New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-26
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Inc Hon. William n. Tan.
president Of the United States
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False Charges Of Fraud.

False CHARGES Of Fraud.
FIFTH Mr. Roosevelt charges thu, I
nave Deen receiving stolen goods that
nave Prohted by the use Of dirty instru-
Ihchts 20 secure delegates. | cannot of
course be sufficiently familiar win tho
iacts III the primaries and convenfious nf
eacn state TO he able to say with ccrtainty
that in so many contests there baya bno,T,
no unfair acts committed in my behalf ~
the eagefness and anxiety az harlem
som" rev such acts are To be experted All
can say is that no instance has be.n
brought 10 my attention in which specigca' =
TONS OF fraud hsve been sustained hy any
evidence whatever. The charges mai, L,
senator Dixon as 10 Kentucky i'm an hys-
terical and insulting open letter to mo
were shown to he who'll Uithout rnu,,i.,'
ton in the Kentucky convention and hv
the statement Of Senator Daboc Thn it.utb
IS mat II we may judge from the condnci
respect to the New York prinarics" a.,
may infer that there l. no real foundatio,
for charges OF fraud OF injustice in respect
which they complain
In New York the whole matter Is within
the control Of the State Elections RoarJ
There. II fraud was committed. the rourte
were open 10 PROOF OF II, but in no single
instance mas any attempt been made to
show traud 1t is true that tho printiny
OF the ballots was delayed, due to tho
tardy litigauGn OF the Roosevelt commit
tee. and the ballots were not delivered M
some precincts until some time after rho
opening OF the polls. bu; this generally nc
CURED IN precincts whore there was mo
contest Whatever and did not prevent Il
fair Note IN every precinct where therp
was contest. If there was fraud WHY did
not the Roosevelt committee show /, In
court! Is II square deal To run away from
the opportUlIl! provided by law To- establish
fraud and injustice and ONLY claim il I'm
the newspapers and In charges against
one : opponent? I'm INDIANAPOLIS / am in
formed the complaint OF the Roosevelt
In the primaries appeared I'm an afternoon
newspaper sold on the streets before Tho
primaries We're opened. The truth 4. that
IL mas been perfectly evident from the
nrst tnat the deliberate plan of Senator
Dixon has been TO claim everything axuIt
ingly and with the utmost confidence and
TO meet the reports Of the election of adj
, Yer ueIegates ny directing In advance
the bringing OF trumped-up contests. II Is
hardly necessary 10 say that this is not
IN accordance with the square deal
The Unfounded Patronage CHARGES.
SiNTH-Mr. Roosevelt charges that never
before mas patronage been so shamelresly
USED III politics as In my behalf to secure
my nomination. do not deny that under
the present system of appointments federal
ofhceholders will be interested i'm politics
and take part therein, and will support
those TO whose appointment they attribute
their preferment. Under present cundi-
lions, however. and under the policy which
has been pursued in this administration,
thefe are I'm ONCE to-day at least 20 per
csnt OF nose VINO were In Office by appoint
ment under Theodore Roosevelt In view
OF his candidacy, IL Is natural that a great
number or these officeholders should favor
MN rather than me, and such is the fact
and Mr. Roosevelt cannot be ignorant ~
H. In spite OF the very great activity of
hummer OF such officers against me not
single man OF them has been removed
Under the present system all Presidential
appointments to local federal offices In Re-
pubncan states are as a general rule made
upon the recommendations of the Senators
ana Representatives OF the Republican
party, subject ~ course. 10 the condition
OF fitness II appointments are TO be made
Tor political purposes and rewards, this Is
as good system as any, but II ought To
be abolished. and all the Offices embraced
in classihed merit system. have recon-
mended this change In three separate mes
sages IN. have pointed out that II would