Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-12
TI[[MAN MAKES ANSWER
TO PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.
Denies in Toto Any Criminal Act in Oregon Land
Deals and Threatens to "ShoW Up Presi:
dent Roosevelt to the People.

Washington, Jan. 11-Being greeted
by applause from the galleries when he
entered the Senate chamber today t(
reply to President Roosevelt's stric-
lures respecting his connection with
Oregon timber land transactions, Sen
ator Tillman, of South Carolina pro-
ceeded to read his prepared remarks
with little attempt at oratorcal effect
He was given careful attention by
brother senators on both sides of the
chamber and the public and private
galleries were taxed to their fullest
capacity by visitors who occupied all
the seats and standing room. Without
| the entrances meanwhile, long lines
of men and women unable to gain ad-
mission stood for nearly three hours
vainly hoping to enter the galleries.
Besides his speech, which had been
printed in advance, Mr.. Tillman had
prepared other brief remarks which
| he read.
1T has been expected and desired
he said that having made my own
defence l should turn my batteries on
my assailant / do not feel that my
strength is sufficient for the double
task for my physicians have warned
me against over-taxing myself One
| of the truest and best sentiments in
English literature is this from Tenny-
| son:
"'Soiling another will never make
ones self clean
THE President lives in d glass house
and even glass floor in it and shou il
remember the old adasc. lie has eX-
ertcd all the power Of the government
to destroy me, but l feel THAT | stand
unscathed because if ali other argu-
rn,nts fail 10 convince men the char
acter fer recititude, truthfulness and
honesty which / have builded in the
G1 years of my life would at last be
| nv bulwarks. Men who have always
been clean and honorab G DO nc; sud-
| denly become liars and hypocrltes at
81 without any necessity.
| Later on in this session, it is my
purpose to devote some time to bring
| ing Theodore Roosevelt face to face
| with his true self and let the people Of
| the United States see what character
| of man they have been bowed down
| to. For the present l content myself
WI I'LL Apply lIS " iiiiii eAiiN'
| from Spencer's Fairy Queen:
! HE ranges throughout the whole
world, neither is there any that can
restrain him. OF late he has grown
especiallv presumptuous ard pestilent,
| barking at and biting all alike whether
| they be blameworthy or innocent None
are free from his attacks He spares
| neither the learned wit nor the gentle
poet. but rends and tears without re-
gard of person, reason or time.
| When Mr. Tillman concluded his re-
marks there was no further outbreak
| of applause, the Vice President having
| adlnonished the occupants of the gal
leries against demonstrations.
| Mr.. Tillman was congratulated by a
number OF Democratic senators. The
Senate then Transacted it's routine
business.
| Washington, D. c., Jan. Ex-senator
Tillnan today replied to charges made
against him by the President of having
exerted his official influence as Sena-
tor and for his own benefit to bring
suit against railroads of the North
west in order that he might be able &c
purchases land held by the southern
oregon, Company and granted to the
state of Oregon in 1868 for the con-
struction of military road
'In my public work here said Sena-
tor Tillman, Il nave not hesitated u
riticise and comment on the ofllcia
actions and utterances OF Preslden
Roosevelt and I have doubtless glVer
r1ln good cause to seek revenge.
have, at various times, arraigned MN
in the senate for tyrannical invasion .
t;,e rights Of Congress, for uSurpatlof
of authority not given him by the Con
stitutior. for disobedience of the la"
| and the neglect of duty, and" particu
larlv in the case of Mrs. Morris, To-
brutal and cruel conduct toward
belrless woman 1 was not aware ina
these darts of mine had quivered IL
the executive hide and stung him so
but the eagerness and intensity VIII
which he has presented his case aga'ns
me. his making precedent when non
has existed before, his taking iron
the committee to which he has TOT
warded them the papers and givln
them to the press before that com
mittee had considered them. indicate
that Theodore Roosevelt enjoys to tn
] limit the feeling of getting even W.T.
Ben Tillman and lays on the 'bi
stick with the keenest relish, doubtles
believing that the 'Pitchfork' has gon
out of business
In addressing the Senate today M
Tillman arose to a question of persona
privilege. declaring that for the frs
time in the history of this government
ca far as he had been able to learn,
member of the Senate had bee
brought to the bar of public opinio
before the Senate itself~to be judge
under indictment by no less persc
than the President of the Unite
states. The manner of doing 1t,