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i era. and m . tt i wi lg 8 ."Jl od. lent, flai ihlrt esrni ioIM on' ilred ionfl Ifofl Iff M M WM his cofc ase SENATOR MITCHELL'S SPEACH Full Text of the Speech in theSenate Following is the full text-of Senator Mitchell B 'Bpcoch which ho' delivered in the United States sonato on Tues day afternoon. Tho speech was mado in self-defense and for three-quarters of on -hour ho held his colleagues spoil bound, la. their oagor attontion to hear tho aged senator's story of his con nection With tho charges by tho Ore gon grand jury, which, as 'ho says, if proven would 'disqualify him for fur ther membership in tho United States senate. Nearly every senator was present and ho was- given tho most courteous hearing possible. Senator Mitchell will not return to tho Senate until his caso has been passed upon by tho courts. Hesaid: "1 assort in tho most positivo and unqualified manner that each and ovory ono of tho charges, insofar as thoy ro lato -to or vinvolvo mo, aro absolutely unqualifiedly and atrociously false, and defiantly donounco their authors, and each and ovoryono of them, and brand them publicly as malicious and atro cious liora," Following tills goncral denial with ono more, specific,, tho sonator spoko substantially as follews: "JJut.I desiro to bo moro specific, ahd thereforo I further deny, in terms the. most absoluto and. unqualified which I. am capablo of using, that I ever, either in the month of January, 1902, in tho state of Oregon or at any other time or place, unlawfully or feloniously or otherwise, conspired with Blngor Hermann, then commis sooner of the land office, and S. A. D, Eater, Horace G. McKinley, D. W. Tarplay, ,mma L. Watson, Salmon B. Ormaby, . Clark E. Loomis and William H. Davis, or with either or any of them, or with any porsoa or persons, to defraud 'tho United States out of any part of its public lands located either in township 11 south, Tango 7 Hast, in tho stato of Oregon, or any otbjr public lands cither in tho stato Of. Oregon or elsowhere. Denies Futer's Charge. 'I assert, furthermore, in tho most absoluto and unqualified mannor, that any and all statements by any person or persons to tho effect that I over at any time or place entered into n con spiracy with all or any of said persons, or they or any qf them, with mo, to defraud the United States out of any port of its public lands in the stato of Oregon or elsewhere, either by false or 'forced homeotoad applications, affi davits or' proofs aro adsolutely, un qualifiedly and atrociously falso, and I defy my dofamors and challenge them to produce1 any ovidenco other than that of condemned thieves, forgers and perjurers to sustain any such charges. "I further deny in tho most absoluto Vand unqualified terms that 8. A. D. Puter did either in tho City of Wash ington on March 9, 1902, or at any ther time or place, offer mo or pay to me, or'givo mo, nor did I on March 9, 1902, in Washington, D. C, or nt any other timo or place, accept or receive from said S. A. D. Puter the sum of $2000 or any other amount whatover, either in two $1000 bills or any other denomination or amount whatever as an inducement ta ubo my iniluenco with Singer Hermann, then commissioner of tho general land office, to induce him, as such commissioner, to pass to pat- eat 12 lecrtajra homestead cntrries, or any homestead entries whatever, or for any other purpose. "And I hero indignantly, with all gini -vfho forco I can command, denounce tho ,yuDiio statement ot o. a. v. x-uicx ium he, oh March 0, 1902, at Washington, P. C., paid mo $2000 in two $1000 bills, wilfully, maliciously, unqualifiedly Mta atroeiously false," Story Fate? Told Him. Tho senator then said ho thought it proper he should stato precisely what connections he ever hud with Puter lad tho lands in auction and soma .of the circumstances connected with the iiiona of tho grand jury and tho pub lication in the press regarding tho harges. Ho said that about March 1 or 2, 1W)2, Puter called on him in Washing- (an with a. letter of introduction from illon. P. P. Mays, a prominent at tor- of Portland, Oregon, and for many ra the district attorney for tho Pregon district. Puter had with him woman nrhnm he introduced OS Mrs. S. h. Watson, a widow and a citizen P Orefon, who had invested something Did you get up with a headache? Bid ttut 1ft vour mouth? Not much appetite for breakfast? M Teafue coated ? Then you have wakt up your liver and get rid willow A mtf-i ci Ul AVCr 8 rillal OU1U IUI - wg.ssssisW over $8000 in 12 homesteads aftor tho entrymen had received their certifi cates. Tho