Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-01-19
PRESIDENT is SCORED
Senator 1'iIlman Declares He Did
Not Do His buty
IN MORRIS EPISODE
While lmplcring Colleagues to "DO
Their Duty and Teach Country's
Executive Lesson" lie
Wept at Times.

washington, Jan. 1s.-The recent
forcibls removal from the white house
Of Mrs. Minor Morris was made the
subject OF emphatic denunciation by
Mr.. Tillman in the senate wednesday.
His remarks called out demonstrations
from Messrs. Hale, Hopkins and Dam
iel ana led to the very abrupt closing
OF the doorn and the sudden adjourn-
ment Of the senate in the middle OF the
afternoon. The speech abounded in
Mr.. TiilmAn's peculiar expressions and
was characterized by many severe and
exceptionally personal thrusts at the
president. At times ne 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 t.,...
The reference to the treatment OF
Mrs. Morris constituted the latter half
OF Q. speech based on the senator's res
oiutiou making inquiry OF the presi-
lations 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
ICED the course OF the United States In
Santo Domingo as a 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
ssnates refusal to act, denounced the
senate as willing to submit subservient-
ly to all that is asked of II and inn
piored senators to show their inde-
pendence and teach the count. rs ex-
ecutive a lesson and at the same time
serve the country. rNI NrD
With reference to 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 witness IS to show that the
proceeding had been inhuman. He in
formally presented and said he would
later present a resolution for the in
vestigation 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
presentation of the matter at all. ex-
cept upon proof Mr. TIllman declared
his intention not to be guided by their
advice and closed with the reiteration
of his determination to bring In the
resolution. The announcement occas-
ioned q number of hurried conferences,
and II Is understood that as a result
OF them Mr. Tillman will be urged not
to carry out his purpose. oo,
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
ernment has anything to fear from
u.s." uaY suti CNi aa"I h'i
rs the converse true that an unjust
and disorderly government has some
thing to fear from us?" Mr.. Tillman
asked, because IL 1t Is therein lies an
immense amount of trouble for this
country" a7 7H1
1t meant, he said. that the president
intended to set up standard and
compel the South American nations to
adhere to It, Proceeding with his quo
tations from the presidents message,
Mr. Tillman contended that 1t would
not benefit the country "to wrench and
stretch the Monroe doctrine beyond all
precedent 1t will not benefit us to
step forward on every pretext with a
poiiceman's club to enforce the claims
OF bond holders That is the sum and
substance OF the new departure"
Mr.. Culberson Interrupted Mr.. TILL
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
10 contrast the secretary's utterancss
| with that of the president"
| Mr.. Tillman quoted the executive
order OF March 2S establishing a modus
] viyendi. and speaking OF the meaning OF
the expression "modus vivend" no de-
| fined II as +" q little rope by which you
hang on to life TIL 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.. Till
man said that he expected to hear OF
him next as holding a position on the
Panama canal Would not that bt
glorious7" he asked. rt
1t was just at that moment that
Secretary Taft who had been convers-
ing with General Grosvenor vanished
through the door behind Mr. Tilman
and there was a litter In the senate
which Mr.. Tillman did not understand
SuL5ERsc rs RESOLUTION.