The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-01-24
TILLMAN ON ROOSEVELT.
The Pitchfork Senator Makes Bitter
Attack on Imperialistic Tendencies.

cent IOfClOlG removal IrOII1 the w QlIS
House Of Mrs. Minor Morris was made
the subject Of emphatic deununciation
by Mr.. Tillman in the Senate today.
His remarks called out remonstrances
from Messrs. Hale, Hopkins and Dan
iel and led to the very abrupt closing
of the doors OF the senate in the mid
die Of the afternoon.
The speech abounded in Mr.. Till
mans peculiar expressions and was
characterized by many severe and
exceptionally personal thrusts at the
president.
The reference to the treatment Of
Mrs. Morris constituted the latter half
Of speech based upon the senator's
resolution making inquiry of the pres
! ident concerning the status Of our re-
! fations with the republic of Santo Do
mingo, and was added to illustrate his
theory that the present administration
| is tending toward imperialism. In the
last part of the address he character
;zed the course of the United States in
Santo Domingo as a great extension
of the Monroe Doctrine and said that
| if pursued the policy would lead the
country into many serious complica-
tions. He accused the president Of put
ting the treaty into execution in the
face of the senate's refusal to act, de-
nounced the senate as willing to sub
NIT subsequently to all that is ask
ed Of it, and impIored senators to show
their independence and thus teach the
executive a lesson and at the same
time serve the country.
The Morris Incident.
With reference to the Morris occur
renee, he declared that the president
has been derelict in failing to punish
his subordinates for their course and
quoted statements from persons said
to have been witnesses, to show that
the proceeding had been inhuman. He
Informally presented and said that he
would tomorrow formally present a
resolution for an Investigation Of the
entire incident
1t 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 all4except upon proof.
Mr.. Tillman declared his determina-
ton not to be guided by their advice
and closed with the reiteration Of his
determination to bring in the resolu-
ton tomorrow. The announcement oc-
casioned a number of hurried confer
ences and it is understood that as q
result Mr.. Tillman will be urged not
| to carry out his purpose. Prominent
senators on both sides said that the
resolution would command few votes
Mr.. Tillman's reference to the Nor.
ris incident was preceded by some re-
marks on the power Of the press in
which he charged that the president
had gradually assumed to direct the
efforts of the press until White House
news has become colored and doctored
| in the interests Of the administration.
Secretary Loeb is the apothecary,"
he said, land pills on Panama, pills
on Roosevelt, pills on railroad rates
and pills on everything pertaining to
public affairs are administered in this
way. The newspapers have been the
funnel through which this quack ply
sic has been sent abroad and when
some newspaper man refuses to print
that which the president wants there IS
great wrath at the executive mansion" !"
Illustrative of some stories which
crop out lover and through the bars, y
Mr.. Tillman said that the saddest ana
most pitiful example Of anything that
! has ever been associated with the
name of president was the recent
outrage on Mrs. Minor Morris at the
White House. He said that because
only of the transgression Of some rule
the woman sitting quietly in the Of
| fee had been dragged rudely away.
! her clothes torn, and ear ring torn out,
and thrust into carriage and taken
away.
Senator Hale Protests.
At this point Mr.. Hale interrupted
Mr.. Tillman to protest against the lat
ter's presentation concerning the Nor
ris incident. st hope" he said. delib-
erately. that I may never figure in
this body as a general apologist Of the
administration or any one connected
with it, and continuing said:
"But say to the Senator from South
Carolina that he is making statements
and assuming facts for which there is
no warrant, and that he is making the