The Washington herald., 1912-05-05
TAFT DENOUNCEs
'T.R.' DOCTRINES
Colonel Plans to Lead Social
Justice" President Tells
Marylanders.
GREETED BY THOUSANDS

Baltimore. Nd. May 4.-Flaying the
policies OF Theodore Roosevelt more bit
terly than even in his Boston speech,
President Taft tonight appeared at the
Lyric Theater after whilwind campaign
through the State, where he addressed
several thousand attentive and enthusiast
tic voters.
The President missed no chance to-day
to denounce the doctrines Of his prede-
cessor and to charge him with unfair
dealings between man and man. with bad
faith. and with harboring plans which
would lead to what Taft termed social
Justice"
From the time he first spoke at Hy-
attsvllle until his closing speech in the
city he paid his compliments to the for
mer president, to Director George. w.
Perkins OF the Steel Trust. and TO Charles
J. Bonaparte who introduced Roosevelt
last night. The Lyric Theater was
packed when the President began his ad-
dress. He started his talk with resume
Of what has been accomplished toward
progressive legislation under his adminis-
tration, and finally got back to the sub
ject which was the backbone OF his
earlier speeches during the day, the
prosecution Of the trusts and Mr.. Roose-
velt's efforts TO obtain a third term.
Referring to the third term talk, he
said:
StIrS Up Glass Hatred.
Now he is content to take another
cup of coffee and become a candidate.
1t is a matter, however, which he has
to settle with his own conscience.
'Mr. Roosevelt's chief theme said
the President lis to attempt 20 stir up
faoIfpO bafrad and array
those who haven't so much against those
who have ,more-a plea most dangerous
to any community.
The President then switched irito a dis
cussion of the trusts. and said:
The truth about the Harvester trust
is that Mr.. Bonaparte thought II ought
10 be prosecuted George W Perkins,
who was a director In the Harvester
trust, then a director in the Steel trust.
and also a member Of the firm Of Nor
gan & Co.. came over TO Washington and
pleaded with Herbert Knox Smith, Of
the Bureau of Corporations, not to bring
suit, and induced Mr.. Smith to make
report TO Mr.. Roosevelt in which he set
forth the fact that the Steel trust and
the Harvester trust and the other Morgan
interests had attempted to carry out Mr..
Rooseyelt's idea Of publicity. and, there
fore, they ought not to be subjected TO
prosecution under the antitrust law, al
though they were technically guilty,
threatening that II they were prosecuted
they would fight the administration.
smith Made Report.
The result was that Mr.. Smith made a
report on September p to Mr.. Roosevelt
in which he detailed this conversation
and recommended that no suit be brought
until he had made a full investigation Of
the Harvester Trust. Before this a re-
port was made by the Assistant District
Attorney Of North Dakota and by the
District Attorney Of Minnesota that there
was ground for prosecuting the Harvester
Trust: that this trust had violated the
antitrust law. Between September q
and November l the matter was under
President directed Mr.. Herbert Knox
Smith to notify Mr.. Perkins that no
would be begun until after
the investigation. That settled the mat
ter because that is what Mr.. Perkins
asked for.
Mr.. Taft's speeches during the earlier
part of the day were far more aggres-
sive than any he has delivered SO far.
It tremble to think what the country
would do were Mr.. Roosevelt TO die,
now that so much depends on his ife,''
he said at Laurel. Md. Even a rat in
a corner will fight" he cried at Hyatts-
willie. Il do not want to fight, but
when 1 have to fight I want to hit
hard"
He charged Roosevelt with having
only substituted one boss for another
in the Pennsylvania campaign, and in
every speech pleaded for the square
DEAL" which his opponent has insisted
uDOn