Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-16
TOday's Telegraphie News
A severe Denunciation.

Washington, May l6.-Senstor Bailey
this afternoon sent to the the desk the
publication 10 q western newspaper de-
claring that he was secretly opposed 10
railroad rate legislation, and 1t was
read. ,-
He declared that the dispatch was
seut out by correspondent close to the
White House. He denounced the state
ment as an unqualified, malicious and
deliberate lie. he denounced the cor
respondent In the same terms and the
man who gave him the information as
an unqualified, malicious and deliberate
liar, "no matter how high his station or
what Office he holds" Mr.. Bailey then
resumed his seat.
Mr.. Tillman jumped to the floor. He
wanted the entire story read, Mr.. Bailey
having only called attention TO that pOr-
ton relating to himself. This was done.
During its reading Mr.. Tillmsn's face
was study. The predominant character
istic was the blood red color, for the news
story which the clerk read 10 distinct
tones held the South Car0linian up to
scorn and ridicule, as q Senator who by
stealth sought indirectly an interview
with the President, who, several years
ago, withdrew from Mr.. Tillman din
ner invitation.
The story further charged Bailey with
being the real stumbling block 10 the
way of the. presidential negotiations on
the rate bill, of having been under sus-
picion by Mr.. Tillmsn aud other demo-
cratic senators aud of having tried to be-
tray the advocates OF the railway bill, all
of which the story said was susceptible
Of documentary proof.
The story referred to was written by
Raymond Patterson, Washington cor
respondent OF the Chicago Tribune.
Senator Tillman continuing, said in
the newspaper article he hal counted
eight distinct falsehOOds concerning him
sell, Que to which he especially desired
to call attention. That was that be had
ever lost faith 10 the integrity, honestly
and fair dealing of Mr. Bailey. He
denied this emphsticallY, aud said that
he had never had the slightest suspicion
OF the Texas Senator. Mr.. Tillmsn
characterized the correspondent as muck
raker.
"What house the handle goes into or
whose hands hold The handle / don't
care to discuss" he exclaimed. He
said that the campaign of falsehoOds
''by the hirelings of the republican
machine is only indicative of the des-
perate straits some people have brought
themselves Toto"
Mr. Tillman then submitted The
Chandler stalement, for the purpose, as
he said, OF enabling the future historian
to tell "who did the lying "
At the conclusion of the reading OF
the Chandler letter, Senator BAILEY again
took the floor, and announced that q sim
liar statement to that which he had de-
nounced { in the Chicago Tribune }, he
discovered had been published in the
New York Tribune this morning. He
wanted TO say that among all the news
paper correspondents, most of whom
were as honorable as the Senators on the
floor, the two chief "cuckoos." we're the
correspondents of these two papers.
Therefore" he said, "the suspicion il
reused that the story proceeded from the
White House. hope for the honor oil
my country that it did not proceed from
the President himself" He went on to
say that the President should take steps
to prevent Senators from being slandered
by his subOrdinales. "Tbe miserable
wretch" he continued, "who communi.
Gated this information to Ihese papers 10
an effort to SANDER NE, no matter hon
high his Office, shall lose his place, even
if he we're inspired by his chief"