Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-07-19

Live Softly"
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New YORK. July ls.<s1N'o phases
81 The aepubiican nntionaI congen-
iinn a Chicago ara dlo4naeod ~
IheodoFe heoseyest - eais1Fiai az
|tieies = the current 9Fnf of ne Ott~
l1ok. This "eteaa Roller ana Men
WHO Live softly'' ara heneinds ef thu
|oolonel's articles. IN the first the
writer anewcra charges lEal steam
roller methods we're used 10 nomi-
nate him IN 1eof. and again 20 e.
cure nomination Tor Mr.. TAM IN i9ot.
There was nc confess over my
nomiaalion ~ 1904. when me cen
tonlion assembled" he says Every
delegate was for me. and this was
true Of both sides fn every contest.
IN 1908. when AT. Taft was fairly
nominated. there was 10 steam roll
eY' methods. az far a. I know. ana
II anything dishonest or improper
wnE done In the effort 10 nominate
him 4 was without my knowledge,
ana II Il had been brought 20 my at
tention and I ha-i aay power IN the
matter 1 would have inteFfered with
H."
In the second article the colonel
ailudos 10 the respectable men who
with discomfort stood behind their
leaders in securing the triumph Of
fraud and political theft A Chicago"
and scores the "othor respectable
men who felt no discomfort In thus
supporting rascnlity: who. on tho
contrary. gioriflod In their actions
Some % the men responsible for
the steam roller work IN this cOnveu-
tiOn." said Colonel Roosevelt Ia his
first editorial. had eouEht 70 ex-
ouso themselves by saying mat they
were only doing what had always
been done and specifically what was
done Tor mo nc the time % my nOmi-
nation and what was done for Mr.
Taft himself four years ago. AZ re-
CARDS myself tho statement has not
even the slightest foundation IN fact.
In 1900 I was nominated for vice
president against the wishes Of the
most powerful politicians. who then
had control Of tho Republican party
and purely because az popular de-
mand toe lnslsient 20 be denied In.
1868, the national committee con-
tnlued a majority OF the men who
were hostile 10 me. and. IA In 1900.
the leading politicians Of the party
would have liked TO upset fne. I
never used the patronage, not 90 the
extent Of a single appointment. 70 Sc
cure my nomination: ! never appeal
cd 10 a single politician; J made my
appeal direct to the people over the
heads OF the politicians; and stood
IsauaTely on my record; and I receive
"a the nomination solely because the
people believed In ma and approved
" my record and WE'RE 70 overwheiB.
ingiy for me that the machine poll
ticiana abandoned AT thought Of a
contest against me before the con
ventlon met"
Colonel Roosevelt goes into details
a. how he Eayp. steam roller methods
were used TO create q majority Cor
Mr.. Taft at the recent convention.
lie reviews the iiis;. ~ OF the pri-
mary campaign In various n;at1a and
contrasts HE action IN Waiving tech
nloalitiea In the Mansach asettB prl-
mary az against tho action taken BY
WV AHhA NaneaAAMNtA " AAHN ANA"8fNN7f-
et large in this Ohio primaries.
"But senator Burton and his fell
low politicians adFoit noanipula.
ton equally tiscfodiinble 20 them
and 60 Alr. TAFT Simsclf." the cFtieio'
goes On. ''perHuadod nine-tcnlhs %
the delegates from Cleveland 10 vio-
late the expressed and Overwhelming
win Of the people ana ~ vote for Mr.
Taft. II s6omn incredible that after
thla action Mr.. TAFT should have
made no sign as 10 the Massachusetts,
delegates a. large. Hut such IN the
fact. lie was not ashamed 10 accept
without protest tho delegates ~ large
elected for mo hg e.eeo thousand ma
jorlty, hut given 20 him bocnraa he
had received about t.ooe preferences
majority, and YET al the SAINT time
20 insist that his representatives BY
Ieflokery and sharp practice secure for
him the SIX delegates nf laFg1 from
ohio, which IN the primaries had
gone s7.00o against nim.'
Contrasting The two conventions,
Colonel Roosevelt writes: -
There was one essential and IN
ktructive differences betWaen the at
siiude % the bis Republican political
bosses AZ Chicago and the biz penio-
cratic political bosses az Baitimore.
The former greatly prafUFFed certain
party defeat 90 my nosninetioni tho
latter were willing % accept any
unAinatlon: rather shan facu certain
party defeat.
'ln my case the appeal was
straight 20 the people, against ahe
bosses and the fight was won On thHt
iaAuo. The caae "a HalilmoTo waa
wholly different ~ ms pfimafiea
AR. Clark had carried mora slaiea
than ~ Wilson. NJ nuf enn er iva
sistea had ~. Wilson's cnusa been
|fFlumphaut IN p square fleht with
tbs bosuos--inucod there Md AatalV
bean any fight mndo along lhoaa
lines. The fight At naIsi1nefn was not
- nt Clicanp. 20 el|ghIuol8 thn
bosses. and. Incidentally "a n0minafo
9 certain candidates. 4 waa % per-
huade the bOhnes lAlO tnkMoblFue
rSmInatlng Dg Wllaon ~ Wilson's
|vIolory would not mean me DE-
thronement 81 tllea1 men; 4 would
mean their pe4petualion On powof.
Ny election would 0ean saaf ar.