The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-05-10
TAFT ANSWERS y
COL. ROOSEVELT
President Exposes OupIIolty Of
His Old Friend.
REPLIES TO EVERY CHARGE
Produces Proe( That Roosevelt osIlb-
sratsiy MIsrsprsssntsd Him In
This OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Him
Menace 70 Republic and
. Prosperity.

President TAFT, IN three speeches II
Massachusetts on April %. person
ally answered the misrepresentation
Of Theodore Roosevelt Of the position
Of the president with respect to the
Issues Of this campaign. with respect
to his administration and to himself
personally. The president said he 70
grstted the necessity OF speaking
plainly about his "old friend" to whom
hs frankly admitted personal obliga'
ton. The president said, however.
that the situation created By Mr..
Roosevslt's personal attacks on him
and his administration, made further
silence intolsrabls. and he answered
Mr.. Roossvslt's attack. charge by
charge.
The basis Of the presidents reply to
Mr.. Roosevelt was the we'll known
square deal" maxim Of Mr.. Rooss-
vslt. Al no answered each Roosevelt
charge. the president inquired: "Have
I had square deal7" In order. these
subjects were treated BY the prssi-
dent - follows:
"1-Misrsprsssntation Of the Prssi-
dents speeches." Under this heading
President TAFT declared that Mr..
Roosevelt had deliberately misrsprs-
sentsd him whom he said: "Mr. TAFT
defines the issue when hs says that
our government 10 and should b .
government Of Ill the people BY rep
representative part Of the psopls?"
"The excerpt which Mr.. Roosevelt
uses 10 taken from my speech 1t To
lsdo," said the president. TT 10 gar
blsd. did not say this should BE-
government Of Ill the people BY rep
rssentative part Of the people. I said
It 10 . government Of all the people
BY . representative part Of the peo-
pls.' and II 10. I pointed out that this
government Of ours IL . government
By the adult voting males In order to
show the necessity for constitutional
restrictions to protect the non-voters
among the people against the possible
injustice and aggression Of . major.
ity Of the voters. Was 1t honest? Was
Il fair in Theodore Roosevelt to seize
one sentence from . speech. to garble
It and then give It . meaning which
he knew from the context It could not
bear? Do the people Of Massachu-
sets think that this IL square deal?"
Charge a. to Bosses.
"2-Unfair Charge - to Bosses"
In reply to the charge that DOSES"
were supporting his candidacy, Prssi.
dent Taft pointed out that william
Finn Of Pittsburgh. Pa. "one Of the
worst municipal bosses that the his.
tory Of that state Knows" Walter
Brown Of Ohio. the only boss In full
commission in the state" and William
Ward Of New York were supporting
Mr.. Roosevelt Senator Crane Of
Massachusstts. whom Mr.. Roosevelt
has mentioned. President Taft said,
had "thres times bssn invited BY Mr..
Roosevelt into his cabinet and that
Mr.. Roosevelt had invited Mm to man.
age his prudential campaign in
1904"
when consider the sagsrnsss
with which Mr.. Roosevelt has accept
Cd In his various campaigns the %.
sistancs a Mr.. Aldrich, Mr.. Cannon,
Mr.. Psnross. Mr.. Quay. Mr.. Plat, Mr..
Foraker and many other men," said
the president, n do not hesitate to
say that II involves the most auda.
cious effrontery on his part to attack
me because men he oharacterixss %
bosses are now supporting me. This
10 peculiarly unfair ON his part in view
Of his wsll-known political history
and 10 another instance Of his depart.
ing from the rule Of . square deal"
"s-Falss Statements in Lorimer
Case to People Of illinois," In this
connection President Taft said Mr..
Roosevelt had made II appear that q
vote cast for TAFT In Illinois would Be
. vote for Lorimsr. II have not seen
Mr. Lorimer for two years and have
had no communication with or from
him." he said. II did not ask his sup
port. He did not tender II to me. Aay
influence he may have given In my
favor was not because hs liked ne,
but because he felt more bitter to-
ward Mr.. Roosevelt" The president
then quoted in full . letter hs had
himself written to Mr.. Roosevelt on
Jan. 8. 1911. in which no outlined the
steps he was taking to have Lorimsr
unseated in the senate and stating
that Senators Root. Burton, Nelson
and others had become interested At
his suggestion. He pointed out to
Mr.. Roosevelt how they could best
work together on the case and quoted
Senator Borah Of Idaho - one Of the
men he had consulted before writing
Mr.. Roosevelt.
Il make this letter public only to
show that Of all the people in the
world Theodore Roosevelt ought to
have known. and did know, that I was
not q partisan Of Lorimer. did not
with him, and never gave
Mr.. Roosevelt or any one else the
highest reason to suppose I had
changed my mind. | submit to the
people Of Massachusetts, that, with his
intimate knowledge Of the facts. Mr.
aoosevelt's linking of my name with
-orimer's was for the purpose Of in.
lucing the people Of Illinois to vote