woman had obtained tho greater part of this money by mortgag ing other lands, secured by notes com ing due. Sho could not raise tho money to meet theso notes until she had re ceived patents for tho 12 homesteads sho had purchased. Puter had acted as agont for this woman, and sho was blaming him, Pu ter said, as ho had assured her when sho mado. tho purchases that tho pat ents to tho lands would bo issued in tho rogular course of business, certain, ly before tho notes she had given for tho borrowed money becamo duo. Put tor said it would bo Boveral months bo foro tho cases would bo reached in tho regular order in tho Jand office, and thnt his purposo in calling on him (tho senator) was to know if he could aid him in getting them advanced for ear ly consideration. Tho senator said ho told Puter certainly ho would help him In the event, ho found tho cases in a condition to bo taken up. Puter, tho senator said, replied that ho thought tho cases had been thoroughly inves tigated by agents in the field and re ported on favorably. Ho centinued: Took Puter to Land Ofllco. "I had not, of courso, tho slightest suspicion that thcro was anything wrong about tha homestoad entries or any of thorn, and X told Puter I would go up to tho land ofllco at once and ascertain tho status of tho cases, and asked him to go along with me. Ho went with mo, first giving mo an ab stract of a paper containing a state ment of tho 12 different entries, the names of tho respective entrymen and description of tho land in each, and tho dates of the alleged sale3 by each to Mrs. Watson, togother with tho amount alleged to havo been paid by her for each claim." At tho land 6fflco, tho senator con tinued, thoy were told that tho field reports in the cases wore all in, and tho casos were roady for examination in tho general land ofllco as soon as reached in their regular order, but that it would bo some considernblo timo be fore -thoy would bo reached. Sonator Mitchell said ho was furthor told at that time that thero had been throe reports, all favorablo, mado on all tho 12 entries, ono by tho register and tho receiver, C. B. Mooros and William Galloway, at Oregon City, Ore. ono a Republican, the other a Demoroat, both men of tho very best character and two reports of special agents in the fiold, and that these reports wcro all favorable. This information was ob tained from somo of tho subordinate officials. Hermann Asked for Affidavit. Tho situation was then presented to Commissioner Hermann. Tho commis sioner explainod to (tho senator) that tho enses could not bo mado special unless somo goodeason was shown by affidavit why thc-y1 should bo advanced. Puter, who was present, tho senator continued, told tho sympathetic story about tho woman', and Hermann sug gested that ho (Putor) put his reasons for making tho cases special in tho' form of an affidavit, and ho would con sider if it was proper to ndvanco them.. Puter and Mrs. Watson then went to tho senator's ofllco ot tho latter 's sug gestion, whoro two affidavits wero pre pared without cost to them. Senator Mitchell then read to tho sonnto tho two affidavits, both of them detailing tho ?)? in tho case as thoy already havo fcfecii briefly stated. Pu ter, in his affidavit declared, ho hod acted as Mrs. Watson's agent in mak ing tho purchases of tho land, and said beforo doing so ho had mado a thor ough investigation with a view, of as certaining the bona fides of the vari ous homesteaders and becoming fully convinced they all had been mado in good faith. On the strength of this conclusion, ho had advised Mrs. Wat son to invest her money, telling her that the title to the homesteads was perfect, except that patents had not yet been Issued, but he had no doubt they would issuo at an early date. Relying on these affidavits, tho sen ator in a letter to Commissioner Her mann, dated March 3, asked that the cases, referred to bo made special. Threo days later ho. received a lottcr from Mr. Hermann, which said in part: Unfavorable Keporta Kado. Action on theso entries has been, sus pended awaiting reports from a special agent as to certain .charges which have been made to tho effect that the entry men had not complied with tho require ments of the homestead law. These reports havo recently leen received and will bo acted upon at once. Several days later, the senator says, Putor came to him and expressed fear that, although the cases had been made special, it would bo a long time before they were considered, and that Mrs. Watson was very much worried, as she too much bile in your system. of some of mis bile. Ayer's USI awviy ymoi