Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-29
Roosevelt CONES
BACK AT TAFT
ON HARVESTER
TRUST CASE
Declares That President, as
Cabinet officer, Had Full
knowledge Of Proposed
Course Toward Combine.
CHIEF MAGISTRATE is
ACCUSED OF DECEPTION


tBs eiveminG Hsrnia 4. r. s.eHsra wirel
Boston, April 70. -Flatly contra-
dieting President Taft. Colonel Roose-
welt during his campaign toGr o. Es-
sex county today issued a statement
replying 10 that made by the prcsi-
dent last night regarding the nar-
vester trust ease.
The president had stated that so
FAR as my recollection goes / never
heard the harvester trust matter men
toned IN any cabinet meeting that D
ever attended"
II clearly remainder Afr Taft be-
ing present a. srch discussion and
taking part In IT," He added tina.
the president had treated this mat
ter Tin a way 10 show that he su''-
ordlnatea the interest OF the people
as 4 whole 10 the purposes Of aeeur-
ing political advaRtase for himself
Colonel Roosevelt's statement In
hart follows; M
or COURSE Mr.. TAFT was away. as
everyone knew. white ! was discuss
ing this matter IN personal interyigwa
with officials Of Tho. department. II
commerce and labor. including the
bureau of corporations and Of the
department Of Justice. but both before
ana after he came back the matter
repeatedly waa brought up in the
/ cabinet and discussed at length. Mr.
\ Bonnparte has stated in the letter
hav,. umOted that Afps 1'ast rtook .talc
initiative Ia APPROVING the course
followed. NY memory IS 20 the same
effect.
sAfensrs Garfield, strauss, Bona
| norte and Corteiyon have stated thal
lthe particular question was discussed
more than ence Ia fun cabinet meet
usa / clearly remember MT lat'
being present az one sucn discussion
ana taking part in "a. Moreover
remein Der that air. Taft has now hoea
urosldant three years and two months
aud Ii il nonsense 20 say that airinl
that time he has not had the fullest
opportunity 10 act on the harvester
case had he so desired
when ne came back from his trif
lnhroad / went over with him not orls
this case but every important case
including the TENNESSEE Coal ans
fson case. which thought mbghi
have any important bearing upon tins
lkHf ttltfANAfAAiNNa
..Tnc action which after three years
Of lnactlon he actually took last weel
II must have been taken in collusloi
j with the Lorimer- Democratic senatol
who introduced the resolution ans
conid only have been taken with
view 40 the effect on che Massaehu
setss primarles.
This case illustrates all the at
ferencan between the attitude OF mF
Taft and myself toward big bushes
and indeed towards every species o
business. / handled and have AWAY
, handled every question ~ big husi
moss and 81 ali othor business no
from the standpoint OF party OF iac
= tiopal ADVANTAGE. and without On
, least regard 10 my own personal for
3 tunes or 10 the political fortunes
. anyone else. bat on rs merits, am
with the sole object Of heipihs feael
= "a aatlsfectory solution Of huAlnes
/ problems ia the interest ct the ga
. tire people of tire United States.
'Mr Taft has treated this harvest
er trust question in way % ahoN
that he subofdlnatas the interests
the people Az whole 20 the Dufpos
ct securing political advantage 70
2 himself"