The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-27
FIGHTING
MAD, HITS
BACK
(By United Press Leased wire )

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
| BOSTON, April 27.-Answer-
ing President Taft's assault on
him here the night before, Theo-
dore Roosevelt last night deliv-
cred a terrific counter attack.
Roosevelt flayed Taft as no
| president of the United States
has been attacked in recent years.
The last remnant of the old-time
friendship is now gone, and the
| war will be to the finish, 1t Ia
predicted.
Here are some of Roosevelt's
charges:
Taft knowingly told an un-
| truth in charging me with back
ing up" on Columbus speech"
81 never quoted from Taft's
letters or conversations"
when he calls me dema-
| gogue, he'd better save his self
respect by not pretending that it
gives him pain to do so."
at Is trifling with the intelli-
| gence of the people for him to ex-
| plain that by representative gov
ernment" he meant to exclude
only women and children"
"And for him to attack my
comments on this as not a square
deal is the crookedest kind of q
DEAL"
"Taft's weeping over Boss
Flynn beating Boss Penrose is
grim comedy"
az accepted the help of bosses
when they worked with me for
the people. Taft accepted their
aid against the people"
"Taft's statement that he had
never been disloyal to me is the
rankest hypocrisy"
"Half an hour before he made
that statement he sent out a re-
port that l had refused to prose
cute the Harvester trust"
"The attacks on me by Taft's
campaign managers under Taft's
very eyes was foul to the verge
of indecency."
Taft says I changed front on
reciprocity. This is untrue"
| a6 ~ In
in answer to one of his marked
confidential This is an un-
pardonable sin for man calling
himself a gentleman"
"Taft denies that he is making
use of patronage. But patronage
has never been used in 80 years
with such scandalous abuse as this
year."
"Have the people forgotten the
letter his secretary sent out re-
storing to the insurgents the pat
ronage Taft had taken from
them"
mo other man In the country
was as eager as l to see Taft sue
ceed."
''Until at least year ago,
kept desperately hoping that Taft
would show himself reasonably fit
for his task.
Taft means we'll, but is feeble
and under the influence of men
who are neither feeble nor we'll
meaning"
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
| BOSTON, April 27.-Thous-
ands of Boston are eagerly await
ing the speech of Col. Roosevelt
here tonight, In which he is ex-
pected to repeat his Worcester at
tack on President Taft.
The sharp personal note which
the controversy has assumed
since President Taft flung down
the gauntlet on Thursday has
aroused interest to the highest
pitch.
Taft viii Reply.
(By United Press Leased Wire
SOUTH ORANGE, N. j., April
27.-President Taft refused to-
day to comment on Roosevelt's
speech in Worcester. He is ex-
pected to reply at Philadelphia
tonight.
President Taft slept late today.
Accompanied by Secretary Hilies
and Major Rhoades, his new
military aide, the president pro-
ceeded to the Country club, and
played golf.
The president expects to reach
Washington Sunday morning and
return to Massachusetts, in the
afternoon.
ONLY THREE FINGERS?
| RAYMOND, April 27.-The
11-year-old son of ]. II. Crosby
is today suffering the loss of
three fingers and badly lacer-
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