The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-10-11
BUT WHAT'S THE USE?

Editorial-Reprnted from the Gazette of
August 2, 1912. BY F. Nj. Dallam. jr.
Taft said in his Winona speech that the
Payne Aldrich tariff was the best ever.
and was damned for it.
Roosevelt said in "a signed article in the
outlook that the Payne Aldrich tariff was
better than either of its predecessors and
was applauded as an authority.
Taft prosecuted the trusts and was
branded as a fool politician and tool of
the interests.
Roosevelt exonerated Paul Morton. a
self-confessed rebator and violator of the
Sherman antitrust law. and he stopped
and for these things he was acclaimed a
friend of the people and their one great
savior from the designs of the money
power.
Taft initiated. secured and consistently
defended the Canadian reciprocity treaty
and was repudiated by the farmers of the
country as a consequence.
Roosevelt at first approved and advo-
Gated the treaty praised Taft for securing
it's passage. then a little later denounced
1t and made it an issue against the presi-
dent in his convention campaign. For
this he was given increased devotion.
Taft carefully examined the records in
the Lormer case. asked several senator's
to do likewise. urged Roosevelt to help
to rid the senate of Lorimer. and for his
pains he was branded as a supporter of
Lorimer before the convention and then
rebuked by the senate for endeavoring to
have the Illinois senator unseated. He is
considered to have been weakly, pusillan-
imo isly and ignominiously wrong
throughout.
Before examining the record Roosevelt
drama tically refused to sit at banquet
with Lorimer, agreed with the president
to help unseat him. then denounced the
president as friend of Lorimer. and
when Lormer was expelled from the SEN
ate gloried in the fallen reputation like an
eXecutioner over the dead body of VIC
tim. shouting without rhyme or reasoC
Il did it, it was my fight, and | won. For
which he Is forever immortalized in the
minds of his countrymen.
Taft secured the corporations tax law
the maximum and minimum tariff pro-
visions in the Payne-Aldrich law. the tar
if board and the publication OF campaign
contributions law. and was denounced as
a friend of privilege ami subservient to
the bosses.
For seven years Roosevelt lodged the
tariff. ridiculed Bryan's demand for the
publication of campaign contributions
then later praised the present tariff law
and the tariff board as the only proper
solution of the tariff. problem. and is
hailed as the enemy of privilege and the
one champion of the people as against the
bosses.
As Secretary of War. Mr.. Taft went in
to Oklahoma at the request of Roosevelt
and pleaded with the people to reject a
constitution that provided for the initia-
tive. referendum and the recall as sub
versve OF representative government. AS
president de vetoed the Arizona statehood
bill on the same grounds. For this people
say that he betrayed Roosevelt and
what Roosevelt thought he was to some
monStrous sort of being.
Roosevelt sent Taft to Oklahoma to de-
nounce direct legislation and said that
what he thought about the constitution
that contained provisions of that kind
wasn't fit to print. He ridiculed Bryan's
solgan of Let the people rule Later
he went into Arizona and opposed the re-
call of judges and a few days afterward
in California approved the same provi-
sion; Then in his Columbus speech went
cal decisions and adopted Bryan's for
mer plank of Let the people rule" Now
people say that Roosevelt hasn't changed.
but that it is Taft who changed and that
Is why Roosevelt is fighting him and why
he ought to fight him.
Taft changed big deficit in the nation
al treasury to surplus in three years,
lifted the postal department out of debt
for the first time in years, and secured
the establishment of postal savings banks,
and is branded as an incapable executive.
Roosevelt plunged the country into debt,
the deficit growing larger each year.
failed to improve the postal service or Sc
cure postal savings banks i'm seven years
and is acclaimed the greatest executive
in the history of the country.
Taft preached against war and nego-
tiated peace treaties and is regarded as
an inhuman monster
Roosevelt has glorified war and opposed
the peace treaties and is looked upon as
a god-like benefactor of humanity.
mio4seve,t 6Hilf steam roller and man
gain his ends. then handed ii over to
Taft Thereby he increased the popular
respect and admiration accorded him.
Taft used that same steam roller inst
as he had been taught by Roosevelt and
he is branded as a thief and receiver of
stolen goods.
But What's the Use? These compari-
sons could be continued ad infinitum and
YOU, Mr.. Bull Moose would find in them
nothing but evidences of Roosevelt's saint
like character and proof of the indelble
sin of Taft. So What's the Use? ir.