Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-15
ATTORNEY GENERAL
BoNsraRTE AND POSTMASTER
MEYER WITH FaIsEHooD-
SAYS HE is DEALING WITH
uNsCRUPULous MEN--sIAKEs
INQUIRIES ABOUT pRosEcU-
cUTioNs.

a:ternated between two acrid de-
nunc atoms of these two members
or the pres dents cabinet and rid
Guile which he hurled at them.
HAS ENOUGH NoToRIETy.
Mr.. Tillman said It was not pleas
ant for HIM TO intrude his person
atty upon the attention of the SEN
ate.
Il have had enough notorsety al
ready" declared MIR. Tyllman, "and
{ am not anx GUS to adertise mysef
bat the senate knows tho provoca-
zion am under, and l trust wll
Dear with me-"
Speaking OF the d. fferences of re-
collect on between mself and At
torney General Bonaparte, he de-
clared
j am ready TO have my word put
against his in any court In Christ
endom % let my record in the pas.
-or truthfulness. honesty and integ-
r ty stand aga INST his"
He asserted that he was not on'y
lea ing W. tn Pres dent Roosevelt.
but with all the cabinet officers
who are in league, because accord
ing TO the newspapers they are dis
cussing me at the cabinet meetings
and are determined TO accomplish
my rum If possible"
when l deal with as unscrupu-
GUS men as do now, l am pre-
Dared for anything, even the assas-
3n's n'fe. My mail is being held
I'D. am satisfied OF that. / VIII
not say that my room has been bro
Ken into because there are keys that
AN open everything in the capitol.
They may not have stolen my pa
pers. but they are gone.
Mr.. Il Imam then narrated con-
yersat,on he had over the telephone
yesterday with Attorney General Bo-
naparte, in which he askel whether
4 suit had been brought against the
southern Oregon Company, the hold
er OF the military road grant.
He did not know" said Mr.. Till
man. There had been some CORES
pondence and discussion back and
forth as to the method that should
DO pursued by the SPECIAL counsel.
he SAID. II pressed him for an an
immediate answer, yes or no. He
sad he would make inquiry of the
clerk charged with that business and
let me know In the course OF a
Few minutes he returned to the
phone and said he would write me
a letter"
After having the letter Of the at
torney general read, he declared
that up to this time aud after nine
months nothing had been done in
response to the order of congress
% BRING suit.
Mr.. Tillman referred to the mo-
I've Of the attorney general. 1--WE
all know how the processes OF beng
ready to do IT. of being anxious to
DO it,"
He referred 20 Postmaster Cen
eral Meyer and h.s statement that
The president had been in possession
" the facts in this case only since
December 18th, and character zed
that as 'falsehood No. l." Mr.. Till
man ammo dnced he had received an
other circular sent out by Dorr, I'm
which the following statement was
made:
PROVES HIS CONTENTION
Some day shall have justice and
separation, and when that day comes
low noS far i slant. there will be
noise that will be heard around
ne world" That statement BY
Dorr, Mr.. Tillman insisted was con
lusiye proof that Dorr had received
assurance from the president that
he would drag Ti'lman down as a
Jar and scoundrel'"
lie wanted to know what degree
Of falsehood was 20 be charged to
The two cabinet officers cor head
clerks or booticLg or whatever the
president has around hsml" Mr..
Tillman laid stress upon the fact
mat ne had not attempted to OBJ
ain any government land, but only
to purchase land that had been CIV
en- corporation with the stipula-
ton that that corporation should
sell II to tho pubic at $3.50 per
acre He ms Sled that ne was enti-
lied to a full investigation Of these
charges and TO a report, as ne did
not wish to rest ~ er the imputa-
tions that had been cast upon him.
n no report should Dc made he said
he Impression would 20 abroad that
he senate had whitewashed HIM
and that he was guilty OF some
wrong doing which he did not wish
90 rest under.