The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-04
Wilson Charges Roose-
welt Found Incompe-
tent as President.
TAFT FAILS TO
ALTER POLICIES
For First Time During Campaign
Democratic Candidate Mentions
Rivals by Name and Assails
Their Administrations, Par
ticularly in Reference
to Trust Question. g

indianapolis lno-. Octcpef 81 Va
the first time during the national cam
paign Governor Woodrow Wilson to-
night directed an extended attack on
the administration of President Taft
and former President Roosevelt The
Governor charged that Colonel Roose-
Welt as President had been found In
competent"
Mr.. Taft. he said. or the other hand.
failed to alter the policies inausurated
under President Roosevelt's admins
tration when trusts and monopolies
grew upon a scale never before dream
ed Of"
In the picturesque illumination of
baseball park the Governor saw spread
before him tonight for several hun
bred feet in the bleachers and on the
field an immense throng.
The Governor launched Immediately
in his attack on his two opponents. It
was the FIRST time he mentioned them
by name at any length.
What I want to call your attention
to- said the Governor. lis that the
new third party has not drawn to 1T
self the full strength. or even all of
the principal leaders OF the insurgent
Republicans. because this circumstance
appeals to every man who thinks the
present situation over: the very things
that we are protesting against. the
very conditions that we are trying to
alter. are conditions which were created
under the two leaders of the two
branches OF the present Republican
party. because 1t Is true that these con-
difions were just as much created un-
der Mr.. Roosevelt as they have been
created under Mr.. Taft
Growth Of MOn0polies.
There was a growth during his adj
mintstration Of the great monopolies,
which we call trusts upon a scale new
er before dreamed Of and upon q
greater scale than has heen charac-
teristic Of the administFation OF his
success. Some ti1ne ago during the
campaign which preceded the two m.
tional conventions you remember that
there was q very Interesting cam
paiSn between Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Reoss.
welt. and that everything that anybody
could say against Mr.. Taft. Mr.. RoosA-
welt said. and everything that any.
body could say against Mr.. Roosevelt.
Mr.. Taft said and the Democrats were
inclined to believe both Of them, for
the truth was that Mr.. Taft was
merely the successor Of Mr.. Roose-
Welt in the prosecution Of policies
which Mr.. Taft did not alter and
merely sought to confirm and estab-
lish.
you have, therefore, the extraordi-
nary spectacle Of the two branches Of
the Republican party, being led by
men who clearly brought about the
conditions which We are seeking to
altar. and the reasons that some Of the
Republicans are not following Mr..
Roosevelt like Mr.. La Toilette IL that
they have tested Mr.. Roosevelt when
he was President and have found that
he was not willing to cooperate with
them along any line that would be ef-
icient in the checking Of the evils
Of which We complain.
Qo0tes In F~llette
so that the leader OF the very
movement which 10 proposed Tor our
emancipation IL . man who has been
found either willing or competent to
accomplish the objects that we now
seek In order to confirm my view Of
the matter you have only to read Mt.
La Folleste's biography. These. In de-
tail. It 10 told how Mr.. La Toilette and
others like him carried proposals to
the then President Roosevelt, which
would have made this campaign in
conceivable. and after he had. feeling
his first generous impulse. consented
to cooperate with them, he subse-
quently draw back and refused TO CO.
operate with them. under what innu-
ences I do not care to conjecture. be-
cause II 10 not my duty. and IL would
be very distasteful to me 70 call IN
question the motives Of these gentle
men. That is not my object or my
desire. Ny object IL merely to point
.ous the facts that the very conditions
Ne are trying to remedy were built
up under those two gentlemen who
are the opponents Of the Democratic
party. Therefore. 60 my mind. u
n a choice between tweedledee and
tweedledum to choose between the
leader Of the one branch OF the Re-
publicas> marty and the leader Of the
other branch Of the Republican party.
because what the whole country
knows to be true these gentlemen
denv. The whole country knows that
specsal privilege IN. sprung mp In this
land. The whole country Knows ex-
cepe these gentlemen. that has
been due chiefly 20 the protective
tariff. These gentlemen deny that
special privilege hiss been caused oy
the administration of~the protective
sars9. They deny what an the resi-
81 the country hss become eonv'neeo
10 true"
rSe oovsruor attacked the p'anks In
the Proeressive party plsf,rm pro.
poslng social referma -
rs n poe srus." continued Governor
WJDsoa. that when Thecdore Hooee'
welt was President % the United sseses
the p>opSs q the Cnieed states we're
willing q follow HIN wherever ne Ied.
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