The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-07-05
BARNES IS PITGHFORKED
TilIman Has His Say Before Open
Senate Regarding the Ejectment
of Woman from White House.

of Woman from White House.
A Washington special says: Sena-
tor Tillman interrupted the regular
business OF the senate Thursday to
speak on his resolution calling FOR an
Investigation into the ejeccion OF Mrs.
Minor Morris from the white house
last January. He complained that
his resolution had been pushed aside
constantly for one reason or another.
He said he never would have again
. approached the subject, "but for this
fact that the name Of the man, Assis-
tant Secretary Barnes. who must ba
held responsible for the act, had
been sent to the senate for the post
mastership of Washington"
He then detailed his efforts to have
. the nomination Of MI. Barnes rejected.
In order that he might not be accus
ed of u<fairness Mr.. Tfllman had read
Mr.. Barnes defense Of his conduct in
the Morris affair.
He also had read the statements q
Elmer H. Paine, who was he said
one Of the six newspaper men at the
executive Office when the Morris in.
cident occurred. He commented at
some length on Mr.. Paine's state
ment, saying he was the only one
of the six who had ever had any.
thing to say about the matter outside
of the newspaper. or in private con
7ersation. This he spoke Of as "re
markable," and then quoted extracts
from Mr.. Paine's statement.
In contrast to that statement he
presented what he declared to be
the actual facts in the case. These
were included in a statement from
Jas. H. Price, another newspaper
man, who had witnessed the occur
, renee. In Mr.. Paine's statement it
was represented that Mrs Morris
was treated as considerably as pos
sible, while Mr.. Price said she was
carried off like a sack Of salt"
- Mr. Tillman spoke of Mr.. Barnes
denial of another statement by Mr.
Price that a. negro man had assist
ed in 'the crual and miserable per-
formance"
He said the president had been
very Indifferent as to whether he
should get at the facts in the case,
and he could not understand why Mr.
Paine had been singled out among
the newspaper men.
He also discussed the difference Of
testimony as to whether Mrs. Nor
ris had been dragged, and as going
to "prove beyond all possibility of
dispute, he said Mrs. Morris had
furnished him with the black silk
skirt she wore on the occasion. This
was torn in many places, while there
was a round hole at one of the knees
showing that she unquestionably had
been dragged. Not only was there
hole in the skirt, but there were also
holes in the underclothSg and in
the hosiery-proof sufficient to prove
any man IAN arrant liar" who spoke
to the contrary, said the senator.
Speaking of the police at the white
house, Mr.. Tillman said there is
such a tendency toward imperialism
as would justify the use of the mil.
itary for thai purpose. If the country
wanted to go to the devil along the
lines of imperialism he could STAND
It.
Gas Indicative OF this inclination, a
young lady has married and gone
across the water, whence she Is her
aided as Princess Alice don't hold
thu president responsible for that, for
it would be unfair to hold him re-
sponsible for the course Of lot OF
fools who write head1ines, which must
be obnoxious to both the president
and the young lady,"
In closing MI. Tillman declared
that Mrs. Morris had been treated
worse than a dog" and that the pres
ident had indorsed this treatment by
appointing the man responsible for it
to the position of postmaster OF Wash
ington, where the women OF the city
would have to come into contact with
him. 'I have felt constrained" he
said. Ito do what I have done, and
if anybody does not like it let him
lump it,
There was loud APPLAUSE in the gal
leries' when Mr.. Tillman concluded
but owijg to an objection by Sena-
tor Kean the senate refused to vote
on his resolution.
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