Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-05-07
Ten Speeches Made Under
DrizzIing Skies to Sympa-
thetic Audiences Asking Sup
port for Candidacy.
MANY BOSSES FAVOR
ROOSEVELT, is CHARGE
President Says He Has Prose-
Cuted All Trusts When Evil
dence Has Been in Hands of
Attorney General,
[By Morning journal Special Leased wire.I

IBy Morning journal Special Leased wire.I
Cincinnati, O., May 6.-Under heavy
skies that frequently spit rain. Presi-
dent Taft campaigned through south
ern Ohio today.
In all he made ten speeches, many
of them in a heavy spring downpour
that drove the crowds Of country folk
to shelter, lessened the carrying pow
er of his voice and made his phNsl-
clan think anXiously of "Wednesday,
when Mr.. Taft swings north and east
again for the last busy day of his
present Ohio trip.
Mr.. Taft began the days work at
Nelsonville, and ended it at Cincin-
natl tonight. From the time he cross
ed the Ohio river into his home state
the president continued to tell his
hearers why he broke silence and at
tackled Colonel Roosevelt. Most of
his audiences were attentive and at
times demonstrative.
The president talked many times
about the Roosevelt charge that he
was consorting with the bosses. lac
referred to William Flynn, of Pitts
burgh and Walter Brown, of this state.
as being two examples of bosses with
whom Colonel Roosevelt now has
dealings. Mr.. Brown is chairman of
the republican state committee OF
Ohio.
What bosses are for me?" asked
Mr.. Taft late today at Camden. What
bosses am | upholding?
MIR. Roosevelt says they are all for
me. ! could go over the list and show
you a good many for him. There is
Mr.. Flynn in Pennsylvania, one of The
worst bosses they have ever had. who
is strongly for Roosevelt. SO is walter
Brown wh5 is a budCing boss in Chic,
He is for Mr.. Roosevelt. The presi-
dent has nothing to do with uphold
ing or destroying bosses. Bosses arc
made by local conditions. Would YOU
think that if Mr.. Roosevelt were morn
mated and elected president we would
not have any more bosses?
II cannot promise you any such
thing If ! am elected, because | am
not engaged in going about cutting
off the heads of bosses. / cannot DO
it, 1t is not my function. 1t is the
function of the people at home to re-
form the matter / do not recollect
in the seven years that Theodore
was strewn with the bodies of dead
bosses. that he had killed. | do not
recall any of Them
Mr. Roosevelt claims apparently a
patent right on Abraham Lincoln and
his sayings" he said at Camden. II
ask you whether Abraham Lincoln
would have treated an opponent as he
has done me?" a
At Chillicothe the president took
up the question of his prosecution of
the trusts.
Mr.. Roosevelt charges me with be-
ing subject to the control of the spe-
cial privileges he said. well. /
deny it.
Il have prosecuted every trust and
every railroad and every leading man
it be Dan Hanna or Mr.. Gary,
head of the steel trust, If the evidence
came to my attorney general and in
dictments We're found against them. 7
have followed the administration of
Theodore Roosevelt in his policies he
every respect but one, and that re-
spcct was that / directed the prose
cution of the steel trust and also the
of the Harvester trust.
How. under these conditions when
there is a published statement by Nj.
Perkins of the steel and harvester
trusts that If he were prosecuted or
his company were sued, that they
would fight, no suits were brought
against them and Mr.. Perkins g now
one of the leading financial contr!bu-
tors to Mr.. Roosevelts campaign.
"I do not charge any improper Hlo-
tives on the part of Mr.. Roosevelt IN
that matter. ! do not agree with him.
| think he was wrong, but | do say
that ii takes courage on his part to
charge me with being under the con- |
troll of special privilege when the |
conditions are such that it calls for
explanation from him."
From Chillicothe the president |
came by special train to Cincinnati. |
He met in this city by his brother, |
Charles p. Taft. and was driven d. !
rectly to the latter's home.
When informed Of the progress of
the Maryland primaries. the president
refused to comment, stating that he |
would like more complete data.