The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-26
TAFT FLUSHES WITH ANGER
IN ADDRESS AND CALLS
ROOSEVELT A DECEIVER
Has Misled Many Honest People
To Believe His Charges
Against Him, He Says
THIRD TERM DANGEROUS"
President Creates Sensation
When He Fires Broadside at
His Predecessor

Flushing with anger at times, Presl-
dent Taft launched straight into an
attack on Theodore Roosevelt here
today, while a crowd of 1000 cheered.
Forgetting the judicial temperament
completely, and throwing to the winds
his long-maintained attitude of re-
fusing to indulge in personalities, the
president called Theodore Roosevelt
a deceiver In so many words, and an
swered scornfully the many charges
the colonel has made against his ad-
by his recent uttersnces he has
misled a great many honest people TO
believe his charges against me and
my administration" said President
Taft. But because represent that
element in the Republican party
which believes in the sanctity. of the
constitution and in wise progress
made under the guarantees OF the
constitution, am entitled to have my
defense"
The attack upon Roosevelt seemed
to burst from the presidents lips
against his will. IL was understood
that he half promised Secretary
Hilles that he would not go into per
sonalities in the three afternoon
meetings OF today, but would reserve
his heavy guns for the mass meeting
in the Arena in Boston tonight. Tart
however. from his first words, showed
that he has been filed with the sub
ject of Theodore Roosevelt, by the
many conferences he has had with
his advisers in Washington during
the past 10 days, and was in no mood
to utter vague generalities.
} II come to Massachusetts, this
time most reluctantly" were the
presidents opening words. General
ly, | am delighted to visit the state
from which all my ancestors came
but this time | have come here only
from the sense of highest duty.
I'm 1900. Theodore Roosevelt sue.
ceeded President Mckinley, who had
died.
In 1904, Theodore Roosevelt him
self was elected triumphantly and he
said he would not accept another
In 1908. he recommended
to the people OF the United States
that be. the nominee. lie labored
hard and succeeded In electing me
and | have felt deeply gratified ever
since. Neither in thought, word or
act have | ever been dlsloyal TO the
friendship / have had with Theodore
Roosevelt
But, like other presidents, have
been willing to have the people ap-
prove my first term by re-electing me
for a second. | signified this, and Mr..
Roosevelt said he did not intend TO
be a candidate But his resolution
grew less and less. and finally upon
the solicitation. of number OF state
governors. he announced that he
would be a candidate.
Then he went out 10 Ohio and
gave out what he called charter OF
democracy, Offering propositions
which strike at the roots OF the In
dependence OF the country and OF our
liberty.
IL said TO myself shall never at
tack Theodore Roosevelt. He cannot
make a quarrel with me because l
won't quarrel with him.
But the charter of democracy was
rot so effective as he thought ii would
prove to be and so he departed from
the course and took up my admins
tration and myself for attack. Ever
since he has been engaged in an abuse
Of my administration and In charges
against me.
$50 far as my personal feelings are
would never reply to him.
| am willing to let the future show
or not have been sincere
n my administration OF the laws.
Mr.. Roosevelt says | favor an
oligarchy OF bosses, that / represent
the special interests, that my admin
has not been productive OF
anything progressive that l am a re-
dictionary and other charges so num-
erous | cannot think of them ALL"
The president then proceeded to
answer those charges, one by one,
anticipating the speech he
had planned TO deliver first at the
Boston meeting tonight. The crowd
applauded frequently and seemed to
delight in seeing for the first time the
president In the role of fighting
man. The president spoke for nearly
an hour to a crowd which filed the
Central Square of the town. cutting
short his remarks just in time to get
TO the station for the Boston train.
He declared: The denomination or
reelection OF Roosevelt for a third
tarr, mould 10 dapUarnuo