Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-01-19
THE PRESIDENT
WAS ROASTED
Senator Tillman Declares He Did
Not Do His Duly
In NORRIS EPISODE
While lmploring Colleagues to "Do
Their Duty and Teach Country's
Executive a Lesson" He
Wept at Times.

Washington. Jan. 19.-The recent
fcrcible removal from the white house
of Mrs Minor Morris was made the
subject of emphatic denunciation by
Mr., Tillman i'm the senate Wednesday.
His remarks called out demonstrations
from Messrs. Hale, Hopkins and Dan
iel and led to the very abrupt closing
OF the doors and the sudden adjourn
ment of the senate in the middle of the
afternoon. The speech abounded In
Mr.. Tillmans peculiar expressions and
was characterized by many severe and
exceptionally personal thrusts at the
president At times he wept over what
he regarded as the indignities to the
lady and his voice and eyes were full
of tears when he declared in the face
of protests from his fellow senators
that he would demand an Investigation
of the white house incident.
The reference TO the treatment OF
Mrs. Morris constituted the latter half
of a rpeech based on the senator's res
olution making inquiry of the presi-
dent regarding the status of our re-
latior with the republic of Santo Do
mingo and was added to illustrate his
theory that the present administration
is tending toward Imperialism. In the
first part of the address he character
lied the course of the United States in
Santo Domingo as great extension of
the Monroe Doctrine and said II pur
sued the policy would lead the country
into many serious complications. He
accused the president of putting the
treaty into execution in the face of the
senate's refusal TO act. denounced the
senate as willing to submit subservient-
ly TO all that is asked OF 1t are i'm
plored senators to show their indie
pendence and teach the country's ex-
ecutive a lesson and at the same time
serve the country.
With reference 70 the Morris occurr-
ence he declared that the president
had been derelict in failing TO punish |
his surbordinates for their course and |
quoted statements from persons said to
have been witnesses TO show that the
proceeding had been inhuman. He in |
formally presented and said he would |
later present a resolution for the in |
vestigs ton OF the entire incident. II |
was the introduction of this resolution |
which called out the protest from Mr. |
Daniel, while Mr. Hale objected to the |
,.presentatfon OF the matter at all ex-
lIpon FHeef 1afr. r ss.:iHan declares
his Intention not to be guided by their
advice and closed with the Federation
of h determination TO bring in the /
resolution. The announcement occes-
Toned a number of hurried conferences.
and it is understood that as result /
of them Mr.. Tillman will be urged not
to carry out his purpose.
Mr.. Tillman quoted extracts from the /
last annual message Of the president.
He laid stress upon the presidents
decision that mo just and orderly gov
eminent has anything to fear from
us"
is the converse true that an unjust
and disorderly government has some
thing TO fear from us?" Mr.. Tillman
asked, because II 1t is therein lies an
immense amount of trouble for this
country"
1t meant. he said, that the president
intended to set up a standard and
compel the South American nations &c
adhere to It. Proceeding with his quo
tations from the presidents message.
Mr.. Tillman contended that It would
not benefit the country ito wrench and
stretch the Monroe doctrine beyond all
precedent II will not benefit us Il
ster forward on every pretext with y
policeman's club to enforce the claims
of bond-holders. That is the sum and
substance of the new departure
MN |
man to read an extract from a letter
which he said had been written by
Secretary Hay in which the secretary
was reported to have said the rejection
OF the Dominican treaty would work
mo great disaster.
His purpose. Mr.. Culberson said was
to contrast the secretary's utterances
with that Of the president"
Mr. Tillman quoted the executive
order of March % establishing modus
vivendi. and speaking of the meaning OF
the expression 'modus vivendi" he de-
fined II as little rope by which you
hang on to life till you get loose or
are entirely hung"
He declared that there had been CO.
ercion in enforcing that order and
that Morales and his junta of cut
throats had not accepted Its terms
until compelled to do so by Mr. Daw-
son.
Speaking OF Morales flight. Mr.. TIL
man said that he expected TO hear OF
him next as holding position on the
Pane ma canal. Would not that be
glorious?" he asked
1t was just at that moment that
Secretary Taft who had been convers-
ing with General Grosvenor vanished
through the door behind Mr.. Tiliman.
and there was, litter In the senate
which Mr. Tillman did not understand.
~uLBERsoN's RESOLUTION.
Senate Adopts Matter Offered by the