New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-27

Worcester, Mass. April 26-When ex-
President Roosevelt reached Worcester
at the beginning of his trip through Mas
sachusetts to-day he found the streets
near the station thronged. With a band
and q torchlight procession as escort he
vas taken 10 \. .chanics' Hall, where he
delivered his main speech. Several thou
sand persons were unable TO gain admis-
sion. Later Colonel Roosevelt addressed
all overflow meeting in Salem Square.
Both audiences received him enthusias-
tically.
Colonel RooseveIt's speech in part was
as follows.
In this campaign I regard the issues
at stake as altogether too important 10
permit it TO be twisted into one Of per-
sonalities between President Taft an1
myself. But Mr.. Taft's speeches yesterday
contained statements that l must an
swer. Most of what he said needs no
comment from me. When, for instance,
he said that | have endeavored TO mini
mize the importance Of my Columbus
speech he s;ys what he must know to be
untrue; he cannot have read my Carne-
gle Hall speech. my speech before the
Massachusetts, lower house. my MONDAY
speech at ST. Louis. my Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh and Louisville speeches with
out knowing that have elaborated and
emphasized what said at Columbus.
Again. when Mr. Taft in any speech
speaks Of me directly or obliquely as n
neurotic or a demagogue, or in similar
terms shall say nothing except that 10
point out that if he is obliged 10 use
such language he had better preserve
his own self-respect by not protesting
that it gives him pain to do So No man
resorts TO epithets like these If 1t really
gives him pain TO use them.
II have never alluded TO him in terms
even remotely resembling these. / have
never quoted his private letters or pri-
vate communications. | have discussed
exclusively his public actions. Even
where I was obliged to be severe, was
critical. Nor do intend to-day to devi-
ate from this standard, although the
Presidents speech makes 1t necessary
for me to speak more plainly on certain
subjects than have yet spoken
Not Square Deal. Says Roosevelt.
Colonel Roosevelt referred TO President
Taft's explanation of his statement that
ours Is a government Of all Of the peo-
ple by a representative part of the peo-
pie.
For him to try" said Colonel Roose-
Welt. "to escape the consequences of his
statements by saying that he alluded
only TO women and children is trifling
with the intelligence of the people. To
sneak of such action on his part as
.souare deal is itself the crookedest kind
of deal. He is trying to dodge the con-
sequences of his statement by deliberate
instrumentation of that statement
Colonel Roosevelt defined the political
"hoss" as "the man responsible for the
alliance between crooked politics and
crooked business, which has been respon-
sible for nine-tenths or the corruption
in American political life.
..If there is any such man among my
sunnorters," he continued. II do not
know him. Mr.. Taft says that Mr.. Finn,
of Pittsburgh, is n very bad boss. There
10 an element Of grim comedy In Mr..
taft weeping over the thought of Penn
svlyania being put under the rule OF a
boss through Mr.. Penrose being ousted
from control of the party organization
Colonel Roosevelt said Mr.. Finn had
told him he was supporting him because
he believed the former President was
tho only leader in public life who was
earnestly and In practical fashion
u orlkinc for greater justice in matters
industrial"
The bosses, Colonel Roosevelt declared,
,ere on the Presidents side. MIR. Taft
s,vs." the ex- President continued, that
in nv various campaigns accepted the
assistance of these bosses. So | did
when they chose to go my way, and to
support the cause Of the people. The
trouble with Mr.. Taft is that he gets