The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-01
CALAMITY HOWLERS.

With a recklessness characteristic of
the Republican party when in despe-
rate circumstances. the whole pack of
campaign orators are keeping up the
panic cry until the end of the chapter.
They are taking no thought of the
morrow or the evil consequences of
their dire predictions. BY a precon-
certed plan concocted at the White
House the issues which were supposed
to divide the two great parties have
been dropped and the calamity howl
substituted for argument. Every MEM
Der of the cabinet. save one who is
sick. has been on the stump the past
into voting for Taft. Roosevelt con-
tributed this raven prediction as
starter:
II Mr.. Bryan were elected | have little
doubt that the ensuing industrial chaos.
necessitati ting great reduction of wages and
widespread unemployment. would be be-
yond the reach of such action as that
which aVerted the threatened disaster last
spring If Mr.. Taft is not elected.
a period of industrial chaos and business
bad times Will ensue, In which the work
ether class They are the people VIII,
more than any other, VIII pay the penalty
These are the words of the same
Roosevelt who was elected four
years ago on the cry of prosperity,
aided by the s26OOOO raised by Mr..
Hartman and the 100000 contributed
by the STANDARD Oil. The people of
the country who thought they were
sowing the seeds of prosperity reaped
a panic, and from all over the land
come stories of terrible privations suf-
fered by the families of those out of
work The New York Association for
the Improvement Of the Poor is feed
ing 5000 families day. or over 10000
persons, and in the same state there
are 900 unemployed men. If taey
are unable to secure work under the
Roosevelt administration. how are
they to obtain employment after cleo
ton?
The assertion that business paralysis
will follow the election of Bryan. even
if made by the president of the United
States. is both false and cowardly. but
much harm is done by such unpatriotie
utterances 1t is apparent that Roose-
Welt. if thwarted. does not care if he
leaves wreck and ruin behind when he
goes out of office.
1t is doubtless true that some of the
protected industries fear the election
of BRYAN. and il is also true that the
grand army of office holders think
change of administration would be ca
Iamitous. but the business men i'm gem
eral have no such fears. The Cincin-
natl Enquirer. which is for Taft. sum-
marizes its study of business condi-
tions as follows:
The stock market has been running quite
strong on prices all the week and acts
Just like I would drop few points after
election da.- No matter which party
wins there will be inaugurated no sudd n
grea- boom. The business affairs through
out the as ricultural districts are in very
Sca,l shape and promise to continue so.
That viii influence trade generally for
f~tucr conc:l6ns. and it will grow bette.
but very Slowly better. in some lines OF
industry
That is the sober and sensible view
1t will take some time 10 recover from
the depression caused by the panic,
and instead of instilling fear into the
minds of the people. with the probable
effect of making conditions worse.
every energy should be directed to-
ward setting the wheels of industry in
motion and providing work for the UNI
employed.