Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21

him no malice. self-respect compels me to
comment upon his latest utterances.
During my twelve years of service here
l have borne malice toward no man, and
am sorry to find that without provocation
that / am aware of 1 have excited it in a
han whom, until now, 1 thought to be my
friend
ut Is but my nature to be blunt and out
spoken, and l have never taught my tongue
the art of double-dealng, and If there is
and vice in men l abhor more than any
other it is hypocrisy, and am too old to
begin to practice it now.
"A brief statement of facts which are
fresh in the minds of all who heard the
senator's speech will explain my mean
ing.
Mr.. Tillman reviewed the progress of Mr..
Spooner's speech, quoting the colloquy when
he had tried to interrupt, and then remark
ed that after several of these Interruptions
lit dawned on me for the first time that
the senator from Wisconsin had intention
ally and in cold blood brought things to this
pass in order to give him the opportunity
to carry out his preconceived plan, and
l recalled that in a preceding part of his
speech he had used language which caused
me at the time to feel aggrieved, but I let
1T pass because had no desire to get into
an alteration with the senator or to in
dulge In any of those running discussions
which have marked our debates in the past
when It WAS a case or cut and thrust;
with no blows below the BELT, ~
Having shut me off In discOurteous
and brutal fashion-I had almost said I'M
gentlemanly-the senator went on to read
me lecture, to quote from my utterances
in debate in this body and from extracts
Of supposed speeches given in newspapers.
all the while deprecating the unpleasant
work he was engaged in, excusing himself
upon the plea of duty, public duty, and
claiming that he had been led off from the
orderly course Of his debate. He repeated
that phrase led off, led off, three or four
time in his anxiety to appear as a great
public censor performing the unpleasant
task solely from sense of duty. 1t was
a most excellent piece of acting and was
worthy of Uriah Heap in his most humble
exhibition of himself
"Snce when did 1t become the duty of
the senator from Wisconsin to play school
master here and presume to teach other
senators the proprieties and decencies Of
life? What justification did he have for HIS
conduct on that day? He has the right,
of course, to express his opinion of my
utteranceS and actions and as he has not
minced words or been very careful of feel
ings he must not blame me If shall imi-
tate his bad example,.
Tillman Reviews His Course.
Mr.. Tilman reviewed in detail the posi-
lions he had taken and which were the sub
ject of comment by Mr. Spooner. First. his
criticism of Maj. Penrose and Capt. Mack
lin. Mr.. Spooner maintained that 1t would
not be decent to comment on these men
because they were on trial. Mr.. Tillman
remarked that everything he had said Of
them was based on the War Department
record. Saying that Senator Spooner's un-
willingness to criticse these officers may
have arisen from a refinement of feeling
he would have passed Senator Spooner's
comments by, he said, 'if 1t had not been
for the manner of delivery and the other
actions accompanying it. and from what
subsequently followed, compelling me to be-
lieve that the senator had set out to pro-