New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-14

' state of Idaho was addressed mere To-
night by John MAYNARD Harlan, OF chi
cago. and J. Adam Bede, Of Minnesota
who are making a Taft campaign IN the
territory which Colonel Roosevelt Is
trayersing. answering the arguments OF
Roosevelt, throwing light on his policies
and setting straight his msrepresenta-
| tons.
Mr. Harlan, in his speech. took as MS
text the statements made by RooseVei'
last night in his address here. lie uhder
| took not only to answer them put 10 rlu-
die the sophistries offered by the third
term candidate.
Held Office Thirty Years.
Mr. Harlan said in part:
I'm theory. of course, there Is in TINS
country no governing class and no gov
erned class Theoretically we are a.,
i'm the governing class and we are a..
governed by ourselves But hooseN ti'
cannot grasp this. He claSslhed US In1o
the governing class and the plain peo-
pie as governed. lie IL in the SoVernihs
class of course. He has been holding
Office nearly all the time since loo--
Just thirty years, a full generation
Born rich, he has escaped being one
of the plain people, and accordingly mas
never been governed by anybody or any >
thing. not even by the Constitution OF
the United States or the Ten Coinniaut Il, !,
ments. lie claims proprietary uoiniIiloiss
over the Ten Commandments by right OF
discovery and suzerainty over the ton.
stitution of the United States by right
OF conquest aftor repeated assaults.
This contest being. in Roosevelt 5
mind. lust a melodrama with himself as
the swashbuckltng champion Of the plain
people. he naturally feels at liberty 10
give free rein To his imagination or
example, he said at Portland. ore. TWO
days ago that he had "A letter from Gov
ernor-eiect Haines OF Maine in which
Mr.. Haines asked Roosevelt not 70 op,
pose him, as he was for Roosevelt ana
would come out for him after election;
and Immediately Mr. HaineS, as qu0ted
In yesterdays newspapers, says that
ROosevelts statements are pack OF
lies that he has never written lettcI
10 Roosevelt and that he has never sald
that he would support him.
Now, viii Roosevelt produce the al
legged letter OF Mr.. Haines, OF viii he
repudiate his own statements ana DC
nounce the newspaper reporter as mar
and catapuit him into the Ananias CluD !
Another example OF the RooseNeit oIand
OF sincerity. At his Chicago Bun Moose
convention, where he Electrically led IN
tcrmlttent applause for himself MI
Roosevelt IN his confession OF nope Tor
an early millennium declared that ne Ia
yorcd publicity OF campaign Cuutribu-
sig that he wanted them published before
and not after election. But ne did not
inform HIS audience that MI. 1at'
month before. had secured the passage
OF "a law requiring that complete Hst
OF all campaign contributions be pun
lished at least ten days and not more
than fifteen days before election Ihat
law, however. does not apply 10 con-
trlbutions 10 primary campaigns. Roose-
welt IN favoring publicity campaign con
trbutiOns was simply making virtue
Of necessity. This IL clearly shown by
his failure voluntarily TO publish a com
plete list OF the contributions 10 the
colossal fund used In his primary cam
pRign. IL Roosevelt sincerely believed
in publicity Of political campaign con-
tributiOns he would practise what ne
preached at Chicago. But Roosevelt
never praCtses what he breaches when
20 do so would embarrass him I'm the
pursuit Of his ambition.
Taft a Diplomat and Statesman.
The country should stand by Taft, be-
cause he is q gentleman, diplomat ai!u
a statesman, because he Is Goplg the
worlds work: because he is not liar,
buffer. a blackguard, because he docs
not use language 10 excess. because ne
is clear headed, clean hearted ana paul
Otic; because he does not throw nts INTO
statutes and call the result legislation,
because he never threw down a friend,
scuttled a ship, nor made panic; pc
cause he Is not dcmaSoSue. striving
to mislsad the people does no blue lodge
work In the Ananlas club, but is the de-
fender of Constitutional liberty and the
champion OF representative government
because he knows the people rights, ana
knowing, dares TO maintain them.
Colonel Roosevelt always reminds mo
of Lincoln, because he is so different.
Lincoln made a great party Tor the good
OF all; Roosevelt Is striving TO destroy
that party for the glory OF himself. Any
he nod. a
Lincoln is utterly lacking In this moving
picture statesman.
Lincoln never wilfuly stepped on a
worm. Roosevelt boasts In print that he
shot a Spaniard in the back. Lincoln,
like Washington, never told a lie with
Roosevelt lleing is not habit it is
gift. II is a moral deformty for which
he Is no more responsible than If he were
clubfooted But / would not enter my
best clubfooted friend for a Marathon
race, nor a man OF Roosevelts tempera-
ment for the Chief Executive OF great
nation.
Did Not "Muswump' with Colleagues.
When did the Republican party lose all
its virtues and become a political out
cast I'm the eyes OF Colonel Roosevelt? It
was not In 1884. for he stood with Blaine,
and did not 'mugwump' with his col
leagues then. IL was not in 1858, when
BENJAMIN Harrison led us TO victory,
nor In 1892, when he met defeat for In
both these campaigns the colonel stood
In line
Republican hosts against the assaults OF
those who would iffilict the country with
financial heresy?
Certainly il was not then, for the
colonel was an ofticeseeker at the hands
of the President.
Was il In 1900, when Mckinley was tri-
umhantly elected? No, no, for the colo
mel himself was on the tail OF the ticket
then.
Was it in 1904 when the colonel was
named TO succeed himself In the place
made vacant by the lamented Mckinley?
Surely not, for the colonel has always
been ready with strong Endorsement
of himself.
Was il in 1905 when the colonel picked
his best friend as his own successor,
and the country confirmed him in refer
endum? That cannot be- for he declared
that the Republican, party was the party
Of achievement. and Mr.. Taft the best
qualified man In the country 20 lead and
guide 1t in the solution of our national
problems.
Was It in 1910. when the colonel took
control OF the situation In New York and,
ia platform dictated by himself az
proved the Payne tariff bill. eulogized
Mr.. TAFT and praised the achievements Of
his administration? Was II when he an
nounced his receptive candidacy for a
tilru term, III the SprlnB OF lJl2, or Wnen
little later he rushed into the fray %
secure delegates by fraud and falsehood?
Every Person Against Him is Bad.
Was IL when he made his spectacular
entry into Chicago on June is, 1919, in
an attempt to stampede the Republican
convention for himself, screaming
Liars! bosses! Traitors" to the mob
In the streets? Or was II not on Setur-
day, juno 22. 1912, when President Taft
secured the nomination the colonel