The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-05-01
TAFT is AT BAY
PRESIDENT, IN scATHING TERMS
ACCUSES ROOSEVELT OF DE.
NYING "souARE DEAL"
OPPOSED TO THIRD TERM
Not Slightest Reason, II tradition IL
ter Telling Bonaparte to Delay
II Eester Prosecution is Sent to
tilpSenate.

Boston, April 26.-Taft jumped into
the ring here and before 1000 persons
openly and deliberately kicked Col
onel Roosevelt's hat vigorously. Tc
Il out the pugilistic SMILES of the
r. eveltian campaign, the President
spoke in the arena, the largest audi
torium in Boston and which has y
many occasions been the scene ofPug
ilistic coRests.
Mr.. Tat openly charged the Colonel
with deliberate Misrepresentation OF
his policies and administration. He de
clared it was painful duty for him to
attack his former friend, but declared
the gross misrepresentation and falsi
fication to which he had been subject
ed by Mr.. Roosevelt was SO unwar
ranted and unjust he could no longer
remain silent.
Mr.. Taft declared Colonel Roosevelt
should not be given third term
There is not the slightest reason
why" he said, "if he obtains a third
term, and the limitation of Washing
ton, Jefferson and Jackson tradition is
broken down, he should not have as
many terms as his natural life will
permit. If he is necessary now to the
government, why not later? One who
so lightly regards constitutional prin-
ciples and especially the independence
Of the judiciary, who y naturally i'm
patient of legal restraints and due
legal procedure, and has so misunder-
stood what liberty regulated by law is,
could not safely be trusted with. sue
cessive presidential terms" :
by excerpts from my speeches."
Mr.. Taft went on, 'he has sought to
show and has charged that / am one
who has publicly announced that | am
in favor of an aristocracy of political
bosses, and that | am linked with
political bosses in seeking my renomi
nation. He charges that the patronage
of the government is being shame.
lessly used to secure my renomina'
tion, and that in the conventions and
primaries which have been held,
fraud and violence have beeni sys.
tematically used to defeat the will OF
the people and to secure delegates for
me. He says that am not progress.
sive but reactionary; that | was
nominated by progressives and after
election joined the ranks of those who
opposed me for nomination."
IF in this contest there were at
stake only my own reputation or the
satisfaction of my own ambition, ]
would without the slightest qualm and
without care as to the result, continue
my silence under these unjust attacks.
But represent cause. The support.
ers of this cause look to me to see to
it that it is not seriously injured by
the unjust, unfounded charges against
me, and by the adroit appeals to dis.
content and class hatred Mr.. Roosevelt
is now making to the public"
The charge that Federal patronage
was being used to renominate Mr..
Taft, the President declared false,
Seventy per cent. Of the Office holders
were appointed by Roosevelt and
some of them are active in furthering
his candidacy. The charge that the
bosses favor Mr.. Taft, he said, was
absurd when it was considered that
Mr.. Roosevelt was formerly supported
by these same men. Roosevelt, he de.
,lared, 10 a menace to the business
interests of the country.
Mr.. Taft acknowledged a debt OF
gratitude to the Colonel for aiding in
his election to the Presidency. Then
ne declared that Roosevelt took sen
tence from his speech in Toledo,
garbled it, and used it to create the i'm
preston that Mr.. Taft was in favor
Of an oligarchy.