Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-12
DOESN'T DENY LAND DEAL LETTERS
But Submits That Correspondence In
No Way Incriminated Him-says
President An Adept In Use Of Press
Leaves His WIN Reputation to
Stand Beside Rooseveit's.

iHS e. tct'u Wy dpPiuhs' ilcIi Nv 6a'
leries when he entered the Senate
chamber today to reply 20 President
ROosevrl'S structures In Respect to
his connection with Oregon timber
land transactions. Senator Tillman. OF
South Caroinao prOco cded to read his
prepared remarks with little attempt
at oratorical effect.
lie was accorded careful attention
by senators on both sides of the
chamber, the public and private gal
lCries being taXeI to their full CT
pacity by visitors. who occupied all
the seats and standing room. while
without the entrances lCng lines Of
men and women unable to gain ad-
mission stood for nearly three hours
,ainly hoping to enter the galleries.
In addition to his speech. which
had been printed in advance. Mr..
Tillman had prepared other brief r..
marks which he read:
Senator Physically Weakened.
1T has leen expected and desired"
he sad. that having made my own
defense | should turnamy batteries on
my assailant I Do not feel that my
strength Is sufficient for the double
task. for my physicians have warned
me against overtaxing myself, One
of the truest and best sentiments in
English literature Is this from Ten
nyson: .Soiling another will never
make ones self clean
The President lives In a g'as 3
house with even a glass floor in IL
ard should remember the old adagr.
He has exerted all the power of the
government to destroy me- but feel
that stand unscathed because II all
ether arguments fail to convince men
the character fer rectitude. truthful
ness and honesty which I have build
Cd in the 81 years of my life would
It last be my buiwark. Men who
have always been clean and honora-
bic do not suddenly become liars and
hvpocrites at 81 without any neces-
sity
Quotes from Spencer.
later on in his sess.--. = Is my
t"rpesr to devOt some time to bring
ng Theodore Roosevelt face to face
with his true self and let the people
Ct the United States see what char
! acter OF man tl'y have bowed down
&c. For the pr"sent | content myself
! r'th ap).ring 10 hi5' this .quOtaticn
from Spencer's: Fairy Queen
He ranges throughout the whole
| wCr,d. neither is there any that can
| RESTRAIN him. OF late he has grown
especially pres 'rI,;n"''s and T:"s:ii"nf
, arking at and bi,r? all ~ se wheth-
| o, they be hllma-vOrtEy or innocent.
Nsne are free fam his ?ltacks. He
J spares neither the learned with nor
| the gentle poet hut rrnds and tears
without regard of person. reason or
time"
| When Mr. Tillman concluded hi
remarks there was no further ont
freak Of appliance the viCe-presideHt
having admrnisn.'U the occupants cf
the galleries against making such
demonstrations
Congratulated BY Colleagues.
| Mr. Tillman was congratulated by
A nunIb"r Of D"mOcretic senators.
! They have got TO convict ne or
| hey have CO.. :, fCGuit M ono rT
| the Other, That j alt Their" is about
it," aid S.."G'rr TJNman. after max
ing his sp"'c'. POD referring To the
! Senate in rcIarr - to- the Presidcn; 5
! Ir,c.s agaiIs' him
!: Is understood that an rnort VIII
l. made 'pr.'IT,~ tho Senate "a
f.yr 4 plan - WHEN an inquiry hv
| tI,.. Scrai" n /: di"It"d nv Mr. Til!
msr vii b. ATTAINED
Tho sub commiti"" Of tn" cnmmi:
To-" on appropriations now has IN
hand tho investigation Of IN" charge
made l,y the Presid"n; ard Hhe' her
that sub-ccmmittCe or some Spcciai
Committee will H. given the duty c'
fully INVESTIGATING the. charges
agsins' Mr.. Tillman Is TO b" deter
mined
senator TiIInan's Defense
Scr 'or Ti'lman r"pii"d 10 charges
, made against him ~ IN"
PrcsidcE' r. t:'i~G cXcr'"d his ~
fciaI infu a. Senator and foI
his own benefit Ia bring suit agsinT'
! r-I'-r IDS ~ the Mort Invest in order
| that he might bc able IN purchs5'
land bold bv tn" southern Or"-or
| Company and granted 20 the state NJ
OREGON in 1868 for tho construction
OF a military rosd
Didn't Know u Ranked.
in my Pulfic work here. sa!.