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

| 10 the state OF Oregon in 1868 FOL
the construction of military road.
In my public work here" said Sen.
ator Tillman. Il have not hesitated
To crtt!cise and comment on the Off.
clal actions and utterances Of Presi
dent Roosevelt, and / have doubtless
! given him good cause to seek re
Venge. j have at various times ar.
raigned him in the senate for tyran,
nlcal invasion of the rights OF con
eress, for usurpation of authority not
given him by the constitution, for
disobedlence of the law and neglect
OF duty, and. particularly in the case
OF Mrs. Morris, for brutal and cruel
conduct toward helpless woman. |
was not aware that these darts OF
l1ine had qulvered in the executive
Eide and stung him so, but the eager
ness and Intensity with which he mas
presented his case against me, his
making a precedent when none has
existed before. his taking from tho
committee. to which he has forward
ed them, the papers, and giving them
tc the press before the committee mad
considered them, indicates that Theo
dore Roosevelt enjoys TO the limit tho
feeling of getting even with Ben
Tillman and lays on the big stick
with keenest relish. doubtless beliey.
Ing that the pitch fork has gone out
of business"
In addressing the senate Mr.. Till.
man arose to question OF personal
privilege declaring that for the hrst
time In the history of this govern
nent so far as he had been able to
learn, member of the senate had
been brought to the bar OF public
opinion before the senate itself to be
judged under Indictment by no less
a person than the President of the
United States The manner of dong
1t. he said. and the anlmus and zeal
displayed by the chief executive were
worthy of consideration
Mr.. Tillman called attention to the
publication Of these charges by tho
President before they had been con.
6ldered by the committee OF the senate
to which they were referred, and de-
clared that IN so doing the President
had treated the senate with that
contempt which has been his wont"
He declared that the President was
an adept at advertising and had used
the press with more skill than any
man In American politics.
Another probable reason for his
great haste said the senator. was
that he sought to distract attention
from the action of the house of REP
resentatlves on Friday in laying part
nj his message on the table by the seU-
sational accusation against a man vho
has had long service in the senate.
An examination of the Presidents
letter to Mr.. Hale. which might lust
AS well have been a special message
OF the type with which we are so IA
nIliar. will show that the Presidents
charges, boiled down, amount to two
In number
First, he promotes me to member
ship in the Ananias club. and charsee
In this that l have deliberately lied
10 the senate.
Second, he charges that have OK.
ertcd my official influence. and work
as a senator for my personal benefit
alone. to secure the passage or a res.
olution and to press the department.
o. justice to bring suit against the
corporation which holds so much of
the public domain in the west, AMI
Will not sell IL TO settlers on tho
terms OF their grants from the govern
ment
He has prepared his indictment
With consummate ability and Skill.
lie is even cunning in the apparently
innocent pretcnse that in making .
search through the secret service for
one kind OF malefactor he has run
down another. and the case of that
cne was of such serious Importance
that his sense OF official obligation
compelled him TO prompt action. Mark
you. ho has been in the possession OF
all the facts In this case since July
last; and men will be serious to know
"by, II his zeal was honest he did
dot make them known then"
Quoting from the Presidents Mes
snge TO the house on January 4. ic
which he said he had no charges OF
corruption against congress nor
against any member OF the present
house. Dir. Tillman said:
II follows that he found no grounds
ior indicting me in the courts. which
no doubt would have reJoiced him
overmuch. and all this fuss. fury and
iistian about the seriousness of the
case and the gravity of the offensc.
With which he charges me. can be at
tN'butdI TO personal malice alone
Referring TO the Presidents letter
70 Senatc< Hale, Mr.. Tillman declar-
ga that the President SccoRnized the
extraordinary characte of mis- action
as well as ~ unlaugnl use he has
niaos OF ue secret sesv1ce." Mr.. TILL
nan said he did nc. deny tie authen-
ucit. OF the letter. OF the telegram OF
~nic9 photographs were made. and
Dc presumed the letter from William
r. Lse was alho correct copy, but
se was not aware OF its existence until
~ was brought To his attention by the
rresidoats statcGent and eoded that
I've was not In my way responsible
LOT Mr.. Lees idcas oxprcsscs In IL.
Taking up the Presidents state
r,ent ccocerning Dorr. land agent
,1aklng his filings through Reeder ane