Salt Lake Telegram | 1912-07-31 | Page 1 | Roosevelt Accused of Treachery

ROOSEVELT I ACCUSED Of TREACHERY 4 B rth in House MaKes 4 Bitter Biter Atta AttacK k on Former Farmer President nt WASHINGTON July Jub SI S1 live Uvo Bartholdt Barthol Republican of Missouri made an Attack uon uPon Colonel Roo In the 11 h house j a a. a speech defending Tart Tafta nomination Colone Colone ft he had gonto gone gone gon to the Chicago convention when he wano wa was no longer ong r at at e ft a Rep Republican b Mr Bartholdt continued In Inthe the light of later later- events eventa we know tb trial that t Mr Roosevelt never Intended to abide the ot the convention except ex ct- x- x he elf would be the nominee Yes and we can go o further and say lay when he made up his mind ml to violate all Amer merlean mer- mer lean trad traditions or decency decency- and co to Chicago at mom nt he kne knew he as beaten but expected to save 11 e the day by personal ap appeal eala to the delegates through suasion promises coercion lon o oz or S threats threat rea Hut But he came with treachery In hf heart and fully fOlly determined to bolt J Jr If things s' went wenta a against him They The cry o of 01 fraud was Us premeditated and the shameless shame shame- less leas ejaculation thieves with which h he shocked hi his audience on Ills entrance Into Chicago was the battle cry of ot the new nw party There could be no other fo for principles and policies policies' were forgotten ten and If It he himself was 1 nominated he Would hex have made the race race on aXI an any old platform with his I. I frantic followers shouting Ho Io- Io o. o sanna J If the e national national- committee had hill had heeded S the the Injunction Thou ho not steal ex except for tor me all would have been well but Its Us determination to todo do Its Us work conscientiously con con- brought all all the prearranged prearrange plans plan of party treachery fruition 1 JA A new Jew ew party was wan born but la It Is It no not bound d' d to be stillborn Cari Can a party U live e eor or ought It to live when Its birthright iia la ii laa a lie lid S 4