The evening world., 1912-03-18
Answering Roosevelt's Man He
Stands for Safeguarded Poll
But Warns of Evils.
DANGER OF VIOLENCE.
"Rule BY the People" and IRE
cali" Talk Taken BY Many
as Attack on the Colonel.

BOSTON. March h-Prssidsnt Taft
to-day declared himself In favor Of
preferential primaries surrounded by
certain conditions for the coming cam
paiGn.
Wherever full md fair notice Of the
election can he given. wherever Ade-
quate election s~afexuards can he thrown
around TO protect . preferential primary
for the Presidency. wherever the consti-
tuition Of the state permits It's being
made applicable to the present election,
7 favor N and welcome H."
Ills were to Dixon. Roose-
veit's manager.
~ DO rot hesitate 70 Say, however.
that In my Judgment . voluntary prim.
ary outside Ne law, Known ~ it, In.
formal character - . soap bog prin.
~. - verso sAaz Aoas, fes II Cves
full Opportunity 70 the Ineligible sieot-
or Of Ne Other 7Asty - cost unfair
votes anA. without the sanction and
safs0uasa Of psaAl p~rov1sions In re-
spsct y casting end counting h bal
lots, 10 IN open avsnu for fraud and
violence.
1T 10 sninsatiy appropriate that In
svsry election aaa IN b discussion Of
I'll Issues SAas aasot the Republic, We
shouia aiseuss saa hear mach Of the
popular Win ana OF the night Of the
people. xhls - . government based ON
popular control"
This wAs the Presidents statement to-
day before the Legislature Of Mama
chusctts. II was his drst personal reply
20 rhe challenge to preferential prim-
aries Issued some time 9 by senator
Dixon, Col. Rooseveit's manaser. Pres
ident Taft did not refer 10 the chal-
ierxe. however.
The President made q rather pointed
reference to the proposition Let tho
people rule" and had something to ssy
about the recall OF the judiciary and
the recall Of the judicia, dscisions.
irresponsible assaults upon either IN
Incorporate language or on baselssa a.
sump,ions OF corruption or bias. or In
competency, made by those whose
statements have influence with M part
OF our people. are u serious menace to
enduring Government" raid the Prest'
dent.
This par, Of his speech was taken py
many "A an attack on Col. Roosevelt.
you havs recently passed what u
called a Presidential Primary Law foI
the election Of delegates to h national
conventions upon which will fall thu
duty, Of selecting the Residential nom
inccs OF the respective parties. havt
not had opportunity critically TO sx'
anime the new law. but ! am sure !
makos proper provision TO meet the
obvious requirements.
II am glad that you have done this
! The question OF how delegates are e
he selected In any political %conventio.
or how nominees are 70 be selected by
party was originally u matter Of merel!
voluntary and party adjustment. bu
30 important to the public IT large dl,
the character Of the candidates to b'
selected by aoh party become that thu
state has properly interfered 90 ~ I,
throw safeguards around the exercis'
by all those who belong to a party o
their privilege to have a 9oice In IN
choice Of their party candidates.
II am now going 70 stop and discuss
In detail the question of direct primar,
elections their uses and abuses.
think every one will admit. however. 4
order that they may accomplish IN
good they are intended to accomplish
they should be saesgusrded by sffectiv
provision a. to the party eligibility q
voters who participate In them. an
by penal provisions securing conform
ity to rules OF suoh <Astbiiity snd tn
honest casting n counting Of tn
ballot.
I'VE III seassAs tAas Ne sporadic
Of sisotleAs sna the opssatlons Of 0ov
eminent ere set pssfeet, Ana Ase som
times suSyset 70 oorrupt 1n1ussees ~
eeatrol, saa nat Il 80 che part o. p,
tS1et1sA "a ss0Svs, - fas q DesalSa
the obstacles which prevent Asns
prlmAztss, honest sisetaeAs SD u
honest sAAinistrAton Of the dover,
meat n the interest Of the people, b,
the continued iteration aaa rsatssatas
Of the psepositaon let the people rult
, u u hAs Aay s~aU1iAoauoe ~ Ill, end
INTENDED Otherwise Than 70 aattss u
( psepis, u intended 70 be . reelection
q the oevssnmsas that We haze b,
down 10 the present tans.
: PEOPLE HAVE RULED ron 1
YEARS.
Nov. In spite OF all the corruptis
. In spite of all the machine politics,
=, . spite Of every defect In the opsrati
, Of u Government that can be point
4 out. I do not hesitate to ssy that I
history Of the last ~ years shows u
the people have ruled. They may ha
been defeated at times by corrupt a
D; c%orrupting influences. congresses a
- Legislatures, may have been halted
to subteranssn methods In carrying
what tho people desire, but IN the o.
under our present Constitution and
r. present laws we have had q really pol
w. lar Government.
IN II don't mea to say that We n
not remove some obstacles by VIII
corruption or machine methods may
"u minamissd. but what I DO say is that
cry that the people do not rule and
- not In control, or ~ animation 10 I
effect. does not do Justice to the Am,
s ,NMNvk Q0EM ~ eNe pAy