The National tribune., 1906-05-17

to by Senator Carter. of Montana. who
was in turn attacked by Senator Bailey
the Democratic leader. who said that
the President was not a man OF iron,
but a man of clay, and very common
clay at that" Then Senator Tillman. of
South Carolina, entered the arena with
a long. carefully y-prepared statement,
which he explained he would read from
type written manuscript, because the
matter was so extremely important
that he could not trust himself to speak
eXtempore.
In this he said that on the evening
of March 81, 1906, ex-senator William
E. Chandler told him that the Presi-
dent desired to get into communica-
ton with him in regard to the Rate
bill and desired his help against GER
tain Republican Senators, naming
Knox, Spooner and Foraker, who were
trying to destroy the bill by amend
ments. In the course of the negotia-
tions between the President and SEN
was reached that the court review
should be limited to two points:
1. An inquiry whether the Commits
sion had acted beyond its authority.
2. Whether it had violated the con-
stitutional rights of the carrier.
Messrs. Tillman and Chandler agreed
with the President that far, but urged
in addition some prohibition upon the
Courts issuing eX-parte injunctions.
The President said that there was no
need of enlargement upon that point.
as he was heartily in favor of such
restriction. After a conference with
Senator Bailey the President was in
formed that there would be no diff
Guilty in mastering enough Democrats
to aid the Republicans in carrying the
bill through as against the insurrec-
tionary Senators headed by Senator
Aldrich. These negotiations went on
until April IS, when Attorney General
Moody was brought into the consulta-
ton as the representative of the Presi-
dent and his adviser on the law Per-
feet accord was arrived at with Mr.
Moody, who framed an amendment,
which was accepted by Tillman and
Bailey, and for which they promised
to get 26 votes and possibly one or two
more, while the President was 10 get
20, thus making it sure thing They
continued to regard the amendment as
binding until they learned of the Pre5i-
dent summoning the So newspaper cor
respondents to the White House, May
4, and announcing to them that all he
wanted was the Allison amendment
This was a notice that Democratic help
was not wanted, and that he dissolved
relations with Tillman, Bailey and the
men whom they had brought TO the
Presidents support.
Senator Lodge called up the White
House by telephone. and inquired OF
the President as to the correctness of
Mr.. Tillman's statements. receiving
from him a reply that so far as the
statement reflected upon Senators For
aker. Spooner and Knox it was "a de-
liberate and unqualified faIschood .
Senator Bailey called the attention of
dent had not denied that ne had sent
ex-senator Chandler to see the SEN
ator from South Carolina, and Senator
Lodge said il must be perfectly obvi-
Gus that the President admitted that
he had had conversations with Senator
Chandler on the subject, as he had had
with dozens and scores of other men,
Senator'S or not, Of both parties.
The whole Importance of this epi-
sode depends upon the operation OF
the so-called Allison amendment.
Whether it is more liberal TO the rail-
roads than has been expected or de-
sired can only be determined by prac-
tical operation. The whole Rate bill
Is an experiment, and no man can tell
just how it is going to work out In
actual practice. So that it is a waste
of time and nervous energy to go into
spasms over a provision the actual
workings of which not even the wisest
railroad man or lawyer can foresee.
The Democrats are naturally cha
grined that the control of the bill has
nassed from their hands back into
those of the leaders of the Republican
Party. and it is to be expected that they
will say bitter things about the new
provision.
Ex-senator Chandler supports Till
man by the statement that he fChand-
ler) was summoned to the Whitc
House, informed that the President
was much troubled by the course OF
Senators Knox, Spooner and Foraker
that he had come to a complete dis
agreement with them. and that ht
wanted 10 know if he could secure
Democrats enough to pass the bill ir
the form that he desired. Mr.. Chand-
Ter saw Senators Bailey and Tillman
ana made the arrangement as Tillmar
narrated. The President announce,
that he will withhold reply to Chandler
and Tillman uatii Attorney Genera
! Moody's return.
The telephone officials are quite sure
that the lOng-distance telephone il
! modifying the dialects of the United
| States in a most remarkable disappear
ance Of the peculiarities which onc'
marked the Yankee, the Southerner ant
possibly residents of other portions U
the country. They account for this b.
| the fact that when one speaks througi
| the telephone he naturally raises hi
voice, and adopts what he would con
slider his clearest enunciation to max.
| himself understood. While the tele