The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-09-10
CALLS ROOSEVELT LIAR.
SPEECH AT FARGO FOLLOWER
BY EXCITING EPISODE.
your Expenses are Being Paid by
People of United States" is I'm
known's Reply to Statement that
"OutloOk" is Footing Bills.

|
"OutlOOk" is Footing Bills,
Fargo, n. D., Sept 5.-A man who
fought his way to Ex-president Roose-
welt and called him a liar gave a bad
scare to the crowd at Island Park in
this city. Gel. Roosevelt seized the
man and helped to eject him from
the platform.
The Colonel had just finished his
| Labor Day address, which was de-
| livered to one of the largest crowds
which has gathered to see him on his
| Western trip. A heavy rain storm
drenched the people, but most of
| them sat through the afternoon in
| their wet clothes to hear him speak,
AS Colonel Roosevelt spoke the last
| sentence, the crowd cheered and then
| there was a rush for the speakers
| stand Of thousands of people, who
sought to get near enough to see the
| speaker and shake his hand. Those
on the platform pressed around the
stand and in a moment it was en-
closed with a surging struggling
/ mass of men and women. Others in
the crowd jumped on the platform
and added to the crush. It was a
good-natured, laughing crowd, and
the Colonel shook hands with every
w
him.
The Man With Question.
A small, poorly dressed man push
ed his way through the mass of
! people until he could make himself
heard by the Colonel. He wore a
battered hat and was unshaven.
II have a question to ask, Roose-
velt," he shouted.
He raised one arm over the heads
| Of the people, waving it to attract
| the COl0nePs attention, and called
out again and again that he wanted
| to ask a question. Col. Roosevelt saw
| and watched him closely.
Fighting his way through the crowd
! the man at length reached the short
| flight OF stairs leading to the speak
er's stand. He mounted the steps
and stopped when he reached the
top. Standing about six feet from
Col. Roosevelt he called out: 81
have a question to ask you, Roose-
/ velt," once more.
The men and women on the stand
grew silent. Col. Roosevelt turned
and faced him. Waving one arm
the man shouted:
Il want to know who is paying the
| expenses of this trip of yours about
the country"
can Impertinent Question"
The question angered the Colonel.
and his face showed it. He advanced
step toward his interrogator and
shot back the answer:
Il consider that to be an imperti-
nent question" he said. However, I
have no objection to telling you," he
| added, that the expenses of the party
| are being paid by the magazine of
which I am one Of the editors"
"You lie!" the man shouted so
loud that hundreds of persons in the
| crowd could hear him.
| AS he spoke the words, Col. Roose-
welt stepped forward quickly and seiz-
ed his arm above the elbow. He ex-
planned later that he did not know
who the man was or what his inten-
| tions were, and that he had taken
hold Of his arm as a measure Of self
protection. He pushed the arm for
ward, turning the man half around
so that he was powerless to use the
arm. Tt was an old trick Of self-de-
fense, which he had learned years
ago, the Colonel said.
His vigorous action did not deter
the man from finishing what he had
to say. He shouted out:
Your expenses are being paid by
the people of the United States"
The interrogation Elected.
| Although Col Roosevelt was the
first to act. others ran quickly to as
sist him and. even before the man
had finished his remarks, two men
seized him. The Colonel did not re-
lease his grip until the stranger was
moving rapidly from the stand. He
| was elected from tho pl,fforr, opd
was swallowed up in the excited
crowd.
SO far as is known. there was no
cause for alarm, but the story of the
incident spread quickly through the
crowd and produced considerable ex-
element.