The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-24

my friends. I am here to warn YOU fhat
in this preliminary contest before the
Chicago convention there IL a crisis in
your couniry's hstory that ought to
nerve you to activity to prevent the
dangers that threaten uS as constitu-
tionai governments And 1t is because
Of tho unfoundcd accusations against
my administration and unf"undcd as
pensions against me- which har" been
used to ,nisl.ad the people az to the real
issue that Is now pending That nave
felt II necessary to come out ana meet
those accusations and rcpcl those as
persions and explain what tn" real issu"
is before tn" people NJ this country at
this time
The 'r, siornt then took up the
achievements of his Administration on.
BY or,. aud appealed for tn" supper,
of New jersey voters on that record
That" said the President, "is list
of ac,ompli .hmcnts in tn" interest oi
tn. p""l,," NOR" rNtcnsiv" Than mas
been furnished by three ycarH II any
administration since the civil war
Speakn. If the impartial conduct
Of thuAdinristration in enforcing th'
Sherman antitrust law th" i'rtsid, ~
said.
", re- - bNlN one ttiTS'' 'uuI
know of for tho President of tho t'n,tet
States 4" pursrc when II" 'aises hi,
riCht ha.h AMI Sw"nrs that hc vii
support the Constitution of the tnitcC
States and mat hc vii, see that ;h'
laws ar" taithfully executed. He must
enforce the law or violate his oath.
IL claim" the President added a LITTLE
later. that th,s has been huaircs.
administrator that has gone along on
forcir: .hr laws and doing the b"s
II could and Keeping the balance IN tn,
right side Of the ledger What 7 woul,
like to know * In what respect W.
have failrd--if W, have failed. an
willing To- submit to your condemnation
II we haven't. why tlen ar we not on
titled - the approval VI the people?
The President told his New Jcrse,
audiences that he is opposed ~ Theo
dore Roosevelt for three reasons .t
Trenton he said
~ am opposed ~ Mr. Roosevelt. frs
because of the character Of the cam
paign that hc has been carrying on
which has brought about this unpreCe
dented necessity and spectacle of tn,
President of the United States heini
called out to rcfute unfoundcd Chargc'
against the Administration.
The President aroused the enthusiasm
Of his big Trenton audience by showing
as he has In other states. how Roose
speech and distorted II into meanins
that Taft is in favor of the government
by the few.
The President also dissected Roose
relts charge that he Is in favor "
bosses.
Mr.. Roosevelt, himself said tn
President. was President for seven an,
one-half years and ask YOU to rccol
lect II you can tell me what boss he un
seated In these seven and onc-hal
years. don't say II was his duty 4
end anybody's power. but as matte
Of fact the so-Callcd bosses thrivcd IL
his day Just AS they have always whel
the people permit them to. and il Is no
for the Pre- Csident to unscat or do any
thing about it-and therefore when h
makes the issue that II he comes II
there are going to he no bosses and II
come in they are going to flourish. h
makes an issu. that does not exist an
promise tina, he cannot perform.
The President declared that toose
Welt ought 10 b, rejected on account q
his views III regard tn the judiciar
alone. His proposition to recall Fed
eral decisions the President character
tzcd as wild departure from III
constitute, nal principles" ard as n hlo'
at the foundations uf our constitutions
liberti.s.
Tho President got a great cheer whe
he concluded Mis- Trenton speech wit
these words.
Ana. iinaly. am opposed TO hir
he, auS' his nomination Will he a d.
partur. from Z trad',inA that has bee
recognized ly WASHINGTON. by JeffcI
son bI Jackson. by Lincoln. bN Nc
kiney and was preserved in the c;",
of Grant h% the people against the wi
Of Grants friends: ana has been al
proved by Theodore Ro, scvelt II Wa
approved hN him in 1904, and II va