Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-30
state in Pittsheld last night. He made

state in Pittsield last night. He made
nineteen speeches during the day.
Col Roosevelts day was put in to the
north OF Boston. covering in the fore
noon the same cities where the President
spoke in the afternoon, and then travers-
ing the busy mill section along the Fitch
burg division-Fitchburg. Athol. Orange.
North Adams. ETC., and winding up in
Senator Cranes own Enthusiastically
the enemy's country-in time to take an
Albany train at Pittsfeld.
Col Roosevelt devoted part Of his
Taft had been saying during the day at
the other end Of the state. At intervals
on his journey across the state the colo
mel received Geographic reports Of the
Presidents speeches and in the latter
part of the day he entered upon q long
distance debate by retorting to Mr.. Taft's
Roosevelt left here late last night for
Oyster Bay, to remain until Saturday,
when he goes to Maryland Tor days
campaign. He will get returns of the
Massachusetts, primaries tonight at Saga
more Hill.
Calls Charge Arrant Nonsense.
In speaking here last night Col. Roose-
welt said:
''Mr. Taft in his speech today has an
nounced that am trying to stir up class
hatred and excite discomfort. I ask you
to look for yourselves at my speech last
Saturday night in Boston. the longest
speech I made in Massachusetts,, and the
speech in which developed in detail
certain of the ideas Of my Columbus
speech, for which have been most crfti.
cised. J.
! Il ask you to see II you can find any
where In that speech any appeal to class
hatred. except hatred Of the class Of
crooks. political and financial alike. /
ask you to hunt through that speech and
up Of discomfort In it excepting Of dis
content with trickery. with political de-
spondency. with cheating. with oppres-
sion.
1.-THE talk that 1 am stirring up class
hatred IL arrant nonsense. On the con-
be the most effective kind Of antidote to
class hatred: whereas IL Mr.. Taft's pol
Icy Of nabby indecision and helpless &C
quiescence in the wrongdoing of the
permitted to continue there will really
grow up class hatred in this country.
There will grow up very uncomfortable
and very ugly feeling Of discomfort with
political, social and industrial conditions.
Patriots or Bossesp
''Mr Taft says that his supporters are
not bosses, but patriotic leaders.
II don't care q rap for the Technology
Of the matter. I care for the fact. II It
is any comfort to Mr.. Taft to call Messrs
Lorimer. Cox. Penrose, Guggenheim, CAL
houn. Galhnger and the rest patriotic
leaders instead Of bosses, let him do SO,
but earnestly hope that the plain people
will vote against that particular type Of
patriotic leader: and, mind you. IL these
particular patriotic leaders were not be-
hind Mr.. Taft. Mr.. Taft would have no
chance Of carving ono state in twenty
cally nothing In his campaign back Of
him, outside OF two or three states, ex-
cept the support he gets from Lorimer,
Penrose, Cox. Guggenheim, Gallinger, and
their like. and from the great sinister
bosses.
III you vote for Mr.. Taft you vote for
these men and these interests. and you
will range Massachusetts in support Of
by calling the men have above named
patriotic leaders instead Of bosses. then
there Is urgent need that Massachusetts,
should get back again closer to the stand
ard Of conscience that she has had In
the past
Confident Of Victory.
II do not believe that Massachusetts,
has lost the old Massachusetts, con-
science. I trust you, men and women Of
Massachusetts,, and believe in. you. I
think you will laugh At the suggestion
that these men are rendered better by
calling them patriotic leaders instead Of
bosses, and I believe that Massachusetts
will tomorrow range herself on tho side
Of the plain people Of tho whole United
States.
Apparently what the President has
most minded is my assault on Mr.. Lori
mer. Friends, q year and a quarter ago
Mr.. Taft meant to be against Mr.. Lori
mef. The trouble with Mr.. Taft In this.
as In SO many other matters. Is that
though he meant well. he only meant
well feebly; and he WAS easily swerved
from his purpose by those who had. con-
troll over him, and who are neither we'll
meaning nor feeble. So far from OPP
posing Mr.. Lorimer. he ended by being
absolutely quiet about him: and almost
every Taft man in tho Senate became q
supporter Of Mr.. Lorimer."
The crowd about the theater In which
Col. Roosevelt spoke grew to such proper
tions that an overflow meeting on the
common was hastily arranged. Col
Roosevelt spoke there for few minutes
to IN audience which was considerably
larger than that which was able to crowd
fntn the thea tar.