The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-10
A Feature of Our Government
 Considered Ridiculous

man. RreSldent, dylng beloved Dy every American, might have been a dog crushed under the ringing heels of MT. Roosevelt's carriage within the shadow of those great drowning eagles guarding the gate to peaceful Arlington. Never one word for Mckinley in the first Deco. ration Day to come after the murderer removed him and gave place to cheap partisan charlatan-never a word sroke Mir. Roosevelt of the great and good man whose death lifted the charlatan to the first honor of the world!
 "To the dead dogs with Mckinley" MT. Roosevelt seemed to maintain thai day at Arlingtoni
 It remained for a noble Alabamian, a one-time brave Confederate soldier, whom 1t has been often my duty, aS.s one seek ing to be faithful in relating the truth. to praise in this place. to be first to say in Congress words that have been burn ing in every heart. north and south, re- garding MT. Roosevelts outrageously bitter partisan tirade against a quarter of a million Confederate dead and against all the living. twenty thousand of whom stood there in Arlington to lis- ten to speech from the President of all tho country.
 Congressman Richardson of Huntsville, with two young and beautiful southern girls, taught throughout their revered lives to revere the cause of the Confed- eracy, stood within six paces of Mir. Roosevelt when he poured out his vltroil against the southerners Yesterday Judge Richardson made noble opportunity to in some degree answer Mr. Roosevelt's calumnies against his own comrades of the Confectionery and hls own people His words. while calm end respectful, as they were bound to be on the floor of the House, yet burned with resentful indigna- tion.
 After referring to a visit President Mo- Kinley made to Huntsville Judge Rich ardson said of tho dead Presidents speech on that occasion:
 '1t appealed to the tenderest and strongest chords of love, sorrow. and in. dignation in the hearts of the American people. and 1t was right that it should. recall now, Mir. Chairman. a public occasion in which his personality im- pressed itself in most remarkable man. ner upon an immense audience. It was al the beginning of his southern Pacific tour, when he received, in fact. the first ova- ticn of his trip from the public, in the town where live. Huntsville, Ala.
 Tt was my pleasure. pride and honor to present him to our people, and. the f7Ya+ Nhof l,4 f., was. How many people do you think are hereY I said, MT. President. possibly 10,. 900 are here to greet you" never will forget the smile that passed over his lace as he gazed upon that large audience. He said to me, They tell me that tho Federal and the Confederate veterana have marched down here arm in arm to greet me today. Point me where they are
 'I did, and pledge you my word that have never heard in the history of thif VI country grander, nobler, more patriotic, and broader American sentiments than he uttered there that day, addressing these noble veterans of the two armies of the hIue and the gray. He spoke al one inspired by a love of country that knew no sections. In glowing words he spoke of the sons of Federals and Con- federates who followed our flag in Cuba and charged the hills of San Juan. In breathless suspense his audience hung on his glowing words and his splendid tributes. Not word or syllable fell from his lips but that of peace, love and hap piness'
 After quoting the more foul and ob- noxious words of MT. Roosevelt Judge Richardson said in part:
 There is not a former Confederate sol dier within the sound of my voice on the floor who would have uttered such senti- ments as MT. RooseveIt's here or else where-to say nothing of having so spo- ken on Decoration Day in immortal Ar ington. I say, and you will agree with me, that the proprieties of the occasion were violated by the President. I felt and believe, and now state, for the pres ident of the United States to refer to what was said about Lincoln in the heat of blood when we were then taking each others lives forty-odd years nearly after the war ceased was certainly unbecoming and the country has accepted 1t in that light. No man in this country has great CT reverence and respect for the honor of the position of President than I have, and for that reason I am ready and will ling here today to do anything that is within reason, as I have indicated, to protect his life and the life of the vice president.
 ''The President in his Memorial Day speech was certainly in one of his most strenuous moods, for he not only thrust his official hand into the bloody days of the war, but he referred on that Me morial Day to the very cheap political stock in trade that is used against the south on convenient occasions
 Judge Richardson received great ap- plause at the conclusion of his speech. Numerous leading Republican members passed over to the Democratic side to offer the Alabamian hearty congratula- tions, saying that what he had said was precisely what they wished said. Though brief, it was accounted one of the best speeches of the session.
 LUCIEN JULIEN WALKER.
 
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