New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-19
ROOSEVELT CALLS
TAFT UNTRUTHFUL
Declares Some of the Presidents
Supporters Have Served
Terms in Prison.
DEFENDS HIS OWN FRIENDS
Colonel Says Ballinger- Pinchot
Case Laid His Opponent
Open to Grave
Criticism.

Cleveland. May lS.-For one hour to-nigh
Theodore Roosevelt faced crowd OF thou
sands in the Central Armory here and
struck blow after blow at President Taft.
The colonel asserted that the President
had made untruthful statements about
him. He declared the Presidents action
in the Ballinger case was such that had
he taken similar course as president OF
a bank "he would have been in imminent
danger of having the matter laid before
the district attorney"
He attacked Mr.. Taft for abiding 20 the
fact that Dan r. Hanna. of Cleveland. son
of the late Senator Mark Hanna. was sup
porting him, and that Hanna had been in
dicted on the charge OF rebating.
One by one the colonel took up points on
which President Taft has assaled him. and
as he brought his speech TO an end he eX-
claimed:
Il am against Mr.. Taft because Mr.. Taft
proved faithless to the cause OF the Amer
lean people
Colonel Roosevelt spent the day in travel
ling through Central Ohio and making a
dozen speeches. In Cleveland tonight he
spoke first in the Central Armory and then
went to the steel mill district. in the south
end of the city. and delivered his last adj
dress of the day. He will spend to-mor-
row with James r. Garfield. ex-Secretary
of the Interior, at his home in Mentor.
Calls President untruthfuI.
In his speech tonight Colonel Roosevelt
said
Mr.. Taft is not content to fight this issue
on broad grounds Of policy. Yesterday he.
in his own person and through his private
secretary, made number Of bitter and, IN
cidentally, untruthful personal attacks upon
me.
He stated that was being supported by
Mr.. Hanna ex-senator Hanna's son, who
was indicted and that he was content that
should have the support Of those who
We're indicted. and that he would like tho
support Of those who were not indicted.
Colonel Roosevelt discussed the charge of
Relating on which Mr.. Hanna was indicted
and It's subsequent dismissal He said the
facts showed there was not the slightest
moral delinquency on the part OF Mr..
Hanna because of the action for which he
was indicted
The colonel said that if Mr.. Taft would
read the current number Of a weekly mag
azine he would find name after name Of
men among his Southern delegates and
supporters who had been indicted and had
even served terms of imprisonment He
said that one Taft candidate for delegate
from the District of Columbia. who Is now
contesting the seat of the rightfully elected
delegate with Mr.. Taft's cordial approval
was not only indicted, but served a jail
sentence"
The newspapers the colonel continued
had announced that IN New Jersey next
week Mr.. Taft was to be the guest of
Taft candidate for delegate who was in
u!cted in connection with the wire pool in
vestigation last year He said "the boss OF
Atlantic City. the leader of the Taft forces
IN his county" was indicted and was await
ing disposal Of his appeal from a sentence
o. year in prison.
Colonel Roosevelt also mentioned Patrick
Calhoun. who was indicted in san Fran
cisco.
Referring 10 President Tafts allusion 10
the fact that George w. Perkins. OF New
York. had contributed to Colonel Roose-
velt's campaign fund. the colonel said Mr.
Perkins had given a larger amount to Mr.
1afts campaign fund four years ago, and
the Taft campaign manager had borrowed
81 1000 from Mr.. Perkins which had never