Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-06-09
.BRUNDIGE IS BITTER.
Arkansas Congressman Scores the
Chief Executive.
MRS. NORRIS NATTER
says. Assistant Secretary Who Had
Her Elected From White House
Was Rewarded by Getting
Washington PostOiilcc.


lent OF the president al the hands o
Mr. Brundlge OF Arkansas. a member
OF the appropriations committee. TAX
ing the Items for the refurnishlng o
the white house. the care OF IN,
grounds and the travelling expenses OF
the president as his text. Mr.. Brundlge
compared the expenses OF the las
Cleveland the Mckinley and Roose
welt administrations.
Under the Cleveland administration
he said, there was expended for the
executive department. including the
salary Of the president. $4,000 I'm
der the Mckinley administration there
was expended Sili.5O0 while the bin
under consideration carries for tho
executive department. including tho
care OF the white house. green houses
etc. S2o3.300. In addition 10 THIS. Mr.
brundige said. there were forty DO
licemen detailed TO the care OF the
white house aud grounds. and this wa
an additional $4,000 added. bringing
the total 20 nearly s300. 900. which hs
denominated as eXtrayagance run
mad. He said he did not know whe,h.
er forty policemen were too few OF
too many. but he thought "a section OF
the army ought 20 be detailed for the
protection OF the person OF the presl
dent and care OF the grounds and these
I policemen 10 20 into the sparsely set.
tied sections OF Washington where
thugs and marauders we're preying
upon defenseless women and children
He criticised the appropriatlng of
$4,000 for the travelling expenses OF
the president and Incident thereto
said n was probably made Tor the pur.
pose OF providing for a repetition OF
the muck rake speech
As for myself. be said. "aud be-
lievc also for large proportion OF
the people OF this government. we
have heard enough % this muck rake
nonsense and tom foolery. and We are
Z disguised with it
NO wonder IN view OF the political
/ appropriations and political oxpendi.
\ lures no wonder the president shout
| hold up 20 public ridicule magazine
and newspapers OF this country an,
public men and private citizens who
dare 70 criticise.
Il entertain tho hope and belief that
I the time will never come 10 the his.
/ tory OK politics OF this government
I when any man occupying a position
/ OF public trust and public office will
/ rise so high and become so great
that the humhlest citizen and the hum
blest newspaper 90 the largest NAV
not Justly and properly crlticise hts
| official conduct and actions"
/ He spoke of the presidents stable.
| and enlarged on the number of horses
/ contained therein. and then spoke u
I the arrest of Mrs Minor Morris and
I the appointment OF the assistant sec.
| rotary 10 the president as postmaster
I OF Washington as showing the high
| HANDED way be conducted his office
During his speech Mr. Bruudlgc was
| frequently applauded by the Demo
| Gratis the Republican side Of the
chamber being almost deserted
In referring % the policemen detail.
ed for duty in and about the white
house grounds. Mr. BruudIse said be
recalled the fact that recently the
policemen made one very important
and brave and gallant arrest" Con.
tinu.ng along these lines. he said
BY the aid of bgfiy negro thos
gentlemen succeeded iu gIeCtlug from.
the white house au iu0,ielsivo quiet
poaCe3hle American woman. They.
carried her out it .s true. with force
they carried her out ln a manner that.
has ever been and ever WiI. remain lr
insult 90 the American people. d. 'h
American manhood and me the Au..
lean womanhOod Applause on o.,
Democratic slde)
But Mr. Chairman. that may have
been necessary. In my candid Iude
ment 10 was disgucriuI iu The er.|
IRENE. An innocent. iu0lcnsiye won.
an. whose only act had been the DE-.
sire 20 see the great chief 10 The ex.
ecutivo mansion OF this government
But Mr. Chairman when these gal
liant heroes and brave warriors had
succeeded with danger to their per.
sonal security IN oEpCi'ing this de-.
ienselCss character from this magrif /
icent mansion. 30 seems ~ me that ur. /
binary deCeugy would haE, suggested .
that there tle matter would stop Such /
wa. not the case we lud this .mU|
Iut af policemen. boz passing fh. city.
o. washington and going IrfI depart
mont s'ut0. N..uui flel writing.
letters t0 other cities aud other stat.
lu order fI discover au. m.Ifl some.
orl..uD. .' ... fact rr.. Thorn. 1870
some .H.a U. blot Uu tI. character .
this woman. whom They bad uDel..
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