The Washington times., 1912-04-26

son, who, as a member of both COM
mittees to investigate Lorimer, has been
his earnest supporter and advocate.
The circumstances under which II was
passed and responded to give ground
for the belief that the prearranged pur-
pose was to show that for some i'm
proper reason had favored the Har-
vester trust and the Morgan interests.
Northern Securities suit was brought
against Mr.. Morgan. 1 was expecting to
! run and as 4 matter of fact did run,
for President in 1901. When this Har-
tain that I was not going to run, and
Dr. Taft expected to run, and / expect
ed that he would run in 1908. The action
that I took against Mr.. Morgan was
taken when I personally was to pay
for any consequences resulting from Mr..
Morgan,s ill-will. If the action taken
/; IN the Harvester trust did secure the
g2od will of that trust or, any OF the
their goM will for Mr.. Taft. " 90
But, as matter OF fact, in neither
case did consider In any way whether
any support could be gained for or
altonated from either me or Mr.. Taft.
in both cases. and in all other cases
| of the kind. I considered nothing but
ticc.'
In his Boston speech Mr.. Taft said
More than three years have elapsed
since / was inaugurated President, and
public that like most Of my predeces-
sors, 1 would welcome an approval OF
my present administration by a re-
| election. After this time Mr.. Roose-
, welt let 1t be known that he did not In
| tend to be candidate and said that
he. would regard his nomination as a
calamity personally and undesirable
statements that s came from ef him from ON
| time to time became less and less firm
In the resolution not to become a can.
! didate.
Ohio Speech.
| Between the time that certain COVER
nors asked for his candidacy and his
| formal declaration of acceptance he de-
livered an address before the constitu-
tional convention of Ohio, which he
put forth as his charter Of democracy
under which he hoped needed reforms
! might be brought about The charter
of democracy advocated a change In
our judicial system known as the recall
Of decisions. with a recall of Judges un,
| der circumstances not clearly defined
| and with other innovations, none OF
which were in accord with the plat
| form of the Republican party, and tC
some OF which he seems to have be
| come a very recent convert.
| l deemed II my duty in public ad
dresses to point out that such .judicia
changes as he proposed would be dan
gerous to the body polite and tha
| they would necessarily destroy the key
stone of our liberties by taking away
judicial independence, and by exposing
to the chance of one popular vote. ques
tions of the continuance of our consti
tutional guarantees of life, liberty. anC
property and the pursuit of happiness
My addresses were impersonal, and
refralned from everything that coult
be regarded as personal attack upor
him.
The announcement of the Ohio speecl
PaoFbm tba sen6 thrill nf tbs OF aIafn
nitv who understood our constitutions
principles and who feared the effect o
the proposed changes upon the per
Roosevelt found that if the nomination
was to come to him he must mlnimz
the Importance Of his Columbus char
ter and must find some other Issue upol
which 20 succeed. He changed his posi-
ton from that Of one in n receptiv
attitude. VINO was willing to accept tn
| nomination thrust upon him, to tina
| Of an active candidate entering tn
| canvass in various states where dele
| gates were 20 be selected. Withou
giving up the principles announced il
his Columbus address, he relegate
them to an Incidental place and change,
his campaign to one of criticism OF n
and my administration.
His Charges.
By excerpts from my speeches he ha
sought to show and has charged tba
I am one who has publicly announce
that l am In favor of an aristocraC
of political bosses, and that an
linked with political bosses in seekin
nv denomination. He charges that tn
patronage of the Government is bein
Shamc!esslv used TO Secure my rcnoni
ination. and that in the convention
a,1 YN1.fT aptnd inh n Un hnl
fraud and violence have been sNstemat
irallv used 70 defeat the will of tn
people and TO secure delegates for ms
lie says that I am not progressive
but a reaCtionary: that was nominate
hy proer"ssives, and after electio
i5inrd the ranks Of those who oppose
me for nomination; and he intimate
that I have not the spirit of the pre-
cledr headed purpose essential to tn
ina oke-up OF such n person. He say
that am friend of the interests an
an uphold"r of special privilege, an
interests, and against The people. II
mnimiZes and fouts he Importance c
the laws enacted and the .executtv
action taken during, my administration
, Mr.. Roosevelt prides himself on bein
true sportsman, and he likes to talk
from the rules and language OF spoI
maXims to be applied to life in genera
The maxim which he has exalted abov
all others, to which he has given cul
rency the country over, and which h
himself In his conduct of life wishes
have it thought he exemplifies, is ths
) every man is entitled to a square dea
] propose to examine the charges i
makes against me, and to ask yo
1 whether in making them he is givln
me a square deal
; Sees Misrepresentation.
In a speech in Carnegie Hall. he said
? Mr.. Taft fairly defines the issue