The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-05-30
Much Bitterness.

kiUGii DiGIaTHeeS.
Washington, May 16.-The closing
days of Congress are now likely to he
marked with good deal of bitterness.
That is becoming more apparent every
day. The charges Of Senators Till
man aud Bailey that the President de-
liberately turned his back upon the
men he had been working with aud
joined with the conservatives Of the
Senate after he saw that he was beat
ten in the senate has contributed to a
large extent to the i'll feeling that is
being aroused. Many thiEs that tue
whole thing will degenerate into PAR
ty row, with the Republicans being for
ced to defend the President and the
Democrats in the position of attacking
him Mt every opportunity and &C.
cusing him of double.dealing and find.
ing shelter with the alleged raiirosd
clement Of the country. That 80 far
does not seem to be the nature of the
bitterness. It is personal one
among Senators aud representatives,
With pretty large amount against the
President. Senator Tillman has not
only made accusations that the Presi-
dent wsaS back on the radical mem.
bers Of the Senate, but he charges
that Senator Aldrioh, the man who
has come out Of this fight with a great
victory, as having urged him to 60 in.
to a combination to frame rate bill
that would deprive the President Of
all credit for such legislation. Senator
Bailey Of Texas is saying some cutting
things Of Aldr;ch, Spooner and others.
The accusation az to Aldrioh shows
the curious change that has taken
place in the railroad fight in = few
months. Aldrich felt that he was
beaten several mouths ago and feit
so bitteAy to the President that he
was willing TO sacrifice much Of what
he was Sighting for that the credit Of
the achievements ir the Senate might
not 90 70 the President. That this
Was the only and sole purpose OF Al
drich, shown clearly in his voting to
place Tillman in charge OF the rate
bill when il came from committee.
But Aldrioh kept waiting, kept post.
poning until he won over enough Re-
publieans 60 his own side to feel that
he could put through che sort of meas.
ure he had been oontsading for. OF
course Aldrieh did not believe there
should have been any rate bill at all,
but whsa he found that was impos.
sible he turned to the next best thing
Of getting bill most suited to his
ends. ....,.-.. .-... .......
The President can not feel kindly to
those men who have brought charges
against him and to those Senators who
failed TO stand by him in the carly
parts Of tho fight. If they lad done
so all the elimination and reorimina.
tion of the last few days and weeka
would have been sve;dea. -
So personal and political good feel
ing appear to be- moving away from
Washington. At the outset the pros
peot was tnat the rate bill would be
passed By combination Of Kepuhli.
! cans and Democrats aud the President
himself showed that he did not rega.d
the legislation as . party affair by
! frequent conference with Democrats
like Daniel, Of Virginia; Overman, oi
North Carolina; siumons, Of North
Carolina; Clay, OF Georgia, and others.
In several instances the President
Directed his close friends in tho Son.
ate to accept oastain amendments pre-
sented by Democrats. -. =. !. j.
! lis: pretty sut1 thing that the bit