The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-14

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hing that no other president from
down has ever done-that
~ being the choice - the people for
hree terms Mr.. Tar said n the peO-
pie Intended giving Roosevelt a third
rive q TO him for lie and stop having
,lectiOuA
Third Reason
The third reason the president said
1e opposed Roosevelt was the fact that
- hss IN rs addresses made untrue
,harges. which have forced the presi-
lent Of the United states 10 leave hts
iuhes ~ the capital TO come out and
repudlate them. Mr.. Taft then said
Would Lincoln. the man whom Roose-
welt says he f. a true follower OF, come
out and use such tactics:~
A 20 BOSSES.
DISCUSSING Mr.. Roosevelt regarding
bis attack In which he alleged that M
Taft was a tool OF the bosses. the presi-
lent denied the charges. and then asked
" no Flynn. OF Pennsylvania. and Brown
or Ohio were They are both political
bosses. the president said and are con-
Quoting the Roosevelt campaign. II the
bosses. Mr.. Tart said why did he not do
IL the seven years he was president.
Roo>evelt's excuse for playing with
the Bosses, MIR. Taft said. was that he
OF them.
Senator Lorimer.
"A vote for Taft Is a vote for Lori
mer." has been a charge made by Roose-
Welt. on the president Mr.. Taft took
this charge up and spoke OF Roosevelt's
position. In speaking OF the Canadian
reciprocity. Mr.. Taft said that he had
always been a firm believer I'm reciproc-
ity and thought ~ would be a success
and that while ~ is dead issue now.
having been defeated he had not changed
his mind regarding ~.
The president then spoke Of Roosevelt
sanctoning the reciprocity agreement
and saving II was good thing. After
doing this the eN-president went TO I'LL
nois and campaigned against reciprocity.
Roosevelt said he made a mistake in
favoring reciprocity. the president said
when making western campaigns. II
was drSk when the president concluded.
BRIDGEPORT ADDRESS.
Practically the same address was de-
livered by the president at Bridgeport.
Here thousands gathered at the depot
headed by brass bands. and Mr.. Taft
was given an ovation seldom accorded
a presidential candidate during cam
paign from a town the population of
Bridgeport
The president said that Roosevelt con-
tinues misquotins him regarding his To-
ledo address after he had repeatedly
be enough TO visit him with the punish
ment ~ defeat. the president said
MARrIHs FERRY sPEEcH.
The Taft special reach ed Martins
Ferry at sac. and when the president
stepped on tho rear platform he WIS
greeted with loud cheers by nearly 5000
people
At the opening Of his Commute tain
Tart stated that he had heen elected nv
the Republican party and Ind lived M
70 the party PRINCIPLES in every respect
That " rested with the people whether
the administration hrd or had not beer
n Vssff no ~
In which violations OF the law had beer
treated nv him so far ~ n was In his
power. and emphatically stated that oil
had heen treated alike. That no had FOL.
predecessors m this respect with tho eN-
Ception Of Roosevelt. who refused "a
prosecute the steel trust and the Har'
had heard that the managers OF the To-
cal plants 81 the Steel trust were not
In svmnathy with him. and gave the
reason that those who were indicted IN
der a certain administration naturally
sought 10 down that rule.
Concerning Roosevelt.
The president then took M the sub
iect ~ his predecessor. Roosevelt and
said that he was against hi mon three
counts. Roosevelt In the first place. as
stated nv the president. wishes n
change the constitution concerning The
recall Of judges. and the president eV.
planned how IN many instances this
would he detrimental to the people "
one instance. every person. both young
and old. regardless Of sex. has right
20 personal liberty IN certain sense
and the recall would even AFFECT the
colored population ~ the country with
regard TO the 18th. 18th and 18Th
IL He IndispersabIs7
The second count taken m concerned
the third term problem. and Taft said
that although Roosevc% considered him.
teIt Indispensable to the government Of
the country, no man in the land. n
taken away. would leave this govern.
ment IN a turmoil. lie ridiculed the ex.
president by saving that n God sen,
down chariot 20 take MIN M TO heaven
we could surely get along without him
tart then gave the logical reason OF the
danger 81 establishing q precedent hv
giving T r. "a third term n would 10
impossible for him to establish his
millennium in one short presidential term
ana ne could not make n heaven on
earth and everybody happy IN this time
Therefore he would ask for a fourth.
hfth and sixth term.
Charges Unfoirresa.
In his final count. Taft charged Col
Roosevelt with making unfounded state
ments against his administration and
hts actions. and took VI the T.orimnr i'm
cident lie stated thai he himself was
me instrumental In getting several sen
ators 20 make speeches against Iorfr1e-
and that re had even written to Rooee.
welt on the subject. hut that hts opnou-
ent. when he reached Illinois. whore
I.orlmer l. unpopular. told the peopla
that vote for Taft was a vote for Lori.
mer.
In answer 20 tho statement made p,
Roosevelt mat Tart was an arietorra,
and oligarch. the president said that An
one Or bis speeches he stated that the
voters N the country Comprised hut one
fourth ~ the population. meaning that
bur one-fourth ~ the people were admit
males, and hat Roosevelt had told am
over The country that Taft was on adv0.
cate " a government Of the Few and
wanted an oliEarChv with himself 20 the
head Tho whistiinE ~ the engine ai