The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-09-29
HUFHAM ON ROOSEVELT.
he Scores The Administration.
TIE PRESIDENT UNSAFE,

last session oi Csngr ess, in Which he
handled the President so vigorously
has attracted much attention. Anothel
young man who a few years ago YVES E
Scotland Neck boy, recently spoke witt
| similar force about President Roosevelt
1t was Mr.. Thomas NJ. Huiham, o
Hickory. He spoke in Morganton and
the correspondent to the Charlotte Oh.
server reported the speech as follows:
"Mr. Hufham after paying a glow.
ing tribute to the distinguished men
OF Burke, past and present, and it's
many enterprises. in substance said
That he came bearing a bright prom
lse OF bright victory to the Demo.
cracy; that our opponents were rent
asunder with great strife, and that the
Democracy stood with united front
that all the wounds of tie past had
been healed and our differences adjust
I'd. The Republicans met in conven-
tion with cut and dried speeches and
nominated Roosevelt, contrary to the
wishes of the rank and file, that he was
not the choice of his own party, be-
cause he was man unfit to ho.d this
exalted position, that this statement
was not untrue. II will vote the Re-
publican ticket If that is not So" 1t
Is claimed that ROose welt, though be-
ing before he public for many years,
never Was defeated; that this was not
so ; that he had been repudlated when
he ran for mayor of New York. Tha!
he was dangerous man. that once on
account Of difference Of opinion
while member OF the police commits
sion he proposed to resign his position
to fight duel with man associated
with him. In other days duels might
have been the proper method for the
settling of disputes, but not in this day
aud lime. Yet the Republican partv
would shoot man to death for differ
ing with him. Good men in Burke
voted for VIM. J. Bryan. In October,
1896 Roosevelt said that the sllver
question could only be settled by VIM
chester rifles, which meant th.t We
who voted for sllver-65 600, 900 Vt rs.
deserved to be lined up against the
walliand bullets put through our hearts.
A man who would say this is unfit to
be President OF the United States. A
man who demands dignity and obe-
dlence to the law will have to strain
his coneclence to vote for him. Roose-
velt ought to obey the law himself, but
on the contrary he goes around carry
ing concealed weapons. 1'he President
ls sworn to obey the law, bat be vio-
Iates it. He is passionate man, who
cannot control himself. Roosevelt's
conduct in rejecting an American flag
presented by young lady in Connecti-
cut, who considered him the only hero
of San Juan bill, was grossly discour-
teous. He directed his secretary to
write this young lady, that he did net
accept valuable presents, aud yet be
was accepting passes from rallrosd
companies and riding over this country
at their expense Tn, great American
people cannot trust him, he violated
his solemn oath to support the consti-
tuition. He recommended to Congress
that certain employees be placed on the
pension roll, and then retire them,
men who were drawing salaries from
$75 per month to $4,000 per year.
Congress refused to do this, but Rooee-
velt by an executive order took $l2 ,OOO-
600 from the treasury and put it into
the pockets of these men without war
rant of law. This was doEe in order to
influence the votes Of these people to
vote the Republican ticket. He per
formed these acts when he expected to
90 before the American people for the
nomination and election.
eff there is a man who endorses
Rooseyelt's action in the canal matter
let bim vote the Republican ticket. He
wanted to recognize Panama before 1t
was duly organized, in doing this he
violated all laws OF conscience, moral
,ty and justice. We believe in canal,
but not in the methods under which
i. was obtained, and therefore can de-
nouuce the vile and brutal conduct
exercised in this matter. He did this
in utter disregard to the constitution
and law and for that reason he is un-
worthy to hold this high Office. On
the race question our constitutional
amendment was the best for our peo-
ple. The negro question would be
asleep to-day were it not for Roosevelt.
I cannot see how any Southern man
can cast a vote for him. Think OF 1t,
Roosevelt sitting down and eating din
ner with Niger, as his equal and
that of his wife and daughter. Never
vote for a man who receives a Niger
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