The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-18
TAFT ATTACKS
OHIO BOSSES
HANNA AND BROWN
BITTERLY ARRAIGNED.
President Declares Unlimited
Wealth and Support of Inter-
ests Is Behind Them.
Makes Fourteen Speeches in All in
Makes Fourteen Speeches in All in
the State, Closing With
Toledo Address. =

TOLEDO. o., May 17.-President
Taft adopted new offensive tactics
against Col. Roosevelt to-day.
In practically every one OF fourteen
speeches he made, the President used
an argument OF particular interest to
Ohio and TO the northern part OF the
state bringing in continually the
names OF Dan r. Hanna, OF Cleveland,
and Walter Brown, OF Toledo, two
leaders OF the Roosevelt movement.
The President called Mr.. Brown
the only boss now in active COM
mission in the state" and charged
that Mr.. Hanna, with unlimited
wealth, was allied with the special
Interests. but yet was recognized by
boss.
Al THIN. late to-day. the president
said:
My friends. Mr.. Roosevelt has in
troduced the issue OF the bosses. He
says that | am the candidate OF the
bosses. and he is against them ali. and
they are all against him. You have
risht mere In Northern Ohio, the only
man who is In full commission as a
boss. Walter Brown, OF Toledo. and
he Is backed by Dan Hanna. who is
associated with all the great interests
in Northern Ohio. and they own three
newspapers. Now. that makes a fine
collection doesn't It? Three great
metropolitan newspapers. a man with
unlimited wealth, associated with all
the great special interests. and a boss
10 represent them in politics.
Not critieislna Roosevelt.
And yet Mr.. Roosevelt says Mr..
Brown is a patriot and a progressive.
| am not attacking Mr.. Roosevelt be-
cause Mr.. Brown is supporting him.
He is just like me. and Just like any
other person in politics. He takes
the support Of any man who comes to
him, without asking him for a GER
tificate OF character from the Young
Mems Christian Association"
Aside from this incursion into Ohio
politics. Mr.. Taft's talks were OF the
same tenor as the previous days OF
the present trip In the morning he
ran out OF Cleveland into a mild rain
storm. but by noon the weather was
again fair an dbright. The crowds
that met the President were up to
the average OF the trip. and while at
tentive. not so demonstrative as 9TH
ers have been in other sections OF the
State.
Mr.. Taft made the last speech OF
the day in Toledo tonight.
Tired Of Being Lied About.
I've got tired OF being lied about
and held up TO the country as having
violated every rule OF conduct when
| am not conscious that have vio-
lated any" shouted President Taft
here tonight in the course OF a
speech 10 a crowd that filled every
available seat and blocked the aisIes
OF the Toledo auditorium.
Mr.. Tafts speech was one OF the
most bitter and one OF the most plain.
spoken that he has made since he be-
gan TO answer the charges OF Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt and to use hot
shots Of his own. The President said
bluntly that Walter Brown. OF Toledo.
one OF the Roosevelt leaders here.
had ceased to be a Taft supporter
because the President refused 10 ac-
cept his recommendation for judicial
appointments. He declared that the
opposition 20 him on the part OF Dan
Hanna. Of Cleveland. came as a conse-
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