Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-30
President Taft Takes Up
Trail Of Roosevelt and Ad-
dresses Several Crowds;
Colonel on Stump, Too.
'fGO TO IT, BILL"
COMES FROM CROWDS

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welt Answers Statement
Made by President.
Boston. Mass, April 29.--An episode
unequalled in American politics took
place In Massachusetts today when
former President Roosevelt and Presi-
dent Taft following the same tracks
and making the final speeches OF the
presidential ante-convention cam
paign In this state About the time
Col. Roosevelt left Boston for the
north circuit the president came into
the state at Attelboro and took up the
trail along which Col. Roosevelt
journeyed on Saturday.
At the beginning today Col. Roose.
welt was thirty miles ahead OF the
president and 1t was expected that
when he left the state at Pittsheld
this evening President Taft would be
concluding his addresses at Lowell
and one Of the most strenuous cam
paigns ever waged in the bay state
would be wound up.
Taft cheered by Crowds.
Following close on the trail that
Colonel Roosevelt used on Saturday
President Taft today swept on Ills
speechmaking tour through eastern
Massachusetts, declaring his admins
tration had been progressive; that he
had favored legislation that demon
-strated his progressiveness,y and
that he was as much in favor or gov
ernment by, of and for the people, al
any man. All the cities where Mr..
Taft spoke are manufacturing centers,
and he dwelt largely on the legisla,
tion beneficial to labor which he said.
his administration had helped to enact,
or which 1t favored.
go to it, Bill" was an expression
that often came from the crowds, and
1t brought smile always
'Yes, yes,'' was the cry at many
places when Mr.. Taft declared he was
believer in popular government, but
was not afraid to tell the people that
they sometimes make mistakes.
At Mlddleboro. where he spoke from
his train, the president brought In Mr..
ROosevelt's name for the first time to.
day. He said in part:
Il came here reluctantly but | came
-
not make real difference to me
whether l am reelected president or
not, 80 far as my comfort and happi-
ness and reputation are concerned.
fancy after having had three years.
experience in the presidency that
could find softer and easier place
than that and am willing to trust to
the future for vindication Of my
voo vS0o o. hA fs
political exigencies have required
from others.
1T is said that all the bosses are
supporting me. | deny 1t. Mr..
Roosevelt and are exactly alike in
certain respects. There is a good deal
Of human nature In both Of .Is, and
when We are running for Offices we
don't examine the clothes and the hair
or the previous condition OF anybody
that tenders his support, and the only
way by which he can make true
statement that all the bosses are sup
porting me and none of the bosses are
supporting him but are opposed to him,
Is to give a new definition Of bosses,
and that is: that every man in poll
tics that is against him is boss and
every man that is for him is a leader.
Taft's First Address at Attleboro.
President Taft delivered an address
from platform erected back from the
railroad station at Attelboro. Th0
president made no reference to Col.
Roosevelt He declared that the
three years Of the present admintstra-
tion had been progressive years and
he defied any one to show record OF
more beneficial legislation accomplish
ed In the same length OF time. Mr..
Taft referred to the Payne tariff law.
"One thing the Payne tariff didn't
do" said the president, ''it did not in.
jure any industries in Attelboro. For
the reason that the administration has
done we'll by you, you ought to do
well by It,"
We'll give 1t to you. Bill" yelled
some one in the crowd that was cheer
ing the presidents invitation for sup
port.
In conclusion the president said his
administration had been responsible
for much legislation to protect the
laboring man.
First Reference to Roosevelt.
During the second speech. of the day.
delivered from the balcony Of hotel
at Taunton, the president continued
his appeal for the support Of the lab.
oring people and made his first attack
Of the day upon Col. Roosevelt. He
said that Col. Roosevelt had misrepre-
sented and misstated his (the presi-
dent's) speech in reference to the abil-
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