Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-05-17
WAS 10
BETRkY THEM
Accused Of Being in
League With
| AIdrich

chicago. May 1.-THE Tribune this
morning prints the following dispatch
from its washington correspondent.
whom Senator Bailey yesterday bit
terly denounced:
"when the Hon. Joseph W. Bailey.
senator from Texas, struck at the pre-
sident Of the United States over my
humble shoulders, for that II all he
did on the door Of the senate today, he
apparently was unaware that there
was documentary evidence in exist--
ence both in the official congressional
record and in the form Of = written
memorandum by former Senator VIII
liam Chandler. absolutely proving that
he was an object Of suspicion to the
real friends Of the presidents railroad
policy.
rThis Is not to say that Mr.. Bailey
deserved the suspicion. but that his
motives and his acts In the democratic
conferences, in the democratic eau
cuses, on the floor Of the senate, and in
conference between Mr.. Tillman and
Moody and through Mr.. Chandler with
| the president. gave rise to the susps-
cion that he was not true to the priri-
ciple Of railroad rate legislation. -
clear from the record itself and cannot
be successfully denied.
! Mr.. Bailey may be az innocent as
babe unborn, and he says he IL. but the
suspicious did exist; they have existed
for weeks, they have been talked OF In
the cloak room of the senate, on the
streets, at the White House and else-
where. They have been mentioned IN
many newspapers. and II they have
not been justified Mr.. Bailey is un-
fortunate and his character should be
relieved from aspersion.
sFirst OF all. let me quote William
e. Chandler formerly senator from
New HAMPSHIRE, and now the presi-
dent OF the Spanish claims commits
sion.
/ Chandler Showed TiIlman Traitor.
.TIe is the personal friend Of Sena-
tor Tillmen. he was the intermediary
between Tillman and the president:
i whichever OF the two originated the
negotiations Chandler certainly con-
Quoted them. It was his evidence
which has twice been cited by Mr.. Till
man on the floor Of the senate and Il
IL Chandler who IN effect hrs given
the lie direct to the president.
I'm the dispatch sent by me or
Monday to the Tribune which aroused
such a tempest in the senate this af-
ternoon and which provoked Senator
Bailey to declare 1t to be malicious
lie and to insinuate 1t was directly in.
spired by the president. stated facts
on the authority Of Chandler himself
lit was he who conveyed to the White
House the intimation that Bailey wal
traitor, and II the Texas senator hal
anyone to blame It must be Tillman'i
friend. william e. Chandler.
In the very outset Of the negotia.
tons he was conducting, Chandler
prepared and left at the White House
a written memorandum for the bene.
At Of the president. have not thu
text of that memorandum before me
but quoting from memory, 1t says:
1.-THE railroad senators want tht
Bailey amendment but Tillman ID fol
the presidents court review amend
ment and will block their game
"This is nearly a literal quotation
but no one could have the text proba-
bly, without the permission OF the pre-.
sident
1.-THE dispatch / sent to the Tribune
was telegraphed on my own authority
and without the knowledge or consen,
iof the president, against whom Bailey
, trained his batteries today, and MOI
against me. have not seen the presi.
dent since the dispatch was writer
and have not asked him for the tex
of this memorandum Of william e
Chandler. because the text could a
: best add only few words to the quo
tation have given.
Suspicious Of Bailey.
I Il know I am correct In the state
ment that during the course Of the ne
gotiations william E. Chandler, VIII,
: since accused the president Of tn
!. falsehood. made an oral report eithe
r to the president himself. or to some
: one representing him. which was mucl
I more specific. During this talk Chand
Ter In explaining the difficulties in se
curing united action by the democratic
stated in so many words that he an,
I Tillman were suspicious Of Bailey, be
: lteving he was In alliance with Aid
rich and associating with the etandar,
/, OIL and railroad crowd IN the senate
, but that Tillman was watching hi
: manoeuvers and expected to b abl
. to prevent any evil effects.
J These were the suspiciOns TO whicl
I alluded In the previous dispatch y