Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-25
ROAST FOR PRESIDENT
Greed NJ. Fulton Tells What He
Thinks of Roosevelt.
"UNTRUTHFUL, INSINCERE"
Inconsistent Also, Speaker Tells
Crowd of Approving Democrats.
MIRROR HELD UP TO FAULTS
Hot Shot at Meeting in District As
sociation's Quarters-Chief Magis-
trate in Ananias Club.
''UNTRUTHFUL, INSINCERE"
MIRROR HELD UP TO FAULTS

Untruthfulness, insincerity and incon.
sistency are attributes of the character
of Theodore Roosevelt. according tC
Creed NJ. Fulton, a Washington attorney
who, in a speech of caustic criticism las,
night, told what he thought of the Presi-
dent
Mr.. Fulton made his indictment before
the District of Columbia Democratic AS
ISOLATION at its meeting place in the
Munsey building. In words that burn
he assailed the President. and when he
had the Chief Magistrate well roasted he
gave Mr. Roosevelt a prominent place in
the famous Ananias Club.
The meeting was well attended. Ad-
dresses of several speakers were loudly
applauded.
Edward A. Newman, democratic nation
al committeeman from the District of Co
lumbia, presided Others who spoke
were Levi H. Davis, who denounced
President Roosevelts ''usurpation OF
power; T. F. Monahan. labor leader,
who told of the inequalities of the tariff,
and Rev B. Franklin Rathray of Phila-
delphia.
The latter is eighty years old. He said
he had always been republican, but
this year intends TO vote for Bryan.
Hot Time Promised.
Before the meeting was called to order
Mr.. Newman passed the word around
that something hot and interesting
would be forthcoming from Mr.. Fulton.
The latter did not disappoint
Mr.. Fulton handed out something OF
sufficient warmth to inject life into the
meeting. When he concluded he had his
democratic auditors clapping and cheering
for some little time.
NJ onl- m q IL
dents letter to Bryan regarding the
Haskell charges. He said Roosevelt not
only used his great office as executive OF
the United States for the purpose of de-
flaming honest mems characters, but to
shield his own mlsdeeds.
The latter have been numerous, too,
he interjected.
Roosevelt has entirely run away from
the issues of this campaign, asserted Mr..
Fulton and has taken up William Ran
dolph Hearst in muckerng and political
mudslinging, substituting that for sound
argument in defense of his party's plat
form; that Hearst. discarded democrat.
is turning out to be Roosevelts Good
Man Friday
Regarding the election of senators and
expounding the text, Shat: re People
Rule?" Mr.. Fulton said that Roosevelt
claims 1t is dangerous to elect Bryan be-
cause he advocates the election Of United
States senators by direct vote of the
people.
"Shall the People Rule?"
In other Words said Mr.. Fulton. The
says 1t is dangerous for us to determine
for ourselves whom we have represent
US in the Senate. rather than allow the
corporate interests of the country to de-
termine them.
He says 1t is dangerous or the people
to rule their own government rather than
int of hn
to rule them. He says it is dangerous for
the people to rule the House of Represent
atives rather than Uncle joe Cannon to
rule it,"
Judge Parker's charge of Hartman con-
tribution to the republican campaign in
1904 was touched upon. Mr.. Fulton said
that when Judge Parker made this
charge, four years ago. and Roosevelt
asked for proof, he knew it could not be
furnished: that Judge Parker could not
get conclusive evidence before election
day.
Il charge" Mr.. Fulton said, that the