Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-25
Colonel Condemned for Mis-
representation and Breach
Of Faith in Dealing With
Policies Of Administration.
PRESIDENT DEMANDS
ONLY SQUARE DEAL
Declares Attitude and Utter
anCes Of Predecessor Make
It Impossible for Him to
Longer Remain Silent.
tBy EvsaIas IIsrala 4. ,. Lss.sa wa

tBy Evsning Herald A. p. LEASED wissl
Springfield, Mass, Aprll B.--presi-
dent Taft made his answer here to-
day % the criticisms that Colonel
Roosevelt has made og him and his adj
ministration.
IN a speech that bristled with In
dignatlon, In which no named Colonel
Roosevelt over and over again, Mr..
Tart told a crowd that filled Spring.
Held public square, how he believed
Mr.. Roosevelt had not given him a
square deal and how he had mis-
statnd' and distorted" the facts con-
cerning Mr.. Taits conduct and ac-
tions In the White House.
He replied IA some detail to many
OF the charges that Colonel RoOse-
welt has made against him since the
present campaign besnn. He TOOK
pains 10 snake plain Mr.. Rooseyeits
knowledge OF and complete agreement
with many Of the actions and policies
'of the present administration which
lately he has condemned and de-
nounced.
The president declared that after
the Columbus speech OF Colonel
Roosevelt he found the country unre-
sponalye and that he shifted h.s meth
Cd OF campaign from declaration OF
principles" and proposals Of re-
form. to attacks on the administra-
tion."
Mr. RoOsevelts doctrine Of the re.
call OF judges and the recall OF de-
ciaions, his willingness 10 diaregard
the wise custom" that forblda a third
tenn, whether consecutive or not, nis
appeal to class hatred" and 'preju-
dice" and his absolute failure 70 put
forth any concrete proposals for true
reform and true progress. Mr. TAFT
said all combined 20 make him Be-
lieve that the American people should
not chose Mr. Roosevelt again.
Mr.. Taft began his speech by de-
elaring he spoke plainly only because
he thought Il time for him 10 do 50.
He brought IN Colonel RooseveIts
name only because events had forced
him TO use II.
I'm 1905 Theodore Roosevelt rec
commended 70 the people OF the
United States that ]. uhon thG secre-
tary Of war. be nominated BY the
Rapubllcan party and 0e elected lie
laborod hard and long to bring this
result about and he succeeded. ! felt
the deepest gratitude TO him.
Neither Ia thought or In word or
action have ] been disloyal 10 the
friendship ] owe Theodore Roosevelt
When the time came fOr this CAM
paign 10 begin ] let the people know
! would like to have my administra-
tion approved by their giving me an.
other term.
'At that time Theodore Roosevelt
sasd be was not a candidate and tnae
i would be a calamity II he wero
nominated. Since then he has changed
his mind"
So far as he personally. was con-
ceined, the president said, he never
would have STACKED Colonel RO0ae-
Welt nor had a Quarrei with him
$50 far az personal ambition N
concerned said he. $50 Tar as ner-
sonal feeling ID concerned. ! would
never answer hts charges. But 1 can
not act for myself represent a cause.
! represent an element Of the Repun-
llcan party that bellevea IN cOuatitu-
tlonai government ana preservation:
that believes In wise progress under
the guarantees OF the constitution.
"By mis-statoments throughout the
country. Mr Roosevelt has led many
people to believe charges made against
me and my administration.