Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-08
GETS LOVE and HATE
The President the Subject Both
of Abuse and Praise In
the House
GRoSvENoR DEFENDS HIN
Veteran Congressman From Ohio Pays
a Fine Tribute to the Manliness and
Simplicity of the Presldent-5run-
disc Arraisns the Chief Executive.

Washington. June 8 'Representativo
stephen Brundidge of Arkansas. bit
,erly assailed President Roosevelt in
an angry speech in the house yester-
Grosvenor OF Ohio, arose. and reply
ing to Mr. Brunddge, delivered him
self of a defense of the nations chief
executive such as has seldom been
heard in the halls of congress
In graphic words the veteran Ohloan
pictured the simple, democratic life OF
President Roosevelt, whom he called
"the plain American administrators of
tho plain American government"
Mr.. Grosvenor characterized the at
tack on the president as relic OF an
tiauity. He said if he would attempt
upon the people of the old world the
absolute domination of plain. every
day, democratic living and plain DEM
ocratic administration OF great gov
ernment he would take them to the
white house, the home OF the presi-
dent, and show them the everyday
life Of the present occupant.
Il would show them his incoming
and outgoing -and ] speak of him now
as simply the type of the American
presdent-show him In his daily walks
among his fellow citizens, n man, a
simple American citizen. without
single Specification of greatness by
reason OF his high office. without amy
Insignia or any extravaganza in living
the plain American administrator OF
the plain American government.
He said he woul.. point to the presi
dents children attending the public
schools, to the presidents travelling
and comingling with his fellow men
thruout the country.
whatever criticism can be made of
our government 1t has not developed
aristocracy and plutocracy," he added.
Speaking of the appropriation of
S25. 900 for the presidents travelling
expenses. he characterized the criti-
cisms made on 1t as ''unjustiiiable and
He said he had yet to
meet the man who was opposed to the
appropriation.
1.-The American people" hf said, do
not condemn but approve of the expen-
ditures of money for the white house.
He then spoke of the white house rs
the home of the presidents and hoped
II would so remain to the end of eter-
nifty.
Mr.. Brundidge's arraignment of the
president was bitter. Taking the items
for the refurnishing of the white house
the care of the grounds and the trav-
cling expenses of the president as his
text, Mr.. Brundidge contrasted the ex-
penses of the last Cleveland adminls-
tration, the Mckinley administration
and the administration of Theodore
Roosevelt.
He criticised the item appropriating
$4,000 for the travelling expenses of
the president and said: No wonder
in view of the present appropriations
and present expenditures, no wonder
the president should hold UP to public
ridicule magazines and newspapers OF
this country and public men and pri-
yate citizens who dare to criticize.
IT entertain the hope and belief that
the time will never come in the history
of politics of this government when any
man occupying position of public
trust and public office will rise so high
and become so great that the humblest
citizen and the humblest newspaper
to the largest may not justly and
properly crtcise his official conduct
and actions"