The Washington times., 1912-04-26

is and should be a government OF
all the people by representative
part Of the people. This Is an ex-
cellent and moderate description OF
ment as a government of all the
people by few OF the people. Mr.
Taft, in his able speech. has made
what Is probably the best possible
presentation of the case for those
who feel in this manner.
The excerpt which Mr.. Roosevelt uses
is taken from my speech at Toledo. II
is garbled. I did not say this should
be" a Government of all the people by
a representative part of the people. I
a government Of ali the people by a
representative part of the people," and
II is. The context shows clearly what
l meant. 1 had pointed out that the
the voters did not include women and
children, that in number the voters
were less than one-fourth of all the
people. and that Neir action was the
action of their majority; SO that the
Government was controlled not by all
the people, but by a representative part
OF the people, to wit, a majority of the
adult males. Does Mr. Roosevelt deny
this fact? Can he or any fair man main
tain that in stating such a palpable
truth concerning our Government l was
advocating a Government by an oil
garchy. or Government by the few?
Was It honest, was It fair in Theodore
Roosevelt to seize one sentence from a
speech. to garble 1t and then to give 1t
meaning which he knew from the con-
text II could not bear? Do the just
people OF Massachusetts, approve such
a method Of warfare? Do they think
that in carrying II on Mr.. Roosevelt
Is giving to his successor square deal?
As to Bosses.
The purpose for which Mr.. Roosevelt
thto that
thereby l intended to declare in favor of
an oligarchy was made manifest In his
subsequent speeches, In which he pro-
ceeded to charge that the oligarchy I
was in favor of was an oligarchy Of
bosses.
He says that all the bosses are in my
favor, and all of them against him.
This is not true. BY his association
with William Finn, of Pittsburgh, there
is being restored to power in that city
and in Pennsylvania one of the worst
municipal bosses that the history of that
State knows. Mr.. Rooseveit's chief sup
porter in Ohio today is Walter Brown,
the only boss in full commission in the
State. and who is looking forward to
State control under Mr.. Roosevelt's Ad-
ministration. He charges me with asso-
citation 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 but for the support
he received from my friends as agains
Br. Barnes and Mr.. Ward, he would not
have been nominated as temporary
chairman of the New York convention
Now Mr.. Barnes supports me and op.
poses Mr.. Roosevelt On the ground thai
he does not believe in the principles OF
government that Mr.. Roosevelt proposes
to embody in our fundamental and stat
Ctory law.
He drags in the name of Senate,
| Crane, of your State, in an unfriendlS
| way. With respect to Mr.. Crane, / may
| be permitted to say to his friends anC
neighbors that I feel proud to be asso
ciated with him. Mr.. Roosevelt has fire.
quently said Massachusetts, ought to bt
! congratulated for choosing Mr.. Crane
as It's representative. He is worth!
Senator Of Massachusetts. a man oi
! high mind. of most generous instincts
| a most efficient public servant, and ont
| who looks to the interest of his con
stituents and who follows the business
] in the Senate with the greatest devo
| tion. Mr.. Roosevelt invited him Il
r anage his Presidential campaign II
| 1904. But Mr.. Crane does not now sup
port Mr.. Roosevelt and must be con
demned.
Accepts All Support.
The truth with respect to me is tn
| same as 1t Is with respect to Mr.. Roose
welt. When l am running for the Presi
dency / gratefully accept such supper
as comes to me. Mr.. Roosevelt ha
done so in the past; he is doing so now
l am making no bargain. I am agree
ing to no conditions that would embar
rass or hamper me IN the administra
tion of the Government should ] b.
reelected. do not say THAI Mr.. Roose
welt has done so, or IS doing 50. Bu
when i consider the eagerness witt
which Mr.. Roosevelt has accepted il
his various campaigns the assistance
| of Mr.. Aldrich. Mr.. Cannon. Mr.. Pen
rose, Mr.. Quay, Mr.. Platt. Mr.. Foraker