The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-05-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.
BY c. H. Tavenner.

" @>Oh 1sSPA0hNohA
and former presidents fall out,
the people learn how they have
been misgoverned.
Since President Taft and for
mer president Roosevelt entered
upon their wild scramble for del
egates to the next nominating
convention, the people have come
into possession of the following
information, which they never
knew before, except through un-
proved charges or unverifed ru-
mors:
That Mr.. Taft by his own ad-
mission, has been "a man of
straw"
That Mr.. Taft, in his advocacy
of Canadian reciprocity, was not
thinking, primarily, of any ben
efits that would come to the
American farmer and wage earn
er, but that he believed reciproc-
ity would make Canada an lad
junct" to the United States,
which would transfer her i'm
portant business to New York
and Chicago. By his own con-
fession Mr.. Taft was scheming
to aid the Big Business interests
through reciprocity.
That George w. Perkins, or
ganizer of the harvester trust
and member of the board of di-
rectors of the steel trust, is
highly pleased with the Taft
method of prosecuting the
trusts
That there is a close political
alliance between Mr.. Perkins and
Mr.. Roosevelt, as evidenced by
the fact that-Mr. Perkins contri-
buted SIS, 600 to Mr.. Roosevelt's
campaign in the New York pri-
mary this spring.
That Mr.. Taft, in the present
campaign, and Mr.. Roosevelt. in
his campaigns, made free and I'M
restricted use Of federal office
holders to obtain the nomination.
That Mr.. Roosevelt, while con-
stantly writing messages and
giving out interviews, while he
was president, all protesting the
deepest hatred of the trusts, sec
reilly and clandestinely suppress
ed a report showing that the
harvester trust was illegal and
in restraint of trade, and later
ordered a contemplated suit
against that trust stopped until
he gave the word, which word he
never gave.
That Mr.. Roosevelt's trip to
Africa was paid for by Andrew
Carnegie, greatest of the bene-
ficiaries of the steel tariff.
That Mr.. Roosevelt was SO
frightened by the possibility Of
tariff agitation during his more
than seven years of office he new
er made any mention of tariff, in
any of his official papers or mes
sage, except once, when he wrote
into one message that he would
discuss the tariff later" which
statement he withdrew from the
message before it was transmit
ted to Congress.
If the present scramble for
Republican delegates continues a
while longer, it may safely be
said, therefore, that both Mr..
Taft and Mr.. Roosevelt, at the
present rate, will thoroughly de-
monstrate to the country that
neither one Of them is fit to be
president. Each day of their
present fight for delegates
throws some new light on the
close harmony between them and
the big interests that are behind
them. Mr.. Taft, angered, is tell
ing what he knows about Roose-
welt, and Roosevelt angered, is
telling what he knows about
Taft, and they ere both telling
a lot of things that nobody else
ever knew about either of them.
HOW HE LOVES THE FARMERS.
In his travels about the coun-
try Mr.. Roosevelt never loses an
opportunity to tell the farmers
of his affectionate love for them.
During his term in the White
House a Chicago newspaper ar
fist drew a picture Of a farmer
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