The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1912-05-02
RoOsovclt's Trust Iiasco Means
Taft's Re-eicction.

In view OF recent development
Theodore Roosevelt might wei
claim that he set out 20 insure VII
liam Howard Tafts election in Nov
ember as well as nomination at Chi,
ago, but for the fact that his bit
ter personal attacks upon the presi
dent show conclusively that hi
first object was 20 destroy the mar
be at one time so highly commended
TO the American people as the mar
best fitted TO become their CHIEF
executive.
unintentionally Mr.. Roosevelt has
done President Taft a genuine ser
vice in helping at this time 10 brir
out information 10 show what man
ner Of great man We have had for
( President Of the United States and
/ In aiding the people Of the whole
country to reaching a thorough APP
probation OF his manifold services,
us Well as OF the strenuous handicaps
that have hampered his work ever
since his administration began
Mr. Roosevelt's attacks upon Pres
ident Taft have helped TO demon
strate the latter's tremendous pa
tenee under extreme provocation.
from March 4, 1909, to the present
time, rs well as his great-hearted-
moss under all sorts OF conditions
and circumstances and narrowing
trials.
The publication of the Official cor
rospondence between Mr.. Roosevelt
while in the White House, Attorney.
General Bonaparte and Commission.
or Herbert Knox Smith Of the bur-
eau OF corporations In 1907, In re-
sponse to n call on the part OF the
United States Senate disclosing Mr.
Rooseyelt's protection Of the Harvos-
ter Trust has proved absolutely the
correctness Of the assertions thai
Mr. Roosevelt was and is the candl-
date of the Harvester Trust, and
that the cry OF Frank A. Munsey OF
the Boston Journal and other trust
champions OF Roosevelt were simply
playing the old dodge OF yelling
stop Thief" when they charged
President Taft with being the can
didate Of the trusts" and the "ln-
terests -
We are thus shown eoncluslvely
that Mr.. Roosevelt consented TO be-
come the tool OF the trusts In their
effort to pull down tho President Of
the United States, who refused TO
hold secret conferences with their
representatives TO further their do
signs for more complete and ex-
acting and extortionate monopoly.
In other words, Mr.. Roosevelt has
helped unlntentionally to show the
people. without regard 10
party affiliations, that President
Taft so vigorously assailed the
trusts that those unholy combina-
lions promised to finance a campaig1
waged by Roosevelt against his old
line friend, and that Roosevelt, i'm
1elled by bitter envy and hatred be-
gotten of Taft's refusal to serve as
lis errand boy and TO violate the
bath of the high office OF President
If the United States, eagerly accept
I'd the opportunity, though pretend
ng to be moved by an alleged call
rom the people to help give them
self rule"
Mr. Roosevelt has helped uninten-
ionally to show the people OF Amer /
ca not only that Mr., Taft Is the
cal foe OF the Harvester Trust and
he other combinations that have
ormed big combine to thwart the
,eople's will but also that Mr.. Taft
S the only President OF the Unit ,
d States who has tried impartially
o enforce the antitrust law against
he trust magnates IN person as well ,
s against the corporations concern
d as such.
In the light Of this official CORES
ondence the American people fol-
owing the action Of the Chicago con
ention IN renominating President
aft will not have to be told that
resident Taft Is the man who has
ought the trusts or that the trusts
o not want Taft.
Mr. Taft's campaign on the trust {
'sue before the American people is
lready won. Mr.. Roosavelt's trust
ian Friday In She person Of George {
Y. Perkins and Frank A. Munsey, ;
no have been holding up one hand :
] protest against the trust" while {
olding a fist full OF Steel Trust se- (
nrities and other evidences OF trust 2
In the other. have fixed {
ldelibiy the character and standing =
President Taft as the man the :
'nsts fear.
With the secretary Of States o. \
60 at Albany holding a sworu state z
ent Of the large sums contributed 3
Trust Magnaies Perkins and Nun X
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'r pure presidential primaries in 8
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apogsible for democratic stump 2
'eakers 70 claim during the cam 8
iign between the great parties pre- \
ninary 70 ths November election. 2
AT Taft is really The friend Of the s
usis and that the people mus, sup 1