Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-08
Taft Says "Patriots" Who AS
sail Him Face Indictments.
DEFENDS TRUST PROGRAM
On the Second Lap of Present Trip
in Buckeye State.
CRITICISES ROOSEVELT AGAIN
Declares Opponents Innovations
Would Make the Constitution
Waste Paper.

PORTSMOUTH. Ohio May s-"Tm ur
shouted President Taft in speech here
today. I'm being hit below the belt, an6
I'm here to fight" he continued, and the
crowd yelled with delight
At Winchester, Seaman and PEBBLES the
President was speaking in Adams county
where Judge A. z. Blair disfranchised
for several years nearly 1900 men for be.
ing concerned in vote buying and vote
selling, although he did not know this un-
til later. The humorous side of the sit
uation appealed to one man who was or
the station platform at Seaman Whats
he talking to these people for?" he asked
they're all disfranchised anyhow"
So far as any one in his party knew il
was Inc first time Mr.. Taft has made a
political talk to disfranchised voters.
Defends Course on Trusts.
BY the time he reached PEBBLES. the las,
stop before reaching Portsmouth. the
President had warmed UP to his subject
1 am saa~ to represent the interests, to
ilege.'' he said
istration in the history of the govern
ment In which the prosecutions have
been so uniform and have been so
prosecuted without fear and SO with
state commerce commission reported
against Dan Hanna of Cleveland that
ne was accepting rebates. l put him
before the Attorney General and the
and they found an Indictment against
him. And now he is one of the pa
triots that are loudest In denunciation
or me and strongest in support of
Theodore Roosevelt.
Assailants Under Indictment.
1 hnd at every corner gentlemen who
are patrlotlc. and who think I am under
the lnnuence of the interests who. are
opposed to me, and if you look into
their history you will find an unfortu-
nate Indictment against them. Now, 1
don't claim by the enforcement of the
law ! have any right to your considera-
tion other than that you treat me
Justly-that is all. But when l am
charged with being under the influence
OF the interests ! have the right to
hght back and defend my good name
and the name of the administration
l followed the policies of Theodore
Roosevelt and prosecuted all the trusts.
and | went little further than that.
l prosecuted the steel trust and also
the harvester trust Now l ask YOU to
give me square DEAL
Will Return to Ohio Sunday.
WINCHESTER. Ohio, May s.-After
consulting republican leaders in Ohio,
President Taft has decided to spend ten
days more in the state before the primar-
les May 81. He will leave Washington
next Sunday afternoon for Marietta,
where he is to make his first speech, and
he Will not return again to the capital
until week from the following Wednes-
day. Although the program for his cam
paign has not been worked out in detail,
ii became known today that Mr.. Taft
will give most of his time to northern
Ohio. He will have two rest days
Thursday at Cleveland, with only one
speech scheduled, and that at night, and
Sunday at Columbus, where he will go to
church. The last speech of the trip will
be made at Dayton Monday night May
10. Tuesday the president will be in Gin
cinnati to vote and he will leave that
night for Washington.
The President left Cincinnati at 4
O'Clock this morning for the last day
of his present campaign tour through
southern Ohio. His schedule for the day
called for stops at fourteen towns and
cities, ending at Columbus tonight.
Begins Speaking at $50.
President Taft began the second lap
of his fighting ,tour of Ohio at Batavia
Although he did not get to bed at the
home of his brother in Cincinnati until
the early morning hours, Mr.. Taft looked
fit and fresh for the hard work ahead of
him. The President started his speech
making at $50 am. at Batavia, and fol-
lowed with talks at Mount Grab and
Sardinia before reaching this town
A good sized crowd stood around the
Presidents private car at Batavia. He
kept up his criticism of Col. Theodore
Roosevelt.
Mr.. Roosevelt says / am distrustful
of the people, said the President. I'm
only distrustful of the people as a court,
just as / would be distrustful of their
building bridge. i would send bridge
engineers and people who knew some
thing about bridges
Ridicules Roosevelt's Innovations.
Taking up Mr. Roosevelt's proposal of
| the recall Mr.. Taft said:
He is in favor of innovations and
changes that would make the Constitu-
tion worth little more than the paper II
is written on.
After Mr.. Taft had spoken several min
utes some one in his party sgnaled tc
the conductor to go ahead. As the engi-
neer obeyed and the President saw his
audience getting further away, he called
stop the train" 1t was stopped and he
| talked several minutes longer.
At Williamsburg. an additional stop
| the President again said he did not come
seeking privilege because he was a sor
| of Ohio but wanted only justice.
.'We'll give 1t to you." shouted some
one.
What about the pension bill and the
soidiers?' asked another as the trair
| started TO move away.
talk offhand about pending legislation
\ At Sardinia one of the features Of tn.
| turnout was woman'S band tha
played lively greeting as the train pulle<
i in and a hymn as IL departed.
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