The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-05-02

IL huhbSi VI 'olci5 we're leSS tudIi
one-fourth of all the people and that
their action was the action of their
majority; so that the government was
controlled not by all the people but
by representative part of the peo-
pie, to-wit, majority of the adult
males. Does Mr.. Roosevelt deny this
fact? pointed out the fact that this
popular government of ours is gov
ernment by the adult voting males
in order 10 show the necessity for
constitutional restrictions to protect
the nonvoters among the people against
the possible injustice and aggression
of majority of the voters.
"Was 1t honest, was it fair OF Theo-
dore Roosevelt to seize one sentence
from a speech, to garble it and then
to give it meaning which he knew
from the context it could not bear?
OO tAc JUDI PcoPiC VI nidSodChuocteo
approve such a method of warfare?
Do they think that in carrying it IN
Mr.. Roosevelt is giving his successor
square deal?"
Mr.. Taft next took up what ne
termed the unfair" charge that he
was In favor of an oIigarchy OF bosses.
Tied to Worst Kind Of Political
Bosses.
He (Roosevelt) says that all the
bosses are in my favor and all of
them against him. That is not true.
BY his association with Mr.. Flynn of
Pittsburg, there is being restored to
power in that city and in Pennsyl-
vania, one OF the worst municipal
bosses that the history OF that state
knows. Mr.. Roosevelt's chief support
er in Ohio today is Walter Brown. the
only boss in full commission in that
state, and who is looking forward y
administration. He charges me with
association with Mr.. Barnes of New
York. while he is silent as to the
support and advice he is receiving
from William Ward OF the same state.
Mr.. Roosevelt knows that In 1910. hut
for the support he received from my
friends as against Mr.. Barnes and .
Mr.. Ward he would not have been
nominated as temporary chairman u
the New York convention.
"The truth with respect to me :
the same as 1t is with respect 10
Mr.. Roosevelt. When 1 am running
for the presidency | gratefully accept
such support as comes to me. AIR.
Roosevelt has done so in the past. de
is doing so now. am making ID
bargain. / am agreeing to no ccndi- I
tions that would embarrass or ham
per me in the administration OF the
government should be reelected I
do not say that Mr. Roosevelt has done
SO or is doing so, but when consider
the eagerness with which Mr.. Roose-
welt has accepted in his various cam
paigns. the assistance OF MIR. Aldrich.
Nr. Cannon. Mr. Penrose. Mr.. Quay.
Mr.. Piatt, Mr.. Foraker and many 9TH
er men prominent and influential Il
congress l do not hesitate TO say that
it involves the most autacious ef-
frontery on his part to attack me Je-
cause men he characterlzes as bosses
are now supporting me and to charge
me on that account with helping ma
chine politics.
Mr. Taft charged that Mr.. Roose-
velt and his supporters during their
recent campaign in Illinois linked his
name with that of Senator Lorimer Ia
such a way as to give the Impression
that vote for Taft was a vote for
Lorimer.
Letter on LOrimer Case.
Il have not seen Mr.. Lorlmer for
two years and have had no coversa-
ton with him. In Illinois Mr.. Lorimsr