New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-05-18
BAILEY is ALL RIGHT.
He Says So Himself. and He Ought
to KnOu.
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the President and to establish his own right to be
regarded. like Caesars wife. as 'abOve suspicion"
ne put IN evidence the Chandler memorandum
and portion of the dispatch printed in this morn
ings Tribune, letter he had written to Mr. Chan
0ler and the reply thereto and a page from Mr..
Chandlers diary. Then, following a not unusual
custom OF lawyers obliged to argue weak cases. he
erected several men of straw. and, with the ex-
pendlture of considerable oratorical force proceed
ca 10 annihilate them Arguing from the allegation
tlaI ne mad been unable to find any Democratic
senator who admitted having seen Mr.. Chandeliers
memorandum before yesterday, Mr. Bailey asserted
lLiat none had seen it, He bandly argued that the
Ohahuler memorandum in no way reflected on his
soou 1alth and conveniently ignored the fact that
ever Mr.. Chandler did not deny that he had de-
cIareo himself suspicious OF Baey's motives.
ignoring the fact that the Chandler reflection on
Bailey was advanced chiefly cumulative evidence
OF Mr. Chambers ability to convey peculiar impress
SONS. following as it did closely upon those alIcga-
ions which the President in justice to Senators
oPooner Knox and Foraker, denounced as "a de-
1loeIate and unqualified falsehood" Mr. Bailey
charged the friends of the President with having
brought forward discTedited witness to impugn
ms honor and good name
r ina.Iy the Senator from Texas with his wonted
ouesty, treated the Senate to a svyeepine profes-
sion OF virtue and delivered a meIodramatic nerora
ton. in which he said:
and no la ma ever charged me with double dealing
uon When man SO accuses me- IL ny o IgiluilGIo
head happen to be, will brand ACROSS his fore
iiay kno" him and all honest men may shun him
as on yesterday, Republican Senators ignored Mr.
10 Do i PIotestatons and implications and when
ne Hau hnlshed speaking discussion of the Rate bill
proceeded as usual The general view taken of
Mr.. Bailey's performance was that he had hurt
lather than helped himself. Notwithstanding the
lact that to-day he had himself under admirable
control and delivered his remarks in his most i'm,
pressive manner.
Mr.. Chambers letter to Mr. Bailey was as fol-
lows: 90 ~
Hon ]. W. Bailey United States Senator To- ASV0
Dear Sir; have your letter of to-day and IN
to the White House on the morning Of Wednes al1e
7 April II think the memorandum was not dated
pat nay retained copy is dated April 7 did NOT
therein give the President any assurances as to
cause had not seen you and did nnf fe game be-
tz i Oy awning MI Tillman had then said to
saw Mr. Tman talked With him fully fly a and a. he
e 1t toIG l.; m me InaI neither ne nor yourself
m9 9 5 SAY the the President and told him what MI
hension on the subject. I incose to you Copies
from from my diary April 10 I saw Mr., Moody, and
6a[ IN nan ana yourself on the next day. Sun
WILLIAM E CHANDLER.
Then followed the memorandum to Secretary
Loeb, and that accompanied by an extract
from Mr.. Chambers diary. The memorandum was
as follows:
The game of the railroad Senators is to support
Bailey's amendment and induce him to agree to
broad right of court review. What that is to be is
beat
him." meaning the President. Mr.. Tillman. how
ever, considers himself acting with the President
amount of court power. and will not enter into any
such game
This was accompanied by private note to Secre-
tary Loeb. follows:
Please hand this to the President privately I
am hearing an important case all day to-day, but
could see him if he wished at 1 o'clock.
The extract from the diary read:
Diary: April Il, at 9:15 p. m, saw Senator Till
at White House. saw President Roosevelt alone up
stairs: talked Of railroad rates and many other
cious At about 1870 to colonial With Tilma lS Until
uA6
Proceeding with his remarks. Mr. Bailey said that
The New York Tribune of to-day had put the mat
ter somewhat differently from yesterdays presen-
tation thus modifying the lie." He quoted to-
days article In which It said that copies of Mr.
Chambers letter to the President had been cir
culation among Democratic Senators. Mr.. Bailey
said that he had made inquiry sufficient to assure
him that not one OF the Democratic Senators had
ever the document, much less circulated it,
II did not know yesterday that any Senator on the
Republican side had seen It, but am enabled to
say now that the President showed 1t to one Of
them yesterday. and also to a member Of the
House, and if this statement IS denied can call
names"
He then declared that If Mr. Chandler had never
spoken another word there not a syllable in
his memorandum concerning himself to justify the
statement thaL ne (CnanQIer( nad impugned his
Q8aileys) good faith. He does not say that was
playing game" he went on, but that others were.
/ will say that the game played to catch
others. and very successfully" Further constituting
the memorandum he called attention to the fact
that the effort to beat the President"
with that he added Il ought to have SYM
pathized but at the time did not" He then called
attention to the fact that the Presidents author
ity. Mr.. Chambers veracity had been challenged
in the Senate by Mr.. Lodge. and asked IN view
Of lie In fbo of
people TO assail me with statement like that
from man whom they have denounced as a false
witness?" Continuing, he said:
The President did not consider this memorandum
an impeachment or my good faith. The proof of
within three days. he asked me to confer with his
Attorney General on this vital question. 1t is in
conceivable that the President, with suspicion Of
my integrity in his mind would permit his Attorney
to be in this great measure have no
words 70 express my opinion Of those who would
treat with those whom they suspect OF treachery
and only traitors would do it.
Senator Bailey then read briefly from the reply Of
1.-The Chicago Tribune's'' correspondent to his
speech of denunciation made yesterday, and said:
My statement does not seem to have disturbed
he was overlooked in my attack on the President
Perhaps he regards it as being overlooked to be
called an uhguahned' malicious liar He says ne
has not the Chandler memorandum before him. but
ne attempts 70 quote from It, Now, where did he
Chandler did not show It to him. 1t is addressed TO
It to the country and the Senate TO say who fur
nished him his information concerning it. Mr.
Those who placed foremost in battle must bear
its brunt, and am willing to accept mine 1t
means killing, and / am willing to stand my chance
II it IS to be civilized war 1t ought at least TO
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