The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-01-26

| am not defaming Theodore r. .ose
velt and have not allowed my per.
sonal feelings, suppCslng have any,
to dictate one utterance Of mine TO.
day l wont TO say to you, sir, that
II you will offer a resolution appoint.
ing committee Of this body, com
posed Of Republicans alone, to examine
into the facts, / will give lou the
names of four witnesses as reputable
as you or /, who will swear to the
statement [ have made as to what
actually ccurred."
Mr.. Hsle-Lst the Senator produce
bis testimony.
Mr.. Tillmsn-You present your
committee.
Mr.. II l.-And his afIl lavlts before
he stands up before the country and
assails in this rude way the president
Of the United States.
Mr.. Tll'man-Al VIII you then
II your resolution appointing o
committee to get at the facts?
Mr.. Hale-Let the senator himself
Off IF 1t.
Mr.. Tillman-It is none OF my
business. 1t Is your business.
Mr. Hale 1t 1s as much the sena
tors business as tt is mine.
Mr.. Tlllman-No, you have J1st &C
cused me OF having personal AMI imosi
ty and hatred to crafty.
DIsCREDrTs TIE PRESS.
Mr.. rIale-I DO not credit the exag.
gerated statements Of tie newspaper
press about this Incident. L believe
they are all extravagent, swollen and
not justified by the facts. but when
, yer any Senator upjI his respo lsibiii y
declares that there should be an inv 8
tigation so that we may have, not
statements, not virulence, not denuu
alton but facts, nobody on this side
vii object to that resolution.
Mr.. Tillman-I will offer 1t and put
you to the test.
Mr.. Tlllman then quoted the Cfli
cial statement concerning the Nj orris
incident and said that and said that
In ignoring the matter the president
had practically endorsed it. He added
hat he mad ben told that another
lady had been treated at the White
House very much as Mrs. Morris had
| been.
Mr., Hale again demonstrated with
Mr. Tillman for making the senate
the arena for the display Of his perso
nal prs ldices. He declared that 1t Is
not true that the senate Is inclined to
bond the pregnant hinges Of the knee
to the president and that the p-esi
dent had already learned that the
senate is an independent body. He
added that senators consult ost free
ly with him.
| None Of us hesitate to tell him II
we do net agree with him." he ad-
ded.
The senator Is wrong In undertak.
Ing tu create the impression that the
senate is surreDdering It's rights.
! lI;Ewill mot submit to this arrange
ment.
Mr.. Tillman said In reply that he
thought Mr. Ha o should not, In view
Of his own disavowal had repeated
The state m Mt that he had spoken as
he had because Of personal feeling.
Mr.. Hale replied that the senator
must be his own judi G as to that and
Mr.. Til)man answered that the STATE
ment Was unjusstited
| DENIED PERSONAL FEELING
Il say before Almighty God. 1T is
not tue, he exclaimed with feeling.
Mr.. Tillmau then read typewrltten
statement from newspaper reporter
who he said was an eyewitness OF the
| Whi, g House ir cident in which the
reporter stated that he had seen Mrs.
M lrris carr G ] CiI like ,ack OF salt
With negro at htr heels and her
| riy RI
Give us the name OF the witness, u
Mr.. Gallingcr uososted, but Mr..
Tillman declined saying that lie pre-
ferred to hold 1t for the proposed In
vestlgation. He added that he had
names CT four men who would testify
TO these facts as stated.
Here Mr.. Tillman stopped abruptly
to move the appOintment OF com.
mittee Of investigation. He sugges
ted that five senators be named for
the purpose OF inquiring into the in.
cldent.
Mr. Hale suggested that as the
motion should be- withnr wn and
brought in proper shape tomorrow
and Mr.. Tillman consonted.
Here Mr.. Hopkins inte~posed an ob
jectiOn tu the entire proceeding say.
ing that he saw no more reason why
the senate should investigate the az.
fairs OF the presidenGs household thar
that the president should investigate
the personal affairs Of the senator
from South Carolina f"
Mr.. Hale said that he bad not pre-
tended to bind any senator by assent
Ing to such resolution, but that ~
far as he was concerned he would no
oppose the resolution.
SENATOR DANIELS $ PLEA.
Mr.. Daniel then took the floor AM
entered a most earnest plea with Mr.
Tillman not to present the resolution
He evidently regarded the matter q
or very great moment and scarcel
raised his voice above cOnversa tion
> tone. He referred to his feel.ng o
, attachment for Mr.. Tlllman and said
This Is a very delicate matter an,
T | hope the senator will refrain entire
ly from presenting such resolution
as he has Indicated. 1t Is to be pre-
] sumed," he went on, that the presi
, dent will DO what is right in his ow
+ house, the house Of the first citizen Q
. the coun!ry, and regard such resolu
tion as an invasion Of the comfy G
I government"
9 Not O. ely did he reprobate the pre-
Z. sentatiOn, but he expressed regre
that any allusion had been made t