The San Francisco call., 1909-01-12

I approval OF ms pefdlCt. dWdtt
and nil gladly abide BY it.
and a perusaI of it will show to any
fair minded person that so far from
endeavoring TO Justify the fraud order
against Dorr they were really put to
work TO investigate me and endeaVor
IL possible to discover something to
my discredit while the president
directed the investigation. I say this
because it is hardly possible that
postoffice inspector would set about
getting Photographic copies of the let7
ters OF United States senator and
trying 70 convict him of lying If the
orders did not come from high
source.
SAYS DECLARATION Is FALSE
Dorr. when his mail was not. de-
livered, retired from the land business
ana became fruit grower as reported
by the inspectors. The swindlers had
secured a good many thousands OF dol
lars before the exposure in the senate
stopped people from being duped, and
yet Theodore Roosevelt, who poses as
the only remaining honest man in pub
lie life. in the face of these facts, mas
felt called upon TO attack the character
of a man whose integrity has never
before been questioned, and whose Of
flcial position is second only to his own
laration, for the inspectors nowhere
say any such thing as above quoted,
which can be proven by an examination
Of the report.
February Is, Of which the president has
secured a Photographic copy. antedated
by four days my statement In the SEN
ate that l had not bought any land or
undertaken to buy any, and the presi-
dent considers this positive proof Of
falsehood. l did not say l had not
considered the purchase of land; L did
not say ! had not contemplated the
roh q Of hpCanCh |
both.
HINGES ON "UNDERTAhESv
/ was perhaps disingenuous, but a
moments thought Will convince any
honest minded man that as ] had not
signed any papers. had not PAID any
money, had taken nobody's receipt, the
usual processes by which one under
takes to buy land. 1 was speaking ac-
curately and not falsely. Everything
hinges on the meaning of the word 'un-
dertakes" and my use of it. Did mean
10 conceal the fact that / was anxious
TO buy some Of the land2 Not at all Did
/ mean TO attack Dorr as a Swindler
when 1 myself was engaged IN dishon-
est and dishonorable transaction That
is what the president would nave peo.
ple believe. Just what law did break9
What wrong did l do or contemplate
According TO the report of the attorney
general in answer TO the resolution
which I introduced and which passed
the senate Hartman, the president
dear friend, still holds in defiance OF
law upward OF 1000, 600 acres OF the
best lands Of Oregon and California and
refuses to sell them at any price l
never expected, and could not under the
terms of the law as l construed 1t, get
more than seven quarter sections Tor
myself and family, one for my private
secretary and one for Mr.. Lee, making
nine in all This in the aggregate
would mean that / would obtain through
my activity here. as the president
charge is, nine quarter sections, or l,44o
,4 ncf of nrpS-
ident undertake to say that L have lost
NV right to buy land because / am a
senator2
WILL HARTMAN DISGORGE.
If Mr.. Hartman and others like him
are made to disgorge by reason OF
these suits shall the fact that was en-
deavoring to buy little plttance OF
land be used as the basis or charge
of being a liar and corrupt senator TO
The presidents sleuths set to do the
dirty work Of spying on senator when
thai senator had exposed a fraud which
was being perpetrated on the people
reported TO him on July y. l had moth
ing to do with the change in the law
Of which the president complains in re-
gard to the secret service So the presi-
dents anirnus is not against me on the
some ground for which he has attacked
Messrs. Tawney. Smith and others in
the house, but one of personal malice
engendered by hatred because of my
course in the senate during the last
! have not attempted to deceive any
body; 1 have not told any falsehoods;
I have not broken any laws; l have not
been guilty Of any immoral conduct
had the right to purchase the land
if 1 could, but my judgment told me
it was unsafe as an investment. would
like to get some of it yet.
Whether ! ever get any OF the land
or not does not matter IL Hartman and
others of that ilk are made TO disgorge
HnT7 ,fn1,
stolen and are attempting TO hold.
BRINGS IN STEEL TRUST
OF course, the president is sure that
have done something very discredit-
able and outra geous. He hates me and
would destroy if he could.
The man who announces to congress
that he, Theodore Roosevelt, assumed
the right TO permit the steel trust TO
absorb its greatest rival contrary to
law, would doubtless not hesitate to
help his dear friend Hartman in hold
ing 100000 acres of the public do
main because Ben TilIman had contem-
plated and wanted to buy 1.40O acres.
The president, having convicted Till
man. proceeded to clear Dorr in both
cases contrary to the facts, and smil-
ingly stalks from the center OF the
stage, which 1t is his greatest delight
to occupy, and complacently looks to
have the American people and the SEN
ate give their approval to his verdict.
await that verdict calmly and with
out rear, anu viii idult dDlU6 DY [.
In conclusion. Mr.. President / court
the most searching investigation Nay.
/ demand it, l declare most emphati-
cally I have never sought TO conceal
my effort to buy land / spoke to the
attorney general about it; / explained
to the agent of the secret service the
whole transaction when 1 gave him the
Dorr circular and the letters which
had been sent me concerning IT. The
question OF motive will at last control
and il can not be shown that I have
any reason TO conceal anything.
Disputes TiIIman's Version
WASHINGTON, Jan 11-That the
.'Dorr case" in which Senator Tillman
was involved. was brought to the pres
idents attention for the first time De-
cember IS 1908, was asserted tonight
by Postmaster General Meyer in
statement in response to an inquiry
from the Associated Press.
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