The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-17

CHICAGO, May l6.-Thc Tribune in the
morning Will publish the following from
Raymond" It's Washington correspon-
dent, III answer to the attack made upon
lis veracity BY Senator Bailey of Texas.
WASHINGTON. May 16.-when the Hon Jo-
seph w Bailey. Senator from Texas, struck at
the President OF tho United States my
humble shoulders. for that is all he did
the floor OF the Senate today, he apparently
dencc In existence, both in tho Official Con-
grcssional record and in the form OF writton
Chandler. absolutely proving that he was an
object or suspicion to the real friends OF the
Presidents railroad policy,
May Be Undeserved.
This Is not to sny that Mr.. Bailey deserved
the suspicion. but that his motives and his
acts in tho Democratic conferences. iE tho
Democratic caucuses, on the floor OF the SEN
ato and in conference between Mr. Tillman and
3Ir Moody and through Mr. Chandc< with tho
President. gave rise TO the suspicion that he
was not true TO the principle of railroad rate
legislation is clear from tho record itself and
cannot bc successfully denied,
May Be Innocent.
Mr.. Bailey may be as Innocent ms a babe
unborn. and he snys ho Is. but the suspicious
did exist: they have existed for weekss they
have been talked OF in the cloak rooms OF the
Senate, on the streets. at the White House
and elsewhere. They have been mentioned in
many newspapers and II they have not been
justified Mr. Bailey is unfortunate and his
character should be relieved from suspicion.
Quotes Senator Chandler.
First OF all. lot me quote William E.
Chandler, formerly Senator from New HamP-
shire now the president OF the Spanish Claims
commission He is the personal friend OF Sen
ator TlliLnan, he was the intermediary be-
Of tho two originated the negotiations, Chand-
ler certainly conducted thom. IL was his evil
man on the noor of the Senate. and It 10
Chandler who in effect has given the lie direct
TO the President
Says He Stated Facts.
''In dispatch sent by Monday to The
Tribune which aroused such tempest In tho
Senate this afternoon and which provoked
Senator Bailey to declare It TO be a malicious
lie and to insinuatc 1t was directly inspired
authority OF Chandler himself 1t was he who
conveyed to the White House the intimation
senator has any one TO blame 1t must be
Tilmans fricpd, William E. Chandler.
Remembers What Was Said.
In the very outset OF the negotiations he was
conducting. Chandler prepared and left at
the benefit OF the President / have not the
text OF that memorandum before me- but;
quoting from memory: it says: The railroad
Tillman is for tho Presidents court review
amendment md Will block theSr game"
Exonerates the President.
The dispatch l scnt to the Tribune was
telegraphcd my own authority and without
the knowledge consent the President.
against whom Bailey trained his batteries to-
day. and not against mo. l have not seen
the President since tho dispatch written
and have not asked him for the text OF this
memorandum of William K, Chandler, because
the text could at beet add only few words
10 the quotation l haye given
Sure He Is Correct
know am correct In the statement that.
during the course OF the negotiations. Will
liam f. Chandler, who since has accused the
President OF falsehood. made an oral report
either TO tho President himself 10 some one
representing him which much moro spo-
chc, During this talk. Chandler. in explain
Ing the difficulties In securing united action
by tho Democrats, stated in many words
that he and Tlllman were suspicious OF Bal
ley, believing he In alliance with AL
drch and associotlnG with tho Standard OIL
and railroad crowd in the Senate, but that
Tillman was watching his maneuvcrs and ex-
pcctod 10 be able 10 prevent any evil effects.
These Were Suspicious.
These the suspicious To which I alluded
In the previous dispatch having constantly
existed and having Influenced the admin
istration beyond all doubt in dropping the
negotiations with Tiilman through Chandler
and renewing the efforts TO unite tho Repub-
licans on reasonable basis OF compromise