The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-09-09
"YOC LIE" TO ROOSEVELT.
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EpiSOde-Man Seized by Former
President.

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who fought his way to ex-Preslden
Roosevelt and called him liar gave
bad scare to the crowd at Island Pars
in this city. Col Roosevelt seized the
man and helped to eject him from the
platform.
The colonel had just finished his La
bor Day address, which was delivered
TO one of the largest crowds which has
gathered to see him on his Western
trip. A heavy rain storm drencheo
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 enclos-
ed with surging, struggling mass OF
men and women. Others in the crowd
Jumped on the platform and added to
the crush. It was good-natured
laughing crowd, and the colonel shook
hands with every one who could get
near enough to him.
The Man With a Question.
A small, poorly dressed man push
ed his way through the mass of peo-
ple until he could make himself heard
by the colonel. He wore battered
hat and was unshaven.
s'I have a question to ask, Roose-
velt," he shouted.
I He raised one arm over the heads
of the people, waving it to attract the
colonel's 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
fight of stairs leading to the speakers
stand. He mounted the steps and stop
ped when he reached the top. Standing
about six feet from Col. Roosevelt he
called out: 81 have a question to ask
you, Roosevelt" once more
The men and women on the stand
grew silent. Col. Roosevelt turned and
faced him. Waving one arm the man
shouted:
tI want to know who is paying the
expenses of this trip of yours about
the country"
"An Impertinent Question"
The question angered the colonel,
and his face showed it. He advanced
a step toward his interrogation and
shot back the answer:
t'I consider that to be an impertinent
question: he said However, have
no objection to telling you," he added,
''that the expenses. Of the party are
being paid by the magazine of which [
am one of the editors"
"You lie!" the man shouted so loud
tat 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 just above the elbow. He
explained 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-pro-
lection. He pushed the arm forward,
turning the man half around so that
he was powerless to use the arm. 1t
was an old trick of self-defence, which
he had learned years ago, the colonel
said. ,.:.. = f. .--"~-"' -n'-e:'
His vigorous action did not deter the
man from finishing what he had to say.
He shouted out: 's'-v ~'n1~sA:"s,
+ aYour expenses are being paid BY
the people of the United States"
The interrogation Elected.
Although COL Roosevelt was the
frs, to act, others ran quickly to assist
him and, even before tie nan had fin
ished his remarks, Two men seized
him. The colonel did not release his
grip until the stranger was moving
rapidly from the stand. He was eject
ed from the platform and was swal-
lowed up in the excited crowd.
So far as is known, there was nc
cause for alarm, but the story of the
incident spread quickly through tn:
crowd and produced considerable ex
citement.
In telling of the incident later, the
oo1one1 cold +hot ha had No idea wh(