The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-24
JERSEY CAMPAIGN
STARTED BY TAFT
President Is Showing Effects OF
His Hard Political
Fight.
AGAIN ATTACKS ROOSEVELT
Uses Same Bitter Language
Which Characterized Ohio
Speeches.
AGAIN ATTACKS ROOSEVELT

Trenton, y. j., May 23.--Prcsident
Taft began his New Jersey campaign
tonight with speeches at Camden.
Burlington and Trenton. The President
Showed the effects OF his hard cam
paign through ohio and spoke with
less emphasis than he did last week.
Az Camden. where he addressed
crowd that filed the armory, lie once
again deprecated the entrance OF g
President into political controversy
and attacked Colonel Roosevelt in the
same bitter language he used before
Mr.. Taft started his New Jersey tour
from Philadelphia, wherc he spent most
OF the day. Here. IN part, Is the Pres
1dents speech at Camden. which was
much like tho other two delivered to-
night
81 regre, tho necessity that brings
me out. feel Inundated that !. as
president OF the United states. :,in tho
first ono that has HAD 10 depart from
the tradition that keeps the Preside u I
ut home during a political controversy
j am not here to clear my poiticaS
reputation. | am here to warn you
that In this preliminary contest before
the Chicago convcntios there Is cri-
sis In your countrys history that ought
to spur you to activity to prevent. tic
dangers that threaten US as a consti-
tutional government. And II is because
OF tho undescrved accusations against
my administration and unfounded as
PENSIONS against me which have been
Used TO mislead the people as TO tho
real ISSUE that is now pending that L
have felt IL necessary to come out and
meet those accusations and rcpel those
aspersions and explain what the real
issue Is before the people OF this coun-
Try at this time.
Il clnim-perhaps / am wro,.g about
it--but l claim that ta,s has been n
business administration that has gone
along enforcing the laws and doing
the best II could and i;e,plng the bal
ance on the right sid. of the ledger
And l want TO know In what respect
We have failed. II We have. am Will
ine TO submit to youg condemnation. II
We have not. why Then are We not en-
tAtled 10 the approval Of the peopIc?"
The President then gave his reasons
for opposing Colone! Roosevelt, He
said:
Il am opposed to Mr. Roosevelt f,rst
because OF the character OF the cam
patgn he has been carrying on which
has brought about this unprecedented
necessity and spectacle OF the Presi-
IN; OF The United States being called
out to rcfute charges against the ad-
m!n!stra,ion. and unfounded ines at
that.
II am opposed to Mr.. Roosevelt be-
cause and that is mole serious than
tho other because of tho unsound con-
stitutional views that he has held and
that he promises 10 put Into State Con-
httuiions, and IL he puts them Into
state Constitutions. they necessarily
VIII so into the Federal Constitution
Your rights and mine depend upon the
Constitution.
And finally am opposed to him
because MS nomination Will be a de-
pauure from a tradition That has been
r cogniZed by Washington. By Jemcr-
son. by jackson. ny Lincoln, by Nc
Kinley, and was preserved in the case
OF Gran, by the people against the
VIII O: Grants friends, and has been
approved by Theodore Rooseveit. II
you dsIart from that tradition and
give him y third term thee is not the
slightest reason at all why you should
not g!vo him a fourth tarm, and II
fourth term, then tho barriers arc all