Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-22
Is Dishonest and an Migrate,
Says Fulton R. Gordon.
TAFT "A MAN OF STRAW"
Wilson and Marshall Association
Hears Republicans Assailed.
CLAIMS ALL STATES BUT FIVE
Kyle B. Price Bases Prediction on
Vermont Disadvantages
Voters to Go to Polls.


Col. Roosevelt was charged with be-
ing dishonest. insincere. an migrate and
an egotist last night by Fulton r. Cor
don, addressing an open meeting of the
Wilson and Marshall Democratic Associa
ton In the Southern building. Gordon
assailed the eX-President from every
angle, basing his assertions on the fact,
he said, that although Roosevelt is now
talking various reforms. he made
no attempt to have any of them
enacted into law while he was President.
Roosevelt has put more men in the
Ananias Club than all of the Presidents
of the United States and congressman
combined since the country has been in
existence" said Mr.. Gordon, HE classes
every one as liar who does not agree
with him. 1 am a business man, and if
1 found an employee who was always sus-
picious Of the movements of every one
around him / would lock up my safe.
fully believe that Roosevelt accepted the
100000 from the Standard Oil for his
campaign expenses, as testified to before
the mouse committee.
Cites Record When President.
HE now talks about helping the labor
ing man. When he was President and
had both Houses of Congress on his side
he raised his own salary and that of
Congress so per cent, but what did the
government clerk get? The clerk faced a
dismissal if he dared asked a congress
man to aid him in raising his salary.
That is an example of Roosevelts sim
cerity
THE bull moose accused Taft of steal
ing the colored delegates at the repnb-
lican convention, while at the same tune
he offered the same cOlored delegates
81 900 to come to his side. When PresI-
dent he ordered Cortelyou to give Nor
gan S4O,0OO,0O0 The result was that Nor
gan made untold millions out of govern
ment money. and as reward Corteiyou
got a position of president of a Nor
gas company, at salary of S'0,o0 annu-
ally Roosevelt invites Booker Wasnln :
ton to eat with him, and Wnen he mas
that he is criticised by the people ana
press of the country he shows that he Is
no friend of the negro by having nun
dreds of innocent negro soldiers dishon-
ora bly, discharged because one or two OF
their number were guilty of shooting up
a town. Another example of his SINGER
ity.
Terms Wilson a Business Man.
81 am in favor of a business man for
the President of this country. The gov
eminent of the United States is one of the
greatest business propositions in the
world, and needs a business man at its
head They say Wilson is school teacher
and a theorist. l claim he is a business
man. He ran successfully on a business
basis one of the largest universities IN
this country, and as result the people
of New Jersey wanted him for their gov
ernor."
Speaking of Mr. Taft Mr.. Gordon SAID:
Il believe that President Taft is honest,
but, just as the President put it himself,
he is a man of straw. A man who is a
man of straw certainly is not the KIND
for President of this country, and. what
more. the people of the country are gong
to fire him in November
Kyle b. Price, who will stump the
middle west in the interest of the demo-
cratic nominee, predicted that Wilson
will carry every state in the Union except
five. Mr. Price based his assertion on the
result Of the recent state election in
Vermont, where three parties We're in
the field.
Vermont is the most straight ont-and-
out republican state in the Union. said
Mr.. Price, land although in presidential
elections it always has been in the re-
publican column by from 5000 TO 10000
majority, this time the Taft forces barely
nosed out in the lead
Quotes Result of Balloting.
'"The figures were-Republican, $4,000;
democrats. 21,O0o. and progressives,
10000 Assuming Roosevelt and Taft
split even in November, Wilson will at
least he even with them. If 90 per cent
OF the democrats will vote We Will carry
Ohio by 10000 plurality. Illinois by sO,-
600. and also Iowa and Kansas.
eff Wilson gets as many votes in Mich
igan as Bryan did. and Roosevelt and
Taft split even, assuming that the same
number of votes are cast as at the pre-
vious election, Wilson will have a plu-
rality of 1000.
Mr.. Price classed Utah, Wyoming.
Rhode Island, Michigan and Vermont as
doubtful, and claimed the remainder for
Wilson. He said Roosevelt would get
west.
He urged that above all things the
democrats go to the polls. He was of
the opinion that arguments over the tar
if and other questions We're of little inn
portance as compared with the necessity
of all members of the party voting.
Mr.. Price leaves Washington Friday
for Chicago. From there he will go
through Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and
Nebraska on a stamping tour.
Daniel O'Connell Callahan spoke on the
tariff, particularly schedule X. concern
ing wool Charles w. Darr, treasurer of
the association, presided, and short
address was made by Charles a. Doug
las president OF the organization. The
association will hold an open meeting
next SATURDAY night.
Teachers Fund Officers Named.
Ten vice presidents of the Wilson and
Marshall Democratic Association of the
District of Columbia. in as many states
have been appointed and accepted the
duty in their respective states of collect
ing the teachers campaign fund for the
democratic national committee.
These are: w. NJ. Holloway, state SUI
perintendent of public instruction. ITALIA
hassee, Fla: Barksdale' Hamlet. state SUI
pertendent of public instruction, Frank
fort, Ky; j. n. Powers, state superin-
tendent of public instruction, jackson.
Miss; j. E. Swearngen. state superin-
tendent of education. Columbia, S. c.; J..
T. Derry, assistant commissioner, De-
partment of Commerce and Labor. Allan
ia, Ca: Charles G Maphis. University
of Virginia. Charlottesville, Va. F. NJ.
Bradley, state superintendent of public in
struction Austin, Tex. c. 0. Case, state
superintendent of public instruction,
Phoenix, Ariz.; J. Allen Holt, Oak Ridge,
NJ c.; W. A. Shepard, Auburn, Cal
The committee of the Wilson and Mar
shall Democratic Association. which has
charge with the sanction of the demo-
cratic national committee. of collecting
the teachers fund throughout the United
States comprises DIR. c. j. Owens, chair
man; Charles w. Darr William NJ. Bride.