The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-30

city common. Tho President. whose
voice was husky. could make himself
Var only by a small fraction Of the
audience. although he spoke from sides
Of the stand
The Presidents trip through Massa-
chusetts to-day was designed chiefly TO
Offset the attacks that Roosevelt has
keen making on him in the industrial
rentres II Ia apparent that Roosevelt is
dep>ndine for his success on the vote In
these cities. He spent a large part Of his
time last week in these cities and visited
several to-day. President Taft followed
hot on Roosevelt's tracks. The Presi-
dents schciule carried him to Attleboro.
q watch manufacturing city; Taunton,
noted for its machine shops; Fall River
and New Bedford. textile centres; Middle
boro and Brockton, big shoe manu-
featuring cities: Quincy. Lawrence,
Haverhill and Lowell The President
was on the go from in the morning until
Q o'clock this evening, when he left for
Washington.
President Taft continued in nearly all
Of his speeches to-day to ecore Roosevelt
for misrepresentation and dishonest
politics, The Presidents q speech at New
Bedford was fairly typical Of his utter
ancee That apeech. like most Of the
others. gave evidence of the strong feeling
that he had over being Obliged to drag
the dignity of the Presidency into such a
contest. He said in part:
should not he here and am very sorry
have to be here. I deprecate tho inter
vention Of the Presid ~ the United
States in a political controversy like this
that requires him 70 come up on tho stump
In order ths, he may defend himself against
Misrepresentation. fApplause.l could
stand Misrepresentation myself three
years In the White House has some cwh hat
thickened my skim. and could trust To the
future to vindicate. SO far as ought 10 he
vindicated. my character and reputa alton
but the truth Ia that there ia some other
thing involved in this present crisis than
my reputation, my character or its vindl-
cation
represent a cause. and that cause is
tho wise progress Of all the people in their
pursuit Of happiness under the restrictions
o. our present wonderful Constitution.
Applause We cannot AFFORD TO curse the
bridge that haa carried us over. For i2j
years tho restrictions Of that wonderful
instrument the institutions that it pro-
y,dcs and tho guarantees that II gives Of
life. liberty and property and the pursuit
Of happiness. have been such that We
oa9ht not IN depart in tho slightest degree
tom that constitution unless 1t IL brought
kcsnc 10 us IN some more convincing way
thaA has yet been shown that that Consti-
Ai'ion is not good.
II is said that I distrust the people. that
| distrust popular government. Anv man
who SAYS so Is talking through his hat
IlauGh,er Livery hbrc in my body is by
Instinct IN love with popular government.
| got l. from my father and my grand
father. II was put into me in such n way
that IL could not he taken out OF me with
dynamite. To be represented as an aris-
tocrlt. tn be represented as an oligarch
hurts Now don't object to takinG
maxins from sport and applying them 70
life in general One Of the first things
learned when I began to play ball or play
roor loser was not good man to play with
and that a poor loser was lot 10 he an apostle
of tho square deal Applause
President Taft then referred to Roose-
velts distortion Of the phrase that he
TAFT used in describing this as a Govern.
nent Of all the people, for the people. by
representative part OF the people.
Said he:
Now what does my opponent do' Hs
takes this one sentence. that this is govern
nent OF the people. for the people. by q
representative part of the people. and M
says this Didn't tell you he distrusts
the people' That means n government
by a representative part. II means govern
ment by the few, IL means Il government
BY An olicarchy. II means government
by an aristocracy. by an aristocracy o.
bosses and special privilege There. | tolc
vow SO" Laughter and applause
] want 10 ask you VIII ether you thinl
this is on tho level! tvoice-Not bit OF t.
Do you think that is a square deal, ICrie.
OF No. 7 As President Of the nited State.
am not entitled TO as square a deal as 1.
the humbles' citizen: lVoices-Surel
Am not TO have my language construed
as any man would construe IT, read in con
nection with the rest Of the speech? 1ha
II the reason why am here. because IL
am the apostle of special privilege. II an
70 be regarded As an a,stocrat. II | an
said 70 be an oigarch in favor of the ruiz
Of the bosses. then the cause | represent i
going 10 suffer. and am here for the pur
pose of vindic ating that cause.
Now II is said that all the bosses are sup
porting me and all the bosses are aRains
Mr.. Roosevelt That depends upon wha
the definition OF bosses is II every maj
who is in politics and is in his favor is
leader. then all the bosses are for me an,
all the leaders are for him fT.aughter.l Bu
stump upon which Theodore Roosevelt
stands
Now Mr.. Roosevelt and I are very mucl
alike in human nature When people com
10 US and tender their political support tina
will help us to be elected 10 ONCE We don
GO about and have them pass a civil servic
examination or bring a c"rt ifcate from m
Young Mems Christ ian Association or from
church. We are glad TO ger all the sup
port We can, and that Ia entirely honorabl
provided We do not make any condit ion
with reference 70 our future conduct of on
once that shall interfere with our discharg
OF those duties in accordance with tn
highest requirements Of the people
tApplausel.
Mr.. Roosevelt says that all my follower
are thugs and robbers and that they ar
taking all the delegates away from him an
tina. his friends are entirely lawful and d
not do anything that is unfair. OF cours
cannot toll what my followers do all owe
the country. It would be pretty hard for
man 70 guarantee that Politics run to
high strain sometimes and unfair things ar
done on both sides All can say ia tha
no evidence has been brought to mo OF ar
fraud that would hold for q moment In an
court in Christendom. ] can tell yo
though that there Is some very substantia
evidence that the campaign that has bee
carried on by the other side has been CARRIE
on with the deliberate intention Of stirrin
up tho belief that everything in our favo
was fraudulent and everything in thei
favor was perfectly honest,