Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-08
Constitution is Worthless
Under the New Policies
of Roosevelt.
LAWS GOVERN COURT
President to Spend 10 More
Days in 0hio-Greeted by
Women'S Band.

Winchester, Ohio, May s.-After !
consulting republican leaders in
Ohio, President Taft decided TO
spend 10 days more in the state be-
fu-e the primaries May 2l. He will
leave Washington next Sunday for
Marietta, where he will make his
first speech. He will give most Of
his time TO northern Ohio.
The president left Cincinnati at
tins morning for the last day of
the present campaign in southern
Ohio. The schedule for the day call
ed for stops al Il towns and cities,
ending at Columbus tonight. The
president started his speech-making
az $50 a. m, at Batavia to a good
sized crowd.
KEEPS Up CRITICISM
lie kept up his criticism Of
Roosevelt.
Roosevelt says / am distrustful
Of the people" said the president.
I'm only distrustful of the people
as court, just as | would be dis
trustful of their building a bridge.
! would send bridge engineers and
people who knew something about
bridges"
ON RECALL PROPOSAL.
Taking up Roosevelt's proposal OF
the recall, Taft said: "He is in favor
OF innovations and changes that
would make the constitution worth
little more than the paper it is
written on"
After Taft had spoken several
minutes some one in his party sig
nailed the conductor 70 20 ahead. AS
the engineer obeyed. the .presIdsRt
saw the audience getting further
away and he called: stop the
train" It stopped, and he talked
several minutes longer.
ONLY WANTS JUSTICE.
At Williamsburg the president
again said he did not come seeking
privilege because he is a son of
Ohio, but only wanted justice.
Wen give 1t to yOu," shouted
some one.
what about the pension bill and
the soldiers" asked another as the
train started.
well" said the president, / can't
ldlh bu manu- dbOuN pSuulu6 ASSlSld-
ton"
WOMEN FURNISH BAND.
At Sardinia one of the features
I, of the turnout was a woman's band
that played a lively greeting as the
train pulled In and hymn as it de-
parted.
HIT BELOW BELT.
Portsmouth. Ohio. May Sim
up against the wall, and I'm being
hit" shouted Taft in a speech here
today. I'm being hit below the belt.
and I'm here to fight" he continued,
and the crowd yelled with delight.
AT Winchester, Seaman and Pee
'bies. the president was speaking in
Adams county. where Judge Blair
disfranchised for several yearn nearly
. two thousand men concerned in vote
buying and selling. although he did
not know this until later. The hui
morous side OF the situation appeal
ed TO one man on the station plat
form at Seaman. What's he talk
ing TO these people for?" he asked
They're all disfranchised any how q
AS far as any one I'm the party knew,
II Vas NAAt lISA time 1 dll UldQR Il
political talk TO disfranchised voters
DEFENDS ADMINISTRATION.
At PEBBLES the president said: 81
am said TO represent interests and to
be under the influence Of special
privilege. Well. let us see. There
is no administration in the history
OF the government IN which prosecu.
tions have been so uniform and have
been so prosecuted without fear and
50 without regard TO consequences
The interstate commerce commission
reported AGAINST Dan Hanna oi
Cleveland. that he was accepting re
bates. ! put him before the attor.
ney general and' the district attorney
and the grand Jury found indictment.
against him.
ALWAYS A REASON.
Now he is one of the patriot,
loudest in denunciation OF me anC
strongest in support OF Roosevelt.
find at every corner gentlemen whC
are patriotic. and who think ! an
under the influence Of the interests
who are opposed TO me, and il yoJ
look into their history you will FIND
an unfortunate indictment agains
them
Il followed the policies Of Roose
Welt and prosecuted all the trusts
and went a little further thar that
! prosecuted the steel trust. also tn,
harvester trust. Now l ask you tC
give me square deal"