The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-05-02
TAFT LAMBASTS
TEDDY AT BOSTON
THE PRESIDENT BREAKS HIS
LONG SILENCE AND ATTACKS
THE COLONEL.
ROOSEVELT WANTS A LIFE JOB
No Reason Why II Given q Th'ro
Term the Ex-PresIdent Would
Not Demand AZ Many
Terms AZ He Likes.

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Boston, April 25.-Summing up In
the most powerful language he mas
yet used in the present campaign
the charges made against him by
former President Roosevelt, Presi-
dent Taft tonight electrified q large
crowd by refuting these accusations
and explaining mooted points dweit
upon by his predecessor.
Mentioning in the very first line
of his speech the name Of Theodore
Roosevelt, which he had previously
secuted, President Taft Immediately
launched into a lengthy discussion
of the charges against himself and
his administration, placing these &C
cusations under II distinct heads and
concluding with what he termed
zone of the most painful duties OF
my life"-the denunciation OF Mr..
Roosevelt's third term aspirations.
After touching on the events pre-
ceding his election to the presidency,
including a brief resume of his rela-
tions with the former chief execu-
tive, President Taft mentioned the
Columbus speech as an indication of
his former chiefs lack of accord
with the principles of the Republican
party"
"The announcement OF the Ohio
speech as a platform" said the pres
fhrill nf q 10 through
all the members of the community
who understood our constitutional
principles and feared the effect OF
the proposed changes upon the per-
manence of our government. Mr..
Roosevelt found that II the nomtna-
ton was to come to him he must
| minimize the importance OF his Co.
lumbus charter and must find some
other issue on which to stand. With
out giving up the principles an
nounced in his Columbus speech he
relegated them to an incidental place
and changed his campaign to one Of
criticism of me and my methods"
Personally Would Not Answer Charge.
Following a statement that, were
| 1t merely upon himself that Roose-
velt was making the charges, he
would ignore them, the president said
that he was forced to uphold the
principles of the Republican party
and that therefore he felt compelled
| to answer Colonel Roosevelt'S accu-
sations relative to the "favoring of
an oligarchy," the Lorimer case,
reciprocity, false charges of fraud and
patronage, "bossism," the interstate
commerce bill of 1910, special priv
| ileges and the trust records OF the
two administrations, adding the
| statement that "the nomination OF
Mr.. Roosevelt would extend through
the business community feeling of
| such distrust IS to interfere with the
good times which, If business is left
alone, will expand into the most
encouraging prosperity"
In conclusion President Taft Aayed
Roosevelt's change of front with re.
/ gard to the third term and vigor-
ously opposed any such procedure.
There is not the slightest rea'
son why, If he secures a third term
and the Limitation of the Washington
Jefferson and Jackson traditions ie
broken down he should not have as
many terms as his natural life will
permit. If he is necessary to the
government now, why not later?
zone who SO lightly regards con
stitutional principles and especially
the independence Of the judiciary
one who is SO naturally impatient Of
legal restraints and Of legal procedure
and who has so misund 0rstood what
liberty regulated by law Is, could moi
safely be entrusted with successive
terms. l say this sorrowfully, but
say it with q full conviction Of ii
truth"
Mr. Taft's address tonight wal
partly a repetition of his remarks IL
the day at Springfield and Worcester
and his car platform speeches o
Palmer and West BrOokfield.
Not LorImer's Friend.
Mr.. Taft charged that Mr.. ROose
welt and his supporters during thsi
recent campaign in Illinois linkeC
his name with that of Senator Lori
mer in such a way as to give thu
impression that a vote for Taft wa
q vote for Lorimer. Said the presi
dent:
Il have not seen Mr.. Lorimer TO
two years and have had no commu
nication with or from him. In I'LL
nois Mr.. Lorimer was conducting |
campaign OF his own. did not eel
his support, He did A0t tender Il II
me. ANY influence he may hav,
given in my favor Was not bOcaus
he liked me, but because he fsl
more bitter toward Mr.. Roosevelt
Without further circumstances Q
knowledge 1t would have been unfai
and unjust for Mr.. Roosevelt to 81
tempt to draw down on me the pNRV
lar indignation against Senator Lor
mer and thus to carry the state Q
Illinois against me; but it was pscV
liarly unfair in Mr.. Roosevelt to 4
this when he knew what ho di
know as to my actual attitude tOwar
Senator LorimeF."
Mr.. Taft then read q letter =
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