The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-25
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The Thoughtful Are Fearful Of the
COIOnSI'S Inconsistencies.
ROOSEVELT AND BILL Finn
An Alleged Reformer Joined q Cor.
rupt Boss-coIonel Dodges Recall
and Third Term lssues-He Resur-
reets Cox to Tie Him to Taft.


and Third Term lssues-He Resur-
reets Cox to Tie Him to Taft.
Columbus, o., April 23.-(Special)
Although desperate efforts have
been made during the past week by
the Ohio Roosevelt managers to start
a stampede in this state for their can
didate, by pointing to the results in
the Illinois and Pennsylvania pri-
maries, they have made little if any
headway. On the other hand, the
campaign of villifcation, abuse and
misrepresentation which Roosevelt
has been waging against Ohio's can
didate in other states, and the reck-
less espousal Of radical and sOcialis-
tic doctrines by Roosevelt, has
aroused the rank and file of Ohio Re-
presages an overwhelming victory for
President Taft at the Republican pri-
maries on May 21.
Ohio Republicans, as a whole, be-
lieve in fair play, and even among
those who early cast their lot with
the Roosevelt candidacy are many
who are now deploring the apparent
recklessness and inconsistency of
their candidate and his evident inten-
tion to either rule or ruin the Re-
publican party.
An analysis of the results In Illi-
nois and Pennsylvania shows conclu.
sively that the election of Roosevelt
delegates in those states was due to
purely loca! influenCeS-in Illinois to
the uupopularity of Senator Lorimer,
whom President Taft has always op-
posed, but whose name, through the
Misrepresentation OF Roosevelt, was
linked with the Taft faction in Illi-
nois, and in Pennsylvania to the ac-
tivity for Roosevelt of Bill Finn, the
Republican boss of western Pennsyl-
vania. 1t was Finn who once made
a proposal in writing to former Boss
Quay for division of the plunder Of
the state between them, specifying
various contracts which should be thus
apportioned. Even Quay, whose con-
science was elastic, to say the least,
revolted at such depth Of inde-
cency. But Roosevelt, denouncing
| political bossism and corruption in
other states, where it best served his
purposes, made common cause with
Finn in Pennsylvania. The state
ment is made, and has not been de-
MED by Roosevelt, that Finn spent
over $3.50 900 In the Pennsylvania pri-
maries, his main object being to cap
ture control of the Republican state
organization. With that as his real
object, Finn entered into a deal
with Roosevelt, the agreement being
that il Roosevelt would work with
Roosevelt delegates to the national
convention. This combination of the
so-called reformers and corrupt
bosses proved too much for the Taft
candidates for delegates in most OF
the districts and resulted in the elec
ton OF the Boss Finn controlled
Roosevelt delegation from Pennsyl
vania.
This chameleon-like quality oi
Roosevelt to denounce a politica
boss in Illinois and work hand-in
glove with a more notorious boss il
Pennsylvania, has disguised many
Ohio Republicans who were inclined
to believe in Roosevelt's sincerity
They are further disgusted by the un
fair attempt Of Roosevelt to linl
President Taft's name with George B
Cox. the former Cincinnati boss, wher
every Ohio Republican Is aware tha
Coxs downfall in Ohio politics Is due
in a large measure to President Taft!
opposition, and that Cox is taking nj
part whatever in Ohio politics at thu
present time.
That the Taft campaign in OhiC
and throughout the country will bt
prosecuted with even greater vigo
than before is the word that comei
from Washington. On Tuesday O.
this week Delaware elected a SoliC
Taft delegation to the national con
vention. On Wednesday Connection
and Hawaii followed suit and elected
solid Taft delegations. Another de
velopment of significance as indicat
ing that Roosevelt's rule or ruin pol
icy and his radicalism are drivIns
from him many of mis- former friends
was the announcement by Congress
man A. P. Gardner of the Sixth Mas
sachusetts district, challenging Roose
welt to a joint debate on the recall
Of judicial decisions, which Roosevelt
advocated in his Columbus speech
The significance of this is that Gard
ner and Roosevelt are longtime
personal friends, and prior to the Co
lumbus speech Gardner was prepared
10 espouse Roosevelt's candidacy.
When Roosevelt comes into Ohio hi
will be forced to discuss third-term
ism, judicial recall and other issuel
which he has carefully lodged IL
other states. This is indicated in q
statement issued by Director McKin
ley, national manager Of the Taf
campaign, in which he says:
"The time has now come when tn.
American people will no longer si
IDLY by and see this unfair and ma
iicious persecution and villihcatior
continued by man and by th<
friends Of a man who has already
served two terms in the White House
BY the votes Of the Republican party