Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-26


ass his presidential campaign in lsel
Mr.. TAN added:
But Mr. Crane does not support Mr..
Roosevelt and must be condemned.
The truth with respect to me IS the
same as II is with respect to Mr.. Roose-
welt. When | am running for the prea-
dency gratefully accept such support as
comes to me. Mr.. Roosevelt has done 50
In the past; he is doing 50 now. l am
making no bargain. ] am agreeing to no
conditions that would embsrrass or ham
per me In the administration Of the gov
eminent should be reelected. I do not
say that Mr. Roosevelt has done so or Is
doing so, but when consider the eager
ness with which Mr.. Roosevelt has sc-
cepted In his various campaigns the as
sistance Of Mr. Aldrich. Mr. Cannon. Mr..
Penrose. Mr.. Quay. Mr.. Plat Mr.. Fora.
ker and many other men prominent and
Influential in congress and politics. what
ever their designation. whether leaders or
bosses. do not hesitate to say that II
involves the most audaeious effrontery on
his part TO attack me because men he
characterizes as bosses are now support
ing me and TO charge me on that account
with helping machine politics.
Roosevelt f. Unfair.
This in peculiarly unfair on his part
In view of his well known political his
tory and Is another instance OF his de-
parting from the rule Of the square deal"
Mr.. Taft charged that Mr. Roosevelt
and his supporters, during their recent
campaign In Illinois. linked his name
with that Of Senator Jorimer In such a
way as TO give the impression that vote
for Taft was a vote for Lonmer.
Il have not seen Mr.. Lorimer for two
years and have had no communication
with or from him. In Illinois Mr.. Lorimer
was conducting a campaign Of his own.
did not ask his support. He did not
tender It to me. Amy Influence he may
have given in my favor was not because
he liked me, but because he felt more
bitter toward Mr.. Roosevelt Without
further circumstance or knowledge u
would have been unfair and unjust for
Mr.. Roosevelt TO attempt TO draw down
on me the popular indignation against
Senator Lorimer and thus to carry the
state Of Illinois against me. but II was pc.
cullariy unfair In Mr. Roosevelt to do
this when he knew what he did know as
to my actual attitude toward Senator
LOrimer."
Colonel After Farmers.
Mr.. Taft charged that Mr.. Roosevelt
was now seeking to take advantage Of
the supposed feeling among the farmers
Of the country against reciprocity With
Canada. lie said he would not object TO
this but for the fact that he consulted
Colonel Roosevelt ten days before he
made the agreement with Canada and
that the latter approved the agreement
In the most enthusiastic terms
Now In the exigenoy Of bis contest for
the nomination and with the purpose OF
aooentuating the supposed feeling Of the
farmers against me. he recounfs his ap-
proval Of the agreement on the ground
that II would not have been a square
deal for the farmers, n circumstance
which, he intlmates. escaped him when
he. In q desire to support my administra-
ton. had approved the agreement. I'sub-
nit that Mr.. Roosevelt's course on reci-
procity 10 not In accord with the square
deal"
President Taft next referred to Mr..
Roosevelt's charges that the president
had been receiving stolen goods" and
had profited by the use Of dirty lnstru-
ments' to secure delegates.
Mr.. Taft said that IL there had been
fraud IN the New York primaries the
courts were open to the Roosevelt sup
porters for redress. They failed. he said.
to take advantage of this fact. He In
ferred from this that the charges OF
fraud elsewhere likewise had no real
foundation. II was the policy OF the
Roosevelt campaign. Mr.. Taft said. 20
claim everything and then to meet re-
ports Of adverses by charges Of fraud
and the bringing Of trumpet up con-
tests"
Appointed by Roosevelt.
As 10 Mr. sRooseveit's charges OF the
"shamsiess' use Of federai patronaRe ny