Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-12

of such serious importance that his
sense OF official obligation compelled
him to prompt action Mark YOU, he
has been in the possession Of all the
facts In this case since July last: and
men will be curious to know why. IL
his zeal was honest. he did not make
them known then"
Quoting from the presidents mes
sage to the house on January 4th. in
which he said he had no charges
of corruption against congress nor
against any member Of the present
house. Mr.. Tillman said:
1T follows that he had found no
grounds for indictng me in the courts,
which, no doubt. would have rejoiced
him overmuch, and all this fuss, fury
and fustian about the seriousness of
the case, and the gravity of the offense
with which he charges me can be at
tributed to personal malice alone
Referring to the presidents letter to
Senator Hale Mr. TiIman declared
that the president recognized the OK
traordinary character of his action "as
well as the unlawful use he has made
OF the secret service" Mr.. Tilman
said he did not deny the authenticity
of the telegram or the letter Of which
photographs were made and he pre-
sumed the letter from William Lee
was also a correct copy but he was
not aware of its existence until it was
brought to his attention by the presi-
dents statement ana added that he
was not in any wise responsible for
Mr.. Lees ideas expressed in it.
Taking up the presidents statement
concerning Dorr, a land agent making
his filings through Reeder ana Wat
kins of Marshheld, Ore, Mr.. Tillman
said:
1T will be noted that | accused
Dorr in the senate of being a swindler
and asked the postoffce department
to issue a fraud order against him
Dorr declared in his circular so sure
is Senator Ttlman Of our success that
nc has subscribed and paid the nee
essary fees for a quarter section for
himself and ten other sections for ten
of his nearest relatives. 1t was this
bold and outrageous falsehood main
ly that caused me to denounce Dorr
as a swindler as well as to declare in
the senate that he had no warrant for
the assertion. The seuths whom the
president put upon my trail have made
their report and a perusal of it will
show TO any fair mind that, SO fan
from cndeavoring to Justify the fraud
order against Dorr, they were really
put To work TO investigate me and en-
ieavor IL possible to discover some
hing to my discredit, while the pfesi-
dent directed the investigation / say
his because It is hardly possible that
4 postofiicc inspector would set about
5etting Photographic copies Of the
etters of a United States senator ano
rying to convict himsof lying If the
orders did not come from high
source
LET us suppose for the moment
hat / was guilty Of Il falsehood in de. |
,laring that / had not undertaken t. |
purchase any land What did that hav. |
o do with DORIS transparent and open
lsc of the mails to induce men to |
end him money TO purchase land |
DORIS declaration that | had paid thu |
ees is an absolute falsehood and the |
,ostoffice inspectors, while they |
earched the records for entries az |
'oquilla noted that Reeder and Wat
,ins had filed several hundred apph |
ations' but nowhere mentioned that |
ny had been filed in my name or for
ne. Therefore the falschood is proven
m Dorr and yet the president declared |
he assault which Senator Tilman |
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