The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-05-11
Into Several United States Judg'
es ir the Senate
BY SEN ATOR 4'IhLMAN
lie Claimed That Spooner Had Acted
Harshiy Towards Him. but Said lie
smh Did Not Object to Being Call
- ed Rude" Because lie
Was a "Rude Man."
Was a "Rude Man."

During the debate in the United
States Senate Thursday on the rail
Hs.d rate bill senator Tillman took
the floor to put into the Record mum.
ber Of statements he had gathered to
justify his position that the people
distrust the federal courts. Prelimi-
narilY he announced that he did not
intend wholesale onslaught upon the
judiciary and he acquitted the sup
reme court especially Of questionable
proceedings, although, he said, it hao
"wobbled" moro or less
In the south, he went on, there
we're navy 'xcellen judges. but or
the Other ha some of .nem had been
guilty OF 90, questiOna>ln and dis
creditable acts" Many of them were
he said, uI duly prejud,ccd in favor Of
the railroads add were wholly Ill H. to
be trusted with the power Of passing
Oh railroad questions. Hence he ar
: gued that there would be no great
in such cases. "lt il utterly absurd
to show that the dyes are higher
creatures than other m.n,' he 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 century
reversed and the country submitted
merely because Of the plea that the
hphest court Of the country must be
8dsbained."
He also Cited other cases in other
courts intendt d tOi show that some
Judges are not only not lnfallibie, but
not incorruptible. The first of the
references was to Judge Smith Nc
Phefson Of Iowa, who was rcpresen-
ted In an article in the New York
n World Of the 3Obh of March last as
fnavIng appeared at bar Quet to Gov:
Cumming at Council Bluffs Ia such 8
condition as not to be able to
stand up without o.inging to the TIA
BILE.
Mr.. Tillman next referred to 8
pleasure trip to Tampico, given b.
three Kansas railroads to Federa
Judges McPherson, Philips and PJl
lock. The account was condensed
showed that the judges had beer
transported In special car and were
accompanied by the general solicitors
OF the railroads giving the excu' sion.
Mr.. Tillman said that Judge Phillips
had been especially commended by
the president In connection with the
Paul Morton case and he contrasted
the presidents course in this case with
his course In critic zlng Judge Hump
hfeY In the beef packers case.
believe 1t has come to be consider
cd good law to issue INJUNCTION, a
gainst strikers," said Mr.. TDlman,
and added, If it Is not the senator
from Wisconsin (Mr. Spooner will
correct" The manner or this appea.
TO him evidently angered Mr.. Spoon
er. .-0se and replied sharply say
lug: ''Ihe senator from South Oar
Olina forgets wi at is decent whom he
challenges me In that way.
Mr.. Tillman maintained that Mr..
Spooner had acted very harshly tow.
atahhim, and charged him with hav-
ing been indecent. To this Mr.
Spooner responded that he would
withdraw the word and substitute
rude" This satisfied Mr.. Tillman
who said he did not mind being called
the word, because he was rude man
and did not care. Mr. Tillmau con-
sidered the case Of Editor Daniels of
%ffaSs Raleigh, N. O., New and OBJ
e )Fer, who had been placed In prison
because OF refusal to pay o fine OF
$4,000 for criticiBing the appointment
OF 8 receiver for railroad by Judge
Purnell.
Mr.. Tillmrn insisted upon with.
drawing his question and apo.og zlng
but Mr. Gpooner remarked that he
asked no apology. Upon an apparently
good. natured command to MI Spooner
to sit down, Mr., Tillman and the
chair became involved In spirited
collOquy as to who had the floor The
decision was favorable to Spo0ner, who
remarked that in ordering him tt
take his seat Mr.. Tillman merely had
accumulated what he regarded as "a
great piece Of rudeness. After Mr.
TIllman had offered an apology Mr.
Spooner sat down with the statement
that he did 30 OF his own volitlon.
Mr.. Tillman had read an editorial
tAOh ~ OChOO SOi'
cerning the Judge Purnell case, up
holding the position taken by Joseph.
us Daniels and quoting from discus.
sion OF Circuit Judge Pritchard OF
North Carolina, decaging that pub
lished criticisms or even libel of q
jutSG iB not contempt Of court. In
having the editorial read he stated
j have that article read with esptc
ial pleasure because IT does ample jus
tice and speaks In the moDt compli
mentary way about Judge Pfitchard. )
When the reading was concluded
MIR. Tillman said he would pass on tc
Florida, although he could review In
stances In his own State of acts OF tY
1annY and indecency, but this Judge
committing them is dead and has set
tied his accounts elsewhere. The sen
ator said he also knew some cases ir
Georgia, but that he would take ul
the case Of Circuit judge Pardee in en-
joying the Florida railroad commission
from lnstituting suit to compel the
Louisville and Nashville railroad tt
reduce It's fares from four to three
cents mile He charged that Pardee
ought to be impeaohed for his course.
Mr. Tillman next paid his respects
to tho Case Of Judge CHARLES 8. Wayne