The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-05-18
WHO IS LYINGq
Hot Shot In The Senate From Sem
ators Bailey and Tillman

nounce, officially, whether he dictated or in
spired the letters published in the New York
Tribune and the Chicago Tribune of Tuesday
and Wednesday. The following dispatch was
published by the Baltimore Evening News of
Wednesday,:
WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Bailey, by
inference in the Senate this afternoon, de.
nounced President Roosevelt as San unquali-
fed, deliberate and malicious liar"
This extreme language was called forth by
a story printed in the Chicago Tribune yester-
day from its Washington correspondent to the
effect that Ex-senator Chandler had written
to distinguished member of the Administra.
ton" that he and Senator Tillman were suspi-
cious of Mr.. Bailey; that he had formed an
alliance with Senator Aldrich to defeat the
rate bill or negative the results hoped to be
accomplished by President Roosevelt through
it. As the correspondent in question has sup
ported the President in the Tillman- Chandler
Roosevelt controversy, and is known to get
much information direct from the President.
it is generally believed the story was obtained
from Mr.. Roosevelt himself. 1t is also known
that Secretary Loeb is the distinguished
member of the Administration referred to-,
Senator Bailey said
Mr.. President, had taken no part in the
| question of veracity which has been raised by
| the President between him and Ex-senator
Chandler. l did not even give any public ex.
| preston of my opinion as to the question OF
good faith which the Senator from South Car
DINA raised with the President, because per-
sonally knew nothing about either transac-
ton. / never conferred with the President,
directly or indirectly, nor had | conferred with
him through Elk Senator Chandler. 1t was,
| therefore, matter of great surprise this morn
| uba n q
communication in the Chicago Tribune of yes.
terday. The communication, it is understood,
was sent by correspondent who is close to
| the White House, and who is presumed to
speak with some degree of authority concern.
ing transactions there.
II do not know this to be true, and l there.
fore decline to charge that it is true; but, sir.
denounce that statement as an unqualified,
deliberate and q malicious lie. | denounce
that correspondent as an unqualified delib-
berate and malicious liar. | denounce the
man who furnished him that information
and who inspired its publication as an I'M
qualified, deliberate and malicious liar,
whoever he may be, aud however high the
office which he holds"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Bailey's remarks,
| Senator Tillman arose to a question OF per-
sonal privilege.
"My name having been mentioned In the
article as the one who had conveyed to Mr..
| Chandler the information that MIR. Bailey was
endeavoring to form an alliance with Senator
| Aldrch, | feel called upon to say something
II have read the whole of the article.
| Coleridge tells us in Rome he encountered
seven s,enches, all we'll defined and separate
| stinks, and this correspondent undoubtedly IS
| a muck raker, and into what house the handle
goes or what hand holds that handle | cannot
say; but in brief time | counted eight distinct
falsehoods in regard to myself.
81 have never suspected the integrity. honor,
fair. dealing and purpose of the Senator from
Texas There has never been the slightest
disagreement between us from the beginning
of this railroad rate debate and | never at
any time or anywhere indicated a suspicion"
Mr.. Tillman, after saying that whatever
communication there had been had with the
Aldrich forces was in the nature of overtures
from them, added:
"This story which is concocted now and
sent abroad by the hirengs of the Republican
machine TO endeavor to muddy the waters and
cloud the situation is only indicative of the
desperate straits to which some people have
been brought themselves"
Senator Rayner may 60 to the White House
today and ask the President for permission
to reveal to the Senate the facts concerning
the conference they had when Mr.. Roosevelt
summoned Mr.. Rayner to the White House
1t is known that Mr.. Roosevelt, during his
conference with Mr.. Rayner, told the latter
Just what he told Mr.. Chandler and that if he
gives the Senator permission to tell what oc
Cured it will prove to be strong confirmation
of the Chandler Tillman story. 1t is known
also that at that time Mr.. Roosevelt gave Mr..
Rayner permission to tell the Senate the Presi
dents position on the court review amend.
ment if it became necessary.
If the President withholds this permission
Mr.. Rayner will make speech to the Senate
in which, while respecting the Presidents de-
sire to have their conference kept quiet he
will presumably express his opinion of the
whole performance.
Mr.. Tillman said that, sin order that the
record might be complete when the future
historian tries to arrive at conclusion as to
had received from Mr.. Chandler be read.
When the letter had been read Senator Bailey
rose and said his attention had just been
directed to Washington story in today's New
York Tribune ofsmilar purport as the Chicago
Tribune's.
81 intend to put it in the record, !" he added.
sand | intend to say it for the country, that
upon the statements of more than one repu.
table newspaper correspondent in that gallery
and as rule they are as reputable as the
Senators on this hoor-the two chief cuckoos
among the correspondents are the correspon.
dents of the Chicago Tribune and the New
Tribune, and therefore it seems to me con-
elusive that this SANDER proceeded from the
White House. l hope for the honor of my
country that it does not proceed from the
President himself. But if he be man of
high sense of honor, he will see to it that Sen,
ators are not sandered by his subordinates.
and the miserable wretch who communicates
to these newspapers and who sought through
them to communicate to the country Sian.
der upon me which people might discuss rather
than the other issues that have been raised
if, say, the President is fit for his high office,
he will remove the man who perpetrated this
infamy. If he does not remove him it will be
evidence that he holds his place with the ap-
prevail of his Chief
Mr.. Chandler this afternoon said that he
defed the White House to produce any letter
from him which would bear the construction
that has been put upon it by the Administra.
ton.
On Thursday Senator Bailey made public
The Chandler memorandum and fercely de.
nounced President Roosevelt for attempting