The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-05-09
President Exposes 0upIicity OF
His Old Friend.
REPLIES TO EVERY CHARGE
Produces Proof That Roosevelt Delhi
erste,y MIsrepresented Him In
This OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Him
Menace to Republic and
TO Prosperity.

Of Theodore Roosevelt OF the position
Of the president with respect TO the
issues OF this campaign. with respect
TO his administration and to himself
personally The president said he re-
GREETED the necessity of speaking
plainly about his "old friend" to whom
re frankly admitted personal obliga-
ton. The president said. however.
that the situation created by Mr..
RooseveIt's personal attacks on him
and his administration. made further
silence intolerable. and he answered
MIR. Roosevelt's attack. charge by
charge
The basis Of the presidents reply to
Mr.. Roosevelt was the well known
square deal" maxim OF Mr. Roose-
velt. As he answered each Roosevelt
charge. the president inquired: Have
I had a square deal?' In order. these
subjects we're treated by the presl-
TENT as follows:
MISREPRESENTATION OF the Presi-
ients Speeches" Under this heading
President Taft declared that Mr..
Roosevelt had deliberately misrepre-
sented him when he said: "Mr. Taft
iefines the issue when he says that
our government is and should be
government of all the people by rep
representative part Of the people,"
THE excerpt which Mr.. Roosevelt
uses lie taken from my speech at To
ledo." said the president. 1T Is gar
hled did not say this should be-
government OF all the people by rep
resentative part OF the people | said
It is a government of all the people
by a representative part of the peo-
pie and II is. pointed out that this
government Of ours is q government
by the adult voting males in order TO
show the necessity for constitutional
restrictions to protect the non-voters
among the people against the possible
injustice and aggression OF a major
ity OF the voters. Was II honest? Was
II fair in Theodore Roosevelt to seize
one sentence from a sIeech, TO garble
II and then give It a meaning which
he knew from the context IL could not
bear DO the people of Massachu-
sets think that this is a square deal?"
Charge as to eosses.
"2-Unfair Charge as to Bosses
In reply to the charge that bosses
were supporting his candidacy Presl.
dent Taft pointed ont that William
Finn of Pittsburgh. Pa. 'one of the
worst municipal bosses that the his
tory Of that state knows" Walter
Brown Of Ohio. the only boss in full
in the state" and William
Ward of New York we're supporting
Mr. Roosevelt Senator Crane of
whom Mr. Roosevelt
has mentioned. President Taft said.
had three times been invited by Mr.
Roosevelt into his cabinet and that
Mr. Roosevelt had invited him to man.
ige his presidential campaign in
1904"
When consider the eagernesa
with which Mr.. Roosevelt has accept.
ID in his various campaigns the as
'lstance OF Mr.. Aldrich. Mr. Cannon,
Mr.. PenrOse. Mr. Quay. Mr.. Plat. Mr.,
and many other men," said
he president. II do not hesitate to
,ay that II involves the most auda-
,ious effrontery on his part to attack |
ne because men he characteriZes as |
POSSES are now supporting me This |
5 peculiarly unfair on his part in view |
u his well-known political history
md is another instance Of his depart. |
ng from the rule Of a square deal"
"3-False Statements in Lorimer |
'ase TO People of Illinois" In this
President Taft said Mr. |
Roosevelt had made il appear that a
'ote cast for Taft In Illinois would be |
vote for Lorimer 81 have not seen
ir. Lorimer for two years and have
ad no communication with or from
im." he said. IL did not ask his sup
ort lie did not tender II TO me. Any
influence he may have given in nv
avor was not because he liked me,
ut because he felt more bitter to
Yard Mr.. Roosevelt" The president
hen quoted in full a letter he had
imseif written 10 Mr. Roosevelt on
an. 6. 1911. in which he outlined the
tops he was taking TO have Lorimer
nseated in the senate and stating
hat Senators Root. Burton. Nelson
nd others had become interested at
is suggestion. He pointed out TO
ir. Roosevelt how they could best
'ork together on the case and quoted
enator Borah OF Idaho as one OF the
len he had consulted before writing
Ir. Roosevelt
Il make this letter public only TO
how that Of all the people in the
Iorld Theodore Roosevelt ought TO
ave known, and did know. that ( was
OF partisan OF Lorimer. did not
vmpathize with him, and never gave
Ir. Roosevelt or any one else the
ightest reason TO suppose had
hanged my mind submit 10 the
eople "a Massachusetts that. with his
ltimat5 knowledge OF the facts. Mr.
oosersits linking of my name with
primers was for the purpose Of In
lcing the people Of Illinois 20 vote
sainst me on account OF their feellas