Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-16
Kitchin Quotes Grosvenor.

What the democrats hope will be one Of
the most effective weapons in the hands of
the stump speakers during the campaign
is a quotation by Representative kitchin of
Gen. Grosvenors estimate Of Mr.. Roosevelt
in 1909. The pamphlet opens with this quo
tation. which Is introduced by Mr.. Kitchin
thus:
Mr. Chairman: The republican members
of this House and of the Senate have dur
ing this entire session Wed with each other
In eulogizing and clarifying the distin-
guished President of the United States.
They have tumbled over each other in the
rush to give unqualified Endorsement and
approval of everything he has done and to
everything he has said. l do not wish to
make invidiOus comparisons in this House,
especially among republican members. but
candor compels me to say that no gentle
man of the republican side has even ap-
preached the distinguished gentleman from
Ohio MIR. Grosvenor. In the extravaganza.
in the fulsomeness and in the elabora teness
of his praise The gentleman has attrib-
uted to the President all the virtues which
an ideal man. an ideal citizen an ideal SOL
der or an ideal statesman should possess
We on this side. Mr.. Chairman respect
fully beg to differ with the gentleman from
Ohio. In such conflict of opinion authority
is always OF the highest Importance. And.
sir. to sustain our opinion of the distin-
guished occupant of the White House
shall cite to you an authority SO high so
eminent and so fnfallibie that no member
upon that side. not even the distinguished
gentleman from Ohio. will have reason te
dispute or doubt. That authority is no mors
and no less than the distinguished gentle
man from Ohio himself"
Mr.. Kitchin stated that when the repub.
lican convention met in PHILADELPHIA in 1906
1t was Gen Grosvenor who was a most en-
tertaining and conspicuous contributor to
a New York newspaper in regard to the
character and the vice presidential quail.
fications of Mr.. Roosevelt Bespeaking Mr.
Il itrh T.,
ceeded to quote from signed letter dated
June 81 1900, in which the gentleman from
Ohio said:
Gen. Grosvenor's Letter.
There is something new here under the
sun. We have a brilliant. cratic curious
sort of man, whose friends are trying to
promote him. His enemies are trying to
destroy him. and great herd of selfish
politicians are trying to use him for their
own selfish and shameful ends
And apparently not one of them neither
friend nor selfish person. seems to nave
the slightest care for his welfare. That
man Is Theodore Roosevelt. governor Of
New York.
1T is said that last night he shouted and
screamed and danced in the meeting of the
New York delegation and said: 4 am
saved; l am saved!' Saved from whom
Saved from the men who want to get rid Of
him. Is that 1t? Saved from the men who
injudiciously in their friendship for him
want to see him nominated. Is that it?
Saved from the men who are fighting over
him as bone of contention one for his
defeat and another for his elevation, and
neither one cares for him. Is that it?
1t Is coolly and calmly admitted and
not denied when charged. by certain great
force In New York and In the New York
delegation that they are opposed to Roose-
Welt for governor because they do not think
he Is the proper man for the place. and be-
cause he does not suit them. Therefore
they are willing to push him off and dump
him upon the presidential ticket upon the
sole and sordid interest of themselves and
their own schemes Of politics. Here he Is
suppose he should be nominated for Vice
President tomorrow. What will be said OF
him? That either he was a dishonest man
or else that he did not want the place. and
In this last instance 1t would be said Of
him that he had no power Of his own no
will. no v0ice-that he Was simply taken
possession OF By tho men who hated him,
Who were oppossd 70 him and forced into