New-York tribune., 1912-04-04
hectares President Is a ReaC-
tionary When He Supports
Courts That Deny JUS
tiCe to the People.
FINDS FAULT WITH RECORD
Roosevelt Ends Day of Many
Speeches by Disputing MIR.
Taft's Title to Progress
sive"-Denounces New
York Court System.

Louisville. April 3.-President Tafts
statement that he is a progressive was
dsnuted by Colonel Roosevelt in speech
,are tonight The ex-President said
Mr. Taft in some of his acts had shown
himself to be a reactionary. In support
Of this contention Colonel Roosevelt went
oyer the record Of the present admins
tration in certain particulars and criti-
esed It shari e. His speech came at the
and Of the first day Of his week of cam
ns;gning through West Virginia, Ken
tucky. Illinois and Pennsylvania.
The colonel broke his record for speeches
for the present campaign. delivering ff-
teen to-day All except two were made
Of railway stations from his car. Every
where he found large crowds and
cordial RECEPTION. The speech tonight
was delivered in an auditorium.
"In his recent speech at Philadelphia,
Colonel Roosevelt said. President Taft
stated that ne was a progressive, and
this raises the question as to what a
progressive is.
The colonel gave his definition of
progressive on the basis of which he
undertook an analysis of the attitude or
the administration toward many ques-
tions. He took up the railroad rate DILL
enforcement of the pure food law, the
conservation question and othc- subjects
which have engaged the attention OF the
administration.
Mr. Taft was supported by the pro-
gressives and opposed by representa-
tives of special privilege the colonel
said:
Speaking of the courts, the eX-Presi-
dent asserted that when the President
supported those courts which declare
that the people have no power To do
social Justice" he Shows himself a re-
dictionary"
In West Virginia Colonel Roosevelt
spoke at Ronceverte, Hinton. Thurmond'
Montgomery. ST. Adams. Charleston and
Huntington. Crossingsthe line into Ken
lucky, the first stop was at Ashland,
where his car was switched from the
regular train 10 a special for the run
into Louisville. The colonel left the
train at this point and spoke for fifteen
minutes in building made Of pine
boards and tar paper, in which revival
meetings are being held
on the way to Louisville short
speeches were made at Olive Hill, More
head, Mount Sterling, Winchester. Lex
ingtOn, Frankfort and Shelbyville. His
speeches were in the main upon good
citizenship and the right Of the people
10 rule.
Caught in Great Jam.
In Lexington the crowd was SO great
that 1t was almost impossible for Mr..
Roosevelt to speak He was unable 10
make himself heard from the platform
of his car. and tried to go TO the steps
OF the station. He was caught in the
jam and had a hard struggle before he
was able to extricate himself
Leaving Louisville late tonight, Colo
nel Roosevelt is due in Cincinnati at
TO a. m. tomorrow He will remain
there for only a few minutes. His sec
retary was at work to-day on the itin-
erary for the rest of the trip, the ex-
tension of the journey into Illinois and
Pennsylvania having been decided on
so hastily that ii was impossible to map
out the detailed programme in advance.
IN his speech here tonight Colonel
Roosevelt said
In his recen; speech at Philadelphia Pres
Ntnt latt stated that he was Progressive
ana TINS raised the question as TO what a
IIoSItsslVc IS. More Is involved than any
man s say-so as to himself
a wei meaning man may vaguely think
VI himself as a Progressive without having
me faintest conception Of what Progress
SNe Is. Vision and intensity Of conviction
must roth go 10 the makeup of anV man
VINO Is TO lead the forward movement and
mildly good Intentions are wholly useless
as substitutes
The essential difference. as old as civil
Ized history is between the men who with
lerVor and broad sympathy and imagina-
uch, stand for the forward movement. the
men who stand for the uplift and better
Inent Of mankind. and who have faith IN
the people on the one hand, and, on the
other. the men Of narrow vision and small
sympathy. who are not stirred by the
wrongs Of others. and with these men
stand those other men who dstrust the
merely distrust the people but wish 10 keep
them helpless SO as TO exploit them for
thelr own benefit