.. Lodge, and asked 4:
''In view of that fact does 1t lie in the
mouth of those people to asasll me with
a statement lick that from man whom
they have denounced as false witness?"
Continuing he said: 1.-THE President
did not consider this memoranda a pre-
sentiment OF my good faith. The proof
of that is with the memoranda before
him. within three days he asked me to
confer with his attorney general on this
vital question.
cit is uncomfortable that the President,
with suspicion of my integrity In his
mind would permit his attorney general
to transmit to me an amendment intended
to be incorporated in this great measure.
! have no words to express my opinion
of those who would treat with those
whom they suspect of treachery and only
traitors who do it.
Being Overlooked.
Senator Bailey then read briefly from
the reply of the Chicago Tribunes cor
respondent to his speech of denunciation
made on yesterday, and continuing said:
my statement does not seem TO have
disturbed the correspondent of that paper
because he says he was overlooked in
my attack on the President. Perhaps he
regards 1t as being overlooked to be
called an unqualified, malicious liar. He
says ne has not lIt CHdHuitT
before him, but he attempts to quote
from It, Now where did he see It, / did
not show it to him. Ex-senator Chandler
did not show it to him. 1t is addressed
to Mr.. Loeb, the Presidents secretary.
] will leave it to the country and to the
Senate to say who furnished him his in
formation concerning 1t.
Mr. President-"I know what are the for
tunes of war. Those who are placed fore
most In battle must hear its brunt, and |
am willing to accept mine. 1t means
killing and | am willing to stand my
chance if it Is to be a civilized war. II
ought at least to be contest of the
common fairness shown by prize fighters
there ought not to be a blow below the
belt"
The Texas senator spoke of his own
faults, admitting that he has at times
been justly been called arbitrary. dicta.
torial. incorporate in speech and rash
but he declared that he had never inten-
tionally done a man an injustice, and that
he had never done wrong without max
ing reparation, when the fault was called
to his notice. He said that no man ever
before had imputed TO hin, a lack Of can
DOR no man had ever charged him with