Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-30
MAKE FINAL APPEAL
Taft and Roosevelt End Speak
ing Tour Of Massachusetts. !.
PROSPECT CHEERS FORMER
Assured That His Audiences Have
Been Unequaled.
mo LONGER A MAN OF STRAW"
Roosevelt Denies That He Z Stir
ring Up Glass Hatred in His
Political Speeches.
mo LONGER A MAN OF STRAW"

face beaming. "that no such crowds ever
turned out before, and that greater ap-
prevail was never before shown to any
candidate In this state"
The President had only few minutes
before finished participating In the most
remarkable political joust that tho United
States has ever seen. Both he and Col.
Roosevelt. his opponent for the nomi-
nation. put in the entire day campaigning
In Massachusetts.
Enormous Crowds Greet President.
President Tafts tour began at Attic
boro at $40 am. and ended at Lowell at
$40 pm. At first his cold interfered
noticeabiy with his speech, but as the
day grew older his hoarseness grew less
marked and his voice carried far into the
crowds.
Everywhere he spoke the crowds were
enormous. Factories and schools sus-
pended, and 1t is estimated that he spoke
to 100000 persons. He was enthusiastic
ally received at every stop. Taunton
showed him 10000 people in the streets.
At Fall River for five miles the presiden-
tial party, which included Secretary Ma
gel and Secretary Hilles, was cheered by
crowds that numbered fully $4,000. At
the base ball park. where the President
SpOhcs OsONV pcOplc were gathered.
It remained, however. for New Bedford
to give the President the greatest recep-
tion. More than 6O,OO0 people thronged
the streets and packed the common.
where he spoke, simplifying what he had
said in Fall River, and 10000 American
flags were waved at him.
Chief Of Police Mason says the crowd
was ten times as great as that which
gathered about the colonel Saturday.
Dislikes the Short, Ugly Word.
Mr.. Taft's long address was made at
Lowell to an audience that packed the
opera house. So eager was the crowd to
gain admittance that several members Of
the Presidents own party could not get
in until long after he started to speak.
When he came to talk about the bosses
and Mr.. Roosevelt's charges, some one
in the gallery shouted. Hes liar"
mo. that isn't in my vocabulary" said
the President Later. when he was refer
ring to the Lorimer case, the same man
evidently repeated his cry after q men,
ton of Col. Roosevelt's name.
He's q liar" he shouted.
My experience on the bench has
taught me the value of words" said Mr..
Taft. "One of the most unsafe things to
do is to go farther than to show the
facts. I appreciate the support of my
distinguished and enthusiastic friend, but
! IHuSt QcCiIuc 10 dOOpt HIS VOS0DuidTJ.
After declaring that he was sorry It
was necessary for him to have to mingie
IN a political struggle, he suggested an
amendment to the Constitution SO that
President should serve six or eight
years and be ineligible for reelection
II think that would prevent this" he
mo man has the right to misrepresent
another to get himself up in Office. no
matter how humble that man Isl the
President shouted at one point in his
Lowell address.
Condemn me If you WILL" he said in
conclusion. ''but condemn me by other
witnesses than Theodore Roosevelt"
No Longer a Man Of Straw.
81 was a man Of straw. but have
been man Of straw long enough. Every
man who has blood In his body and who
has been misrepresented as have been
IL forced to fight. I appeal to my friends
in Massachusetts, who, think. believe
in a square DEAL"
At all Of the places where the President
spoke he was spurred on by shouts OF
encouragement Go it. Billr' was fire.
1t seemed to please him. as he hammered
into tho hearers minds that his admin
istration has been progressive" and
that he Is as much In favor of govern
ment by. OF and for the people as any
man.
For the most part President Tafts
speeches were much alike. Here, In part,
is typical one. delivered ip Brockton:
II should not be here, and ] am very
sorry I have to be here. I deprecats the
United States In q political controversy
like this that requires him to come upon
the stump In order that he may defend
himself against Misrepresentation. I
three years in the White House have
somewhat thickened my skin-and could
trust to the future to vindicate, SO far a.
I ought to. be indicated, my character
and my reputation. but tho truth Is that
there are some other things involved in
this present crisis than my reputation. my
character. or its vindication.
Denies Distrusting the People.
''It 10 said that I distrust the people:
that I distrust popular government. Any
man who says SO il talking through his
hat. Every fiber in my body IL instinct
with love OF popular government. I got
1t from my father and my grandfather.
It was put into me in such q way that 1t
could not be taken out of me with dyna-
mite. To be represented as an aristocrat,
to be represented as an oligarch, hurts
Now don't object to, taking from
sport maxims and applying them to life In
general. One Of the first things learned
when began to play ball or play any
thing was that the man who was q poor
loser was not apt to be an apostle Of the
square deal.
Tactics In indianapolis.
"Mr. Roosevelt says that all my fol-
lowers are thugs and robbers. and that
they are taking all the delegates away
from him. OF course. I cannot tell what
my followers do all over the country. All
I can say is that no evidence has been
brought to me Of any fraud that would
hold for q moment In any court in Chris
tendon. I can tell you, though, that there
IL some very substantial evidence that the
campaign that has been carried on on the
other side has been carried on with the
deliberate intention OF stirring up the be-
lief that everything In our favor was
fraudulent and everything In their favor
was perfectly honest.
NOW, my friends. this happened in In
dianapolis: We beat them In the primaries
in that city. The polls opened at
o'clock. At 8 O'clock there appeared on