The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-27
BY International News Service

BY International News Service.
VA TORCESTER. Mass, April 2s-
NM Throwing restraint to the
WV winds. Colonel Roosevelt here
tonight scarified President Taft
meroilessly for the president S
bitter attack upon him.
"He wanted war; l am going 10 give
1t to him." remarked the ex-prcsldent
grimly as his train hauled into Wor-
cester Just after dusk
Roosevelt kept his word He took I'D
the gauntlet hurled by the presld ent
and scourged him with violence that
made his audience vince. 1t was vtri-
Ole: vicious attack.
The colonel plunged into his denuncIa-
tion OF tho president before a bowling
crowd of 5000 In Mechanics hall, Out
Side the hall were 5000 more who vainly
struggled TO get in, President Taft had
awakened Massachusetts with his con-
demnation OF Roosevelt and Worcester
wanted to hear how Roosevelt would re-
ply to It..
In caustlc phrase the furious Roose-
welt branded Taft's administration as a
failure, saying he failed to comprehend
what the nation wanted. lie accused
the president Of having committed an
objectionable sin for any man calling
himself a gentleman In having resort ed
to confidential correspondence to assail
him. In loud voice Colonel Roosevelt
characterized the presidents attitude
toward him as crooked hypocrisy"
Leaves for Boston.
Colonel Roosevelt left here after his
speech for Boston, where he viii start
tomorrow on a whirlwInd campaign OF
the state.
When the colonel stepped on the stage
the crowd cheered him wildly for a min
ute.
Early in his speech Colonel Roosevelt
took up the break in friendship between
President Taft and himself saying:
"%r Taft yesterday said that never
in thought or deed had he been dlsloyal
In his friendship for me, II is hard for
mo to answer such a statement save by
calling it the grossest and most astound-
ing hypocrisy. When Mr.. Taft made
that statement he had just sent In to
the United States senate, on half an
hours notice. obviously In coIusion with
the Lorimer Democratic senator who
tended to convey the impression that ]
had Improperly favored the harvester
trust by declining TO prosecute II in 1907
Every Tnft newspaper | have seen has
so interpreted Mr. Taft's action,
Seeks to Shift Blame.
Mr. Taft was member OF my cabi-
net when this Identical case was fully
~ t..fn
memory Is that he himself made the mo-
tion that there should De no prosecution
OF the harvester trust pending tho max
Ing OF an investigation into the trust by
the commissioner OF corporations In pur-
suance OF the senate resolution.
when Mr.. Taft. obviously to influence
| Iusion with one of Mr. Lorimcrs sem
atoral supporters OF the opposite polit-
ical party. takes tho action he did. ne
has not only In thought, word and decd
been disloyal to our past friendship. but
has been disloyal TO every canon OF
ordinary decency and fair dealing such
as should obtain between even In dealing
| with mans bitterest opponent. Such
conduct represents the very crook cd est
| kind OF a crooked deal. and when Mr.
| Taft within twenty-fo four hours OF taking
| It, complains that he has not been given
q square deal by me. he exposes himself
| TO der!sion and contempt.
| "This is not an exceptional instance OF
| how ne has behaved 10 me. The same
| course WAS followed last summer IN con-
| nection with the Tennessee Coal g. Iron
company. The assaults upon me by Mr.
| Tafts campaign managers, made In
| Washington under Mr.. Tafts very eyes
| have been foul to the verge OF inde-
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