The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-23
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INDUCED in by Senators Tiiiman
and Bailey on
THE SENATE FLOOR.
Bailey Denounced Certain Newspaper
Articles as Lies and the Prison
Who Inspired Them IS Liar,
TiIman Also Talks Plalu.
Is About the Matter.
THE SENATE FLOOR.
Bailey Denounced Certain Newspaper

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Toe recent Efforts Of the president
and the Democratic senatorial lead.
ers to reach an agreeu 5nt on the
railroad bill received further notice
in the senate Wednesday from Sen
ators Bailey and Tillman. The mst.
ter was referred to by the Texas SEN
ator in the course Of a personal expla-
nation called by Washington dis
patch in the Chicago Tribune charg.
ing Mr.. Bailey with the failure to fad
common ground, srd by MI. Tillmar
in a speech In support OF Mr.. Bailey
and in presenting further statement
from Former Senator Chandler.
In an address Mr.. Bailey denounced
the article as a lie and the author
and inSpirer Of it ss liars. The charge
in the Chicago paper was to the sf-
feet that Mr.. Bailey had been res1 1oc-
sibls for tne failure OF the agreone,
between the president and Senator
Tlllman. Former Senator Chandler
vas given as authority tor the state
nen5 that Tillman had been susp'e
lous OF Bailey, who 1t was also stated
was really oppo:ed to rate Legislation
sLd var a.sc IL CtIsis1t cCLfeleIc,
WITH Senator Aid5ich, With the pus
pose Of defeating the rate bill. After
This statement mad been read by th;
clerk Mr.. Bailey took the floor anc
said dsnberately:
II have taken no part in the ques-
zion Of the Veracity between the presl-
deao and MI. Chandler, and I had nc;
even given any public expression o..
the question OF good faith, because |
xneW nothing about either question.
I had never conferred vito the presi
dent directly OF Indirectly or witE
Mr.. Chandler. It was, therefore, a
matter Of great surprise to me wheE
ny attention was called to the extract
which I have read. That ccrrespon-
derce, it was understood, was sent by
a correspondent who Is very close to
tire Wrlue HJuse, and Is presumed TO
speak with some degree Of authority
concerning transactions there. l co
not know as to the truth OF that. and
I do not charge that his statement
was made with authority. But I
denouuce the publication as an un
qualified, deliberate and malicious
lar. denounce the man who In.
spired the statement as an uDq qlalidac
deliberate and malicious liar, or who
ever he may be and however high he
holds"
TILLMAN TAXES THE FLOOR.
The statement was made in de-
lioerate mono5on but it was none
the less impressive on that account
It was recsived with absolute silence,
and the silence continued for a few
moments, until, indeed, Senator Till
man had taken the floor on ques'
tion of personal privilege, because the
article quoted had stated that be hao
oeen suspicious Of Nj. Bailey. He
had read the part OF the correspon-
dents letter which Mr.. Bailey had
omitted, and proceeded with lis
statement. saying: "This correspon-
dence is undoubtedly a n UGH rake.
Into whose house the handle goes OF
what hand holds it I will not attempt
to say"
Mr.. Tillnan said be counted eight
distinct falsenoods in the article, but
be desired to address himself first to a
denial that he had ever been suSpici
GUS OF Senator Bailey. He declared
his great esteem and admiration for
the Texas senator, and that their
cordial relations had always existed.
Articles of this character were being
sent broadcast over the country, said
Senator Tillman, at the Instance OF
the Republican machine, to 'helud-
die the situation. As to the state
ment by Attorney General Moody
that he could see no hops for an
agreement on any amendment unless
it were drawn by the senators them
selves, Senator Tillnan said thai WAS
an adriot effort to give Color t. the
presidents retreat behind the Allison
amendment.
II do not care to pursue this sub
jecJ further" said Seuator Ttllnan,
''but that future historians may be
able 10 get at the truth as to who Lied
I shall make another contribution y
he then had read the letter sent him
oy former Senator Chandler In re
sponse to Senator Lodges denial for
the president Of Senator Chandler's
former statemsnu This letter is print
ed in another column.
BAILEY TALKS AGAIN.
When Senator Tu'nan CONCLUDED
Senator Bailey again took the floor,
and said that his attention had beer
callad to another article, prinled In
the New York Tribune OF today. a.
SAID it vas OF the same CHARACTER as
that printed by the Chicago Tribune,
and evidently they had been timtd to
bring them both to Washington a.
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