The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-08
ASSAIlS ROOSEVELT TODAY
Says Ex-President Seeks to De-
stroy the Constitution
is GREETED BY BIG CROWDS
At One Place He is Met BY a Woman,s
6snd-starts Speaking
at $3.50.

Winchester. Ohio, May S.-Aftel
consulting Republican leaders i'm Ohio
President Taft decided to spend To-,
days more I'm this state before tn,
primaries on May 81. He will leav,
Washington next Sunday for Mariet.
Ia. where he viii make his first speech
He win give most of his time to north.
ern Ohio.
The president left Cincinnati at
o'clock this morning for the last ,laN
of the present campaign i'm southern
ohio. His schedule for the day called
for fourteen stops at fourteen towns
and cities, ending at Columbus tonight
The president started his speech
making at $3.50 a. m. at Batavia to a
goodsized crowd. He kept up his
criticism of Roosevelt.
Roosevelt says | am distrustful of
the people" said the president" !
ann only distrustful of the people as a
court. just as | would be distrustful
of their building a bridge. l would
send bridge engineers and people who
know something about bridges
Taking up Roosevelts proposal of
the recall, Taft said:
He is In favor of innovations and
changes that would make the consti-
tuition worth little more than the pa
per il is written on"
After Taft. had spoken several min
utes some one In his party signalled
the conductor to go ahead. AS the
engineer obeyed and the president saw
his audience getting farther away. he
called: stop the train" 1t stopped
and he talked several minutes longer.
AZ Williamsburg the president again
said he did not come seeking privilege
because he was a son of Ohio, but on
ly wanted Justice.
We'll wen give IL to YOU" shouted
some one.
What about the pension bill and
the soldiers?" asked another as the
train started.
Well" said the president. Il can't
talk off hand about pending lcsisla-
ton"
AT Sardinia one OF the features OF
the turnout WAS woman's band that
played lively greeting as the train
pulled in and hymn as II departed.
Addresses Disfrarohised Voters.
Portsmouth. o.. May ST. am up
against the wall. and am being hit"
shouted Taft In q speech here today.
am being hit below the belt and |
am here 10 fight" he continued. and
the crowd yelled in deli 1t
At Winchester. Seama~ and PEBBLES
the president was speaking in Adams
county where Judge Blair disfran-
rhised for several years nearly two
thousand men concerned in vote buy
ing and selling, although he did not
know this until later. The humorous
side OF the situation appealed To one
man On the station platform at Sea-
man.
What's he talking to these people
for" he asked. "they are all disfran-
chised anyhow"
So far as any one in the party knew
II was the first time Taft had made
political talk to disfranchlsed voters.
At Peebes the president said;
Defends His Administration.
Il am said to represent interests
and to be under the influence of spc-
cial privilege, he said.
Well let us see. There is no ad-
hlnistration In the history of the gov
eminent In which prosecutions have
been 80 uniform, prosecuted so without
tear and so without, regard to conse-
quences The Interstate commerce
commission reported against Dan Han
ha of Cleveland, that he was accept
ing rebates. | put his case before the
attorney general and the district at
torney. and the grand jury found an
Indictment against him. Now he Is
one of the patriots loujest in denun-
eiation OF me and strongest in support
of Roosevelt.
i find at every corner gentlemen
who are patriotic. and who think I
am under the influence of interests.
VINO arc opposed to me, and II you
look into their history you will find
an unfortunate indictment against
them"
followed the policies of Roosevelt
end prosecuted all trusts. and went a
h'tle further than that. | prosecuted
'ne Steel trust. also the Harvester
trust Now | ask you to give me a
square deal"