The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-18
SHOWS BOSS ISSUE
IS FAKE AND FRAUD
Claimant Declares That "We
Are the Real Republicans"
Men "Who Are True to
Principles of Lincoln
" ODEDO, Ohio, May l7.-President
Taft adopted new offensive tac-
tics against Colonel Roosevelt
today


today.
In practically every one of fourteen
speeches he made the president used an
argument of particular interest to Ono
and 10 the northern part of the state,
bringing in continually the names Of
Dan f. Hanna Of Cleveland and Walter
Brown Of Toledo. two leaders Of the
Roosevelt movement.
At Tiffiu the president called Mr..
Brown "the only boss now in active
commission in the state, and charged
that Mr.. Hanna. with unlimited
wealth was allied with special in
terests. but vet was recognized by
Mr. Roosevelt as a patriot. not boss.
II am not attacking Mr.. Roosevelt
because Mr.. Brown supports him, y said
the president 'FHc is just like me
and Just like any other person in poll
ties. He takes the support of any man
who comes 10 him, without asking him
for certificate of character from the
Young Men s Christian association. -
Roosevelt's s Supporters.
At Bellevue MT. latt Saln.
ITO saw that becsuse a man sup
ports YOU YOU arc bound up with him,
is to saw something not justified by the
mere facts of his support. II it were
justified thus. could say that Mr
Roosevelt ought not to get your votes
because all the indicted people are sup
porting him-ss thev are, or most of
them.
"Mr. Perkins. director in the steel
and harvester trusts, used influence IN
the last administration to prevent suits
against them be said
"He is not influential enough now
He is contributor to Mr.. Roosevelt 5
political fund.-
Issue of Campaign.
Roosevelt says the real issue Of the
campaign is bosssm, but he is mis-
taken declared Mr.. Taft at Lorain
"During the seven years he was In
office did YOU hear Of Theodore Roose-
welt dycug his hands with the blood
of the bossesl Did you hear of the
colonel going out with his elephant
did not. Bosslsm is false issue and a
sham.
The president defended the Payne
Aldrich tariff bill. upheld his admin
istratiop and denounced the recall and
third term.
Mr. Taft made the last speech Of the
day in Toledo.
Makes Bitter Speech.
"I're got tired being lied about and
held up TO the country as having vio-
lated every rule of conduct when I am
mot conscious that I have violated
any shouted President Taft here to
night, in speech to crowd that
filled the Toledo auditorium
Mr. Taft's speech was one Of the
most bitter and one of the most plain
spoken that be has made since be be-
gan TO answer the charges OF Col. Roose.
welt and TO use hot shot of his own,
The president bluntly charged that
Walter Brown of Toledo, one of the
Roosevelt leaders here, had ceased tc
be Taft supporter because the presi
dent refused TO accept his recommends
tion for judicial appointments. He de
elared that the opposition TO him OF
the part of Dan Hanna of Clevela nc
against Mr.. Hanna by the Taft depart
meut Of justice.
Resents Personal Attacks.
1.-The memory OF the names that Mr.
Roosevelt has called me- said the
president, ''still fingers in my ears
Since the time he began his personal at
tscks on me he has used all the Cpl
thets he could think os such as NJ
president has been subjected to BY
man who had two terms in thai
Office
Mr.. Taft called the tariff views OF
Mr. Roosevelt ridiculous and labelled
his ''scheme - for tariff that woult
make a division Of profits between tn,
laborer and the employer "catch.pe
nv phrases
Neither Mr.. Roosevelt nor anybody
else declared the president, "coult
ever draw up such a bill. He was il
the White House seven years and nsve
tried 10 revise the tariff.
Mr. Taft for the first time. flatl
charged that Mr.. Roosevelt, hais cam
paign manager, Senator Dixon, an,
Democratic senator's prevented the rat
ticatioD of the peace treaty as it ORIG
inally was put before the senate.
ROOSEVELT TALKS
AT COT Ouy/