The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-01-15
TILLMAN REPLIES TO
ROOSEYELT'S CHARGES
SAYS PRESIDENT Is INSPIRED
BY MALICE.
Explains His Connection With Ore
gon Land Matter-Will Attack
Roosevelt Later During Ses-
sion.

Washington, Jan. 11.-Being greet
ed by applause from the galleries
when he entered the senate chamber
today to reply to President Roose-
velt s structures in respect to his con-
nection with Oregon timber land
transactions, Senator Tillman of
South Carolina proceeded to read his
prepared remarks with little attempt
at oratorical effect. He was accorded
careful attention by senators on both
sides of the chamber, the public and
private galleries being taxed to their
full capacity by visitors who occupied
all the seats and standing room, while
without the entrance long lines of
men and women unable to gain ad-
mission stood for nearly three hours
vainly hoping to enter the galleries.
In addition to his speech, which
had been printed in advance, Mr..
Tillman had prepared other brief re-
marks, which he read.
"It has been expected and desir-
ed," he said, "that, having made my
own defense, I should burn my bat
teries on my assailant. I do not feel
THAT my strength is sufficient for the
double task, for my physicians have
warned me against overtaxing my
self. One of the truest and best say
ings in English literature is this,
from Tennyson:
" 'Soiling another Will never make
ones self CLEAN
"The president lives in glass
house, with even a glass floor in it,
and should remember the old adage.
He has exerted all the power of the
government to destroy me, but l feel
that I stand unscathed because, if all
other arguments fail to convince men,
the character for rectitude, truthful
ness and honesty which [ have build
ed in the 81 years Of my life, would
at last be my bulwark. Men who
have always been clean and honorable
do not suddenly become liars. and
lypocrites at 81 without any neces-
sity.
Will Attack Later.
"Later on in this session it is my
purpose to devote some time 20 bring
ing Theodore Roosevelt face to face
with mis- true self and let t'e people
of the United States know what char
acter of man they have been bowirg
down to. For the present I content
myself with applying to him this YOU
tation from Sponsors 'Faery Queen':
"'He ranges throughout the whole
world. neither is there any that can
restrain him. Of late he has grown
especially presuptuous and pestilent,
barking at and biting all alike,
whether they be blameworthy or IN
nocent. None are. free from his at
tack. He spares neither the learned
wit nor the gentle poet, but rends
and tears without regard Of person,
reason or time. -
When Mr.. Tillman concluded his
remarks there was no further out
break of applause, the vice president
having admonished the occupants Of
the galleries against making such
demonstrations. Mr.. Tillman was
CONGRATULATED by number Of Demo-
cratic senators.
"They have got to convict me or
they have got to acqult me. one or
the other. That is all there is about
it, said Senator Tillman, after max
ing his speech. and referring to the
senate in relation to the president
charge against him.
Il is understood that an effort will
be made tomorrow in the senate to
form plan by which an INQUIRY hv
the senate as indicated by Mr.. Till
man will be obtained. The subcom-
mittee Of the committee on appro-
priations now has in hand the inves-
LEGATION of the charges made bv the
president and whether that subcom-
mittee or some special committee vii!
be given the dlttv Of fully investlsat-
ing the charges against Mr.. Tlllman
is 10 be determined.
Not long after he had conclued his
Speech. Senator Tillman received a
cablegram from a London newspaper
asking him to express in 50 words
his opinion Of President Roosevelt