The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-11

cny sense or reason In this position
but / must submit that TO the judg-
ment of the senate and the country.
] had not become party to any liti-
cation; l was not interested, except
as a private individual wanting to
purchase, and as a senator desiring to
| enable others to have the opportunity
to do so. OF course, the President Is
sure that I have done something very
discreditable and outrageous. He
hates me and would destroy me II he
could.
THE President gloats over the fac.
that my letter was written just four
days before he announced in the sen.
ate that had not undertaken to buy
ony land in tho west, as clinching his
contention that have lied TO the sen.
ate The records show that, in the
interim, the DoTr circular had been
sent to me, for on February 10, when
/ made the exposure of Dorr, l said
In the senate, In the last day or two
1 have had my attention called to n
scheme of swindling. ETC. II is easy
| for those who are themselves vulner.
0ult 10 COnNlCI Oll lllo u-OSl llllllSI
evidence, and the President seems to
work on that theory
'On reading DORIS circular the
whole scheme and combination CT
swjndlers. Reeder and Watkins, i'll
Marshfield, and Dorr, In Portland, q
did not know anything about Conro
end Schafer) flashed on my mind, aud.
remembering Lees somewhat dubious
report as to the character and quail
fcation of the firm OF Reeder and Wat.
k;ns, | decided at once 10 see to 1t
that my name should not be used to
inveigle others into their gamc.
Hence my action In the senate
The President dismisses with Il
wave of the hand any possibility of
my honesty by saying. 1t is unneces-
ealy to comment on his proposal made
IN this letter TO use his influence as
a senator to force the government to
institute a suit which would make It
ensy for him personally to obtain some
of the land 1t might be well to in.
cure whether or not the attorney gell-
eral has been ordered not to obey the
law of congress passed last April,
which l will call the 'Tillman-Bona
parte law ordering suit 10 be insti.
tuted for the recovery of these lands.
My culpabillty is of such magnitude
In contemplating the purchase of j..
4G0 acres of land at $3.50 per acre in
the eyes OF this sticlSler for ofiicia!
rectitude-in others-that it may be
found that he is determined to block
ray so-called nefarious transactions.
The man who announces TO con-
gress that he, Theodore Roosevelt, as.
sumed the right to permit the stee.
trust to absorb its greatest rival con-
,rary to law, would doubtless not hes
ltate to help his dear friend, Harri.
man, in holding two million acres OF
the public domain. because Ben Till
man had contemplated and wanted to
buy 1,400 acres. The President, hav.
ing convicted T1llman, proceeded to
clear Dorr in both cases. contrary
to the Sacts, and smilingly stares from
the center of the stage, which it is his
greatest delight to occupy, and com
Flacently looks to have the American:
people and the senate give their ap-
proval 10 his verdict. | await that
verdict calmly and without fear, and
will gladly abide by 1t.
In conclusion, Mr.. President, l
court the most searching investigation.
Nay. | demand it. / declare most em
phatically l have never sought to con-
ccai my effort to buy land l spoke
TO the attorney general about it; 1
explained to the agent of the secret
service the whole transaction when
gave him the Dorr circular, and tho
letters which had been sent me con-
corning it. The question of motive
will at last control, and 1t cannot be
shown that / have any reason to con-
ceal anything. / invite comparison OF
my private life and my public work as
a man and a senator with Theodore
Roosevelt and any other man. and
feel absolutely sure of the ground up
on which / stand"
Washington, Jan. 10.-No subject
mas been discussed recently at the
capitol with such feryor as President
Roosevelt's disclosure of Senator Till
mans alleged connection with an Or
egon land deal. but the colleagues
Of the South Carolina senator are in
clined to withhold judgment until he
has had an opportunity to explain. The
senator will address the senate tomor
row.
Many expressions of dissatisfaction
are heard because OF the manner in
which the president put the material
gathered by post Office inspectors
about Senator Tillman. 1t is pointed
out by senators that matter sent to
Senator Hale was in response 10 the
latters request TO the heads OF the
executive departments for a state
ment OF operation of the secret ser
vice, as the investigation OF Senator
Tillman's alleged effort TO obtain Or
egon lands was wholly under the post
office department and was prosecuted
by the inspectors of that department
One senate leader expressed the
opinion that as the president had had
In his possession for several months
the Information gathered about Sena-
tor Tillman 1t WAS his duty TO insti-
gate prosecution Ii he believed the
facts warranted action.
1t was rumored today that the pres
ident has told friend that an enost
was made by Senators Hale and Al
drich TO suppress the facts about Sem
ator Tillman. Undoubtedly this Inn
preston was gained at the white
house by a visit te the president by
Mr. Hale. who suggested That the
matter relating to Mr.. TillmaI should
be withdrawn. II is said that the
Maine senator did not base the report
upon the ground that IT was not prop
erly a rep.y to the demand for infor-
nation about the secret service, but