Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-23
TAFT COMPARES
TRIO LOUIS XIV
Declares His Predecessor Would
Wreck the Party if Not
Nominated.
his DEFEAT A BLESSING
Certainty Of It Must Be Source
Of Congratulation to All
Patriotic Citizens-Has
Forfeited Support.

Cincinnati May 1a-In "A most bitter
and scathing dcnunciatlon of col. Theo-
aorc Roosevelt. President Taft Tonight
declared that the certainty of the
colone's defeat for the republican
nomination must he source of profound
concentration TO all patriotic citizens.
declared that his predecessor In the
White House would wreck the Republic
can party If he is not chosen by the
republican national convention. and COM
pared Mr.. Roosevelt to Louis XIV of
France who said the state | am It,"
The attack was in the form Of a state
mcnt in which Mr.. Taft said:
ION Thursday last gave II statement
to the press in which | said that with
Go Taft delegates then elected to the
convention and with the immediate
prospect of the election Of enough to ex-
reed the necessary $40. the success of the
cause of constitutional government
seemed assured. The delegates elected
fince that time have confirmed this con-
rlusion.
MIR Roosevelt's speech at Cleveland
fhows him in such light that the GER
taintN of his defeat for the republican
found consratulation to all patriotic citi-
zens who can now see the utter wreck
that he would have made of the party
" nominated, and the great danger to
which the country would have been ex-
posed. had there been any chance of his
election to a third term
T. r. SAYS HE is THE PARTY
Mr. Roosevelt says that he is the
Sopubllcan party. and that if the repub-
ican national committee in passing on
the credentials of delegates for the pre-
urinary roll In the convention shall hold
20 be unfounded his many flirsy con-
Tests, he will decline to abide the ludg-
mcnt of those having authority The
Inference from this Ia that he will bolt
the convention because n duly constituted
republican national committee shall, aft =
Pr a judicial investigation. refuse to seat
his contesting delegates. IF his odct Is
to be needed, then the holding of any
conventions at all is perfunctory and SUI
perfluous.
THE arrogance of his statement that
he Is the Republican party and that fail
ure to comply with his views and wishes
puts those doing so in the attitude Of
boilers, finds no parallel in history save
in the famous words of Louis XIV, The
state, am IT.
1T is on par with his declaration that
4 typfy and embody' the progressive
sentiment of the age.
CONTESTS WITHOUT REASON.
with clearly traceabe reconciliation he
projected contests without the slightest
reason therefor in many cases weeks
after the regular conventions had been
held merely to make a basis for a cam
paign of bluff and buster. Now he
threatens that unless this campaign thus
carried on Is to be recognized as success
full and unless honestly elected delegate
shall be thrown out in sufficient numbers
to give him majority, he will break
from the party and try to ruin that which
he cannot rule.
Il appeal to all republicans 10 say
whether man who assumes this at
titude does not forfeit his claim to
any right to become a candidate in a
republican convention? Honored with
the nomination to the presidency by
that party and with the most sacred
obligations resting upon him to be
loyal to its organization, to respect
the rules governing its national con-
ventions and to recognize the author
fly of the committees duly appointed
under it's traditional policy, he flouts
In advance the decision of all these
and announces that unless he is to be
nominated the interest of the party
and the interest of its members are
to be sacrificed and only his selfish
ambition Is to he consulted. 1t cannot
be that republicans will countenance
such a breach of party fealty. such
treason to the party's properly consti-
tuted government and such defiance OF
the will of the majority.
HAS REITERATED FALSEHOOD.
Mr. Roosevelt reiterates the unbound
I'd statement that | held conference with
him, or in the cabinet concerning the
treatment of the steel trust and of the
Harvester trust. So clearly have | made
the proof that those questions We're com
pletely disposed of while ! was out OF
the country and that therefore ! could
have no part in any conference on the
subject, that do not think 1t necessary
10 refer to the matter again. Mr., Roose-
velt's statements In this regard are mere
assertions without reference to record OF
contemporary memorandum. Mine were
based on both.
MIR. Roosevelt says that Dan ITanna's
Indictment for rebates was for mere
technical violation of tho law and in
volved no moral delinquency. The fact
Is that the discontinuance of the crlmina
prosecution OF Mr.. Hanna personally was
part Of settlement in which the com
panies represented by Mr. Ifs11a pai'
$4,000 of fines. This would seem to eX
coed a mere technical violation of tn,
law.
DOES NOT ANSWER QUERIE
"Mr Roosevelt has not seen fit to an
swer the question whether If he is nom
mated and elected, he will discontinue th'
steel trust suit and the Harvester trust
nor has he answered the question Wheth
or he will accept a fourth term
President Taft spent quiet day II
Cincinnati. lie went to church in tn
morning and this afternoon lunched will
Mrs. Anderson. a sister Of Mrs. Taft, an'
took a motor ride
Louis A. Frazier. 4 Market St. Norwich
Conn. had been subject TO backache du
TO kidney trouble for some time III