The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-24
SOME ONE HAS LIED
Boldly Asserts Bailey Of Texas
on Senate Floor,
HE HITS AT ROOSEVELT
Lively Racket Precipitated by News
paper Correspondents - TiIiman
Corroborates Assertion ef the
Texas Senator.

The controversy over the rate bill
negotiations came to sensational
climax Wednesday when Senator Bal
ley of Texas rose to a question Of
personal privilege to make reply to 2
charge made in The Chicago Tribune
Of Tuesday by a Washington CORE
spondent to the effect that MT. Bailey
had been responsible for the failure
of the agreement between the pres
ident and Senator Tillman. Former
Senator Chandler was given as au-
thority for the statement that Till
man had been suspicious OF Bailey,
who, it was also stated, was really
opposed to rate legislation and was
also in constant conference with Sen.
ator Aldrich, with the pu:>;se of de.
feating the rate bill.
After this statement had been read
Mr.. Bailey took the floor and said
deliberately:
81 have taken no part in the ques-
ton of veracity between the president
and Mr.. Chandler, and I had not even
given any public expression on the
question of good faith because
knew nothing about either question.
1 have never conferred with the pres
ident directly, nor with Mr.. Chandler.
It was, therefore, matter of great
surprise to me when a senator called
my attention to the extract which I
have had read.
'The correspondence, understand.
was sent by a correspondent who Is
very close to the white house and
is presumed to speak with some de-
gree OF authority concerning trans
actions there.
81 do not know as to the truth OF
that, and I do not charge that his
statement was made with authority,
but I do denounce the publication as
an unqualified, deliberate and mali
cious lie. I denounce that correspond
ent as an unqualified, deliberate AMI
malicious liar. 1 denounce the man
who ins.red the statement as an un'
qualified, deliberate and malicious liar,
whoever he may be, and however hlgn
the office he holds"
The statement was made in de-
Hberate monotone, but it was none
the less impressive.
It was received with absolute 81
lence. and the silence continued tor
. few moments, until indeed Senator
rillman had taken the floor, also on
a question of personal privilege, be-
cause the article quoted had stated
that he had been suspicious OF Mr.
Bailey.
He had read the parts Of the CORE
spondent's letter which Mr. Bailey had
omitted and then proceeded with his
statement, saying:
'This correspondent is undoubtedly
= muck-rake. Into whose house the
handle goes, or what hand holds 1t,
T will not attempt to say
He said he counted eight distinct
falsehoods in the article, but he de-
sired TO address himself first to a de-
nial that he had ever been suspicious
Of Senator Bailey. He declared MS
great esteem and admiration Tor tne
Texas senator, and that their cord1ai
relations had always existed. Articles
or this character we're being sent
hroadcast over the country, said Mr.
Ti,lman. at the instance of the repuo-
lican machine to "befuddle" the sltua-
ticn.
When Senator Tillman concluded
Senator Bailey again took the floor
and said that his attention had been
called to another article printed in
the New York Tribune. He said It
was of the same character as that
printed by the Chicago Tribune, and
that evidently they t2d been timed to
bring them both tc Washington at the
same time. Pointing to the - ess gal.
lery, he said:
"I intend to put in the record upon
the statement of more than one reput-
able newspaper correspondent in that
gallery, and as rule they are as
honorable as senators on this floor.
On their authority, state that the
two chief cuckoos of this adminisrra'
ton are the correspondents of the
New York Tribune and the Chicago
Tribune.
And, therefore, it seems to be con-
elusive that this SANDER proceeds
from the white house. I hope, for
the honor Of my country, that it does
not proceed from the president him
SELF