New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-07
TAFT, IN OHIO, RENEWS
ASSAULT ON ROOSEVELT
CoIoneI'S "Path Not StreWn with
Bodies of Dead Bosses" He
Tells Home State Crowds.
.PERKINS'S ROLE DECRIEO
President Asserts His Predeces-
sor's Past Attitude Toward
Trusts Calls for an
Explanation.

Cincinnati. May 6.-Under heavy skies
that frequently sent forth rain. President
Taft campaigned through Southern Ohio
to-day He made ten speeches. some OF
them in heavy. warm. spring down
pour that drove the crowds Of country
folk to shelter. lessened the carrying
power Of his voice and made his physi-
ciau. Major Thomas l.. Rhoads. think
anyiously OF Wednesday, when Mr. Taft
swings north and east again for the last
busy day of MS present Ohio trip.
Mr.. Taft began the days work at Mel
scnyiue and ended Il at Cincinnati to-
night. From the time ne left Parkers-
burg. w Va. and crossed the Ohio River
into his home state, the President con-
tinued TO tell his hearers why he broke
silence and attacked Theodore Roosevelt.
He covered again much OF the ground he
went over in Massachusetts and Mary
land. but occasionally brought In ne"
subjects Most Of his audiences we're at
tentive and al times demonstrative.
The President ,alked many times about
the Roosevelt charge that he was con-
sorting with the bosses. He referred to
William Finn. Of Pittsburgh. and Walter
Brown. Of this state, as two examples or
bosscs with whom Colonel Roosevelt now
has dealings Both are active Roosevelt
workers. the President said. and Mr..
Brown Is the chairman of the Republican
Of
Bosses for Roosevelt.
what bosses are for me?" asked Mr..
Taft late to-day at Hamden. What
bosses am I upholding? Mr.. Roosevelt
saws they all are for me. could 90 over
the list and show you good many TOT
him. There Is Mr.. Finn, in Pennsylva-
mia one of the worst bosses they have
ever had in that state. He is strongly
for Mr.. Roosevelt So is Walter Brown,
who is a budding boss in Ohio. He also
Is for Mr. Roosevelt The President has
nothing to do with upholding or destroy
ing hosses. Bosses are made by local
conditions Would YOU think that If Mr..
Roosevelt were nominated and elected
President we would not have any more
bosses?
Il cannot promise you any such thing
iC I an, elected because | am not en-
ragged in going about cutting off the
heads Of bosses. ! cannot do It, II Is
not my function. II is the function OF
the people at home to reform matters.
| don't recollect in the seven years that
Theodore Roosevelt was President that
his path was strewn with the bodies OF
dead bosses that he had killed ] don't
recall any of them"
ON several occasions the President
brought up Mr.. Roosevelt's references to
Abraham Lincoln. Mr.. Roosevelt claims
apparently a patent right on Abraham
Lincoln and his sayings" he said at
Hamden You would think from the
,vay he talked that he was entitled TO
appropriate everything that Mr. Lincoln
did and said. ! ask YOU whether Abra-
ham Lincoln would have treated an op-
moment as he has treated me"
Not Under Trust Control
At Chillicothe the President took UP
the question of his prosecution OF the
trusts. mfr. Roosevelt charges me with
being subject to the control of special
privileges" he said. We'll, | deny IT,"
The President added
have prosecuted every trust and every
railroad and every leading man. whether II
b.. Dan Hanna or Mr.. Gary and the head
of the Steel trust II the evidence came to
NV Attorney General and indictments were
found against them. / have followed the
administration OF Theodore Roosevelt on
his policies In every respect but one and
that one was that | directed the prosecu-
tion of the Steel trust and also the prose-
cution of the Harvester trust
Now under those conditions when there
is a published statement by Mr.. Perkins.
of the steel trust and Harvester trust that
a. he we're prosecuted or his company were
sued. they would fight, no suits were brought
against them and Mr. Perkins is now one
~ the leading financial contributors to Mr.
Rc oseyeit's campaign, ! ask you II the
circumstances were reversed with his
n,oneness 10 impute improper motives.
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