The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-27

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Worcester Mass April oS--i,onun-
citation Of President TAT; MAS Colonel
Roosevclts reply tonight 10 tho rrcs!-
dcnts attack upon h!m yesterday.
Some Of Colonel Roosevclts insertions
were
THAT President Taft had not given
the people of the country "a square
deal" but that owing TO quality of
foeblcncss." he had yielded TO the
bosses and the great privileged inter
ests"
That ono part OF tho Presidents at
tack upon him vas "th. crookedest
Kind of a deal" and deliberate mis-
representation"
THAT the President "has not merely
IN thought. word and dctd been dis
loyal 10 our past friendship. but has
been disioyai to every canon OF ordi-
nary decency and fair dealing. such as
should obtain even in dealing Win
mans bitterest opponents"
That tho Presidents statement; 70
eard,ng tho influence %. Fedc;ai onlcc-
holders in the campaign vas mot
rnersiy an untruth, but Il is an absurd
unt,1qth."
That Mr.. Tai, convicted himself Of
3nslncerl,y when he signed the Payne
Aldrich tariff bin.
that IN speaking Of Colonel Roose-
vets position in regard 10 the trust
problem. President Taft rs himself
guilty OF crooked deal"
Flags Him Point by Point.
Colonel Roosevelt took up President
ratcs attack on him point by point.
nay.ns the President IN one scathing
sentence after another.
When coioneI Roosevelt reached
Zero at the beginning OF his Massa-
chuset.s trip ne found tho streets
thronged band and a torchliEht
procession escorted him 20 Mechanics
Hall, where he delivered his main
sneech. Later ne addressed an over
now meeting. colonel Roosevelt in
part said:
I'm this campaign regard tho issues
et stake as altogether too important
10 permit II TO be twisted into one OF
personalities between President TAFT
and myself hut Mr.. Tafts speeches
yesterday contained statements that
7 must answer When Ne said that
have end to minimize bhe i'm
portancc Of my Columbus speeches he
saws what n must know to he untrue
Again, whom Mr.. Tart; in any
speech. speaks of me directly or
obiiquely ncurotic. or dcma-
Eogue, or In similar terms. he nad bet
ter preserve his own sclf-rcspcct BY
rot protesting that It gives him pain
10 do so. have never alluded 10
him In terms even remotely resem-
bling these. I have never quoted his
private letters or private communica-
tions ! nave discussed cXclusivcl. his
public actions. Even where was
obliged TO be severe, was always
parliamentary. and never hypcrcritical.
Nor do intend to-day to deviate from
this standard. although the Prcsi
dents speech makes it necessary for
me to speak moro plainly on certain
subjects than ] have yet spoken"
Colonel Roosevelt referred to Pres
idcnt Taft's explanation Of his state
ment that ours is government of
ell OF the people by representative
part of the people
"Crookcdcst Kind of Dcnl."
"For him to try" said Colonel
Roosevelt, ito escape the consequences
of his statements by saying that he
alluded only 70 women and children
is trifling with the intelligence OF tho
his part 5 square deal is itself the
croolecdest kind of deal. He is try
ing to dodge the consequences of ais
statement by deliberate misrcprescn-
tation of that statement
Colonel Roosevelt then defined the
political boss" and continued 1T
there is any such man among my sup
porters ! do not know him" The
bosses. Colonel Roosevelt declared,
wero on tho Presidents side.
Mr.. Taft SAN yesterday that never
In thought. word, or decd had he
been disloyaI in mis- friendship for me
1t is hard for me to answer such "A
statement save by calling it the gross
est and most astounding hypocrisy.
When Mr.. Taft made that statement
he had just sent to the United States
Senate on half an hours notice. ob,;
ously In collision with the I.orimcr
Democratic Senator who mado tho re-
quest. papers which were intended ia
convey tho impression that had i'm
properly favored the harvester trust
by declining to prosecute II in 1907.
When Mr. Taft takes the action
he did. he has not merely in thought.
word and deed been disloyai 10 our
past friendship but has been dlsIoyal
TO every canon of ordinary dccency
and fair dealing such as should obtain
sven in dealing with a mans bittcrest
opponents Such conduct represents
the very crookcdcst kind or a crook
cd deal.
Fonl to Verge of Indeccncy.
"'rhis is not an exceptional instance
Of how he has behaved to me. The
same course was followed last sum
mel in connection with the Tennessee
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