The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-21

Democratic Congressional Committee
Sending Out Copies Of SPEECHES.

Washington. p. c., July 2l.-The
Congressional committee is
overw helned with requests for copies
of the speech made by Representative
Claude Kitchen on President Roose.
welt at the last session. and also for
the one made by Representative Fitnl
gerald of New York, attacking the rec
ord OF the president The two speech
es have been combined in one docu-
ment known as Document No. 6. AL
half million copies have been printed
by the committee and are being sent
out. It was stated by Secretary Ed
wards today that this immense num-
Der would probably no meet the de.
mand, and that another supply would
probably have to be struck or
The Republicans are very bitter in
their Characterization Of the wide cir
culation which the committee IS Civ
ing the speeches. They Genounce
them as personal, an6 say that .ho
Democrats are mud singing in using
them.
The joke of the matter Is that M
Kitchen devoted himself entirely 10
quoting from the published works of
Presiden Roosevelt, in which he de
Tended lynching for horse stealing
and denounced the character of our
greatest presidents. The rest of the
speech is made up from the articles
which Gen. Grosvenor, one of the Re.
publican leaders of the house wrote
to the New York Journal while acting
as correspondent for that papos at the
philadelphia convention. which nom
mated Mckinley and Roosevelt in
1900. Mr.. Kitchen alludes to the fact
there was no man in the country 50
willing to attribute all the virtues 70
the president as Gen. Grosvenor nov
is, and then proceeded to quote from
Grosvenor's new spaper articles.
Here is one of the letters TO the
Journal, which is quote.t IN the
speech.
There is something new here und
er he sur We have a brilliant. er
ratio, curious sort Of man whose
friends are trying to promote him His
enemies are trying to destroy him, and
a great Perd Of selfish politicians are
trying 20 rse him fur their own selfish
and shameful ends
eAnd apparently aot one Of them
neither friend nor selfish person
seems to have the elightesL care fol
his welfare. That man IS Theodore
Roosevelt, governor Of New York.
1T is said that last night ne shouted
and screamed and danced in the meet
ing OF the New York delegation ant
said: 4 am savedl am savedl say
ed from whom7 Saved from the mel
who want to get rid of him. Is that it
Saved from the men who injudiciousll
in their friendship for him want e
see him nominated is that it? Say
ed from the men who are lighting owe
him as a bone Of contention. one 70
his defeat and another for his eleva
tion. and neither one cares for him
Is that It?
ut is coolly and calmly admitte'
AMI not denied when charged by
certain great force in New York an
IN the New York delegation that the
are opposed TO Roosevelt for governo
because they do not think he is th
proper man for the place and hecaus
< he does not suit them. Therefore the
; are willing to push him on and dunn
him upon the presidential ticket, upo
the sole aud sordid interest of then
selves and their own schemes of pol
tics. Here he IS
, Suppose he should be nominete
for vice president tomorrow? WIS
will be said of him? That either h
was a dishonest man or else that b
did not want the place, and in tn
last instance K would be said Of h'i
: that he had nc power Of his own, n
will. no voice tha, he was simpl
taken possession Of 10y the men WI
, hated him, who were opposed TO hir
aud forced into the position ia ord'