The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-19
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that there will be no liberation by the
republican party OF such action. We
dc rot agree with Mr.. Taft thai
Messrs. Lorimer, Penrose, Barnes ant
company are better custodians of our
liberties than we are ourselves. We
do not intend to surrender to them the
control of the convention-the con
troll of our government and our lib
critics,
Roosevelt also replied to an attack
made BY President Taft against Dan R
Hanna. wealthy Ohio supporter OF
Roosevelt, whom Taft declared was
under federal Indictment.
What shall we think of a president
who in public speech accuses another
man of having been indicted. and
omits TO mention the fact that the in
dictment was dismissed on the recon-
mendation of that presidents attorney
general?" asked the colonel
II Mr. Taft will read the current
number OF Golfers Weekly, he will
find name after name among his south
ern delegates and supporters of men
who have been indicted and have even
served terms OF imprisonment
Roosevelt defended George ".
Perkins. admitting Perkins had sub
scribed TO the Roosevelt campaign
fund, but adding: Mr. Taft forgets
to mention that four years age. Mr.
Perkins subscribed far more heavily
TO him, and later loaned the Taft
managers $4,000 with which 10 pay
deSts al the end OF the campaign,
which was never repaid 10 Perkins
Roosevelt also defended his action
regarding the Harvester suit.
Owing 10 the report that Roosevelt
was to make sizzling reply to Taft
tonight more than 1o,9o5 persons were
turned away. Following the a-mory
meeting. the colonel made a short
speech in an enormous tent in the
mill district II was estimated 1900
were present
Roosevelt made eleven speeches TO
6ay. enroute from Columbus 10 Cleve-|
land. sixty thousand persons hearing
him The greatest crowd was in
49, V4 AZ1sS E4Acz ADSlz4s HAEA A..ElN
persons damned park where he
SPOKE.
Roosevelt viii spend Sunday with
his former cabinet member. James
Garfield. a. Mentor. near here. and
viii leave SUNDAY night Tor Marietta
from which place ne viii Monday be
gin his final day Of campaigning in
Ohio.
In opening his spesch here tonight
Roosevelt said:
Mr.. Taft is not content TO fight this
tssue en- broad grounds OF policy and
YESTERDAY, he in his own person
and through his private secretary.
made number OF bitter personal al
tacks upon me. He asked for the
sword and he shall have IL
How about Hartmann yelled a
man in the audience
Well, what about him. replied the
colonel. Then waiting a moment he
added, "air. Hartman never contrib
uted ANYTHING 10 my campaign fund "
At another point in his speech
Toice interrupted: What about the
Tennessee Coal and Iron company -
You're the same one who asked
question before replied the colonel.
Let me tell you, you bowling man in
the corner, saved you and the 9TH.
ers CT your country from being crush
ed under that panic by acting as did
Not voice vas raised against it
49, o+1
terest- If | hadn't, wouldn't have
teen fit to be president AS Roose-
.eit resumed. the man again started
e. interrupt him TELL your employ
sr you have been answered twice, :
Broke in the colonel Thank YOU
for enlivening the evening
What was taken by some to indicate
Ehat he would bolt his party if not
nominated al Chicago followed Roose-
velt's discussion of his race for the
nomination
He said: IF the people are against
me. ! will have nothing to say: if they
-(meaning Lorimer, Barnes and com
panyl attempt to swindle people
serve notice on these men on behalf
OF the republican party that We will
not permit it to be done"
How are you going to work it out?'
q voice from the balcony asked.
You need not be afraid, replied
Roosevelt Three months ago vol
would have asked me how l would
work out this campaign. but worked
1t out and we will work it out in the
next few months, you can guarantee
Japs Grab Land.