Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-04-26

, tonight was one of the most painful
duties of his life, that ii was in re-
sponse to an obligation he owed the
republican party which selected MN
as it's candidate and 10 the American
people who elected him president.
"It grows he said. 'out Of phase
of national politics and national IRE
that / believe to be unprecedented IN
our history. So unusual is the
exigency that the ordinary rules OF
propriety that limit and restrict Il
president in his public addresses
must be laid aside and the cold
naked truth must be stated in such
way that ii shall serve as a warning
to the people of the United states.
Mr.. Taft said that Colonel Roose-
velts Columbus speech, accepted as
his platform, sent thrill of alarm
through all the members of the COM
munity." Mr.. Roosevelt, he said.
then found that if the nomination
were to come to him he must mini
mize the importance of this "char-
ter OF democracy" and must find
some other issue upon which to sue
ceed.
Without giving up the principles
announced in his Columbus address,
the president said Mr.. Roosevelt
relegated them TO an incidental place
and changed his campaign to one OF
| criticism OF Taft and the Taft ad-
| ministration.
| One by one the president took up
the charges made against him by
colonel Roosevelt and sought to re-
fute hem. In two instances he
quoted from correspondence between
himself and Colonel Roosevelt and
said he was prepared to make other
| letters public if Mr.. Roosevelt should
desire.
"By excerpts from my speeches,
Mr.. Roosevelt has sought To show,
and has charged. that | am one
who has publicly announced that l
am in favor of an aristocracy OF po-
litical bosses and that ! am linked
| with political bosses in seeking my
denomination. He charges that the
| patronage of the government is be-
| ing shamelessly used to secure my
denomination and that in the con-
| ventions and primaries which have
| been held, fraud and violence have
been Systematically used to defeat
| the will of the people and to secure
delegates for me. He says that | am
not a progressive, but reacuohafy'
that was nominated by proSresslVes
and after election Joined the ranks
| of those who opposed me for nomi-
nation; and he inmates that | have
not the spirit of the progressive or
| the Imagination, or the clear-readed
| purDose essential to the makeup ol
such "A person. He says that am
friend of the interests and an up
holder of special privilege and that
A vote for me Is a vote for the IN
terests and against the people. He
uinimizes ana flouts the Importance
of the laws enacted and the eXecu-
tive action taken during my admin
| istratiOn.
Defends Republican Party.
"If in this contest there were at
| stake only my own reputation OF
the satisfaction Of my own ambition
/ would without the slightest Gualni
and without care as To the results
continue my silence under these Gn-
inst attacks. / would do 80 because
Of the personal relations that have
existed between Mr.. Roosevelt ana my
self. my debt of gratitude 10 him ana
my inclination, because Of the ottlce
! n hold. not to indulge in personal
controversy. would hope that IN
the future. near or distant. facts
would disclose themselves showing
the Injustice of the course he is pur-
suing toward me. and the mereiless
truth concerning his motive ana ms
I sincerity Of statement and purpose.
But am presented with this dii-
ficuliy. represent cause
stand for wise progress In govern
mental affairs aud in the improve
ment of the condition Of all the pe"-
ple that the republican party STANDS
for. am the titular leader OF that
movement and the substantial ana
sane legislation Of my administration
vindioates its existence and con-
tinuance.
The supporters of this cAnse iooh
TO me TO see to il that u i mol