The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1912-05-03
GRATITUDE" MEANS
MALIGNANT ATTACK
UPON ROOSEVELT
TatfS TRADE Not New to Men
Who Know Him.

When Seeking the Presidency In 1908
He Strove to Appear as a Stanoh
Representatives a Mask For Two
Years-Has Now Openly Stamped
Himself as a Reactonary.
Washington, April. - Stung TO the
quick by his belated recognition of the
long patent fact that the voters of the
Republican party had repudiated his
candidacy for denomination and are
overwhelmingly in favor of the nomi
nation of Colonel Roosevelt as their
candidate for the presidency this year,
Mr.. Taft has ut last thrown aside all
restraint and carried out the threat
which he has been muttering to his in
Inmates for some weeks to speak out
In public his real thoughts about the
man who made him president.
In Mr., Taft's TRADE against MIR
Roosevelt ut Springfield, Mass, there
is nothing essentially new to those who
have been on anything more than re.
lations OF casual intimacy with the
president for some time. 1t is n fact
known to not a few of those closely
connected with the campaign of 1908
that even ut that time the Taft family
was displaying that peculiarly malig-
nant temper toward Mr.. Roosevelt
which so often takes the place of graf
itude in the hearts of those who have
benefited by great service rendered by
a friend. Ii is Il fact known to not few
persons that Mt times during the cam
paign of 1908 the talk about Mr.. Roose-
welt among members of the Taft fam
lily was such as TO cause the greatest
uneasiness TO the managers of Mr.
Tafts campaign for the presidency,
lest it should become public and work
serious damage TO the campaign. Those
familiar with the true feeling toward
Mr.. Roosevelt in the Taft family have
been surprised that Mr.. Taft has con
cealed for so long his real attitude to
ward his bcnefactor.
From the time last fall when the
strong sentiment of the country in fat
vor of Colonel Roosevelt began to man
ifest itself Enthusiastically, there has
been much talk from Taft sources
about Colonel Roosevelts ingratitude
to Mr.. Taft. 1t has been assumed by
Mr.. Tafts partisans that, because Colo
mel Roosevelt was instrumental In
bringing about Mr.. Taft's nomination
and election to the presidency, he was
fhApnTnrn hpnnI "a all fipangt ttpInr a |
circumstances and Mt all costs. TO sup
port Mr. Taft's administration and Mr.
Tafts denomination and election. That
assumption Is entirely unwarranted and
has no logical Justification. The fact is
that Taft, the president, Is not and
never for one moment has been the
Taft Mr.. Roosevelt and his intimate as
socmtes knew MS secretary of war and
whom they supported as n candidate
for the presidency.
While Mr.. Taft was seeking the pres
idency he constantly sought TO appear
as a stanch and true progressive. But
on that NoS emher night In iooS wher
the count of the votes showed that h,
had been elected to the presidency h'
ceased to make any effort actually t
| be progressive. For some time h,
continued to wear mask as Il pro
gressive, but i'll the last two years o
his presidency he has not kept up ever
that feeble effort TO deceive the people
of the country. by his constant asso
citation with the Aldriches, tho Can
mons and the Lorimers; by his ready
submission to their influence and nd
vice; 10y his active support of the meas
urcs they devised and favored; by his
cooperation with them in matters of
patronage and by his unblushing at
tempt TO Cocrce the real progressiyeS
through the brazen use OF federal pat
ronage. he has stamped himself openly
az the rcuctlonary which he has al
ways been at heart,
A single Illustration Will suffice for
the demonstration of this proposition
In his speech ut Cincinnati, in July.
1908 accepting the nomination for the
presidency, Mir Taft took occasion to
rcitelnte his Endorsement of Mr.. Roosc
welt and to enumernte some of the acts
which he regarded ms the distinctly
beneficial achievements of his predc
cessor In thai speech he said:
tie Nlr RooseyelU recommended
the passage Of Il law. which the Re
publican convention has since specif
ically approved, restricting the future
issue of stocks and bonds by interstate
railways TO such as may be authorized
by federal authority. He demonstrat
ed to the people by what he suld by
what he recommended to congress an(
by what he did the sincerity of hi.
efforts to command respect for the law
ana 70 save the country from the dan
gers of u pIutocratiG government, to
ward which we we're fast tending"
In numerous speeches during tn,
campaign of 1908 Mr.. Taft declared hi
cordial support of Mr.. Roosevelt
proposition TO secure the enactment q
n law controlling the issue OF sccuri
ties by interstate carriers. When IN
became president. he pretended t
make such II law one of the paramount
measurcs Of his legislative program
= He caused ~ he prepared, with niue
. advertisement and publicity. a bill pun
porting :" contain provisions aimed q
such CON u ut the issue of sccuritie'
fhie bill WIS drafted by the eminent
guGFp-stuI r3TtttI'uI ian la tt'kTpp u hon