The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-30

Lawrence strikers appeared before
the house investigating committee.
Please give them to Mrs. Taft"
said the little maid. with a bow.
i certainly WILL" said the PresI-
dent. as he turned them oyer to n
OF his party to take back to his car.
II was at Lawrence that the Presi-
dent came closest to the ~colonel's
train. He stepped into the band stand
on the common just a few hours after
Mr.. Roosevelt had left II.
The President sounded a new note
at Haverhill In replying to Mr.. Roose-
velt's charge that he only came out
against Senator Lorimer. OF Illinois,
after he was defeated in the primaries
In hat state.
Mr.. Roosevelt says that | did not
90 back on Eorimer and Lorimer was
not successful IN carrying Illinois for
me. Well. my letter 10 him about
Lorimer was written a year before l
knew. that the colonel's hat was in
the ring at ALL"
(Voice). Take II out OF the ring"
81 say that Mr.. Roosevelt had no
right under any circumstances to mis-
represent me in that regard.
Speech at Broekton.
For the most part Mr.. Taft's
Speeches were mucn alike. Here, in
part. is a typical one. delivered in
Brockton:
Il should not be here, and I am
very sorry ] have to be here. 1 de-
precate the Intervention OF the presi.
dent o; the United States in a poIti-
cal controversy like this that re-
qufres him TO come upon the stump
in order that he, may defend himself
against misrepresentation. I could
stand misrepresentation myself
three years in the White House has
somewhat thickened my skin-and l
could trust to the future TO indicate.
so far as | ought TO be indicated,
my reputation, but the truth Is that
there is some other thing involved In
this present crisis than n repu-
tation, my character or It's vindicat-
ion.
Il represent n cause and that cause
Is the wise progress OF all the people
in the pursuit OF happiness under the
restrictions of our present wonderful
constitution.
For Popular Rule.
1T Is said hat / distrust the people.
that / distrust popular government.
ANY man who says so Is talking
through his hat. Every fibre in my
body 10 instinct with love Of popular
government. | got Il from my father
and my grandfather. II was put into
me In such a way that IL could not be
taken out OF me with dynamite. To
be represented as an a~ristocrat. To be
represented as an oligarch. hurts. Now
don't object to taking from short
maxims and applying them TO life In
general. One OF the FIRST things
learned when l began 10 play bail or
play anything a that the man who
was a poor loser was not a good man
10 play with and that a poor loser
was not TO be an apostle Of the square
deal.
i said In my Toledo speech, IN
pointing out the necessity for con.
stitutiOnal government. that this was
In a general sense a government OF
the people. but In speaking exactly
u was a government Of the people
for the people by a representative
part Of the people. and In the context
OF what J said 7 showed what
meant by q. 7 said this 10 a govern.
ment OF all the people. because Il be
longs 10 all Of us-men. women and
children. We are American citIzeus.
and we are ali entitled 10 rights I'M.
der the constitution. each man. wo-
man and child. and there fore n ls a
government for all the people Tor
The benefit Of each one But when
you come 90 expression. govern.
ment b. the people. that means a
government % those who control the
government. and who are theyg They
are the voting part o. the people
They are the adult males. and thew
are taken a. a representative part on
'al the people. ls thSre any doubt
about that fact
Unfair Roosevelt Work.
Now. what does my opponent do
Tie takes This ono sentence. that this
is a government Of the people. for the
people. by a representative parf Of
the people. and ne says this. Didn't
J tell you no distuHied the people
That a government BY n repre-.
sentative part that means a govern
ment BY the few. that means n gov.
eminent BY an Oligarchy. a. means a
government BY ar~istocracy. BY an aris.
tocracy 81 bosses mi special prlvi-
legc'
u want 70 ask you whether Won
think that is on the level. DO you
mink that o. "a square deal7 And az
President ~ the United States. am I
not entitled TO n square deal as the
humblcet eitizcn-and am not 20
have my language construed az any
man would conatrue o.. read ln con