The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-05-24
THE SEN ATE FLOOR.
BsiIey Denounced Certain Newspaper
Articles as Lies and the Person
WHO Inspired Them IS Liar,
TiiImau Also Talks Plalu.
Is About the Matter.

anl ths D,m 1cratic senatorial lead
ers to reaah sa agreement on the
rsiirosl bill recslved further nosics
in the senate Wednesday from SEN
ators Ballsy and Tlllman. The mat.
ter was refsrrsd to By the Texas SEN
asor In the c,urss Of a personal exp!a.
nation called by a Washington dds
patch In the Chicago Tribune chsrg.
ing Mr.. Bailey with the, failure 20 dlo
common ground. and BY Mr.. Tillnsn
In q speech in support Of Mr.. Bailey
and In presenting further statement
from z ,rmer Senator Chsndler.
b In an address Mr.. Bailey denounced
the article as a lie and the author
and inspirer Of it Ts liars. The charge
Id the Chicago paper was to the ef-
feet that Mr.. Bailey had been respon-
,sibls for the failure Of the agreement
between the president and Senator
'Tlllmau. Former Senator Chandler
was given as authority for the state
rnent that Tillman had been suspic
1ous of Bailey, who Ii was also stated
was really oppo>ed to rate legislation
snd vas also IN ctCstapt confereIce
with Senator Aldrich, with the pur
pose OF defeating the rate bill. After
this statement had bean read by the
clerk Mr.. Bailey took the floor and
said deliberately:
II have taksn no part In the quss-
tion of the veraclty between the presi-
dent and Mr.. Chandler, and / had not
even given any pubic expression on
the question Of good faith, because ]
knew nothing about either question.
I had never conferred with the presi
dent directly or indirectly or with
Mr. Chandler. It was, therefore, a
matter of great surprise TO me wnen
nv attention was called to the extract
which I have read. That correspon.
tdence, it vas understood, was sent bY
q CORES pou6ent who Is very close to
the WnlIe House, and Is presumed to
speak with some degree Of autnoritg
concerning transactions there. DO
not krow as to the truth OF that. and
I do not charge that his statement
was made with authority. But l
tlenouncsi the publication Us an IN.
.ouslid.d deliberate and malicious
lar. T denounce the man who IN.
.spirad the statement as an unqualified
deliberate and malicious liar, or who.
ever he may be and however high ne
holds"
TILLMAN TAKES THE FLOOR
The ststemenu was made in de-
iberate monotone, but it was none
the less impressive on that account
Tt was II csiged with absolute silence,
and the silence continued for . few
moments, until, indsed, Senator Till,
man had taken the floor on & qaes;
tion of personal privilege, because the
article Quoted had stated that he had
bsen suspicious Of NJ. Bailey. He
had read the part Of che correspon.
dents letter which Mr. Bailey had
omitted, and proceeded with his
statement, saying: "This correspon:
-dence is undoubtedly a much rake.
Into whose house the handle goes O..
what hand holds 1t will not attempt
to say"
MI. Tillnasn said he counted eight
4listincs fslsenoods in the article, but
hs desired to address himself first to q
denial that he had ever been suspici
Gus of Senator Bailey. He declared
his great esteem and admiration for
the Texas senator, and that their
cordial relations had always existed.
Articles OF this character were being
sent broadcast over the country, SAID
Senator Tillman, at the instance OF
the Republican machine; to 'oe1uo-
die the situation. AS to the state
ment by Attorney General Moody
that he could soc no hope for an
agreement on any amendment unless
it were drawn by the senators them
selves, Senator Fillnsn said that was
an adriot effort to give color N tue
presidents retreat behind the Allison
amendment.
II do not care to pursue this sub
Jet further" said Seustor Ttllman,
but thai future historians may be
able 60 GIT at the truth as to who Lied
] shall make anotnsr contribution ,
He then had read tile letter sent him
by former Senalor Chaodler in re
sponss to Senator Lodges denial tor
the president OF Senator C1andler's
former statement. This letter Is print.
ed In another column.
BAILEY TALKS AGAIN.
When Senator Tll'man concluded
Senator Bailey again took the floor,
and said that his attention had been
called to smother article, prinfed 10
the New York Tribune OF today. He
said it was Of the same character rs
thst printed by the Onicsgo Tribune,
and evidently they had been timed to
bring them both to Washington at
the ,ssme time. Pointing to the press
gallery he said: -.
II intend to put In the record upo
the statement Of more than one repu
table newspaper correspondent In tina
gallery, and as rule they are as non
orable ss senators on this floor, %
their autority I state that the two
chief cucoos of this administration
arc the correspondents OF the New
York Tribune and the Chicago Trib'
ane.