New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-30


Hon Hiram W. Johnson
Sir Ny open letter OF September -
to you was written and put into typo
before the appearance on September y
OF your additional statement concerning
your remarks at Columbus, Ohio. about
President Taft To which / have referred
However, your additional remarks pub.
lished on the 23d do not really change
your statement NJ Columbus In any re-
spc { You do not I'm any way disavow
or repudiato your statement about tho
President. which have called an unfair
and disgraceful statement. Instead of
taking advantage OF the DDortunity TO do
the right thing you Deliberately repeat
your statemcnt In substantially tho ga me
words. | feel. therefore. that my letter
OF protest IL more than ever timely
In your speech n Columbus you were
reported In number of New York and
other newspapers to have said.
1T Is with shame az an American citi-
zen that say to-day the most humill-
ating character In American history IL
the President OF the United States"
You now say, as reported on the 23d:
Il did say that politically Mr.. Taft
was the most pathetic spectacle In our
poll history, and on that statement
| am willing TO stand"
This Is 10 retraction, but n repetition
OF your former statement, and every
statement In my letter IL called for
| VIII ask YOU also II you can or will
summon enough fairness and honor 10
III avow any OF the misstatements OF
Mr.. Roosevelt. your leader when you
know them To be false. only few days
ago Mr.. Roosevelt repeated at Omaha
his false and dishonest statement about
the primary election In Massachusetts
and Senator Crane Mr.. Roosevelt said.
IA reported
I'm MASSACHUSETTS, Mr.. Crane ran for
dclcgate-at-large and the people defeat
ed him by 1000 votes. The people put
him out and the national committee put
him back"
You must know that this is not the
truth. You must know that the truth
ls. as pointed out clearly by The Boston
TRANSCRIPT and other newspapers, that
the republican voters of Massachusetts
by a pluarlity OF several thousands ex-
pressed 4 preference for Sena tor Crane
and the other Taft Observation-Disclosures.
but that many thousands OF their votes
were thrown out as technically invalid
because incorrectly marked although the
Intent and purpose OF the men who cost
these votes was absolutely clear This
is al o shown by the fact that the Taft
alternates-at-large, who were free from
the complications involved In the wrong
" marked ballots, carried everything be-
iorc then mr.. Roosevelt and his fol-
lowers took advantage OF a techni ality
to nullify the viii OF the Republican
voters OF Massachusetts, and TO this
moral wrong Mr. Roosevelt adds and re.
PtdiS a. HdHlelul IdlSenOOd about SEN
htor crane VINO was his faithful friend
ana adviser Tor many years. VIII YOU
repudiate THIS? IL not. you must as-
sumo your share OF the wrong and in.
fanny. Yours truly. ' III
tSigned). L. w. ES'rARPOOts .
III you did not make this statement as
reported, you ought to disavow II a,
once" said Mr.. Estabrook I'm his onar
letter OF September a. referring &c
the attack on Taft. IF YOU did
make It, you ought to apologize to the
American people 1t Is about the most
shameful and disgraceful statement eyer
uttered by a candidate In n presIder,ia,
contest II is an insult to the peonIe Of
the whole country for you To refer thus
to their President. II reveals an entire
lack OF respect on your part for the high
Office OF the President OF the United
States"