The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-05-05
MR.. KITCHlN IN HUMOR.

| which he scathed President Roosevelt
and also Representative Grosvenor
from Ohio. Mr.. Grosvenor and Mr..
Hepburn replied to Mr.. Kitchin and
we print below his humorous reJoinder
next day as taken from the Congress
sional Record:
"Mr. Lucking-Mr..S Speaker, I yield
ten minutes to the gentleman from
North Carolina (Mr. Claude Kitchin).
Applause on the Democratic side.)
"Mr. Claude Kltchin-Mr. Speaker,
I do not hesitate to express surprise at
the assault made upon me by the gen.
tlem,n from Ohio yesterday, and at
the assault made upon me by the gen.
tleraan from Iowa In the beginning Of
his remarks this morning. ] regret
that have incurred the II! will o: the
gentleman from Ohio and the gentle
man from Iowa
"Mr Hepburn-You have not.
"Mr. Claude Kitchln-And the Deep
err
"Mr. Grosvenor-Nor haye l.
"Mr. Claude Kltchin-And the deep
er is my regret when 1 reflect upon the
fact that was standing here yesterday
trying to sustain their character by i'm
peachlng the man who had detained
| it. Applause on the Democratic side
The gentleman from Ohio charged by
lndirection that was peanut polltl-
cian,' and the only evidence he offered
of that fact was that I quoted here
from his letters in the New York Jou.-
nal. (Applause on the Democratic
side.)
"While I admit, Mr.. Speaker, that it
does not approach the dignity OF evil
dence, yet it casts upon me the sus-
picion Of being peanut politician
when 1 stand in this House and in this
country and find myself agreeing in
anything with the gentleman from
Ohio. applause and laughter on the
Democratic side.)
"Tbe gentleman from Iowa this
morning, referring to the quotation
from Mr.. Roosevelt's works yesterday
that Through the Southern character
there ran streak of coarse and brutal
barbarism,' said that the strongest cyl
dence of its truth was my speech yes
terday, and the only evidence that he
produces to show my 'barbarlty' Is that
I had 50 little respect for this House as
to quote the barbaric language OF
Theodore Roosevelt. (Applause and
laughter on the Democratic side.)
He says I made criminal assault
upon Theodore Roosevelt. He should
change that and put it in the Record
az it was, that protested here in this
House and. before the country against
Roosevelt's criminal assault upon the
majesty of the law of this land. Gap.
plause on the Democratic slde) Mr..
Speaker, it has been said that the pain
of lngratitude is severer than the ad.
der's sting. Uaughter.)
"Here I was yesterday agreeing with
my friend the gentleman from Ohio
(Mr. Grosvenor), and here to-day the
gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Hepburn,
is agreeing with me In his admission
that Theodore Roosevelt did advocate
lynch law out yonder on the frontier
for stealing a ten dollar fop-eared
Texas pony daughter on the Dem
cratic side)
"Mr. Speaker, know the gentleman
from Ohio IMr. Grosvenor) felt that
Was trying to humiliate him yesterday
as he so declared. This 1 disclaim.
told him when I began that l was 60
ing to show to This House and to the
country that was the best friend he
ever had, and just at the time when
was about to begin the manifestation
Of my friendship my time expired, and
the Republicans On that side refused t.
grant more time.
"Now, if the gentleman will listen tc
me, and if the gentleman from lows
(Mr. Hepburn) will listen to me, vii
show both of them that am the bes
friend they have and the only defender
they have against the defamation b,
Theodore Roosevelt of their character
that has ever appeared on the floor O
this House.
II quoted yesterday from Mr.. Roose
vslts book wherein he declared tina
the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Gros
venor), naming him, and all VIII,
agreed with him in his opposition t,
the present system of civil service
and the gentleman from Iowa (Mr
Hepburn) does agree with him-wer.
champions of foul government an,
dishonest politics in this country.
II came to their rescue. My hear
melted with sympathy for the gentle
nan from Ohio (Mr. Grosveno1) an,
for the gentleman from Iowa (Mr
i1epburn). Applause and laughte
on the Democratic side) 7 saw then