Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-18
SAYS HE HAS FOUND HIM
USELESS TO THE PEOPLE
Declares Only Form of Ballot Makes
Him Uncertain About Ohio.
TAFT GETS AN EARLY START
Addresses a Large Crowd at z
O'Clock, and Points to Rec
ord as Showing Pro-
gressiveness.

MARION, Ohio, May 1S.-Standing on
top of freight car at Marion. Col.
Roosevelt attacked President Taft Sc
verely today. When he reached Marion
Col. Roosevelt found several thousand
persons wedged into the open space near
the railway station where he was to
speak The platform which had been
erected for him collapsed shortly before
he arrived and several persons who were
caught in the crush were injured slightly.
Three civil war veterans who were In the
stand were taken to a hospital. Col.
Roosevelt mounted the steps OF build
ing beside the broken platform, but only
a part of the crowd could see him. Near
by was freight car. The colonel climb
car.
The crowd shouted.
Il couldn't stand on the PLATFORM
said the colonel from his perch. because
the platform broke down. 1t wasn't my
platform Mine won't break down.
Il notice." he continued, that ,yester-
day MT. Taft attacked what I said about
the tariff. What I proposed is perfectly
feasible. Mr.. Taft says he does not un-
derstand my proposition. / don't think
he is capable of understanding it.
Mr.. Taft has forgotten the plain
people. who gave him his office and to
whom he is responsible. He is well
meaning. but means well feebly. Tn
der Mr.. Taft the tariff has been treated
from the standpoint of affording bene-
fit only to the manufacturer" Col.
Roosevelt continued. And Mr.. Taft
has acted against the interests of the
farmer and the wage Garner. He has
acted against the interests Of the plain
people. Mr.. Taft has discovered now
that / am dangerous to the people.
Mr.. Taft never discovered that I was
dangerous to the people until I dis
covered that he was useless to the peo-
ple."
Bearing Up Under Strain.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. May 1S.-Col Theo-
dore Roosevelt. who made addresses here
last night, left at O'Clock this morning
for Delaware. He is scheduled to make
half dozen speeches today. the stops
including Mansfield, Akron and intermedi-
ate points. This evening he will speak
in Cleveland.
Col Roosevelt is bearing up well under
the strain of his strenuous whirlwind
tour of the state His voice, which was
slightly husky yesterday, was said to be
in good condition this morning.
In Doubt About Ohio.
DELAWARE. Ohio. May 1s-"There is
but one feature of the entire Ohio situa-
tion which makes me have any doubt at
ALL" said Col Roosevelt here today. land
that is the fact of the blind ballot We
tried to have the republican state central
committee put on the ballot the names of
Mr.. Taft. M. Ia Toilette and myself.
T4he committee refused because 1t did not
want you to express your preference.
The committee believed it could fool
you and 1 want you to fool it. want
you to find out before you go into the
booth who the Roosevelt candidates are.
Now. mind you. you won't find my name
on the ballot. You won't find it there
because the Taft managers would not
put II there
Col. Roosevelt spoke to a large crowd,
which included several hundred students
Of Ohio Wesleyan University Senator
Dixon. Col Roosevelt's campaign man
ager. met the colonel in Columbus and
came with him as far as Delaware.
Questioned About Tennessee Merger
MANSFIELD. Ohio. May 1S.-As Col
Roosevelt was delivering his speech to a
huge crowd in Mansfield a man called
out: How about that coal and iron
deal?'
Col. Roosevelt stopped his speech abrupt
ly.
who said that?" he shouted.
His questioner was silent, and the
colonel continued: Il took the only
course that could be taken in that Ten
nessee Coal and Iron matter, and / took
IL openly. Any man with a grain OF
sense in him knows it. You can't ask
me about anything / did and expect me
TO run away from it,