Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-26


cerity of statement and purpose.
"C.IIs Himself Sportsman
Mr.. Roosevelt prides himself on being
a true sportsman and he likes TO take
from the rules and language Of sport.
maxins to be applied 10 life in general
The maxim which he has exalted above
all others. TO whom he has given cur
rency the country over. and which he
himself in his conduct Of life wishes to
have Il thought he exemplifies, is that
every man Is entitled to a square deal
propose to examine the charges he makes
against me. and to ask YOU whether in
rraking them he is giving me a square
deal"
In detail Mr.. Taft dealt first with the
statement by Colonel Roosevelt in his
Carnegie Han address. In which the
colonel said:
Mr.. Taft fairly defines the issue when
he says that our government Is and
should be government Of all the people
By a representative part OF the people
That is an excellent and moderate de-
scription OF an oligarchy. II defines our
government as a government OF all Of the
people BY few OF the people"
Answers the Charge.
In rsply Mr.. Taft said:
THE excerpt which MIR. Roosevelt uses
IL taken from my speech at Toledo. II
Is garbied / did not say this should be
q government Of all the people by rep
resentative part Of the people. l said
II Is thua apparent that ours Is a gov
eminent OF Ill the people by represen-
tativa part OF the people and II IL. The
context shows clearly what | meant /
had pointed out that the government was
BY popular vote. that the voters did not
include the women and children: that In
number the voters were less than one
fourth Of all the people and that their
action xaa the action Of their majority:
50 that the government was controlled
not BY all the people, but by represent
tative part Of the people. towit ma
jcrity OF the adult males.
was, II honest was II fair Of
Theodore Roosevelt to seize one sentences
from a speech. to garble II and then TO
give Il a meaning which he knew from
the context IL could not bear7 DO the
Just people Of Massachusetts, approve
such method OF warfare? DO they think
that In carrying out on Mr.. Roosevelt Ia
giving 10 his successor square dealf
Teddy with the Bosses.
Mr.. Taft next took up what he termed
the unfair charge that he was IN
favor OF an ollgarehy OF bosses,
He Colonel Rooseveit) says that all
the bosses are in my favor and all OF
them against him. That Is not true. BY
his association with william Flynn OF
Pittsburgh there is being restored to
power In that city and In Pennsylvania
one Of the worst municipal bosses that
the history Of that state knows. Mr.,
Rooseveit's chisf supporter In Ohio TO-
day Is Walter Brown. the only boss In
full commission In that state. and who
is looking forward to state control under
Mr.. Rooseyelt's administration. He
charges me with association with MT,
Barnes Of New York. while he ID silent
as to the support and adyiee he 10 re-
ccivinw from Mr.. william Ward Of the
same state. Mr.. Roosevelt knows that In
1870 but for the support he received from
my friends as against. Mr.. Barnes and
Mr.. Ward he would not have been NOM
mated as temporary chairman 6f the
New York conveifoh, "
Makes mo Bargains.
Tho president said Mr.. Roosevelt re-
Gently had dragged in the name Of SEN
Ator Crane Of Massachusetts, IN an, un-
friendly way. He warmly defended Mr..
Crane and said that three times Mr..
Roosevelt had invited Mr.. Crane into his