The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-05-11
PRESIDENT TAFT
RESENTS INSULTS
Attacks Of Theodore Roosevelt
Full Of FaIsehOods.
PATIENCE IS EXHAUSTED,
Misrepresentation, viiifioation, Abuse
and Assaults of the Rough Riding
Colonel Win Not Longer Sc Tolsr-
atsd-Former President Would Wreck
the Party.

Atoo-Fofmer frosident Would w rSch
the Party.
After enduring with infinite patience
not only because of the dignity of the
high office which he holds, but also be
cause of the personal friendship which
he has enjoyed ana had hoped 10 main
tain with former President Theodore
Roosevelt. President William H TAFT
has finally been forced to resent the
misrepresentation Of his actual posi
tion on public issues. the unfruths
Which have been uttered with respec.
TO his official actions and u the con
duct OF this campaign aud attacks
upon him which not intrequently in
voiYed his personal honor as Il man as
we'll as his Integrity as president of the
United States
The president and his campaign man.
ayers have sought throughout this cam
pafgn by dignitied and fair course OF
conduct TO maintain the Republican
party AS II militant power for good In
tue land, with Il view 10 Il ather tri
umphaut victory at the pcs in No
penIbcr.
On the contrary, Theodore Hoose
Welt ana his friends and packers have
conducted an organized campaign to
wreck the Republican party. no, only
by eilgenderiue personal aninoslties
by attacks On Individual leaders OF ,ht.
party Ia various states. but by utferin..
ana supporting national platform
which Is rank socialism As result
OF this situation Director William Il
Mckinley Of the national TAFT bureau
issued the following statement to the
public on ,rrii "a
he outcome Of the Penusvlvauin
primaries Is plain!y Indicative Of the
fact that rational Issues are piayirg
only a small part In some states In Che
campaign for the Republican nominal
zion for president
iHstead VI constructive statesman
snip being rut forth In an effort e
solve the problems before the country
and as At bid for votes on the yrou,d
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wilifui and malicious lnisrupresenta
ton. viiincati0n uud assault On H.,
president of the Uuited states has
been substituted. Such cnnillaiyn
amounting IN fact to Il conspiracy. MOI
only to huniliate the president person
ally but to commit the Republican par.
ty TO rank socialism. has been counte
nanced and conducted by former Pres
ident Theodore Roosevelt
The time has arrived to call hair
ON such proceedings
President Taft. always mindful o.
the decencieS at human conduct. be
lieving that lI'ie ndsbip Is u sacred lint
and that. like truth, II should lac main
tanned even ~ II personal sacrifice, an,i
also believing TINT the American PEG
pie expect the occupant of the litghesl
Office Ia the gift Of the nation us wei
as those who hive formerly occupied
It. 10 respect the dirnity OF that office
has during tir course of this campaign
patiently submitted to inisrepresentu
ton, ylIification and Insult without re
ply.
The result is that his opponent has
thrown all restraint 10 The Minds. sen
ator Joseph VI Dixon. The national
dent Roosevelt. has been permitted
without rehuhe from his candidate It
insult the president OF the Unite,
States tie has not only been permit
ted 10 charge he president with being
"A receiver of stolen goods, without
protest but former President Hoose
welt has repeated the charge on III,
stump.
''rhe tiuc las now come when the
American people will no Longer sit idly
by aud see this unfair and malicious
persecution aud vilirication continued
by man and by the friends OF i
man who has already served TIVE
terms 10 the White House By the
votes of the Republican party ana
who now. not only In violation OF the
unwritten law Of the republic, but IL
violation OF lis own solemn promise
to the nation. voluntarily given on the
night Of Nov. 3. 1901. Is seeking a
third term on national platform 81
unrepuhliean 10 nature that he dare
not discuss II himself. as Is shown by
his recen. speeches in Illinois. Penn
sylvania and New Hampshire.
1.-THE fact that this candidate Is nov
claiming to wear the mantle OF Abra
ham Lincoln Is evidence that the aen.
Of demagoeism in this country has
been reached.
.sThose states Which have yet t.
elect delegates to the Republican na
uonal convention in Chicago might
Just us well realize now that tie re
public ia well rs the Republican part.
has been placed in jeopardy by ths
issues raised by Theodore Roosevelt
They mus realize that the unwrtten
law Of the republic that no man shai
be president three terms Is an insnr
uountable obstacle to the success oil
any party 10 any national election IL
this country. They must realize thai
the proposal Of the recall Of judges
and Of Judicial decisions Is not only un
Ill Hurr. IA.