The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-30
ABUSE.

ted States senate yesterday, Medill
Iormick, a rich young man who has
bed to finance and manage the
sevelt campaign, charged that the
-derous assault on Mr.. Roosevelt
melted by the "falsehoods Of char.
Ir assassins and liars like Charles
4Iilles," who was formerly secretary
President Taft, and is now chair
of the Republican national COM
ee.
he rantings Of half baked young
bon like Mr.. Mccormick would be
bo importance If they were not so
pletely in harmony with the con-
Of the Roosevelt managers since
Roosevelt was shot by a madman.
on. Pinchot, Mccormick, Cochems
whole chorus of demagogues
e been seeking to inhame the pub
hind against better men than them.
es and create the impression that
ranks insane deed was inspired by
tical "abuse" Of Mr.. Roosevelt.
bw, it happens that there has been
bod deal of abuse in this campaign,
most Of it originated with Theo-
Roosevelt and his followers. No
Er candidate for president ever in
bed in such sweeping denuncistion
lis opponents. No other candidate
president ever attacked a presi-
as Mr.. Roosevelt has attacked
Taft. No other candidate for pres
It ever appealed so frankly to the
ion and frenzy of his audiences.
select few of many examples:
~ after day Mr.. Roosevelt has
pared President Taft to "crook, "
thief" to a burglar" to 'pi-
;" to a "pickpocket," to receiver
tolen goods" and Hiram Johnson.
Roosevelt's associate on the ticket,
Travelled from one end of the coun-
to the other calling President Taft
most humiliating figure in Ameri-
history" Even the day that he
shot Mr.. Roosevelt denounced the
luct of the governor Of Illinois as
amous" because Governor Deneen
sed to support Mr.. Roosevelt on a
party ticket.
ne Mr.. Roosevelt said of Presi-
Taft that high minded and hon
lie men would refuse to accept del
es" such as Mr.. Taft had gained
hio.
ne s he said that "again and again
have sent to the penitentiary cleo
officials for deeds not one whit
Sc morally than was done by the
hbers of the national committee"
beating two Taft delegates from
pama.
ne II he declared that Mr.. Taft's
|ude toward the presidency "comes
Eerously near being treason"
ne Is he asserted that the contest
veen himself and Mr.. Taft for the
ination was a fight between hon
and dishonesty"
ne 16 he issued a statement that
with the words theft and
bling and fraud"
ne II in speech he spoke of the
ied thefts" Of the national commit.
and the men who had learned Mr.
IS gratitude by stealing for him"
said a majority Of the national
mittee had "practiced political
in every form from highway rob
to petit larceny"
hen Mr.. Taft was finally nominal
be publicly insulted him as "the
eticiary of successful fraud" and
delight on his recent western trip
to describe the president OF the
ed States as "a dead cock in the
for Woodrow Wilson, Mr.. Roose
has branded him as a ''Tory" and
T. he nominee Of the bosses, and in
Fecent speech in Chicago he devot
most Of his time to inflaming the
ion of foreign born voters against
ernor Wilson on basis of a para.
Eh in Governor Wilson's History
ne American People" The whole
party campaign has been a cam.
n Of violence, abuse and vilifica.
for which we can find no justifca,
mention these matters now only
use Of the scandalous and dema.
attempt of Mr. Roosevelt's polit.
managers to bring about a reign
error against everybody who has
|sed his election. Mr.. McCor.
rs shocking assault upon Mr.
Fs is a fair sample Of their man.
and methods which cannot be al.
ID to go unchallenged. 1t is on a
with Mr.. COchem's assault on Mr.
N as an "oratorical gravedigger, !"
se statements are shameless" and
|ulish," all because Mr.. Bryan pro,
ID against the scheme to make par.
capital out Of the murderous at.
Of a manaic.
Roosevelt was not shot because
abuse" If anybody had been shot
use OF abuse the victim would
been William Howard Taft, presi.
Of the United States, and moi
Pdore Roosevelt.