Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-23
O,o Kitchin Of North Carolina
Charged Him With AdvOcat'
ing Lynch Law
ALSO WENT FOR cRoSvENoR.
o.,,d from an Ante. Election Article
By Him In Which He Scored
MIR. Roosevelt.

North Carolina VINO lhoiuueu III i'''
,ugatlon Gen. Grosvenor, whoh he
s.,ged with having humilIated Theo-
~. Roosevelt, the vice presidential
.aia,ts. whom, In Il recent speech
ono house, he had gIoriied AZ the
,,,,,hy successor of Mr., Mckinley.
asn Grosvenor admitted that four
,srs ago he opposed the nomination
Roosevelt for vice president, but
,.a Mr. Roosevelt, during the cam
e o,isn hld conducted himself In dig
,ssd manner and had won the con-
,asnce and esteem of the people by his
,s from the time he was elected to
,,.,ide over the senate The Demo
,,,sjn New York, he said, had launch
a a candidate for president who did
,a know whether he stood on his
head or his heels.
preceding this episode, the house de-
Nstsd the bin to create a commission
"a investigate the merchant marine,
M, took no action on Il,
Claude Kltchin Dem. n. Coz
srorgly assaled Representative Gros-
y,oor and President Roosevelt. Gen.
G,osyenor ne said, had glorihed Presi-
don't Roosevelt as the worthy successor
n Mckinley, forgetting that during
ptRnlsys last campaign Gen. Grosve-
nor as contributor to the New York
journal. IN signed articles, had re-
terpd to the president, then governor
Of New York, as II brilliant, erratlc
and curious sort Of man..
Mr. Kitchin charged that Mr.. Roose-
Welt, as candidate for vice president,
was dlstasteful to Mckinley, and chal-
tnged Mr.. Grosyenor to deny 1t. as
vfl as the statement that Mr.. Roose-
ult as vice president was Inundated
By the friends Of Mckinley, including
Gen. Grosyenor
And yet he said. you men sit
hare and gulp down everything Roose-
Vel, says, and not one of you dare
mIse his hand IN memory of William
Mckinley Mckinley had a right to
hnk that Roosevelt would be dis
tasteful to him. Contemplate" he
said, the amazing spectacle Of any
Rtpubcan In the United States being
Inundated by Gen. Grosvenor, and
contemplate this same man marshallng
ulder his banner the hosts Of Repub-
kanlsm, with Grosvenor the chief
buge.blOWeE'
To say that Roosevelt filed McKln-
gs place he declared, was desecra-
ton Of MCkinley's name. 1t was, he
ad, case Of the anthill taking the
place OF the mountain. the owls
Sreech taking the place Of the tomb's
symphonies, the minnow taking the
place Of the whale.
The people of the south knew, he
ad. that % years after Appomattox
Roosevelt in one Of his publications,
ha1 declared that until the word trea-
con was stricken from the dictionary,
Jefferson Davis would be an arch-trai-
'Or That, he said, was a strike at the
south and the confederate soldier.
Ne also referred to another publica-
Hon Of Mr.. Roosevelts. in which he
Sld that throughout southern charac-
Wf mere ran streak OF coarse and
Hulal bdrbarism. He compared "the
and loving words of Nick inley' in
an address to confederate veterans
VIVA me insulting words of Roose-
Wv lie SAID that In one OF his
BOOKS President Roosevelt deliberately
,usalhes and advocates lynching fol
wy stealing Of a rag-tail Texas pony. II
ne asked II that book did not have
Sne'nlng to do with stimulating 1.-The
Ntai people of the north to lawless-
wv lhe people of the south, he
,Nu. condemned lynching for all crimes
%ysuse me hand OF civilization and
| snSlahlty had been lifted against II.
~ man The civilized world over, he
5Nq would condone outrages against
ouAh ana yet we don't preach lynch
ns OF leach It, hut, knowing the weak
,F~ ., human nature. mobs cannot be
,onuoIIea ln SparSely settled commune
S nhsle we cannot get sufficient po-
NY IoFee ON The spot atonce."
'V utl''t0 mat every Democrat and
"luoIlCdn In the country would pause
y same mat the president of the Unit
n states had scattered books adyocat.
"s l!nch law
pWoul1s rom q speech made by Mr..
S%,e'l While governor Of New York
ugaleV Mr. Roosevelt had charac.
,,"se,I 'ho congress as "a herd of cat.
%l,. LGGusnlcr on the Democratic side
'V"gV The humiliaung spectacle, y
| WnUhUed 'is that since he has
XIV president Of the United States he
bsr, u o,'oa This Republican house as a
N,, N.Y., '"Iu" and the most humIllating
sna.h 9uo0l u Is that the Republicans
n,V. '1 'nr president to treat them as
Slg'n pasture" '''0 "''' y" "''
/ No ,p,4,t,o"ed laughter when No said
i M. resident looked upon Congress n,
srs s'.,l ranch, ~ with the Republi.
S as h.a roWd-ups."
4 thst ,,, ."N'ldlelN, ne declared
! 0n,s,nE man who had such profound
/ ths g, "p, ,of tho legislative branch Of
4 uiF tFHNeI'l was unfit to be It's exec
1 Ma ,''I ma was dangerous man
/ Js,ls ",o'.0 ny quoting from American
! eged ~, winch Mir Roosevelt. he al.
| M ns u'0 denounced Gen. Grosyono,
| EMU" as champion of foul gov,
/ Nrnlng ''l dishonest politics" Then
"Rso9 u,wg, Gen. Grosvenor, he said
spsosb yusl ana then read your recenI
ihs bon ".''.nHIug the president, and tel
Rorl,i Ulhl You feel like 80 cents.
sss nyI,us 'en' Grosvenor said that 4
l0ur y ,.,,''I'llant what he had writer
sears ',oI5 ago. He (Crosvenor, 70,
tsto, es Was nm opponent of the nomi
Mot ~. roosevelt. At that time h,
Wn vt, ilpuiar opinion OF Mr. Roose
Nuntry was, printed all over IN,
IaIn ~ ln this he made nerfeotl,
Ana FN Vment at that time.
csn man me gentleman thinks h,
me0l NV ''r apologize for that state
han oa1 Uas got hold of the wront
M 9puu'd Mr. Grosyenor
Groe,I NooseVclt had written NJ hin
W. KerHl what he had a right TO say
% straw. was only threshIng owe
uoss "0'or SAID he was distastefm :,
M Roo0,UDalliate'' said Mr., Grosyenor
yih M 9o, uNelt was put on tho Tickle
Bwbo o., ON Nlney, but II was McKIn
yenor ,,G159' ah the abuse" Gen. eros
~, 'N,l mat no man nm ,bn stn,,,,
country n . better impression on m
'anbsisr, wan dld Mr. Roosevelt I'm m
q bre, S9 OF 1900. His dlgnlflod name
Aoatsv v,h over the senate and hi
" MN senator's was commend