Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-13
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congress Chagrined at Weak
Showing, southerner Made in
His Own Defense
LAND DEAL OBJECTIONABLE
LAND DEAL OBJECTIONABLE
Even if Lawful congressman Are Usu-
ally Careful of Personal Investments
Bryan Corr, Denounced by Til'man
a. swindter, Threatens to Sue Con-
gresham for SANDER.

Washington, Jan 13.-Congress as {.
whole. while dislilling the president.
has been forced to conclude that Sem
ator Tirman, in his defense, did not
go very far toward clearing himself CT
the charges the president brought
against him.
Discriminating Americans, familiar
with the high standard of decorum ana
delicate sense of propriety which char
acterized senators from South Carolina
in other days, probably will not take
as lenient a view of Senator Tilimans
conduct in this transaction as the SEN
ator himself takes.
Mr. Tillman probably has convinced
those who know him best that he did
not make purposely misleading state
nent to the, senate; that IN securing
action by the government in the Ore
gon land cases he has rendered serv-
ice to thousands Of persons who desire
to secure quarter sections in the tract
of 1000, 900 acres in Oregon and south
ern California now controlled, as Mr.
Ttllrnan alleges, by Mr.. Hartman, but,
however small the senator's personal
interest may have been in the success
of the governments suit, instituted on
his initiative it was still a commercial
and practical interest.
Objectionable, Even if Lawful.
Impartial observers are today point
ing out that persons with a highly de-
veloped sense Of the proprieties viii
find 1t difficult to reconcile the sena-
tors promotion Of his personal bust
ness, even tho it be lawful to dc
this, with the high-minded, disinter-
ested, philosophical discharge Of SEN
atorial responsibilities.
It would be impossible, in Other
words, to conceive of Calhoun promot-
ing legislation of which he would be
the beneficiary
Congressman usually have beer
quick to realize that they are under u
certain disadvantage in respect to in
vestments. Owing to the wide range o.
national legislation and the great mum
Der Of subjects which 1t touches. mem
bers of the national legislature arr
l,more restricted id their investments
than any other class of citizens
some Of His Own Medicine.
There is some disposition here to be-
lieve that Tillman is now getting q
taste Of the medicine he has SO freely
| for years administered to others. Hi
has judged and condemned others who
may have been as innocent OF intent tt
do wrong as he now claims himself
to be.
He has been stern castigator of tht
transgressions of the rich, of the cor
| porations, of the so-called Interests
and Of the conduct of his political OPP
ponents. Now that he has llimsel
come to be Judged on evidence which
| he declares to be distorted, misunder'
stood and totally inadequate, there !!
| disposition here on the part of man,
to hope that in the future, wher
tempted to use his pitchfork agains
| men in private business or in public
| life, he will decently pause and exam
| inc the ground of his proposed action
All that has saved Tillman from ut
ter condemnation is his previous goot
| name. No impartial observer her,
thinks that he made good in his repl!
| to the president