The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-15
Declares the President Of the
National Association of
Manufacturers.
BIG QUESTIONS ARE
Ahead TO be Looked After
and Cooperation and
Support Necessary.
Ahead 10 be booked After

y
James W, Won cleayc. president Of
the National Association of Manu-
faetiiFers, urges business men. re-
gardless Of politics, to assist President
Taft in carrying out his policies. He
says.
Mr. TAFT who is one Of the most
ieyel headed Presidents whom the
country has seen, undoubtedly grasps
the necessity for adopting twentieth
century business methods TO meet
twentieth century business needs. Nor
win he allow anybody TO deceive him
- any pretensc that the fundamental
truths OF business lose their validity
by altering their environment l
think. too, that these elementary ten-
els Of financial common sense have
some rights which Congress Will fell
bound to respect.
Larger issues are just ahead Of
Sli Taft than confronted any previ-
ops President since the Civil war and
reconstruction days. Let me call the
ron Of Few 6f the great questions
whseh VIM have TO be grappled with
n the next year or two:
Larger Issues Ahead.
M adjustment Of the tarin which
will bring 1t down 10 date.
The estabiishnent OF u board of
able, alert, non-pnrtisan business
men TO make the Investigations on
which ali future tarifr notifications
must be grounded.
A reshaping of our banking and
general financial system which will
meet modern needs.
THE establlshmcnt of good feeling
between the North and South.
The enactment of law by which
the President and the federal courts
can protect the treaty rights. of aliens
wlIen assaiied by local legislation. as
was proposed in California and Ncva
da.
The rescue OF the great mass OF
the manufacturers and other business
interests from domination. actaul OF
threatened, ty Illegal combinations.
The defense OF the honest worker
the honest employer and the massc.
of the people in general against ls
warfare waged upon them by the
forces who want to abolish the in.
junction and to Iegalize picketing
hoyoctting and their other anti.
American practices.
Taft Needs Aid.
Mr. Taft needs the aid of the
great conservative. non-partisan bus
iness element OF the country in doin,
the work which is just before him
it viii be pleasure as well as dut,
for us to give 1t.
AS business men We waut the earl,
return of confidence and prosperity
Z and cooperation with ar. Taft vii
hasten this return.
All Of Us believe that the interest
Of the country are safe 10 Presiden
Tafts hands. The country want
progress. liberalism and twentietl
century ideas and methods. II ais.
wants sanity, balance ana true Amer
tcanism. Ali OF these, I am com sfden,
we win have in the adminisgratio,
which has just begun.
II need not remind every reade
that 1t is the duty Of all good citizens
Democrats and Republicans. !
strengthen President Tafrs hands !,
every practicable way. In all the lon,
line from De beginning. no othe
President. on entering oaice. ever ha,
larger share OF the public conf
dence. Attachments Of The people he
lieve he viii make sane. capabl,
patriotic official. They have faith this
he wiz he President for The entir
country. regardless OF party or local
rs. We have all noticed that he hs
eaptivatcd the heart Of the south.
region which has given very few IA
yors to his party IN the past ha
century
Is Safe and Sane.
president Taft's accessior n ofB,
has given an impetus 10 the trad
revival This is what ali Of us Ia
a right to expect ana what most Of ,
undoubtedly did expect. Shortly Mt,
Fs The election, he said tilat his Succc.
vas largely due Il support whie
hc received from lse business men
ne whole country. ~ ala not ~