Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-19
TAFT DECEIVED ROOSEVELT.
Taft Selected His Cabinet =, From
Personal and Political Enemies
of Roosevelt and His
Policies.

FOllCltS-
The Minneapolis Journal and other
papers are trying to figure out the
reason for the GOODNESS" between
Col. Roosevelt and President Taft
If the political editor of the Mime
apolis Journal has a good memory he
might easily remember what took
place when President Taft went into
the White House and Col. Roosevelt
went out.
The country was solid behind PreSi
dent Roosevelt in his progressive poll
cies and so loved him for his work
that they wanted to give him second
term, but he declined and put for
ward his Secre tary Of War, William
Howard Taft, as the man whom he
believed would carry out the Roose
Ve,t policies so urgently demanded by
the people.
The country wanted Roosevelt
again as the people had more faith in
him than the man he wanted as a
successor. Taft was nominated and
elected largely through President
Roosevelt's favor and support. Then
came President Taft and the country
waited anxiously for the Taft policy
1t came suddenly and Jared every
friend Roosevelt had.
President TafL'S first Official act
was an open insult to the gallant
Roosevelt who lett the White House
and in three days was on the ocean
headed for Africa. Every man select
ed by Taft for a cabinet position had
been personally opposed to Col. Roose-
velt and his progressive policies, and
even Secretary of the Interior Gar
field. whom the retiring President
had asked Taft to retain. was prompt
ly removed and the corporation tool
Ballinger appointed to succeed him.
Taft had betrayed Roosevelt.
Taft had betrayed the people.
No man need go further for rea-
son why Col Roosevelt can't support
Taft for denomination.
Nothing in the political history OF
the nation can be found to match the
treachery of Taft towards Roosevelt,
when we consider that Col Roosevelt
made Taft what he is.
Those newspapers now apparently
seeking cause for Col. Roosevelb's re
fusa TO support Taft second time
have short memories or lack manly
appreciation of what Col. Roosevelt
did for Taft, and how Taft betrayed
and insulted him with his first official
appointments, and the cabinet ap'
pointmentS were not the only evi'
dence of Taft's insulting betrayal OF
the best friend he ever had.
A bitter enemy of the Colonel in
North Dakota was appointed to a re
sponsibe position in Washington who
! became so obnoxious in his published
criticism of Col Roosevelt that, fol
simple decency, he was removed ano
actually promoted and given a $4,000
| lob among the Indian departm ent
grafters.
| The facts stated are matters OF his
tory and the Taftites are wondering
why Col. Roosevelt don't come ul
smiling and say, William, 1'll sup
port you again"
| How can Col Roosevelt entertain
respect or friendship for the man he
did so much for, who afterwards be-
trayed him by taking the Colonel's
personal and political enemies to his
bosom and reversing the progressive
policies supported by the Colonel ano
demanded by the nation.
Hon. Leslie M. Shaw, Secretary OF
the Treasury in President Roosevelt's
cabinet, stated to a Chicago Judge
after Taft's nomination. that Taft
had played a double game while q
mem ber of President RooSevelt'S cabi
net with Shaw, and that Taft pur
posely deceived the president to wir
his favor. and that TAFT never haC
any cabinet opinion until he found
out how the President stood. Mr.
Shaw was OF the opinion that Taf,
would betray Roosevelt and his judg
ment was correct.
Those who are inclined to criticise
COL Roosevelt for not supporting
President Taft for second term have
evidently forgotten how the Coone
and his friends were treated aftel
placing Taft in the White House.
| Col. Roosevelt, as President. be
lieved in square deal and did wheL
he enforced the square deal policy II
the Little Missouri country when the
Marquis DEM ores killed cowboy ir
self defence. He gave the country {
square deal and convinced the corpor
ations that square deal never in
jured any one. lie retired from Office
with the esteem and respect of every
honest. law abiding citizen, and tht
LEADER believes he is the only mar
in sight who can unite the faction!
and win republican victory thi!
year We do not believe that he is ;
candidate, but if the people in ma
tional convention, demand his ser
vices he will respond to the call like
an American patriot.
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