The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-01-19
TILLAAN BITTERLY
ARRAIGNS ROOSEVELT
He DEMANDS AN INVESTIGATION OF
THE MORRIS OUTRAGE.
Fierce DenunciatlOn of the President by
South Carolina SenatOr-Senate Alb
ruptly Adjourned.

the White House OF Mrs. Minor
! Morris was made the subject Of
emphatic denunciation by Senator
| Tillman in the senate on Wednes-
day. His remarks called out re-
monstranceS from Senators Hale.
Hopkins and Daniel, and led to the
very abrupt closing of the doors
and the sudden adjournment O. the
senate in the middle Of the FORE
noon.
The speech abounded in Senator
Tillman's peculiar expressions and
was characterized by many severe
and exceptionally personal thrusts
at the president. At times he wept
over what he regarded as the lndlg-
mites to Mrs. Morris and his eyes
were full of tears. when he declared
in the face of protests from his fel-
low senators that he would demand
an investigation Of the White
| House incident.
! With reference to the Morris oc-
currence, he declared that the pres
ident had been derelict in failing
to punish his subordinates for their
course and quoted statements from
persons said to have been Witness
es. to show that the proceeding
had been inhun1an. He informally
presented and said that he would
tomorrow formally present a reso-
luton for an investigation of the
entire incident.
1t was the introduction Of this
resolution which called out the pro-
test from Senator Daniel, while
Senator Hale objected to the pres
entation of the matter at all, ex-
cept upon proof Senator Tllln1an
declared his determination not to be
guided by their advice, and closed
with the reiteration Of his determl-
nation to bring in the resolution to-
morrow. The announcement OCCa-
stoned number Of hurried confer
ences. and it is understood that as
a result Senator 1illman will be
urged not to carry out his purpose
| Prominent senators on both sides
Esaid that the resolution would COM
n1and few votes.
sUPPRESsI THE PRESS.
Senator Tillnans reference t.
the Morris incident was preceded
bv some remarks on the power OF
the press, in which he charged that
the president had gradually assu1n'
ed to direct the efforts Of the pres:
until White House news has be-
come colored and doctored III the
interests of the administration
"Secretarv Loeb is the apothecary,
ihe said. and pills on Panama, pills
on Roosevelt, pills on railroad rates
and pills on everything pertaining
to public affairs are administered II
tbs way. The newspapers have beer
the funnel through this quack phys
ic has been sent abroad, and wher
some newspaper man refuses tc
print that which the president
wants, there is great wrath at the
executive mansion.
Illustrative of some stories which
crop out lover or through the bars
Senator Tillman said that "the sad
dest and most pitiful example OF
anything that has ever been asso'
ciated with the name Of president
was the recent outrage on Mrs
Minor Morris at the White House.
| He said that because only OF tll(
transgression of some rule the Wo'
man sitting quietly in the Office hao
been dragged rudely away. hel
clothes torn, an earring torn out
and thrust into a carriage and taker
away. -.
Senator Hale: Il do not crcdl