El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-26

perhaps without foundation. that you
are going 10 write a strong article on
me Lorlmer case and publish IL IN the
Outlook. I have been doing everything
] could legitimately to have the closest
examination made into the LOrimer
case have read as much of the evil
oence as 1 could get at and am con-
WINGED that there was mess and mass
OF corruption upon which his election
was founded that ought TO be stamped
with the disapproval Of the senate But
want the movement TO Gust him to
succeed. I have urged different sena-
tors to read the record carefully and
after talk with Rose and Burton and
knute s. Nelson and Crawford and some
others I believe we are going TO line
up a good many Of the regular Repub-
icans on the side Of what I consider
decency and honesty in politics.
1t has leaked out that I have been
taking some interest in the matter and
l fear that il has not helped the sitUa-
dion generally because OF that strong
feeling Of clubdom in the senate and
that resent meut against outside inter
ference which nobody who is not init
mately acquainted with the situation
can understand the weight Of it. !
was talking with BOrah this morning.
have consulted a good deal with him
on the subject, and he and I agree that
il would be unWise either for Won or
for me, to come out now against Lori
mer and in favor of his being Ousted
that Il would enable those who are de-
termined to keep him in. especially
among the Democrats Bailey and
others, TO use an argument against
outside interference that would move
a number Of Democrats and would de-
prive US OF the strength we should get
by presentation OF the full facts on Z
the floor Of the senate. from the senate Z
itself Root is going to make speech Z
So Is Burton and I believe that Lodge I
viii do the same thing. Row nothing 4
would have stronger weight than I
speeches from them; whereas II either /
YOU or I came out with an attack IL I
would enable the friends OF LOrimer I
character OF his seat to the independ- Z
ence OF the senate in acting as the I
judge OF the qualifications OF its own 4
members.
Il suggest. therefore, that II you J
have an article on this subject. you hold I
1t until after the issues are made more !
plain by speeches on the floor OF the I
senate, in which the contest is to be
won. I want IL to win. So do you.
~This Is my excuse for writing you.
Sincerely yours.
william H. Taft"
p. S.-Of course I may be misin-
formed as to your purpose in this mat
ter. Since debating the above 1 have
had the telephone conversation with I
you, but let it go.
Mr. Taft added that by the telephone
and by subsequent cor
respOndence he would not publish un-
less Mr.. Roosevelt desired. he learned
that no such article was contemplated,
but Mr. Roosevelt Indicated that he
would assist in the matter in other
ways.
I have never given Mr. Roosevelt
nor any one else the slightest reason
to suppose that had changed my at
titude"
Mr.. Taft charged that Mr.. Roosevelt
now was seeking to take advantage OF
the supposed feeling among the farmers
~ the country against reciprocity with Ii
Canada. He said he would not object
to this, but for the fact that he con-
suited colonel Roosevelt ten days be-
fore he made the agreement with Can
ada and that the latter approved the
agreement in the most enthusiastic ,
Terms.
The president added:
Reciprocity Course Not Square.
Il submit that Mr. RooseveIts course
IN reciprocity is not in accord with the
President Taft next referred to Mr.. Z
charges that the president 1
lad been receiving stolen goods. 'and {
lad profited by the use Of dirty tnstru- c
nents' to secure delegates q
NO instance" said the president, O
has been brought TO my atIentlon IN I
which specifications OF frauo nave oeen O
ustained by any evidence Whatever q
me charges made nv senator Dixon as I a
o Kentucky. in an hysterical and in
ulting open letter to me, We're SHOWN
o be wholly without foundation In the F
kentucky convention and Dy the STATE a
lent of senator Deboe- d
Mr. TAFT said that if there had been v
raud in the New York primaries, the y
ourts were open to the Roosevelt sup e
orfers for redress. II they failed he :
aid. to take advantage of this fact, s
e inferred from this that the charges
Z fraud elsewhere likewise had no real n
oundation. n
Roosevelt Appointed Many Now IN. I;
AS to Mr. Roosevelt's charges OF the g
hon ~ al.arf ms. Of e
V the president Mr.. Taft said that IL
o percent Of the federal office hold
rs now iu the service were appolntees I s.
+ MIR. Roosevelt and as a natural re- Il
ult a large percentage OF them favored
he former president for denomination. p
10 man, he said. had been dismissed be- 81