The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-21
TAFT SCORES ROOSEVELT.

President Taft, in closing his cam
paign in Ohio. became more bitter than
ever against Col. Roosevelt, and made
his accusations moro direct and spe'
cific than ever before. He referred
again to the Harvester case, showing
that Col Roosevelt continues TO taislty
in regard to that after the proof is
ample that what he states is untrue.
The President accused Roosevelt OF try
ing to play the role in this country OF
Louis XIV, in claiming TO be France,
by arrogating to himself the full power
and credit Of the Republican party and
of the Nation. He pilloried Roose"
welt in that, after having been honored
by the Republican party, and so In
honor bound to be loyal to that party,
Roosevelt is now trying to wreck that
party and is no longer worthy OF be-
ing considered AS n Republican.
President Taft holds that Roose'
welt S action clearly indicates premedi-
tated plans through fake-contested
delegations TO wrcst the nomination
from its proper place, by holding a
mock convention of his own which will
give him the nomination from dele
gates who have no right whatever to
represent the party. President Taft
therefore charges Roosevelt with party
treason and with a deliberate purpose
TO win by fraud, force and false pre-
tense.
President Taft calls specific atten-
tion to the fact that Col Roosevelt
&. has not seen fit to answer the ques-
tion whether if he is nominated and
elected, he will discontinue the suits
4 gainst the Steel Trust and the Uar-
vester Trust. nor has he answered the
question whether nc would accept the
fourth term These questions go
right TO the point, and Roosevelt IS
silence can be construed only as mean
ing that he will discontinue those suits
if he is made President again, and
that he will accept fourth term If
he can get it.
Replying to the Roosevelt claim that
Dan Hanna IS Indictment for rebating
was merely technical and involved no
moral delinquency, President Taft
called attention to the fact that the
cution of Mr.. Hanna personally was
part of a settlement in which the com
panics represented by him paid Sl43,-
900 in fines The case, therefore,
PoncnNo1f
with respect 10 Mr.. Paul Morton. who
also, Roosevelt declared, was only tech
nically guilty, and Roosevelt not only
freed Morton from all blame and from
all taiut Of "moral delinquency. but
actually appointed him Secretary Of
.hc Navy. The case is pointed illus
Iratiou of the partialitY of Roosevelt
and Of his determination to protect
his personal friends in spite of the
aw. Just as his malignant prosecutions
Of other persons who had done far less
exhibited his malignant ferocity TO
those whom he chose TO consider his
enemies.
The Ohio primaries are 10 he held
oday. President Taft has closed in
hat. his homo State, campaign more
thorough, more prolonged, and more
.imcly than he has conducted in any
,ther state. He processes himself con
'idcnt of getting majority Of the
delegates. We trust that he may do
%. and surely he ought to he able, be
M on the ground and having the adj
vice of keen politicians supporting
aim, TO form a good Judgment of how
he vote will be We hope that he is
light in his Judgment as to how Ohio
sill vote; bat while defeat in his
home Stale would be keen disappoint-
nent, it is comfortable to know that
he docs not nccd the votes of that
State, that lie has ample force to nomi.
nate him without even one vote from
Ohio.