The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-14
NACvEAGH AND OSBORN
m VERBAL CLASH OVER
TAFT AND ROOSEVELT
Secretary of Treasury Defends
President and Says Declare
ton Bars Roosevelt
CALLS TAFT PROGRESSIVE
Governor Says Agent for Michi-
. gan Brewers Boosted They
Would Deliver State to Taft
CALLS TAFT PROGRESSIVE

LANSING. Mich, Feb. 1.-THE ex-
pected pyrotechnics occurred at the
annual dinner OF the Zach Chandler
Republican club last night, Franklin
NacNeash, secretary OF the treasury
IN President Tafts cabinet, made
+ d strong defense OF the national adj
nipisttation and insisted that Col,
kQoseytlt had placed himself out OF
Z The pptssidentiaI race by, his deciara'
ton in 1894. Nothing short of a ma
ltivnsi cffsis, said the speaker, could
draw Roc seyeit into the race. but that
- mo- 4sit hin the range OF sane imag
llsaiiep. y Mr.. Mac Yeagh,s topic Mas
trrNhat IS q progressiveF" He called
Presitkept Tart real progressive and
called tbe Republican insurgents re-
tartionalJea
"We base today progressive adj
ministra 1oil and progressive presl-
ftienI and We have reactionary OPP
position ,viAhin the parCy-reactiou-
ary. Notwithstanding the honest belief
DC t.ose Who are carrying il on tlat
they arc y rngressives and not reac-
4 fi0narics at ALL" declared Mr.. Mac
fNeagh.
lie argued that there were various
kinds OF pro, IRE SsiveS. One set, ne
said, put their weight upon agitation
SanL education. another upon legisla-
ton and achievement. Both he re-
farded as necessary to progress:
-Iaft and Rlc,sevelt,' MIR. Mac
fyeagh continued have been two
teriinsat presidents; and their admin
iistrations compile ment each other, and
are practically cne. Roosevelt came
( fret. as he shot I'D have come; and
Taft came next. as he should have
come Roosevelt blaz ed the way and
Taft has made thnt way highway
The motto of tie Republican oppo-
.nents 10 the pres ideIit. the secretary
I6cclared, was ANY thing to beat TAFT
when II was found impossible"
cohfinued Mr.. MaCV eagh, Ito make
headway with LaFo,lhstte or Cummins,
because they failed to touch the Ma
'fional imagination. the insurgents
1ouked about again, and then thought
'of Roosevelt. This unauthorized, hap
oy-go- lucky Roosevelt movement is the
latest way to beat Taft II Is the
new club. the new biudgeon. Why
they should wish to beat Taft at all
lis beyond reasonable human compre.
hension. They dom want TO nomi-
nate LaFollette or CT lmmins or Roose-
'velt The anything, to beat Taft
Movement was begun as vendetta
and x has more or less OF that blood
5n-the-eye character s,till.
The record OF Ia II cannot be i'm
per6bed before the people. And
Roosevelt Is not, as ] measure him.
the. man to be caught with the thin
char OF thin opposition movement.
There Is no progressive crisis in the
Republican party--and no progress
sivs quality in the anything to beat
Tatt.,s $3.50
Gov Osborn, the last speaker, at
tended a banquet in Jackson earlier
In the evening and did not arrive I'm.
til nearly o'clock fake back
notice TO your respected chief" he
said to Secretary .Macyeagh. that an
aEent for the brewery interests went
10 washington and said they would
deliver Michigan for Taft, a thing
they cannot do. The people will de-
eide the question.
II have called a special session. II
The people wish TO vote for the man
who made Mr.. Taft president then
they can do so Under the primary
law
There was prolonged and enthusi-
.astic applause at the mention of For
mer President Roos eyelt.
Gov. Osborn raped the Detroit vote
sNappers' league and brewery domi-
nation. 'If we can make the saloon
business decent by killing the bad IN
'fIuence Of brewery rule. then 7 say
let's set together ami pass such leg
islation,e ne concluded.
Calvin A. Palmer. state insurance
was POSTMASTER. John
Wesley Hin. ID. d., OF New York,
spoke on Lincoln, but broke forth in
IAN eulogy of President Taft, He
brought forth applause when he re-
ferred TO the chief executives attl-
fnde 10 the foreigH- natlons,--b ut-ths
applause slumped perceptibIy when
he urged his denomination.
Milo ID. Campbell, said he was OPP
posed 10 the extra session. In reply
t1g TO his remarks, Gov. Osborn, short
~ after he began his speech. said: !
MY friend Campbell says he doesn't |