The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-26

am not a progressive, but a reaction
airy; that | was nominated by progress
sives and after election Joined the
ranks OF those who opposed me for
nomination. and he intimates that l
have not the spirit of the progressive
or the Imagination or the c~lear-headed
purpose essential to the makeup OF
such a person. He says that | I'm n
friend OF the interests and an upholder
Of special privilege. and that a vote
for me is a vote for the interests and
against the people. He minimizes and
fiouts the importance OF the laws
enacted and the executive action taken
during my administration.
Denies Charges.
In detail Mr.. Taft dealt first with
the statement OF Col. Roosevelt in
his Carnegie Hall address in which
the colonel said: MIR. Taft fairly de-
fines the issue when he says that our
government is and should be a gov
eminent OF all the people by a rep
resentative part OF the people. That
is an excellent and moderate descrip-
ton OF an oliarchy. IL defines, our
government as a government OF all
the people by a few of the people"
In reply Mr.. Taft said:
The excerpt which Mr.. Roosevelt
uses is taken from my speech at To-
ledo. II is garbled. / did not say
this Should be government of all the
people by a representative part OF
the people I said 1t is thus appar-
ent that ours is a government OF all
the people by a representative part
Of the people, and IL is. The con-
text shows clearly what / meant. I
had pointed out that the government
was by popular vote, that the voters
did not include women and children,
that in number the voters were less
than one-fourth OF all the people. and
that their action vas the action of
their majority: so that the govern
ment was controlled not by all the
people. but by a representative part
Of the people. tO-wit, a majority of
the adult males. Does Mr.. Roose-
welt deny this fact.
. Was Il honest. was Il fair OF Theo-
dore Roosevelt TO seize one sentence
from a speech. TO garble II n then
10 give II a meaning which he knew
from the context II could not bear?
w Aht lAHN BFOBlt VI Ald~HnuthuHFANH
approve such method OF warfare? Do
they think that in carrying II on Mr..
Roosevelt is giving TO his successor
a square deal?"
Roosevelt and Bosses.
Mr.. Taft next took up what he
termed the unfair" charge that he
was in favor OF an oligarchy OF bosses.
"He (Col. ROoseveltD SAYS that all
the bosses are in nv favor and all OF
them against him. That IL not true.
I BY his association with William Finn.
OF Pittsburgh. there is being restored
20 power In hat city and In Pennsyl-
Z vania one OF the worst municipal
bosses that the history Of that state
knows. Mr.. Roosevelt's chief sup
! porter In Ohio to-day IL Walter Brown.
, the only boss In full commission In
that state. and who IL looking forward
20 state control under Mr.. Rooseveit's
administration lie charges me with
association with Mr.. Barnes. % New
York. while he IL silent a. 10 the sup
/ port and advice 10 IL receiving from
7 Mr.. William Ward. % the same state.
Mr.. Roosevelt knows that in 1910. but
for the support he received from my
friends ~ against Mr.. Barnes and
Mr.. Ward. he would not have been
nominated az temporary chairman OF
the New York convention"
The LorimeF chargo.
Mr. Taft charged that Mr.. Roosevelt
and his supporters during their recent
campaign IN Illinois linked his name
with that % Senator LOrimer In such
a way a. 10 give the impression that
a vote for Taft was n vote for Lori
mer.
r have not seen Mr.. Lorimer for
two years and have had no cOmmunL
cation with or from him. In Illinois.
Mr.. LOrimer vas conducting n cam.
paign o. his own. DID not ask his
support He aid not tender 70 70 me
Any influence he may have given IN
my favor vas no. because he liked
me. but because be felt more bitter to
ward Mr. Roosevelt"
Mr. Taft then read n letter he wrote
10 Colonel Roosevelt on January s.
1871. IN which he said no wanted the
movement TO Gust Senator Lorimer 70
succeed.
Federal omesrs for 7. p.
A. 20 Mr. R~oOaevelts charges ~
the "shameieas~ uae % Federal pat.
ronaRe by fhe Preaident. Mr. Taft said
that 90 per cent ~ the Federal once.
holders now On the service we're ap-
pointeea - Mr. Roosevelt. and ~ a
natural result a large percentage ~
them favored the former President for
renomlnation No man. be said. had
been dismissed because he favored
Mr. Roosevelt.
Sp~aking ~ the PAYNE tarlH Bru.
LMr. TAFT again defended biz course in