The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-03-18
Declares the President of the
National Association of
Manufacturers.
BIG QUESTIONS ARE
Ahead TO be Looked After
and Cooperation. and
Support Necessary.

ast e
James W Van clcavc. president of
THE Nationai Association Of Manu-
lsfncturers, urges business men, re-
gnrdless of politics, TO assist President
Taft in carrying out his policies. He
says,
Mr.. Taft. who Is one. Of tho most
level headed Presidents whom the
country has seen, undoubtedly grasps
the necessity for adopting twentieth
century business methods to meet
twentieth century business needs. Nor
will he allow anybody to deceive him
| by any. pretense that the fundamental
truths Of business lose their. validity
by altering their environment. l
think. too. that these elementary tens
cts OF financial common sense have
some rights which Congress will fell
bound to respect.
Larger issues are just ahead OF
Mr. Taft than confronted any presi+
Gus President since the Civil war and
rcconstruciion days. Let me cali the
roll Of a few of tile great questions
which viii have 10 IL srappiad with
in the next year or two:
L.rgcr Issues ihrad.
AN adjustment 6f tie tariff which
viii bring II down 10 date,
'srhe establishment OF II board Of
able. alert. non-partisan business
men Ia make the Investigations on
witch all future tarirr notifications
must be grounded.
~ resl,aplns NJ orr banking aud
general flnnncial system which Will
meet modern needs.
z "1'he establishment Of good feeling
between the North and south.
The enactment OF n law BY which
I the President and The federal courts
can protect the treaty rights OF aliens
when assaulted by local legislation. MS
was proposed in California and Ncva-
d.
Tile rescue Of the great mass OF
the manufacturers and other business
Interests from domination. actaul or
, Threatened. ~ Illegal combinations.
The defense Of the honest worker.
the honest employer and The masses
OF the people in general against ,e
warfare wassed upon them by the
forces who want to abolish tile in
junction and to lcsalize picketing.
hoNoctting and their other anti
American practices.
Taft Needs Aid.
Mr. Taft needs the aid Of The
great conservative. non-partisan bus
mess element III thu country in doing
The work which is Just before him.
II will he a pleasure as well as duty.
Cor MS to give 1t.
AS business men we want the carly
return of confidence and prosperity,
anl cooperation With Mr.. Taft viii
hasten this return.
All of us believe that the interests
of the country are safe in President
-raft's hands. The country wants
progress. liberalism and twentietl,
century Ideas and methods. 1t also
wants sanity. balance and true Amer
icanism. All OF these. am confident.
we viii have in the administration
which has just begun.
y need not remind every reader
that it is the duty OF all good citizens.
Democrats and Republicans. to-
strengthen President Taft's hands In
every practicable way. In all the long
line from the beginning. no other
President. ON entering Office ever had
larger share Of the public conf I
denee. All elements OF the people be-
iieye he wilI make sane, capable,
patriotic official They have faith that
ne viii be a President for the entire
country. regardless OF party or local.
lily. We have all noticed that he has
captivated the heart of the south. q
region which has given very few ia
vors 70 his party in the past halfI
century. N
Is safe and sumo.
President Taft's accession Ia oti,ce
has given an impetus 10 the trade
revival Tlsls is what all Of rs had {
q risii; 10 expect and WIS; most az us I,
Vt".g"sS suid expect shortly after
the election. he said that his success
was largely due to the support which,
he received from the business men or,
me whole country. We did not sup
port him because ne was Repub-
lean, but because We knew tfa; on
ana financial questions hel-
WAS sound We knew this not only
from what he said during the cam
paiEn. but from his record. He has
paved many parts ON the public stage
during the past twenty years. and
mas played allaof them wen. His early
training as a lawyer and jnrlst has
gwen him q grasp Of legal questions
IN their broad aspects which win lie
q great value 10 the country. mi
these DAYS. when trade II recovering
from the shock which. II received
lnroiish the fear OF harmful ned
ling from the White House to CON