The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-11-26
cts ALL WRONG -
Senator Tillman Says This of Roose'
velt-Cortelyou scheme-Helping
Wall Street-Hughes for
Presidency.

Senator Tillman was in town this
morning, says the Columbia Record
Of Saturday, and while here discuss
ed briefly a few Of the livest topics
of the day. Replying to questions
regarding the financial situation, and
the RooseveM-Cortelyou proposition
TO relieve the tension, by the issuance
of S5O,OOO,OOO in Panama bonds and
SlOO,0OO,O0O in "certifcates OF IN
debtedness,'' he said:
Helping Wall Street Sharks.
1.-THE Panama issue is all right.
That moneys going to be used IN
digging the ditch. But the other IS
all wong. It is an extension OF the
public debt in time Of peace. Inc
section authorizing the issuance OF
these securities was enacted at the
time Of the Spanish-American war
and it was never contemplated by
CONGRESS that these certificates should
be. issued in time Of peace, to relieve
an emergency merely. They were
intended to be resorted to Oh
" in case Of war-and serious
>war at that. I do not recall the exact
terms of the section, but l am sure
that the putting out OF these certln-
Gates at his time is direct vlolatl|
Of the spirit of the law. 1t may be a
violation of the letter Of the law, too,
for all I know.
'tBut even if it is legal, this pro-
cedure is morally wrong. The adj
ministration has no right to add a
hundred million dollars to the ma
tional debt, just to help a few Wall
Street sharks out Of hole that their
own cupidity and hoggishness got
them into. The country is perfectly
sound and prosperous. South Car
oIina is on a splendid basis and 50
is every other section that I have VS.
tied in my rather extensive travels
recently.
HUGHES for the Presidency.
"Whom do you regard as the most
likely Republican nominee for the
prest6eney?" the senator was ask
ed. - /
ooh, Hughes, by all means,'' he
said. 'Hughes is the peoples man.
Cortelyou is the man the corpora
tions want. The great vested inter-
ests, hate Roosevelt and Bryan equ-:
ally, and will have none of either
They want man they can rum
tsAnd you think they can run Cor
telyou7"
HHuh! Amt you been reading the
papers? Don't you know what he's
been doing with public funds at the
back Of Wall street? Could they ask
for anybody that they could more
easily?'
ssBut, SENATOR" some one said,
, :do YOU not think that the president
is going to run again, and that MS
final announcement to that Will scare
the other Republicans out OF the
way9"
"Well, Roosevelt will certainly
run if he thinks he can get the nom
ination,' was the senator's reply de-
1ivered in a tone which indicated
plainly THAT Mr.. Tillman doubts
whether the War Lord could get the
nomination now, under any circum-
stances.
Endorses Brewers Roast
ssWhat do you think, senator, OF
the roast that Mr.. Justice Brewer, OF
the United States supreme court,
handed out in New York the other
night for the president?'' reporter
asked. The senator hadn't read the
press reports Of the speech. He was
told that the associate justice had III
timated, among other things, that the
president had been resorting to the
old politicians trick, in his relations
with the corporations, Of being ''tor
the law, but against its enforce
ment."
"My opinion, ezactly,'' said Mr..
TSElnan. "Roosevelt is the biggest
grandstand player in the United Sta
tes.'
Better Salaries Desirable.
Senator Tillman is glad to know
that bill proposing an increase all
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