Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-01-11

Washington, Jan. 11.--Senator Till
mans reply to the Presidents charg-
es against him in connection with an
Oregon land grant, received attention
from an immense audience Long be-
fore the doors leading to the senate
chamber were opened the corridors
leading to them We're thronged with
people, embracing both sects and all
colors. When the senator arose TO
speak there was not vacant seat in
the galleries. The senate floor was
well occupied, not only by senators
themselves but by members OF the
House of Representatives. Much in
terest was manifested in Mr.. Tillman
and when he entered the chamber his
coming was announced by many eX-
carnations of There he is accomp-
anied by vigorous craning OF necks
and pointing of fingers. 1t was sener-
Tally understood that he would attempt
to justify his course and the dlsposl-
tior of the audience both on the floor
and in the galleries wos to await his
explanation before passing Judgment.
What Pitchfork Said.
In my public work here said Sen
ator Tillman in opening, i have not
hesitated to criticize and comment on
the official actions and utterances OF
President Roosevelt and | doubtless
have given him good cause TO seek
revenge. have at various times ar
raigned him in the senate for a tyran-
nical invasion of the rights OF congress
for usurpation of authority not given
him by the constitution, for dlsobedi
ence OF the law and for neglect OF duty
was not aware that these darts OF
mine had quvered in his executive
hide and had stung him so, but the
eagerness and intensity with which he
presented his case against me indd-
Gates that Roosevelt enjoys to the
! limit the feeling Of getting even with
Ben Tillman and lays on the big stick
with keenest lash doubtless believing
| the pitchforll game has gone out of
business"
Tillman called attention to the pub
! LEGATION Of the charges by the Presi-
| dent before they were considered by
| the committee of the Senate to which
they were referred and declared that
| in doing this the president had treated
the senate with THAT contempt which
! has been his won't In examining the
charges, Tillman said that their con-
tents could be boiled down to two in
number. First, he promotes me to
membership in the Ananas club, and
he charges in this regard that | de-
, liberately lied to the senate. Second,
he charges that | have exceeded my
official influence and work as a sena-
tor for my own personal benefit alone,
to secure the passage of resolution
and to press the department of justice
10 bring suit against a corporation
which holds so much public domain in
the west, and which will not sell it to
settlers on the terms of tNeir grants
from the government
Both these charges the senator de-
MED. He admitted that he had made
an endeavor to purchase Oregon lands
and said that there had been no secret
about it, He had consulted with the
attorney general about the matter
and had communicated with Dorr and
his associates about it. Later he re-
ceived a circular which Dorr was put
ting forth in which it was said that
Tillman was interested and had paid
fees for the land. This he denied
and pointed out that in his denial in
the senate at the time he asked for a