New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
Says Taft Has Changed.

Colonel Roosevelt went on 20 say HAT
the bosses" who were against Mr. Tart
four wears ago had not changed. bur that
It was Mr.. TAFT who had changed.
In another speech he said.
stand by an my administration did /
stand by a. aud II | am again elected
President shall nv 10 administer the gov
crnnent In the Interest OF al Of You, the
pain people. just ~ J strove 10 admin
istcr 81 before hope / shall be more
successful. because | have learned good
deal The Presidency is big school. and
know whom To- trust and whom not to-
trust.
Colonel Roosevelt referred repeatedly 20
the tariff re advocates the establishment
Of bureau to inquire into the effect Of
the tariff upon workmen, with view to
seeing. he said. that a proper share OF the
returns gets into pay envelopes.
H. Niles Colonel Roosevelt said
I am clad io speak here. near thc birth
place q william Mckinley. wish To- see
ouT tariff made along the lines that No
kiulty, the greatest exponent of the pro-
tcciive tariff In our history, would have
wished.
The colonel predicted his victory conf
IDENTIFY. He said the hshl for the nomna-
lion could DE won without Ohio. but lie
wished To see this state share In the vic
tory
After pclking here Colonel Rooso, cit LETT
for Cleveland. and Tomorrow he viii go
10 Dayton and several other places
Hits Lorimer and Mckinley.
In his speech here Tonight Colonel
Roosevelt referred to Senator I.orimer.
Of Illinois as Mr.. Taft's lieutenant D."
lie strongly criticised Representative VIII
lam Is. Mckinley, manager of the Prcsi-
dents campaign for referring. according
to the colonel, TO the men who opposed
President Taft In the Maryland campaign
as the rabble OF the cities"
From the writings and public addresses OF
Abraham Lincoln Colonel Roosevelt quoted
more literally than al any time previously
lie asserted that the Progressive Rcpubli-
cans stood for the principles advocated 10y
Lincoln. lie reiterated many OF the ,ieclar-
atoms made In his speech before tho Ohio
Constitutional Convention in Columbus. and
defended his course in advocating the recall
Of judicial decisions. Among other things
he said:
We who stand for real progress within
the Republican party nave been accused
of preaching discomfort and class hatred
do not believe that even those who mako
the accusation believe what they assert
At ans rate, the accusations are only tr,to
ia the sense that they would be trto n
made OF Lincoln and Lincoln's companions
nfty and lifty-nve years ago
As FOR the allegation that I stir IN class
ha tired I can only answer that there is moi
class In this country against whom / war
except the class Of crooks financial cracks
and political crooks. big crooks and Uttio
crooks. Against all these I do preach war
do Try to excite discomfort with them and
shall never cease my efforts until thcV
I'm their turn either cease being crooked or
are deprived OF their power to do damage
TO the rest Of us
insist that We who stand for the prin-
ciples OF Progressive Republicanism and
who therefore stand for making the prin-
ciples OF Abraham Lincoln living principles
applied to the living ISSUES of to-day, are
fighting the cause not only OF sound Re-
puhlicanism, but of good citizenship
The first of the fundamental differences
between us and our opponents Is that we
do really believe In the people and that
they do not
do not believe that the Constitution was
conceived TO compel the people To render
Justice. on the contrary | believe the CON
stitution was conceived by the representa-
tives of the people. and adopted by the
people. so that the people themselves. with
out compulsion, could. as is set forth I'm
the preamble Of the Constitution. better OBJ
tain Justice for themselves and better pro
mote the general welfare. our opponents
believe that the Constitution il something
that does rot spring from the common peo-
pie the plain people. that. Oh the contrary.
Il has been imposed upon them, and that
they are 10 b. compelled to submit to il
even AGAINST their SILL
7 hold that tho people who won tho Con
stltution who orda mod u TO secure In
themselves and their children the blessings
Of liberty. are wise Ia know what II means