The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-03
STRONG ARGUMENT FOR REPUBLICANS Secretary MacVeagh Urges Voters To Support G. o. P. OHIO IS PIVOTAL SPOT Tkc Secretary Declares That Every Legitimate Business Interest
 Needs To Continue Old
 Party In Power
OHIO IS PIVOTAL SPOT

Toledo, O., November 2.-"As the twig 1912,'' Secretary of the Treasury Mac Veagh said in an address here tonight in which he urged Ohio republicans to stand by their colors, to keep in power the republican party, the most powerful political organization of progress existing today in any nation of the world" and to illdorse William H. Taft, already laden with practical and permanent triumphs, and not in any degree near the end of his broad and wise plans and purposes of public usefulness"
 Acknowledging fear of possible defeat for the republican party in the coming elections, Mir. MacVeagh said that the de- mand of the time, therefore, "so far as we republicans are concerned, is that we shall each and all sit up nights to think out ways to secure the triumph of the party and to think out ways of keeping 1t in power"
 ''The country needs it," he continued. and every legitimate interest in the country needs 1t, and now that we have become real world power the world needs it. It is our duty to our party to minimize our differences
 MT. Macveagh said that .'the election in 1910 in Ohio and in all other states, but for obvious reasons in Ohio,'" particularly, involves with great directness the election of 1912.
 While expressing full confidence in the power of the republican party to win in 1912 even if It should meet reverses this year, saying that the high vitality such as exists in the republican party of today cannot be destroyed by one, or more than one defeat that is meaningless and senseless," nevertheless he urged his hearers to do their best for party vic tory, Ito think fof the people and their interests, and not of ourselves and our political indigestions and bad tempers.''
 Ever since 1896 this party he said, "has not only been the governmental hope of the nation, but it has been con- stantly growing and developing practical author of great and wholesome national development. These thirteen years of re- publican administration constitute the greatest period of party usefulness that has marked the history of this party governed nation"
 Taking up various questions of pres ent political pertinence, among them those of the tariff, conservation and the cost of living, he said In regard to the tariff:
 We can never understand the hand ling of the tariff issue by the repub- lican party or by the President unless we can take a compreh ensive view of has been carried forward and where it has reached in its present develop ment
 'The Payne tariff law is the first leg islative act in the process of the ac- tual revision of the tariff. President Taft is the leader of this movement for tariff revision He is not only the leader. but he Is the successful lead CT. He nationaliZed and made the movement possible in precisely the sense In which President Roosevelt na- tionalized and made possible the cause of conservation"
 In regard to conservation the speak CT said 1t lis one of the things that tho President has nearest to his mind and one to which he has given at least as much attention as to any of the great policies for which he stands"
 As to the increased cost of living, he said there was nothing In recent leg isiation to explain the situation.
 And 1t is equally true" he added. that the face of the republican party is turned distinctly in the direction of lower prices where governmental action can influence them. It Is mere ire sponsible confusion of thought to as- sociate the republican party with this recent high cost of living. I am, how ever, most thoroughly convinced that 1t Is the serious duty Of the republican party to take up the intense situation created by the increased cost of living"
 He urged Ohio to indorse President Taft's administrations, but" he said,
 even if his own state fails to go re- publican the President will continue to grow in the confidence of the nation and will be the nominee of his party in 1912"