Show HIES MAUS HIM TO of south carolina statesman says chief executive actuated by malice and revenge washington declaring that the president had been actuated by mo tives of malice and revenge in attack ing his course in connection with the coos bay day oregon land grant senar sena tor tillman of south carolina from his seat in the senate on monday made reply to the accusations ot of the chief executive his speech was read from manu mann script and was a choice mixture of argument and invective mr tillman 1 rose to a question of personal persona I povl lege immediately cafter after the conclusion cf the morning prayer and as his in had been widely advertised he was greeted by an audience which filled every seat in the galleries 1 ITOM the first the senator received most careful attention senator tillmans s health la Is such that he concluded not to attempt any tri unusually usually severe language in his to the president he said how ever preceding his speech that his friends were counting upon the denunciation nuncia tion of the chief executive and would have no occasion to complain f they would be patient tor for he e ex elects to find other opportunities be tore the close of the session to pay his respects to the president when be promises not to disappoint disapio int A peal of laughter was called forth when mr tillman declared that he bad lad not known that the executives hide had been so greatly stung by the darts he had sent at him at various times when he had criticized him in the senate when he suggested that doubtless the president believed the pitchfork had gone out of business another roar of laughter was called forth and the vice president admon dished the galleries that applause of any kind was not perm perin eted in the senate 1 and it if persisted isted in would ne the clearing of all galleries in addition to his speech which tad rad been printed in advance mr T tillman had prepared other brief re narks which he read it has been expected and desired I 1 te e said that having made my own defense I 1 should direct my batteries on my assailant I 1 do not feel that my strength Is sufficient for the double task for far my physicians have warned me against overtaxing my self one of the truest and best c ments in engi sh literature 1 Is this from tennyson soiling another will neier nener make ones one s self clean the president lives in a glass house with even a glass floor I 1 in n it t end and should remember the old adage he has exerted all the power of the pov eminent ato 0 destroy me but I 1 feel that I 1 stand unscathed because if all other arguments fail fall to convince men the character for rectitude truthful ress and honesty which I 1 have build ed in sixty one years of my ufa life would at least be my bulwark men who have always been clean and hon lion arable do not suddenly become liars and hypocrites at 61 without any necessity |