Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-26

the cities where he made set speeches.
and at the towns and villages where
his train stopped briefly. the people
flocked around his private car and
listened with close attention.
The president spoke at Springfield.
and Palmer. twice in Worchester and
at Natick, South birmingham and
several smaller towns. In the begin
ming he seemed to utter his attack on
Colonel Roosevelt with reluctance.
Wrsnchss His Soul.
This wrenches my soul."s he said
once.
AS the day wore on. however Mr..
Taft grew more aggressive In manner.
emphasized his words with gestures.
and apparently laid aside any feeling
of regret he may have felt Mt this
evidence that the long friendship with
his former chief was broken.
His principal Boston address was
delivered In the Arena to large
crowd. but before retiring to his pri-
vate car, he spoke briefly to an "over-
flow" meeting in Symphony hail. His
speech in the Arena was delivered
from manuscript prepared during the
last few days In Washington. carefully
gone over by members OF his cabinet.
and containing a detailed answer to
many OF Roosevelts charges.
Colonel Roosevelts friends are angry
at the attack of the president and the
colone lhimsel: is expected to give
decisive answer.
Mr.. Taft's address in the Boston
arena before n large audience, charges
that the colonel and his supporters
1T
to the work he has done. but as to his
speeches. Several times, he declared.
the colonel has taken "garbled YER
slons" and used them for his own pur-
poses. He charged the colonel with
violating his own principle of n
square deal"
Colonel Roosevelt the president said.
violated the solemn promise to the
American people not to be oandi-
date for third term.
That promise and his treatment of
It," Mr.. Taft added "only throw an in
forming light on the value that ought
now to be attached to any promise OF
this kind he may make for the future.
In substantiation of his declaration
that he was, not partisan OF William
Lorimer the president quoted letter
he wrote to Colonel Roosevelt in JarH-
ary. 1911. In the course OF which he
said
II have read as much of the evidence
as I could get at and am convinced that
there was a mess and mass of corrip-
ton upon which his election was found
ed that ought to he stamped with the
disapproval of the senate"
The use and abuse of federal patron
age as means OF getting delegates
were denied Mr.. Taft said that for
years he has worked to get the merit
system. The federal positions. he said
ere under the Dictatorship of the
conCressmen. not the president. and hi
added that in Indiana and Montana fed
eral offlceholder1. named by former
Senator Bevcridse and Senator Dixon
were working In the interest of Roose-
welt.
In the south. he said. the majority OF
the office holders are holdorers from
the Roosevelt administration and are
working for the colonefs renomination
The seven governors who urged Roose-
welt to enter the race ago are using the
whole power OF the various state offices
in his support, Mr., Taft declared.
The speech thruout throws on al
pretense Of "tte courtesies' and the
way the president goes after" his one
time friend and his predecessor marks
anew the bitterness OF a preconventior
campaign that In unparalleled In re-
cent times.