Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-11

Washington, Jan. 11.-Declaring the
president had been actuate'd by mo-
tives OF malice and revenge in at
tacking his course in connection with
the. Oregon land grant, S.enator Till
man, from his seat in the senate, to-
day made reply to the accusations Of
the chief executive. His speech was
read from manuscript and was a char
vective Tillman was greeted by an
audience which filled every seat in the
galleries. The senate chamber itself
also was well filled and from the first
the senator received most careful at
tention.
Ri Tillman closed his speech at 12: SO.
There was no demonstration or ap-
plause and the immence crowd in tho
galleries rapidly cleared out.
Washington Jan. 11.-senator Till
man today replied to the 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 northwest In
order that he might be able ito purchase
land held by the Southern Oregon
company and granted to the state of
To- 81 ~
. military road.
I'm my public work here" said Till
man, Il have not hesitated to criticize
and comment on the official actions
and utterances Of Roosevelt, and have
doubtless given him good cause to seek
revenge. I was not aware that these
darts of mine had quivered In the ex-
ecutive side and stung him.
..An examination of the presidents
letter to Mr.. Hale, which might as we'll
have been special message Of the type
with which we are so familiar, will
snuw the presidents charges, boiled
down, amount to two In number.
First, he promotes me to member
ship In the Ananias club, and charges
in effect, that have. deliberately lied
to the senate. r
Second, he charges that I have ex-
erted my official influence and work as
senator for my personal benefit alone
and to secure the passage of a resolu-
ton and to press the department OF
Justice to bring suit against corpora
tion which holds so much public do
main In the west and will not sell 1T to
settlers under the terms of their grants
from the government"
Admits Letters are Correct.
E Tillman said he did not deny the
authenticity of the letter or telegram OF
which photographs were made, and he
presumed the letter from William b.
Lee was also a correct copy, but he
was not aware of dts existence until
1t was brought to his attention by the
PRESIDENTS statement. Taking up the
Presidents statement concerning the
Dorr land agent making his filings
thru Reeder and Watkins. of Marsh
field, Ore, Tillman says:
NIt will be noted that I accused Dorr
IN the senate of being a swindler, and
asked the postoffice department to ds-
sua the fraud order against MIN. Now
ohout living. Ny letter of Feb. 15. OF
which the president has secured pho-
tnrrapf1ic COPY, antedated by four days
by the statement in the senate that
had not bought any land or UNDER
taken to buy any.
Laoksd Four Days OF Lying.
The president considers TINS posltive
proof OF falsehood. did not say hao
mot considered the purchase OF iand; !
lid not say had not contemplated the
purchase of land. because l mad doh
both. A moments thought VIII con-
gince any honest-minded man tnat US
had not signed any papers, mad not
paid any money, had taken nonodv
recent, the usual processes ,oy Whlch
one undertakes to buy land, was
speaking accurately, not falsely. Ev-
arvthing hinges on the meaning OF tne
word "undertaken,'' and my use OF II.
Did mean to conceal the TACT tnat
I was anxious to buy some OF the
land? Not at all.
His Own Private Affairs.
esDid 1 mean to attack Dorr as :"
swfndler when / myself was ensag"a
i, q dishonest, dishonorable tTansac-
tjone That is what the president Wouia
have the people peleNe. Cah ''e
lv charged with falsehood when, II
had told the senate of the entire trans
action. 1t would have made NO dlHer-
e,,ee whatever while l would nave
been charged with intruding my pr1-
yate affairs into public discussion
inst what law did / break? What
wrong did I do or contemplate? Ac-
cordinR to the report of the attorney
general. in answer to the resoiutlotl
@vhich / introduced and which passed