The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-27
NOT VICIOUS, BUT
IS ONLY WEAK, THE
EX-PRESIDENT SAY S
Lambasting Is of Such VIC
lence That Even Howling,
Enthusiastic Audience
Is Made to Vince
at'Words

es.-Throwing restraint TO the
winds, Colonel Roosevelt here to-
night scarified President Taft
merci,essly for the Presidents
bitter attack upon him.
He wanted war. ] am going
to give IT. to him." remarked the
ex-President, grimly. as his train
Aauled into worchester. Just after
dusk.
Roosevelt kept his word. He
took up the gauntlet hurled by the
President and scourged him with
violence that made his audience
vince. 1t was vitriolic, re-
.uorseless attack.
The colonel plunged into his de-
nunciation OF the President befor.
a bowling crowd OF 5000 in Ne
chanics' Hall Outside the hall
were 5000 more, who vainly strng-
gied to get In. President Taft had
awakened MaSsachusetts with his
desperate condemnation of Roose-
Welt and Worcester wanted to
hear how Roosevelt would reply
to 1t.
"charsss Crooked Hypocrisy
In cautic phrase, Roosevelt branded
Tnft's administration as failure, say
inE he failed % comprehend what the
nation wanted. He accused the Presi-
dent OF having committed an ''un-
pardonable SIN for any man calling
himself . gentleman" In having re.
"a. Assatl him. In ldud voice Colonel
Roosevelt chara cterized The Presi-
dents attitude toward him as crook
ed hypocrisy"
When the colonel stepped to TIE
stage the crowd cheered him wildly
for a minute.
Liar. Liar, Liar.
Early in his speech Colonel Roose-
Welt took up the break in friendship
between President Taft and himself,
saying:
mfr. Taft said yesterday that never
in thought, word, or deed. had he
been disloyal in his friendship for me-
1t IL hard for me to answer such a
statement. save by calling 1t the
grossest and most astounding hyco-
crisy. When Mr.. Taft made that
statement he bad just sent into the
United States Senate. on half an
hours notice. obviously In collision
with the Lorimer Democratic senator,
VINO made the request, papers which
were intended to convey the impress
sion that / had Improperly favored
the Harvester Trust by declining to
prosecute 1t in 1907. Every Taft
newspaper have seen has 80 in
terpreted Mr.. Taft's action.
.'Mr. Taft was a member ~ my
cabinet when this Identical casa was
fully discussed before the cabinet and
INV memory ia that he htmsa1f m da
tho motion that there should be no
prosecution OF the Harvester Trust
pending the making OF Investigation
into the trust by the commissioner of
corporations in pursuance ~ the
Senate resolution.
Hot Words For Taft,
when Mr.. Taft. obviously tn IN.
0uenco the Ma..schnsatt. rrin,orr
and in collusion with one Of Nj
L.ortmer's senatorial supporters If the
opposite ps,4tttcal marty. - tase mo
action he did. ne has nn,. really IN
thought. word. and dad heen dis.
loyri 10 our past fr,endsh,r INT he.
been disloyal TO eyery canon NJ ordi.
nary decency and fair DEALING such as
should obtain even In deaiinr with a
name bttterest opponents. such con-
duct represents the yery crooksdes,
Kind OF n crooked deal and whsn
- k,n~ n cnmnl. irs that 80 y.
hcen siven a sauare das, hy NO ha
axno.es. hia,relf to- aerssts,, 1,,x, ne
tenpt.
"This ,s not an exceptiona, Instance
Of now he has behaved tc nna TN,
same coursa Wa. fofiowea las, .,,n m
mer IN oonnection with tha Tannss.a.
Coal ana ZION Comnanv tn sse
saults unon md by Ar. Taft.s c.m.
paixn manasers made II washin~tnn
under M. Taft's very ewes. have heen
Ynml ~ the verra a. indac.ncv d..
remamher am not comni.irir~ ~
thc.s thtnr. cars roth,r- -. NJ
Tafts., narsonai atutnd. foSara ~
aliude 70 Il onW "A ns..in1 and
merely because Mr. Taft lays such en-