The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-30

can win this fight without Massa- chusetts''
 With his address in Pittsheld tonight, Colonel Roosevelt wound up his cam paign in Massachusetts. He encoun- tered a snow storm in the hills of northern Massachusetts and a down. pour of rain later in the afternoon, but was greeted by large crowds at the principal points. He delivered 20 speeches.
 Between speeches Colonel Roosevelt found time to prepare a rejoinder to President Tafts statement of last night in regard to the Harvester trust cases. He contradicted the President by asserting that the case was dis cussed by his cabinet, with MT. Taft present.
 In speaking here tonight, Colonel Roosevelt said in part:
 MT. Taft in his speech today has announced that I am trying to stir up class hatred and excite discontent I ask you to look for yourselves at my speech last Saturday night in Bos- ten, the longest speech I made in Mas- sachusetts. I ask you to see if you can find anywhere in that speech any appeal to class hatred, except hatred of the class of crooks, political and financial alike. I ask you to hunt through that speech and see whether you can find any stirring up of dis content in it excepting of discontent with trickery, with cheating, and with oppression.
 Did Not Preach Hatred
 q have, it is true, preached abhor- ence of MT. Lorimer and all that for which MT. Lorimer stands, and of the kind of crooked politics and crooke finance which, in combination, are re- sponsible for the reproduction of MT. Lorimer. But as regards most of the bosses whom I oppose, I have not preached hatred of them. do not hate them; l merely wish them to retire to private life and quit misgovern- ing us.
 'The talk that I am stirring up class hatred is arrant nonsense, On the con- trary, I am advocating action which will be the most effective kind of anti dote to class hatred; whereas if Mr Taft's policy of flabby indecision and hell bless acquiescence in the wrong doing of the crooked boss and the crooked financier is permitted to con- tinue there will really grow up class hatred In this country. There will grow up a very uncomfortable and very ugly feeling of discontent with political, social and industrial conditions.
 MT. Taft says that his supporters are not bosses, but patriotic leaders Is Mir Lorimer a patriotic leader? Is Mr. Patrick Calhoun of California, the man whom Frank Heney indicted, patrl otic leader? Is MT. Penrose of Pennsyl- vania a patriotic leader? Does Mr Taft mean that Messrs. Gallinger, Aldrich and Cannon are patriotic leaders and not bosses? Does MT. Taft mean that MT. Cox of Ohio is patriotic leader?
 Cares for Fact Only
 q don't care rap for the termin- ology of the matter. care for the fact. If these particular patriotic leaders were not behind MT Taft. Mir. Taft would have no chance of carrying one state in 20 throughout this union,
 Apparently what the President has most minded is my assault on MT. Lori mer. Friends, year and quarter ago MT. Taft meant to be against Mir. Lori mer. The trouble with MT. Taft In this, as in so many other matters, is that though he meant well, he only meant well feeby, and he was easily swerved from his purpose by those who had con trol over him, and who are neither well meaning nor feeble.'
 Following his principal address. Colonel Roosevelt spoke to an overflow meeting on the common.