The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-02
OLD BEN GOT MAD
With MccumbeE's Tactics and
Voted Wro1g.
TlLLMAN EXPLAINS

Why He Voted With the Repuo
,icans Against Free Lumber-Ha'
He Not Been So Tired an'
Thinking More Clearly "onit
Have Voted for Free Lumber.
Zach McGee in his letter to 1as
State SAYS Senator Tillman's vote fol
q duty or lumber Monday agalns'
the unqualified declaration tor 1res
lumber in the Denver platform "aS
q great surprise here. A short while
before the vote was taken N tne
senate Senator Tillman arose, inter
rupting Senator Burketr OF Neoras-
la and said:
"Mr. President, will the senator
from Nebraska inform me why II 1s'
although we were told the otner
dav that there were only i've razor
manufacturers in this country, tna1
500 100000 Americans were ccmpei-
led to pay those FIVE fellows trio-
nte and increase the price or razors
If YOU are going to put lumber on
tho free list. I am going to vote TO
mt lumber on the free list, but l
inst wanted to understand the con-
tradictioRs in the reasonings and the
arguments on that subject II pos
sfble.'
That was not strange, for the
senior South Carolina senator along
with the Junior senator had declar-
ed eime and time again that he was
going to vote for free lumber. Just
before the vote was taken Senator
Bailey made one Of his bold, en-
phatic speeches, in which he salo
he utterly refused to be bound oE
the Denver platform on lumber oe-
cause he said it was 'undemocratlc
and loudly declared in effect that no
man yas Democrat who voted LOT
free lumber.
Immediately after Bailey sat doWo
the vote was taken and Tillman mad
for some reason changed his nlno
for he voted against the free lum-
her amendment. Senator Smith, as
stated in the dispatch Of Monday
was. paired with Senator Warren OF
Wyoming. He stated he would vote
for free lumber if Mr.. Warren was
present.
Senator Tii,man Explains.
". Sinkler Manning, Washington
correspondent Of the Columbia Nec-
ord, in his letter "Wednesday says:
ITO me M-. Tillman explained that
his vote came from displeasure at the
maneuvering of Senator McCumoer,
and not from any change in regard
to the duty itself. Shortly oefore
the McCumber amendment was voted
on, Mr.. Tillman had supported the
Johnston amendment, putting all
huilding materials On the free list,
and as long as Mr.. McCumber left
his amendment, removing from the
dutiable list all kinds OF LUMBER.
MI. Tillman said that he had intend
ed to vote with him. At the last
moment, however, in an attempt TO
strengthen his cause, Mr.. McCamoer
modified his amendment leaving Ger
tain cheaper grades Of lumber under
a duty Of so cents.
sI just got disguised with that
kind Of monkey business, said MT.
Tillman, and decided to vote against
the whole thing If the lumber
schedule had come up today IN
tended to offer an amendment put
ting the whole paragraph on the free
list and / may do so yet just as
a. matter of record. But there is
no chance Of passing such an amend
ment: half the Democrats are Vot-
ing the other way. was very tired
at the time, but if had been think
ing more clearly perhaps l would
have contented myself with getting
what could and voted for the Nc
Cunber half-hearted proposition.
But I was too disguised just then.
A Further Explanation.
Zach McGee, in his letter to The
State, says Senator Tillman stated
Wednesday that when he SAID on
the floor of the senate Monday
that he was going 20 vote for lumber
ON the free list he meant it, and that
he voted against Senator McCum-
ber's motion only because ut did
not include all lumber. but left GER
tain kinds of sawed lumber and some
other kinds dutiable at so cents a
thousand. Senator McCumber just
before the vote was taken arose
and said:
81 wish to amend my amendment
so that it will be limited somewhat.
..I move to strike out all after the
word measure in line 8, paragraph q
1877, down to and including the rest
Of the paragraph. That simply
leaves the paragraph reading sawed
boards, planks, deals, sycamore and
basswood, so cents per thousand
feet board measure.
The rest Of the paragraph, wh:a'i
Mr.. McCumber prcpo: ed to strike
,ut was Sawed lumber, not spec'G.'
y provided for in this section, 5.
p. thousand feet, board measure.
End the provleo Of so reais additloua
for each side planed, '':'I so on.
Senator liiiman says he was r
favor of striking out the entire para
graph, and as McCumher, the Ro
publican "insur gent" did not con
suit him, or so iar as ne knew. an!
other Democrat, before nodiTyln;
his amendment, he just d=cid'.i y
vote against the whole thing.