Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 January 1909 — BONAPARTE AND MEYER GRILLED [ARTICLE]

BONAPARTE AND MEYER GRILLED

Tfllman In Senate Uses Term “Bootlicks.” WAS READY FOR DENIALS

frays “When I Deal With Unscrupulous Men, As I Do Now, I Am Prepared for Anything, Even the As sassin’s Knife—My Mail Is Being Held Up—There Are Keys That Can Open Everything in Thia Capitol.” Washington, Jan. 16.—Senator Tillman in replying to statements of Attorney General Bonaparte and Postmaster General Meyer, said: “I am ready to have my word put against Mr. Bonaparte’s In any court la Christendom and to let my record iu tlie past foi truthfulness, honesty aud Integrity stand against his. “I am not only dealing with President Roosevelt, but with ail the cabinet officers who arc in league with him, because they are discussing me at cabinet meetings and are determined to accomplish my ruin if possible.” Even the Assassin’s Knife. “I was prepared to have the attorney general aeuy that I told him anything about these land matters. I was prepared to have the officers sent to me from the postoffice department and to whom 1 explained my reasons for asking for a fraud order against Agent Dorr, deny my statement. “When I deal with unscrupulous men, as I do now, I am prepared for anything, even the assassin’s knife. My mail Is being held up. lam satisfied of that. I will not say my room has been broken into, but there are keys that can open everything in this capitol. They may not have stolen my papers, but they are gone.” Mr. Tiilman said that at his instance Senator Hale telegraphed to Reeder £ Watkins to know at whose instance and by whom copies of Mr. Tillman’s letters had been made. He said he was told that he would not be able to get an answer to this inquiry except by mall and then, he said, all interest In It would have ceased. He announced that he had received another circular sent out by Dorr in which the following statement was made: “Clerks or Bootlicks.” “Some day I shall have justice and reparation, and when that day comes, now not far distanct, there will be £ noise that will be heard around the world.” That statement by Dorr, Mr. Tillman insisted, was conclusive proof that Dorr had received assurance from the president that he would “drag Tillman down as a liar and scoundrel.’’ The senator wanted to know what degree of falsehood was to be charged to the two cabinet officers, “or head clerks or bootlicks or whatever the president has around him.” The attorney general, he said, had a splendid memory for various details of his conversation with him, but he could not recollect whether he had brought suit or not against the Southern Oregan company and had to ask a subordinate “whether he had performed this Important duty for congress.”