The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-05-01
Taft Takes Teddy to Task
Speech Interesting

with Mr., Barnes, of New York. Will,
he is silent as to the support and ad
vice he is receiving from Mr.. William
Ward of the same state. Mr.. Roose
Welt knows that in 1910 but for thu
support he received from my friend!
as against Mr.. Barnes and Mr.. Ware
he would not have been nominated a:
temporary chairman of the New Yorl
convention. Now Mr.. Barnes sup
ports me and opposes Mr.. Roosevelt
on the ground that he does not be
lieve in the principles of government
that Mr. Roosevelt proposes to EN-
body in our fundamental and statu
tory law.
i Praise for Senator Crane.
HE drags in the name of Senator
Crane of your state in an unfriendly
way. With respect to Mr.. Crane | ma!
be permitted to say to his friends anC
neighbors that l feel proud to be as
ISOLATED with him. He is man whom
Mr.. Roosevelt has frequently himself
said Massachusetts ought to be con
graduated for choosing as its repre-
sentative.
"He was three times elected govern
or of the commonwealth of Massachus
etts, and three times invited by Mr.
Roosevelt into his cabinet. He is a
worthy senator of Massachusetts, q
man of high mind, of most generous
instincts, a most efficient public serv
ant and one who looks to the interests
of his constituents and who follows
the business in the senate with the
greatest devotion
"Mr Roosevelt invited him to man
age his presidential campaign in 1904
But Mr.. Crane does not now support
Mr.. Roosevelt and must be condemned
Says Bosses Aided Roosevelt.
"The truth with respect to me is the
same as it is with respect to MI
Roosevelt. When l am running TO!
| the presidency l gratefully accept
such support as comes to me. Mr.
Roosevelt has done so in the past; he
| is doing so now. am making no bar
gain. l am agreeing to no conditions
that would embarrass or hamper me
! in the administration of the govern
ment should be reelected.
81 do not say that Mr.. Roosevelt
has done so, or is doing so. But when
l consider the eagerness with which
Mr. Roosevelt has accepted in his
various campaigns the assistance of
Mr.. Aldrich, Mr.. Cannon, Mr.. Penrose,
Mr.. Quay, Mr.. Platt, Mr.. Foraker and
many other men prominent and influ-
entail in congress and politics, what
ever their proper designation, wheth-
err leaders or bosses, do not hesitate
to say that it involves the most au-
dacious effrontery on his part to at
tack me because men he character
ICES as bosses are now supporting me,
and to charge me on that account with
helping machine politics.
This is peculiarly unfair on his
part in view of his we'll known polit
Iical history and is another instance
of his departing from the rule of the
square deal.
"FaIse Charges on Lorimer."
49, The seat of Mr. Lorimer from
Illinois in the senate of the United
States was contested in the last SEES
sion. A hearing was had before the
elections committee and the senate,
and the contest was defeated and Mr..
Lorimer's title to his seat was de-
CldIeu Ndllu. "A leu ldl was oiuCiCu
on the ground of newly discovered
evidence and is now pending.
"The issues arising out OF this con-
test have colored in every way the
politics of Illinois and aroused strong
feeling against Senator Lorimer among
the republicans of the state. In the
recent canvass Of that state Mr.. Roose-
welt, who spoke at many places IN
the state, and his campaign managers
did not hesitate to link my name with
Mr.. Lorimer's in such way as to
give the impression to his auditors
that a vote for me was vote for Mr..
Lorimer.
81 have not seen Mr. Lorimer for
two years and have had no communi-
cation with or from him. Mr.. Roose-
welt attempts to connect Mr.. Lorimer
with me through Mr.. Mckinley. | have
no knowledge of any especial rela.
ton between them except as active
republicans from the same state.
Cause for MckinIey's Aid.
81 asked Mr.. Mckinley to help me
in my canvass, because he was good
friend, having accompanied me on a
trip to the Philippines, and because
lie was CHAIRMAN Ol Iue udJlOlldl re-
publican congressional committee and
had been recently elected to that po-
sition by the votes of the insurgent
republicans of the house, who sup
ported him avowedly because he had
been fair to them.
"In Illinois Mr.. Lorimer was con-
Quoting campaign of his own with
his own nominees. l did not ask his
support. He did not offer it to me.
Any influence he may have given in
my favor was not because he liked
me but because he felt more bitter to-
ward Mr.. Roosevelt.
without further circumstances or
knowledge it would have been unfair
and unjust for Mr.. Roosevelt to at
tempt to draw down on me the popu-
lar indignation against Senator Lori
mer and thus to carry the state of
Illinois against me; but it was peculiar
ly unfair in Mr.. Roosevelt to do this
when he knew what he did know as
to my actual attitude toward Senator
Lorimer