The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-14
TAFT DEFENDS
ADMINISTRATION
IN ADDRESSES HEARD BY 1000 AT
ST. CLAIRSNILIE.
sons Why Roosevelt Should Uot
Be Elected.

Special Dispatch 20 the Intelligencer
ST. GAINESVILLE, o., May ID
Enthusiasm such as has never marked
the visit Of any other presidential can
didate TO this city. marked the visit OF
President Taft today. Two thousand
persons crowded about the court
house TO hear him speak. while fire.
quent cheering punctuated his telling
points and indicated popular approval.
At the close OF the address his auto
was with difficulty guided back to the
train through the mass OF people who
sought TO wiring the presidents hand.
II was $40 when the Presidents
train cached this city. and the Pres
ident was hurried to the court house
He was introduced by Hon. II. X. Ken
non. candidate for Taft delegate to
Chicago The President spoke until
six O'Clock. then returned TO his train,
leaving at 6:10 for Bellaire.
Defends Administration.
The President In his address de
clared Il was against his will that he
had been forced TO take 20 the stump
but that conditions developed that
made II imperative that he should ap-
pear before the people. lie asked the
people Of Ohio TO do justice by a fell
low citizen OF Ohio and then launched
! into an exhaustive discussion OF the
accomplishments Of his administra-
ton. The platform. drawn by the
Roosevelt interests. and endorsed by
the party. he had faithfully endeavor-
! ed 70 carry out u had pledged the
party 70 call a special session Of con.
gress for tarin revision. This had
/ been done. the result being the Payne
Aldrich tarin bill. which. while not
entirely satisfactory. was an improve
ment and in the direction Of better
tarih regulations. lie referred TO the
fact that when he entered Office there
was "A deficit OF So. 900 900. a legacy
l from the Roosevelt administration,
| but that through economy, tariff leg
isiatiOn and like actions 30 had at the
end Of the year been turned into q
/ $4OOOO.O0O surplus. He discussed the
{ Philippine free trade legislation and
/ its benefits. the development Of Amer
. lean trade ln foreign lands. the safety
appliance act that has provided safety
for railroad employees. the new treaty
with Japan and then took up the ar.
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/ land This treaty" said the Pres
ideut would have takou a long step
in The direction % bringing about uni.
. vorsal peace. yet through the agency
Of the Roosevelt interests 90 was de-.
ieated. Defeated By progressive Re.
publicans and "a few Democrats"
The President discussed az leugth
Die enforcement Of laws that we're
upon The static booEa. particularly
against the customs. sugar and land
/ frauds. Taking up The antitrust cam.
paign be- declared that Roosevelt had
said the suits against the oil and 60
bacco trusts were faultlcss This
Taft denied. Affirming that they we're
restoring cOmpetition-the object of
The antitrust laws and that such suits
we're pending nov against the bar.
vcster and steel trusts
a. The close Of his address the Pres
ident became most emphatic in bis De.
nunciaiions ~ Roosevelt. and deciar.
I'd there we're three reasons why he
should be- elected a. President. One
vas ttat Roosevelt proposed a cOusti.
tuuOnal amendment which II rauaad