The evening world., 1909-01-11

WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator TIL
man got out his pi;chfork to-day, and
Jabbing 1t into President Roosevelt,
held the President alo,t for full inspec.
ton OF the Senate and the country at
large while in a characteristics tearing
speech he answered the charge OF the
nations Chief Executive that he had
lied In connection with the Oregon
land grabs.
He also replied In full to the accu-
sation from the White House that ne
had eXerted his official influence az
Senator ind for his own benefit TO
Northwest in order that he might be
able to purchase land held by the
Southern Oregon Company and
granted to the State OF Oregon in l$S
for the construction of a military road
The Senator directly accused the
President OF personal malice and cum
ning In making the charges. and prac-
tlcahy declared that Mr.. Roosevelt
was shielding his dear friend Harri-
man" in Illegally holding cocoon acres
OF the public domain, while he attacked
him (TillmaD for wanting to buy Lilo
acres.
The President hates me and would
destroy me- he said
Senator TiIlman emphat.ca!ly denied
any untruth or wrongdoing and de-
manded an investigation ~ the Senate.
Crush In the Senate.
A great throng sought admission to
the Senate to hear Mr.. Tillman. The
public galleries were also opened at an
early hour and were promptly filed
The card galleries usually remain closed
until 1885. but the pressure was so
great thAt they were opened an hour
earlier to-day, and by the time ingress
became possible the throng was so dense
and the rush SO strong that women
screamed and many OF them had their
wraps torn from them, Probably not
one-ffth Of the people in the corridors
found access to the galleries.
A man who gave his name as c. L.
L. Crout. OF this city, caught in the
crush OF the Senate galleries, was in.
jured about the head and tainted
Senator Tillman was applauded as he
arose to speak. and his address was
punctuated by hand-clappng and some
laughter.
I'm my public work here" said Sen.
ator Tillman, Il have not hesitated to
criticise and comment on the official ac.
lions and utterancei of President
Roosevelt and I have doubtless given
him good cause to seek revenge. I
have, at various times, arraigned him
In the Senate for tyrnnnieal invasion
Of the rights Of Congress, for usurpa.
ton Of authority not givon lin by
rho Constitution, for disobedisnce Of
the law and tho neglect Of duty, and
particularly In the case OF Mrs. Morris,
for brutal and cruel conduct toward a
helpless woman.
II was not aware that these darts Of
mine had qulvered in the Executive
hide and stung him so, but the eager.
ness and intensity with which he has
presented his case against me. his
making precedent. when none has ex-'
listed before, his taking from the COM
mittee to which he has forwarded
them the papers and giving them to
the press before that committee had
considered them, indicates that Theo-
dors Roosevelt enjoys to tho limit the
feeling Of getting even with Ben Till
man and lays on the Big Stick with
tho kssnsst relish, doubtless believing
tina. the 'Pitchfork' has gone out OF
business"
Anlmuc Displayed.
In addressing the Senate to-day Mr..
Tillman arose to question OF personal
privilege, declaring that Tor the first
time In the history OF this Government.
50 far as he had been able to learn.
member OF the Senate had been brought
10 the bar Of public opinion before .he
fiContinued on Second Pass.)