The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-11-21

1912"
This was the slogan in the Massa-
chusetts campaign. And the Demo-
cratic candidate, Gov. Foss, won.
The issue was the tariff, the same
one that the 1912 campaign will be
fought out on If the high-protection-
lists cannot carry Massachusetts, the
people of which state the supposed to
reap the tremendous advantages of
protection, how can they expect to car
ry the middle and western states, In
which regions live the people who pay
the excessive prices caused by the
tariff and reap none of the benefits of
protection.
Why President Feels Shaky
Here Is an article which speaks for
itself 1t is a clipping from the Dako-
tn American, published at Aberdeen.
s. D., one of the cities visited by Taft
on his trip through the West, and a
fair sample of what all the newspap-
ers in the cities visited by the Presi-
dent are saying. Perhaps this article
may in a measure explain why Mr..
Taft himself predicted failure for the
Republicans in 1912:
"The big event-Taft day at Aber-
deen--has come and gone. Curiosity
TO see the President caused thous-
ands to come to Aberdeen, stand In
line and even give vent to few feeble
cheers when he spoke, but they were
not with him at any stage in the game.
Poor Taft! Big-hearted, jovill and
companioable, commoner Ia his
bearing, Everybody instinctivcly ad-
mires him for the personal chlr Of
his manner. 1t is too bad that such 4
good man should be spoiled in trying
TO make presidential timber of him
We love him for his large personality,
but In view of what he has done we
cannot vote for him again"
The President Voted
The President got to vote after all.
A lot of red tape was necessary, but
the president was persistent, and on
November 9TH he cast his ballot In old
Cincinnati. And thereby hangs tale
Six years ago Mr.. Taft made a
speech at Akron, o., in which he de-
nounced the notorious Cox machine in
Cincinnati. He said he could take
great pleasure in voting against 1t. He
declared this foul republican machine
was stencil in the nostrils OF all good
citizens. The people of Ohio realized
that William II. Taft was telling the
truth, and they applauded him yigor-
ously and with the utmost sincerity.
On Tuesday Mr.. Taft voted for the
Cox machine, which is still the dis
graceful alliance of politics, corrupt
business and the brothela hat it was
In 1905. The President 70 indorsed
the candidates of the Co. machine on
the ground that conditions had sub
stantially changed"
Whatever the President was allud-
ing to, Il, was not the Cox machine,
for II had remained as foul as ever
The only change visable to observes
Is that, whereas six years ago Mr..
Taft was not candadte for office, he
Is today
South May Desert Taft
The prediction is made at the La
Toilette headquarters In Washington
that the administration will find II i'm
possible to send solid Taft delega-
tion from the South to the next con.
vention.
For many weeks" says a statement
given out at the LaFollette headquar-
ters, 'there has been signs that the
Southern Republicans have been fear
ful that the nomination of President
Taft will be serious menace to their
continued receipt of bi.monthly checks
from the United States treasury The
South iB affordlng the Progressive
Campaign Committee more encourage.
nent than any other section of the
country"
Wartime Prices out-Distaneed
1t is no longer necessary to bark
back to war times as an era OF ex.
ceptionally high prices, A Washing.
ton antiquarian has been at the trou.
BILE to dig up list of wartime prices
and compare them with Payne.Ald.
rich tarlff prices at the present time,
rs follows:
War time Article Present
ss10..,.... .Bbl. -four. $7.75
ace lb........ Hams ...... zoe to 2Se
&c TO lie lb. Lard .....,, .12c to 15c
acc. Cheese ..... .25c to 35o
aoc TO lSc. IL. Sugar .........5 &c to SC
SMc Id. ...... Beef .15c
20 ib........ Shoulders ....... zoe
tSc to Ice ID. Coffee $3.50. zoe to 4Oc
Works Both Ways
President Taft was made angry be-
cause Congressman Llttleton of New
York spoke In condemnation OF the