Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-04-26

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feel that by such charges and APP
peals Mr.. Roosevelt has elouded the
real and critical issues of the cam
paign and has misled great many
good patriotic people of the country
to his support because no one has
answered them as they ought To be
answered.
"They think / am the onfy one
whose position is such as to make an
answer effective; that as the pres-
dent whose administration is at
tackled, az the titular head of the re-
publican party whose integrity is
threatened and as the man whose
characte is aspersed, must meet
Mr.. Reosevelt's attacks, however nm
pleasant may be personal contro-
versy with one whom in the past |
have greatly admired and loved and
whose present change of attitude is
the source OF the eaddest disap
pointment.
Colonel Roosevelt prided himself
on being a true sportsman and he
likes TO take from the rules and
language of sport, naxims TO be ap-
piled to life in general. The maxim
which he has exalted above all others
to which he has given currency the
country over, and which he himself,
in his conduct of life wishes TO have
1t thought he exemplifies. is that
"every man is entitled to Il square
deal" / propose to examine the
| charges he makes against me and
| to ask you whether in making them
! he is giving me square deal.
Purposely Garblcs and Distorls Facts.
! In detail Mr.. Taft dealt first with
| the statement by Colonel Roosevelt
| in his Carnegie hall address, in
which the colonel said: mfr. Taft
! fairly defines the issue when he says
that our government is, and should
! be, a government of all the people by
representative part Of the people.
| That Is an excellent and moderate
description of an oligarcny. 1t de-
fines our government as a govern
ment of all the people by few of
the people" In reply Mr.. Taft said:
THE excerpt which Mr.. Roosevelt
uses is taken from my speech at
Toledo. 1t is garbled. | did not say
this should be a government of all
the people by a representative part
of the people, ! said it is thus APP
parent that ours is government OF
all the people by representative
part of the people, and 1t is. The
context shows clearly what | meant.
| had pointed out that the govern
mcnt was by popular vote; that the
voters did not include the women
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voters were less than one-fourth of all
the people, and that their action was
the majority; so that the government
was controlled not by al! the people,
but by representative part OF The
people. to wit; A majority of the
adult males. Does Mr.. Roosevelt
deny this fact? / pointed out the
fact that this popular government
of ours is a government by the adult
voting males in order to show the
necessity for constitutional restric-
tions to protect the non-voters
among the people against the possible
injustice and aggression of ma
jority of the voters.
Was il honest, was 1t fair of
Theodore Roosevelt to seize one SEN
and then to give II meaning which
he knew from the context it could
not bear? DO the just people of Mas
sachusetts approve such method OF
warfare? DO they think that In car
rying it on Mr.. Roosevelt is giving to
his successor a square deal?'
Mr.. Taft next took up what he
termed the unfair" charge that he
was in favor of an oligarchy of
bosses.
He (Colonel RoosevelD says that
all the bosses are in my favor and
all of them against him, That is not
true. BY his association with William
Flynn, of Pittsburgh, there Is being
restored to power in that city and
i'm PENNSYLVANIA, one of the worst
municipal bosses that the history of
that state knows. Mr. Roosevclt's
chief supporter in Ohio today is
Walter Brown, the only boss in full
commission in that state. and who
is looking forward to state control
under Mr.. Roosevelts administration.
He charges me with association with
Mr. Barnes, of New York, while he
is silent as to the support and ad-
vice he is receiving from William
Ward OF the same state. Mr.. Roose-
welt knows that in 1910, but for the
support he received from my friends
as against Mr.. Barnes and Mr. Ward,
he would not have been nominated
as temporary chairman of the New
York convention.
THE truth with respect 10 me il
the same as II is with respect to
Mr.. Roosevelt. When l am running
for the presidency ! gratefully accept
such support as comes to me. Mr..
Roosevelt has done so in the past he
is doing so now. I am making no
bargain. / am agreeing to no condi-
tions that would embarrass or ham
per me in the administration of the
government should | be reelected.
| do not say that Mr.. Roosevelt has
done so, or is doing so. but when J
consider the eagerness with which
Mr. Roosevelt has accepted in his
various campaigns the assistance of
Mr.. Aldrich, Mr.. Cannon, Mr.. Pen
rose. Mr.. Quay. Mr.. Platt. Mr..
Foraker and many other men
prominent and influential in
congress and politics. whatever
their designation, whether lead
ers or bosses. do not hesitate to
say that IL fnNolNeg the l11ost atdn-