The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-24
FIERCE ATTACK
ON ROOSEVELT
CANNON SAYS HE'S ABNoMAL-
SENATOR FULTON DECLARES
HIM A MENACE.
WILL BRING SURE RUIN.
20 Republican Party--Privatc Party
OF Senator An&eny In WashIno.
ton Develops First Class
Sensation.

Washington, Feb 23.-cbaractcr.
ized as abnormal by Speaker Can
ron and as dangerous menace" TO
the republic by Senator Fulton.
president Roosevelt was criticised
with greater bitterness than has vet
manifested itself in political circles
here, at dinner given by Senator
Ankeny OF Washington in the New
! Willard hotel last night to his co,.
leagues. While care was taken net to
! refer to the president by name the at,
taeks were 50 pointed that an present
recognized to whom the speakers re.
ferred.
Speaker Cannon, in the course cfI
MS remarks, declared that the pres
ent period of efforts to reorganiza and
reform conditions in the country was
not unusual
All who study the history of our
country" he said, will find that
about every once in SO often d period
Of abnormal activity, led by an alb |
normal man, develops, However. If |
the study IL pursued, You will find
that the storm soon blows over andl
When the sun came out we were still
DONG business at about the same old
galt IN the same old way at the same
old place"
Speaker Cannon declared that in
fhis case, as In the past the pconlal
world soon awaken to the folly or
the situation and would cease follow
ing false doctrines.
Attacks Unexneoted.
This attack unon the president
created considerable surpri.;e anJE
threw Senator Ankeny, the host, intol
q Hurry Of excitement He is d candi.
late for reelection for another term
y the senate. and gave ample eyi.
fence of fear that news of the sent !
nents expressed at this dinner might {
launi his chance of reelection If they
cached his enemies In Washington I
While Speaker Cannon's attack |
vas surprise the bitter assack upon \
he president by Senator Fulton OF d
oregon, who has always expressed |,
feat admiration for the president.
nd has been one Of his constant de v
anders on public occasions in the ii
enate made several of the enemis tt
I tn administration sit up and pinch 81
to see If they We're awake d
Inc dinner was q private affair 81
nd enemies of the president are re- Il
-rfing TO the incident as an example h;
how the presidents own friends d
sel toward him when they get to-
7ther among themselves. Mr.. Full ra
ms attack was the chief topic in
9th the Republican and Democratic
oak rooms in the senate today +
Doomed to Defeat +
Senator Fulton is understood e |
ave called upon the Republican sen.
ors present to rally about him to
event the president from debating
Is successor to the Republican ma
onal convention in Chicago next
'pe-
He declared the Republican party -.
as face to face with the greatest :"
isis in its history; that unless the
aders of the Republican party raj
ID at once the country was doomed
be governed in the future by the
inns Of one man and would require
any years to recover from the dam.
es to its business and its politics ec,
.xt he declared that the Republican roi
rty was doomed to destruction un- tro
IS the party leaders prevented its re-,
mination by one man. ri,
Urging them TO ignore the president YES
insisted that the only thing that VII
ild save the country and his party tho
m destruction was the defeat of ON
purpose of a single man to rule tice
II the party and the the country. due
pr he hal rpffreJ fro,n offfco a.