Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1909-01-13

ne HhS pItpdltu HIS ln0lClme0t
with consummate ability and skill. He
is even cunning in the apparently in.
nocent pretense that in making a
search through the secret service for
one kind of malefactor he has run
down another. and the case of that
one, of such 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. II his
zeal was honest. he did not make them
known then"
Quoting from the presidents mes
sage to the house on Jan. 4, In which
he said he had no charges of corruption
against congress. nor against any
member of the present house, Mr.. TIL
man said:
1T follows that he found no grounds
for indicting 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.. Tillman declared
that the president recognized the ex.
traordinary character of his action as
well as the unlawful use he has made
of the secret service. Mr.. Tillman
said he did not deny the authenticity
of the letter or the telegram OF which
photographs were made and he pre-.
sumed the letter from William T. Lee
was also a correct copy, but he was
not aware of its existence until IL was
brought to his attention by the presi.
dents statement and added that he
was not in any way responsible for
Mr.. Lees ideas expressed in it. TAX
ing up the presidents statement con.
corning Dorr. land agent. making his
filings through Reeder & Watkins
of Marshfield, Oregon, Mr. Tillman
said:
1t will be noted that accused Dorr
in the senate of being a swindler
and asked the postoffice department
to issue a fraud order against him.
Dorr declared in his circular:
So sure is Senator Tillman of our
success that he has subscribed and
paid the necessary fees for a quarter
section for himself and ten other sec.
tons for ten Of his nearest relatives
II was this bold and outrageous false
hood Snainly that caused me to de.
nounce Dorr as swindler as well as
to declare i'm the senate he had no
warrant for the assertion. The sleuths
which the president put upon my trail
have made their report and a perusal
of II shows to any fair mind that so
far from endeavoring to Justify the
fraud order against Dorr, they were
really put 10 work to investigate me
ana endeavor II possible to discover
something to my discredit. while the
president directed the investigation.
say this because it is hardly pos
sible that a postoffice inspector would
set about getting Photographic copies
of letters of a United States senator
and trying to convict him Of lying
II the orders did not come from a
high source.
Let us suppose for moment
that | was guilty OF falsehOod in
declaring that | had not undertaken
TO purchase any land. What did that
Rave to do with DORIS transparent
and open Tse of the mails to induce
men 70 send him money to purchase
land? DORIS declaration that had
paid the fees is an absolute falsehood
and the postoffice inspectors while
they searched the records for entries
at Coquille, noted that Reeder &
Watkins had filed several hundred APP
no where mentioned that
any had been filed in my name or for
me Therefore. the falsehoOd is
proven on Dorr, and yet the president
declared the assault which Senator
rillman made on Dorr was according
10 the report Of the inspector wanton,
assault made TO cover up Senator
fillman's own transaction.
mo such statement was made by
he inspector. In fact so earnestly
intent on convicting Senator Tillman
s tho president that he actually com
nits himself to this proposition, to.
Wit: Tillman, voluntarily and without
any compulsion from any source and
with nothing to conceal. brought up
, matter In the senate which he need
not have done to cover up transactions
which We're absolutely unknown to any
me except himself and his cores
)ondents. Reeder & Watkins, and were
entirely honorable and clean Much
exposure closed out the swindlers.
Dorr, when his mail was not delivered,
'etired from the land business and be
,ame fruit grower, as reported by
The inspectors. The swindlers had
secured good many thousands of
dollars before the exposure in the sen.
tie stopped people from being duped.
Ind yet Theodore Roosevelt, who poses
's the only remaining honest man in
public life, in the face OF these facts,
las felt called upon TO attack the
character of a man whose integrity
las never before been questioned and
whose official position Is second only
o his own. In doing this he makes a
alse declaration, for the inspectors no
where say anything of such things as
Ibove quoted, which can be proven
" an examination of their report.
Now about the lying. My letter OF
Feb. Is, of which the president has
occurred a Photographic copy, ante
lated by four days my statement in
he senate that | had not bought any
and or undertaken to buy any, and
he president considers this positive
roof of falsehood. / did not say
lad not considered the uurcbss2 -