The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-06-10
MOST BITTER
ARRAIGNMENT
BRUNDlDoE OF ARKANSAS ON
HIGH HANDED PROCEEDINGS.
Charges Gross Extravaganee, Makes
Comparison Of Administrations Of
Roosevelt With Cleveland, Nc
Kinley and Others.

the appropriations committee. Taking
the items for the refurnishing Of the
white house, the care Of the grounds
and the travelling expenses Of the
president as his text. MIR Brundige
compared the expenses Of the last
Cleveland. Mckinley and the Eoose.
welt administrations
Under the Cleveland administration
he said there was expended for the ex.
ecutive department. including the sal.
airy Of the president $4,000. Under
the Mckinley administration there
was expended s14I5OO. while the bill
under consideration carries for the
executive department including the
care of the white house. green houses.
etc. s2j3.3oo In addition to this Mr.
Brundige said there were forty rolice-
men detailed to the care Of the white
house AMI grounds and this was an
additional $4,000 added. bringing the
total 10 nearly 100000. which he de-
He said he did not know why forty
policemen were too few or too many,
but he thought a section Of the army
ought TO be- detailed for the protection
Of the president and care Of the
grounds and these policemen per
mitted TO go into sparsely settled dis.
trfcts OF Washington where thugs and
marauders were preylng upon defense.
less women and children.
He criticized the appropriation of
$4,000 for the travelling expenses Of
the president and incident thereto
said Il was probably made foi the
purpose Of providing for a repetition
OF the Muck Rake speech"
AS for myself" he said, And |
believe also for large proportion Of
the people Of this government we
have heard enough OF this Muck Rake
nonsense and tomfoolery and VIC are
disgusted with Il.
mo wonder In view OF the polit.
ieal appropriations and political ex.
penditures. no wonder the president
should hold mp to public ridIcue mag
Rzines and newspapers OF this coun
try and public men and private citl.
zcns.
who dare to criticize
Il entertain the hope and belief mat
the time will never come In Il & his.
tory Of politics Of this government
when any man occupying a position
Of public trust aud public Office will
rise so high and become so great that
the humblest citizen and the hunblest
newspaper 20 the largest may n;
Justly and properly criticize his on.
clal conduct and actio.,
He spoke OF the prcs.lelts stable
and enlarged on the nImbCr n horses
contained therein, anI then spoke oi
the arrest OF Mrs. Minor Morris Va
the appointment OF the assistant sec.
rctary to the president as postmaster
OF Washington as showing the hign.
handed way he conducts his office
During his speech Nr Brundigc was
frequently applauied by the Democrats
the Republican side of the chamber
being almost deserted
In referring TO the policemen de.
tailed for duty In and about the white
house grounds MIR Brundige said he
recalled the fact that recently the po
licemen made one very important and
brave and gallant arrest"
Continuing along these lines. he
said:
"By the aid OF hurly negro these
gentlemen succeeded IN oiectng from
the white house an inoflouslyc, quiet,
pcacolblc American woman They car.
ried her out, n Is true with force,
they carried her out in q manner that
has ever been and will ever remain an
insult to the American people to the
American manhood aud 20 The Amer,
lean womanhood Applause on the
Democratic sidel
"But, Mr Chairman, that may have
been necessary In my candid judg
ment Il was disgraccful IN the ex
treme. An innocent nonousIye wo
man. whose only act had been a de,
sire 10 see the great chief In the ex
ecutiye mansion OF the government
But, Mr. Chairman when the gallant
heroes and brave warriors had sue
ceeded with danger 20 their personal
security In expelling this defenseles,
character from this magnificent man
sion II seems to me that ordinary de
cency would have suggested thai
there the matter would stop. Such
was not the case We find this sam,
lot OF people invading the city Of wa n