The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-06-05
BR|CANDACE,
SAYS COL. ROOSEVELT
Meaning the Capture by Taft
Of the Six Ohio Delegates
at Large.
ANOTHER HIT Ar BARNES
Dixon Says That Despite Ohio
Taft's Campaign Has
Collapsed.

ticians by adroit manipulation have sic
ceeded in giving MIR. Taft the six delegates
at large in frank and cynical defiance
Of the emphatic action of the people them
selves. This il Of course pure political
brigandage."
such is Theodore Roosevelt's opinion
Of the action OF the Ohio State convention.
where he was defeated to-day 10y the Taft
forces in the fight for the six delegates
at large. 1t is contained in u statement
issued tonight. in which also he alludes
scathingly to the defence put up to-day y
by William Barnes. Jr.. against the attack
made upon him yesterday by the Colonel.
The Rochester convention platform
which Mr.. Barnes champions. repeats
Mr.. Roosevelt. was designed i'll defence
and advocacy Of the twin principles
for which Mr.. Barnes stands the right
supremacy Of privilege over the ri ghts
of humanity
As an illustration Of how Mr. Barnes =
principles work in practice tho Colonel
refers to the investigation made last
winter at the instigation Of a Democratic
Legislature into the civic abuses which
fiourished in the city and county OF
Albany. The result Of this inquiry he
commends to all men. Mr. Barnes was
severely censured.
As soon as the result OF the fight in
Ohio became known and Mr.. Barnes q
reply to his attack had been called to his
attention the Colonel who was spending
the day in the Outlook Office in consulta-
Al. -s.AA - H.. ~v,&a -k<
were about to leave for Chicago. was
asked to make some comment This he
was unwilling TO do. saying he would
have something to give out later.
will you mention the Ohio fight them
he was asked and he returned an affirma
tive answer
In that case there will be an occasion
for something hot" was some ones sug
gestion.
NO. 1.-The Colonel responded. This il
no time for excited utterance. prefer
to underestimate and unders,ate fact
and conditions and make as conservativ.
a statement as possible. shall enter
into no heated argument with MIR. Barnes.
Here is the statement which MIR. Roose
welt carefully revised
The plain people Of the Republican
party Of Ohio have just held a statewide
primary in which they repudiated Mr.
Taft by over 10000 majority. The
poit icians by adrot manipulation have
succeeded in giving Mr.. Taft the six dele
gates at large, in frank and cynical dc
fiance of the emphatic action Of tbs
people themselves. This il. Of course
I,r,r do Tv Cob
| have from beginning to end sought &c
give the people the right to say whon
they wanted to have as President anc
have not merely by word but by action
made it evident that did not wish the
nomination unless the majority Of tn.
rank end I'll" Of the Republican party
wished ne 20 have it.
This action in Ohio is merely a fresh
and conclusive proof that Mr.. Taft anC
his advisers care nothing for the will o'
the people and are eager, to get the nom
ination without any reference TO IN,
methods by which It ia secured withou
any reference to whether or not delegate,
represent the people whom they are sup
posed to represep'. II is "A Gro wninl
illustration Of Mr.. Taft's theory Of gov.
ernment Of the people by representa-
tive part of the people,
Mr. Barnes has been chosen to head tn,
| Taft forces at this stage of the fight. II,
has just flown to a defence Of the Roches
ter platform. In his defence he refers I,
generalities about issues which have n,
| more reference to the issues Of the prcscn
dav than if he should quote from Mngni
(harta The Rochester platform ard III,
speeches eNpoundng il at the Rochester
convention show that it was designed il
defence and advocacy of the twin princi
pies for which Mr. Barnes stands tn,
right of the bosses TO rule the people ant
| the supremacy OF privilege over the right,
| of humanity.
How the principles advocated by
Mr., Barnes. who has been selected TO lea,
the Taft fight at this juncture. work i,
practice is set forth in detail in the repor
Of the special committee of the New Yorl
State Senate appointed to Investigate
the city and county Of Albany. trans
! mittcd TO the Legislature on March .
last. 1t speaks for itself, and commen,
it to those men Gncluding Mr.. Taft himsel
who may wish to sec just what the judg
ment of a legislative committee of Mr
Barnes'a own State IL az to the working
of Mr., Bnrnes's theory Of government
| in his own city.
The Colonel, who went up to town ol
an early morning train, had no more thai
reached his editorial sanctum thai
visitors began TO put in an appearance
Among those who called during the da,
were ex-Gov. Hoggett of Alaska. GifYor,
Pinchot, Regis II Post, former Governo
Of Porto Rico. Truxton Beale and the tw
! Roosevelt stalwarts Medill McCormicl
and cambridge Colby. senator Dixo
came for a farewell consultation befor
leaving for the convention city. Tn
1 Senator had this to say:
1T is not humanity or physically pos
sible for Mr., Taft to get ma jority Of tn
delegates. His campaign has collapsed
have stolen the six delegates at larg
in Ohio by three card monte polite.
What they hive done shows the Contras
bet ween the methods Of Theodore Rooss
welt and President Taft. II ! were Nj
Barnes would not get into a controvere
with a man like Theodore Roosevelt
because of the existence Of certain Sta
documents. BY this ] mean the repor
OF the legislative committee which in
vestigated Albany"
Col, Roosevelt's attention was calle
to-day to the statement made upOn tn
authority of Mr.. Barnes that there existe
an old affidavit in which the Colonel swor
OF his taxes as resident Of Oyster Ba,
in 1893. The suggestion has been mad
that II will he spriing upon the Colone
by his enemies at the Republican nations
convention. The Colonel said:
81 was engaged in q personally con
Quoted expedition to Cuba. II was TN
war had no idea what they were doin
about my taxes while | was away Whe
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