The Irish standard., 1906-05-19
THE PRESIDENT IS ASSAILED
BITTERLY ATTACKED BY SENA.
TORS BAILEY AND TILLMAN.
Former immediately Refutes Charges
Of Betraying Friendly Demo-
crats-Cause Of Accident.

ington.-There was series of
sensational incidents in the senate
late Saturday afternoon, which
reached climax when President
Roosevelt took the extraordinary step
OF telephoning a direct denial Of
charges made against him and hav-
ing his denial read in the senate.
The event is perhaps without prece.
dent in the history of the republic.
Senator'S Bailey and Tillman violated
unwritten law by making direct at
tack upon the president in debate.
The president shattered all tradition
by making direct personal reply to
the charges made against him.
The incidents included the reading
OF a written statement by Senator
Tillman charging the president with
betraying the Democratic senators
who had agreed to stand by him on
the railroad rate bill with the under
standing that the president would
cling to his original position against
an amendment permitting court re,
view.
Following this Senator Bailey In
dulsed in a violent attack on the
president. He charged that the en-
ecutive had surrendered his position
advocating IAN effective measure"
that he had abandoned his demands
for tariff revision; THAT the presi-
dents arraignment of trusts had been
made after his election and that be-
fore that time he had been "as silent
as the grave" on the subject Of regu-
lating the railroads. The senator
closed with this statement
Let us have no more talk In the
senate and talk In the country about
this iron man. He Is clay aud very
common clay at that"
Senator Tilman In his attack on
the executive charged that President
Roosevelt had asked ex-senator
Chandler to requcst that he rally
enough Democratic votes to carry
the Hepburn bill through and save
it from any injurious amendments.
He said he had conferred with the
president and that after having full
filled his part Of the agreement. the
president deliberately backed down.
Senators Dolliver. Clapp and Car
ter defended the president against
these attacks. the former pointing to
the president MS 'the most superb
moral leadership the American peo.
pie ever had" He also praised Sen.
stor Allison. who had. he said, been
his guide aud counselor throughout
the whole consideration of the rate
question. Mr.. Carter said he be-
loved the president had been con.
ststently in favor of the house bill.
Senator Lodge, speaking for the
president, said that the president had
denied as unqualiilcdIy false tho
statement Of Senator Tillman attrib.
uted to ex-senator Chandler that Sen
ators Foraker, Knox and Spooner
were trying to defeat the rate bill by
constitutional amendments.
A statement from ex-senator
Chandler was later given out by SEN
ator Tillman in which tho former re.
itcrated the statements pronounced
by President Roosevelt us "unquali.
iicdly false"
Washington.-A lengthy statemcn;
bearing on the rate bill incident in the
senate was issued by tho White House
Monday evening. The president says
that his own opinion that Mr.. Al
lison's amendment in no way changed
the scope of the court review as pro
vidad in the original Hepburn bill is
also the opinion of Attorney General
Moody and Secretaries Root and Taft
II" adds that as to none of the amend
mcnts did he say to Mr. Chandler or
anyone else that he should insist upon
having them in the bill rs Il cOldi-
tion of his approval
Washngton.-Sena Tillman Tues
day took issue with the president in
the Chandler controversy, declaring
that he felt under obligations to defend
eX- Senator Chandler and place him
right on the records. Senator Tilin,an
rcfutcd the statement made by the
president that he did not send for Mr.
Chandler. Senator Tillman said the
letter from MIR. Loeb to Mr. Chandler
invited the latter to visit the president