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April 30, 1912
Hopkinsville Kentuckian
Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky
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In Worcester, Mass., on April 27, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt delivered a scathing speech denouncing President William Howard Taft for disloyalty, misrepresentation, and yielding to special interests, responding to Taft's recent attacks.
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ROUGH RIDER ON WARPATH
Roosevelt Bitterly Denounces President Taft In Speech
GOOD AS CALLS HIM LIAR.
Asserts Taft Has Been Disloyal to Every Canon of Ordinary Decency and Dealing.
Worchester, Mass., April 27.-
Merciless denunciation of President Taft was Colonel Roosevelt's reply to the President's attack upon him Friday. Some of Colonel Roosevelt's assertions were:
That President Taft had not given the people of the country "a square deal", but that owing to a "quality of feebleness" he had "yielded to the bosses and the great privilege interests."
That one part of the President's attack upon him was "the crookedest kind of a deal" and deliberate misrepresentation.
That the President "has not merely in thought, word and deed been disloyal to our past friendship, but has been disloyal to every canon of ordinary decency and fair dealing such as should obtain even in dealing with a man's bitterest opponents"
That the President's statement regarding the influence of federal office-holders in the campaign was "not only an untruth, but it is an absurd untruth."
That Mr. Taft convicted himself of insincerity when he signed the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill.
That in speaking of Colonel Roosevelt's position in regard to the trust problem, President Taft "is himself guilty of a crooked deal."
Colonel Roosevelt took up President Taft's attack on him point by point, flaying the President in one scorching sentence after another.
Roosevelt Bitterly Denounces President Taft In Speech
GOOD AS CALLS HIM LIAR.
Asserts Taft Has Been Disloyal to Every Canon of Ordinary Decency and Dealing.
Worchester, Mass., April 27.-
Merciless denunciation of President Taft was Colonel Roosevelt's reply to the President's attack upon him Friday. Some of Colonel Roosevelt's assertions were:
That President Taft had not given the people of the country "a square deal", but that owing to a "quality of feebleness" he had "yielded to the bosses and the great privilege interests."
That one part of the President's attack upon him was "the crookedest kind of a deal" and deliberate misrepresentation.
That the President "has not merely in thought, word and deed been disloyal to our past friendship, but has been disloyal to every canon of ordinary decency and fair dealing such as should obtain even in dealing with a man's bitterest opponents"
That the President's statement regarding the influence of federal office-holders in the campaign was "not only an untruth, but it is an absurd untruth."
That Mr. Taft convicted himself of insincerity when he signed the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill.
That in speaking of Colonel Roosevelt's position in regard to the trust problem, President Taft "is himself guilty of a crooked deal."
Colonel Roosevelt took up President Taft's attack on him point by point, flaying the President in one scorching sentence after another.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Betrayal
Deception
What keywords are associated?
Roosevelt Speech
Taft Denunciation
Political Betrayal
Tariff Bill
Trust Problem
What entities or persons were involved?
Colonel Roosevelt
President Taft
Where did it happen?
Worchester, Mass.
Story Details
Key Persons
Colonel Roosevelt
President Taft
Location
Worchester, Mass.
Event Date
April 27
Story Details
Colonel Roosevelt responds to President Taft's attack with a merciless denunciation, accusing him of disloyalty to their friendship, deliberate misrepresentation, yielding to bosses and privilege interests, insincerity on the tariff bill, and untruths about federal office-holders' influence.