The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-09
mrs. MORRIS HAS
A RELATIVE HERE
BRoTHER-N-LAW OF WOMAN
DISCUSSES AFFAIR.
Homer Morris of Minneapolis Declares
No Woman Gould Do Anything Which
Would Justify Such Treatment as
Was Accorded Woman Who Insisted
on Seeing President Roosevelt.

In the opinion of Homer Morris, a
brother-in.law of Mrs. Miner Morris,
who was uncermoniously elected from
the executive offices at Washington,
Saturday, while she was insisting on
an interview with President Roosevelt,
no woman could possibly do anything
which would warrant her being subject
ed to such indignities as were under
gone by Mrs. Morris
Homer Morris has been resident of
Minneapolis since last July, when he
came here from Cincinnati. He is a
graduate of Marietta college, Ohio, and
of the Harvard law school in the class
of '94. He practiced law for some
time in Washington and is thoroly con
versant with the methods of doing bust
ness in the government offices.
this NATTER said Mr.. Morris when
jour rial, .abut / viii say this: there
could have been no possible justifca-
ton for dragging my sister-in-law the
| distance Of a block. Any such treat
ment OF woman, no matter who she
may be, has always aroused my indig-
nation. ..-. - 49, =. @.
IT am ashamed to think my sister
in-law, who is obviously a lady of cul-
ture and refinement would not receive
as chivalrous treatment in the offices of
the president Of the United States as I
stand ready to extend drunken char
acter on the streets.' .
I am inclined to think that Secre.
tary Barnes acted very unwisely and
without any tact, discernment or dis
elimination, to put it mildly. I will ad
init that Mrs. Morris probably showed
of the established conventionalities OF
| the executive office, but as I said be-
fore, there could have been no possible
justification for the treatment she re
celved. Surely an American lady is no
to be knocked down and dragged abou
in public places like dead animal a.
the orders Of some understrapper, who's,
standof she persists in trying to over
come in the interest Of her love and t.
clear her husband, IS good name. p
'Mrs. Morris is an extremely re
fined and highly cultured woman, on
who would be the last person in tn
world to create any sort Of a disturb
ance. l. notice that the statements O
Secretary Barnes that there was lou,
. taking arc fatty contradicted by tn
testimony Of at least half a dozen wit
nesses Of the affair. Her knowledge 0
the customs Of polite society is perfect
She is socially clever and her apprecis
tion. Of the necessity Of diplomatic be
havior in order to win her cause ar
reasons corroborative Of these state
ments. One witness is reported as sta
ing positively that he saw negro seiz
Mrs. Morris, which Barnes denied.
Some of the published reports G
the incident have done my brother, D
; Miner Morris, serious Injustice. The
have stated that he was discharge
1, from his position in the army medic,
museum for striking another attache
the department in the face and impl
that he annoyed Hull with anonymo,
! letters. Ny brother is one Of the mo.
t honorable and gentlemanly men in tt
i world, and is entirely innocent of an
z such charges. He was discharged, bl
7 1t was upon lot Of charges Of vel
0 frivolous character. He repeatedly a
f tempted to compel Congressman Hu
9 OF Des Moines to meet him face to ia,
e at a hearing upon the charges preferre
against him by Hull, who secured h
9 discharge, but never succeeded in d
o ing so. e.a .. 49,. '-..~
J. My opinion Of President Roosevelt
= both as man and gentleman, is
n high that I cannot but believe that ;
8 the proper time he will make amen,
g for the treatment of my sister-in-la
n Mr.. Roosevelt does his rough riding {
the western plains, not in the Viii
t House grounds. In that exercise. ais
Q it may be observed he applies his e
!, ergy. to horses, not ladies Of rein
g ment''