The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-05-10
By SEN ATOR TILLMAN
He Claimed That Sposner Had Acted
Harshly Towards Him. bat Said He
Did Not Object to Being Call
ed "Rude," Because He
Was O "Rude Man."
Was Q ''Rude Man."

States Senate Thursday on the rail-
road rate bill senator Tillman took
the floor to put into the Record num-
Der of statements he had gathered to
justify bis position that the people
distrust the federal courts. Prelimi-
narily be announced that he did not
intend o wholesale onslaught uoon the
judiciary aud he acquitted the sup
RENE court especially of questionable
proceedings, although, he said, 1t had
"wobbled" more or less.
In the south, he went on, there
we're nav excellent judges, but on
the obhe, ha d some of them had been
guilty of ...J questionable and dis.
creditab!e acts" Many Of them were
he said. ur duly prejudiced in favor OF
the railroads add were wholly urfid to
be trusted with the power Of passing
on railroad questions. Hence he ar.
gued that there would be no great
risk in preventing their Interference
in such cases. 1T Is utterly absurd
to show that the judges are higher
creatures than other men," he said.
He referred to the division Of the
supreme court on the income tax case
saying that In that case one Of the
judges had changed his mind. THUS"
he said, ''the practice CT century
reversed and the country submitted
merely because Of the plea that the
highest court CT the country must be
sustained :"
Ee also cited other cases In other
courts intended to, show that some
Judges are not only not infallibie, but
not incorruptible." The first Of the
references was to Judge Smith. Nc
Pherscn Of Iowa, who was represen-
ted In an article in the Nav York
World Of the 30th of March last as
having appeared at a BANQUET to Gov:
Cummins at Council Bluffs in such q
condition as ''oou to be able to
stand up without clinging to the ia
BILE.
Mr.. Tillmau next referred to q
pleasure trip to Tsmpico, given by
three Kansas railroads to Federal
Judges Mop Pnerson, Philips and Pol.
lUck. The account was condensed
from the Kansas City papers and
showed that the judges had been
transported in special car and were
accom- panied by the general solicitors
OF the railroads giving the excursion.
Mr.. Tillman said that Judge Phillips
nad been especially commended by
the PRESIDENT in connection with the
! Paul M lrton case and he contrasted
the presidents course In this case with
his course in critic ztng Judge Hump.
nreV in the beef packers case.
I believe 1t has come to be consider
ed good law to issue iuj1nctions a.
painst strikers" said Mr.. Tillman.
and aided, If it is not the senator
from Wisconsin (Mr. Spooner) will
correct" The manner Of this appeal
to him evidently angered Mr.. Spoon
er. He rose and replied sharply say.
ing: THE senator from South Oar
DINA forgets what is decent when be
challenges me In that way.
MI. Tillman maintained that Mr..
Spooner had acted very harshly tow
ard him, aud charged him with hav-
ing been indecent. To this Mr..
Spooner responded that he would
withdraw the word and substitute
rude" This satisfied Mr.. TiIlman
who said he did not mind being called
the word, because he was rude m ID
and did not care. Mr. Tillmau con-
s!dered the case of Editor Daniels OF
the Raleigh, N. O., New and OBJ
server, who had been placed in prison
because OF a refusal to pay fine OF
80. 900 for criticising the appointment
OF q receiver for railroad by Judge
Purnell.
Mr.. Tlllnrn insisted upon with.
drawing his question and apologizlng
but Mr.. Spooner remarked that be
asked no apology. Upon an apparently
good.natured command to Mr.. Spooner
to sit down, Mr.. Tlllman and the
chair became involved in a spirited
colloouy as to who had the floor. The
decision was favorable to Spooner, who
remarked that In ordering him to
take his seat Mr.. Tillman merely had
accentuated what he regarded as "a
great piece OF rudeness." After Mr..
Tlllman had offered an apology Mr..
Spooner sat down with the statement
That be did 30 of his own volition.
Mr.. Tillman had read an editorial
from the Columbia, S. G, State con.
cerning the Judge Puruell case. up
holding the position taken by Joseph.
US Daniels and quoting from a discus
sion Of Circuit Judge Pritchard OF
North Carolina, declaring that pub
lished criticisms or even libel OF a
Judge is Lot contempt Of court. In
having the editorial read he. stated.
II have that article read with espec
ial pleasure because it does ample JUS
tics and speaks 10 the most compli'
mentary way about Judge Pritchard.
When the reading was concluded
Mr.. TLlman said be would pass Oh tt
Florid,, although he could review in
stances in his own State Of acts Of tV
rannY and indecency, but tbs Judge
committing them is dead and has set
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