Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-16
TAFT At SANDUSKY,
ROOSEVELT, DAYTON,
END DAYS SPEAKING

SANDTSKY, Ohio, May 16-No matter
whether Mr.. Roosevelt ceases his per-
sonaI attack on the President or not,
President Taft intends to keep up his
campaign of criticism of the former Pres
ident and outline the achievements of the
Taft administration. In a half dozen of
the short speeches he made yesterday Mr..
Taft emphatically declared that 1T was
not time now for Mr. Roosevelt to preach
the doctrine of mo personalities"
.eMr Roosevelt is now going about Ohio
saying. that he will not condescend to
personalities with me- Mr.. Taft declared
at Mansfield.
eff he had reached that conclusion two
months ago I should not be here to talk
to you at all. But having applied to me
coming back to Ohio and fearing its eff
fects, he says Let's have no personalities.
I am here to answer the charges that he
is continuing to make. although he does
not roar loudly and does not use so
many epithets. Our merchants don't for
get those things"
Mr. Taft spoke twelve times yesterday.
including his night address here. He
started out with the handicap of unusual
hoarseness. seemed to conquer II for a
time In the morning. but late in the day
1t returned in worse form than ever. and
at several little towns Mr.. Taft could
speak only for a few minutes. DR..
Thomas l.. Rhoades, the Presidents ply
sician, was hopeful last night, however,
that a rest today in Cleveland would put
the President in shape to take up speech
making again tomorrow.
The President spoke here in the local
opera house, filled to the DOORS Mr.. Taft
spoke with difficulty and only a part Of
his audience could hear him.
During the day the President was ap-
plauded frequently by large crowds Al
nf 10 fo1E he c
his own administration. its efforts for
good legislation and the necessity for
granting him square deal, he brought In
the name of Mr.. Roosevelt time after
time.
The President left here last night for
Cleveland.
Roosevelt Cites Taft's Father.
DAYTON. Ohio. May 16.-Col Theodore
Roosevelt in the presence Of a great au-
dience in the Dayton Auditorium last
night made special explanation of his
theory of reforming the judicial practice
in the interest of Industrial justice
through the popular recall of court de-
sions.
In the rurar sections. which he visited
for the first time yesterday. he took up
with thousands Of farmers the Canadian
reciprocity treaties. and repudiated the
work of his successor. while declaring for
any reciprocal measure that that would
bring the same benefit to the agriculturist
as IL did to the manufacturer.
Col. Roosevelt last night called upon
President Taft to answer for his father.
Judge Alphonso Taft, upon the matter
OF third terms Reading from the Gin
cinnai Enquirer of 1880, Mr.. Roosevelt
showed that there was in that city
Grant third term club and that a num-
Der Of prominent republicans were men,
bers OF IT. In addition to Judge Taft's,
the name of Charles P. Taft appeared on
the roster. The whole Taft family ap-
will therefore let Taft. the son, explain
the attitude of Taft, the father
Discharge Of Colored Soldiers.
Regarding his action in disbanding two
colored companies for the Brownsville
riot. he said:
There is Mr.. Taft's own report, upon
which I acted. I do not shift any re-
sponsibility upon Mr.. Taft. take it ALL
But Mr. Taft should be responsible for
his action, too. Mr.. Taft recommended to
me. as / have read to you from his re-
port. that these men should be dismissed
for q heinous crime. Does Mr.. Taft now
say that when he made that report to me
and submitted II to Congress he said
what was not true? If he says So let
him give his reasons for his change. More
imam tndt, he mas lot tnEee years Ceen
President, and he could have reinstated
every man Of that regiment IL he thought
that the action ] took on his recon-
mendation was wrong.
Mr.. Taft. i'm my judgment. cannot and
will not affirm that his action then taken
was" not proper. And therefore / hold
that 1t is wrong-and am speaking with
guarded moderation when I say II is
wrong-for Mr.. Taft, without a word of
protest. to allow his managers to import
into the state of Ohio, while he is him
self in Ohio. men who try to- persuade
our colored fellow-citizens that and not
he should be blamed for what was done
] accept the full responsibility for what I
did. and i do not intend that he shall
shirk the responsibility for what he did. -
After delivering his speech here, Col
loft