iwn. ii.. . vtn raio T- fcY,6Afy&fc J0titfAi. dAtlM, Ofefcadtf. fttia&DA. JaMar? io, looi S5 was being pressed for. the money so cured by mortgage. If they could be satisfied that tho cases would bo cony sidored soon and without any grcnt do- lay, thoy would remain hero until act ion had boon taken; othorwise, thoy would return homo at once. Tho senator replied in' substance that ho thought thoy woro giving thorn solves unnecessary worry; that as tho cases had been mado special ho had no doubt thoy would bo taken up, con sidered and acted upon at nn early date. As ho was going to tho cnpitol, ho volunteered to stop at tho land of fico with Puter and find out if possl bio how long boforo tho cases would bo considered. When ho spoko to Mr, nermann about them, tho lattor ox pressed tho opinion that tho considorn tlon of tho cases would not tnko a long time, but that as ho was very busy ho thought ho would turn them over to Assistant Commissioner Richards for consideration. This ho did, in his (tho sonator 's) presence. The sonator thon introduced Puter to Richards as a re spectable citizen of Oregon "which," ho continued, "I had then every rea son to beliovo him to be and tho man interested in tho case, who was anx ious for as oarly consideration as possi ble. This is my connection with Pu tor and with theso lands." Had No Suspicion, Took No Pay. "I had not tho slightest idea in do ing what I did that thcro was anything wrong about tho entries or any of them. 1 did understand that somo ono had mado somo objections to somo of tho ontrics at ono timo months before, but tho samo hnd been thoroughly ov- amlncd and reported on favorably by tho roglstor and rccoivor at Oregon City und by two spocinl agents In tho field. "For what I did beforo tho lnnd of fice in connection with theso 12 entries, us I herotoforo stated, 1 was not of fered, neither did I receive at any time, either $2000 or any other amount of money, or any other thing of vnluo, from S. A. D. Puter or any othor per son, "I furthor stato that not until moro than two years after tho consideration of these cases in tho land office, as abovo montioned, had I nny knowledgo or Information to tho effect that thoro was any claim upon tho pnrt of nny agont of tho government or nnyono else, that nny of theso 12 homesteads had been acquired wrongfully or fraud ulently. The, speaker then recalled that in tho past threo years ho had boon over whelmed with lettors from all over tho stato of Oregon requesting him to as certain tho status of ontrics and Book ing his aid in getting tho consideration of cases expodltod in tho general land office. Ho had invariably responded to theso requests, both by personal visits and by lotters to tho officials hero, and frequently urged tho expedition of their consideration. Ho had dono this, "invariably without making any chargo or accoptlng any compensation of any kind or charnctor, and so long as I shall remain ono of Oregon's sen ators I shall continuo to do theso things for my constituents, so help mo God, oven at tho risk of 100 indictments." Says Heney Sought to Involvo Him. Then tho sonator attacked Francis J. Honoy, United States district attor ney ut Portland, in tho prosecution of tho land fraud cases, accusing him of unprofessional conduct in tho jury room and assorting that subsoquont to tho conviction in tho land fraud cases, early in December, and boforo sentenco had been imposed, Honoy, "engaged with United States District Attornoy Tnlin IT. TTnll n TAnrnfinnHtifr tlift frnv. ernment in prosecution of said coso, I onterod into an agreement with tho said S. A. D. Puter, Emma L. Watson and others included in said conspiracy, by which thoy offered clomoncy or len iency of somo kind or character, pro vided thoy would, by their evidence, involvo myself, Mr. Hermann and oth ers in theso frauds." Tho sonator roforred to his long en- reer in tho sonuto and said that not un til this timo had any charge ever boon mode against his integrity, either as a man, member of the bar or member of tho senate. It may bo thought, ho said, by soma that ha had violated pre cedent in coming to tho senato at thin time, but ho declared: "I am an in nocent man and I havo ut this stage of tho proeedings tho same right as any other senator to como hero in defense of my character which U as dear to mo ns that of any other senator on this floor." WiU Demand Investigation. Ho trusted and believed the timo would come when ho could with pro priety demand of the senate a thor ough investigation of every one of the charges againiit him. 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