Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-24
STILL STANDS PAT
Washington Correspondent Chicago
Tribune Says Senator Bailey Was
an Object Of Suspicion.
WHY PRESIDENT CHANGED.
Chandler stated he and TAllman
Believed Texas Senator In. AlAt-
ance with Aldrich, Standard
OIL and RaiirOad Crowd.

Chicago, May 1.-THE Tribune
Thursday morning published the
following from Raymond" It's Wash
ington correspondent, In answer to the
attack made upon his veracity by Sen
ator Bailey Of Texas: ID 49,.
washington, May 16.-when the
Hon. Joseph W. Bailey, senator from
Texas, struck at the president of the
United States over my humble should
ers. for that is all he did on the door
Of the senate Wednesday, he apparent
ly was unaware that there was docu-
mentary evidence in existence both
in the official congressional record and
In the form Of written memorandum by
Former Senator William E. Chandler,
absolutely proving that he was an OBJ
ject of Suspicion to the real friends
Of the presidents railroad policy.
This is not to say that Mr.. Bailey
deserved the suspicion, but that his
motives and his acts in the democratic
conferences, in the democratic caucuses
on the floor Of the senate and in con-
ference between Tillman and Moody
and through Mr.. Chandler, with the
president, gave rise to the suspicion
that he was not true to the priuciple
of railroad rate legislation is clear
from the record itself and can not be
successfully denied.
"Mr. Bailey may be as innocent as
a babe unborn and he says he is, but
the suspicious did exist, they have ex-
listed for weeks, they have been talked
of In the cloakrooms of the senate, on
the streets, at the White house and
elsewhere. They have been mentioned
in many newspapers and If they have
not been justified Mr.. Bailey is I'M
fortunate and his character should be
relieved from aspersion.
First Of all, let me quote William
e. Chandler, formerly senator from
New Hampshire, now the president OF
the Spanish Claims commission. He
is the personal friend Of Senator TILL
man, he was the intermediary between
Tillman and the president. Which ever
of the two originated the negotiations
Chandler certainly conducted them.
II was his evidence which has twice
been cited by Mr.. TillmSn on the floor
Of the senate and 1t is Chandler who
in effect has given the lie direct to the
president.
"In the despatch sent by me on Mon
day to the Tribune which aroused
such a tempest In the senate this af-
ternoon and which provoked Senator
Bailey to declare 1t to be a malicious
lie and to insinuate It was directly
inspired by the president himself,
stated facts on the authority Of Chand-
Ter himself. II was he who conveyed
to the White house the intimation that
Bailey was a traitor and If the Texas
senator has any one to blame It must
be Mr.. Tillman's friend. William e
Chandler.
In the very outset OF the negoua'
lions he was conducting. Chandler pre-
pared and left at the White house
written memorandum for the benehi
Of the president I have not the tex
Of the memorandum before me, bu
quoting from memory, IT says:
The railroad senators want III
Bailey amendment but Tillmhn 4 fol
the PRESIDENTS court review amend
ment and VIII block their gane'
This Is nearly q literal quotation
but no one could have TIE teTt prooa