The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-29
THE HARVESTER TRUST INVESTIGATION HAS
BECOME RED HOT CAMPAIGN QUESTION
ROOSEVELT AND
TAFT SPEAKING
p" ON SAME ROAD

Boston. April g9.-An episode un-
ique in America4 politics occurred in
Massachusetts, tdday with Theodore
Roosevelt and President Taft follow.
ing the same tracks and making their
final speeches in the presidential an
te-convention campaign. At the be-
ginning today Roosevelt was thirty
miles ahead Of the president, and
when the former leaves the state to-
night at Pittsfield. the latter will be
delivering his concluding address at
Lowell.
"One thing the Payne tariff bill did
not do" said President Taft at the
railway station al .Attleboro, ut didn't
injure any industries in Attleboro.
For the reason that the administra-
tton has done we'll by you, you ought
to do we'll by it,
We'll give It to you. Bill" yelled
a member of the crowd. Concluding
Taft said the administration was re-
sponsible for much legislation pro-
tecttng the laboring man.
When Roosevelt learned today OF
Taft's statement regarding the 'Har-
vester trust" he made plans to issue
a reply defending his position. He
sent kilograms to George B. Cortel-
you and Charles j. Bonaparte who
were members of his cabinet. asking
If they remembered the case.
Flatly: contradicting the president.
Roosevelt in statement written on
the train. said:
Il clearly remember of Taft being
present at such discussion and taking
part in it." Added that the president
treated the matter I'm way to show
he subordinates the interest of the
people as a whole to the purposes OF
securing political advantages for him
self. Of course Taft was away, as ev-
eryone knows, while ! was discuss
ing the matter In personal interviews
with the officials of the department
of commerce and labor" continued
Roosevelt. Including the bureau OF
corporations and the department OF
justice. hut both before and after he
came back the matter was repeatedly
cussed at length. Former Attorney
Geenral Bonaparte states in the let
ter l have quoted that Taft took the
initiative in approving the course ]
followed.
IF he thought the action l took in
the Harvester case was in any way
Inadequate or reprehensible. it wa,
his duty when he was in my cabinet
to protest and 1t was even more hi;
uuty d1teT ne OeCame PRESIDENT to ACT
at once. the action which after three
years inaction he actually took last
weeks must have been taken in col
lusion with the democratic senator
who. introduced the resolution and
could only have been taken with q
view to it's effect on the NIassachu.
setts primaries" isi...
Great crowds s ceted Rooseveft' 81
Lynn and .Salem.t .-..f..NsiN s,g..
During his second sneech today
delivered from the balcony of a hote
at Taunton. the president continued
his appeal for the support of the la.
boring people and made his first at.
tack OF the day on Roosevelt. He
said Roosevelt had mrsrperesented
and misstated the presidents speech.
es In reference to the ability of the
people to govern themselves.
Il am in favor of government by
and for the people," cried the presi.
dent, and the crowd yelled its approx.
al. land anybody who says am not
well he is in error"
Roosevelt was given a noisy vel.
come at Beverly, Taft's summer home
The former president made only a
brief speech there and did not refer
to the president. He urged his hear
ers to stand by the issues of the par
ty. He told of beating Taft "8 to /
in Seattle"