The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-12
TlLLMAN DREW
GREAT CROWDS
TO THE SENATE
South CaroIinan's Reply to
Roosevelt Read Without
Attempt at 0ratory.
LITTLE LEFT OF THE
CHARGES AT THE END
FACTS BROUGHT OUT WHICH
WERE NOT REFERRED TO BY
OCCUPANT OF WHITE HOUSE.

Washington, Jan. 11.-Greeted by ap-
| plause from the galleries when he en-
| tered the senate chamber today to re-
ply to President Roosevelt's charge in
respect to his connection with Oregon
/ timber land transactions, Senator TIL
man of South Carolina read his pre-
pared remarks with little attempt al
Oratorieal effect. He was accordeS
careful attention by senators on both
sides of the chamber, the public anc
private galleries being taxed to their
capacity.
Without the entI ances long lines of
men and women, unable to gain admis-
sion, stood for nearly three hours vain
" hoping to enter.
Some Additional Remarks.
In addition to 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 by own
defense l should direct my batteries On
my asSailant 1 do not feel that nv
strength is sufficient for the double
task, for my physicians have warned
me against overtaxing myself One Of
the trusst aud best sentiments in Eng
lish literature is this from Tennysou:
'Soililg another will never MAKE
ones self clean
The president lives in q glass housr
with even glass floor in it, and SHOULD
remember the ole adage. He has ex-
erted all the power of the government
to destroy me, but 1 feel that stand
unscathed. because. if all other argu-
ments fail to convince men, the charac-
ter for rectitude. truthfulness, and hon
esty which 1 have builded in the sfxtx-
one years Of my life would a. least -
my bulwark. Men who have always
been clean and honorable do not sue
denly become liars and hypocrites at 81
without any necessity.
Will Say More Later.
Later on in this session it is nay
purpose to devote some time to bring
Theodore Roosevelt face to face with
mis- true self and let the people of the
United states see what character or
man they have been so bowed down
TO. For the present / content myself
with applying to him this quotation
from Spencer's Fairy Queen:
He ranges throughout the whole
world, neither is there any that can -
strain him. OF late he has grown es-
peciaily presumptuous and pestileny.
barking at and biting all alike. whether /
they are blamewOrthy or innocent J
None are free from his ATTACKS RE
spares neither the learned wit nor the
gentle poet. but rendS and tears with I
out regard Of person, reason or time /
Congratulated by Colleagues.
When Mr.. Tillman concluded his re-
fks,.a
president having admonished the occzl-
pants of the galleries against making /
the demonstrations. Mr.. Tillman Wa i
congratulated by 4 number of tie
Democratic senators.
The senate then took a recess OF tes. /
minutes in order that the visitors 4
might leave the galleries without as
turbing the proceedings. and on being /
called to order transacted its routine 4
business.
Not long after he had concluded his /
speech Senator Tillman received a ca
blegram from London newspaper
asking Vim to express in fifty WORDS /
his opinion If President Roosevelt. and /
saying that if he would do so ne would /
be paid at the other end. The senator
declined to comply with the request.
Senator Tillman's speech follows;
Senator TilIman's Speech.
In my public work here said Senator
Tillmau Il have not hesitated to crit
cise and comment on the official actions
and utteranccs of President Roosevelt
and I have doubtless given him good cause
to seek revenge. ] have at various times
sTraigned him in the senate for tyraun-
ral invasion of the rights of congress, for
1surpatiOn of authority not given him by
the constitution. for disobedience of the
aw and the neglect of duty and. particu-
aTiy in the case of Mrs. Norris for brutal
and cruel conduct toward a helpless wo-
man. l was not aware that these darts
of mine had quivered in the executive hide
and stunS him so. but the eagerness and
intensity with which he has presented
his case against me. his making a prece-
lent when none has existed before his
taking from the committee to which ne
has forwarded the papers and giving them
10 the press before the committee had
considered them. indicates that Theodore
Roosevelt enjoys to the limit the feeling
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