The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-12
THE NATION To
FOLLOW AFTER
STATE MASS.
AS 1T WENT IN THE RECENT
ELECTION so 1T WILL GO IN
1912, AND SHOULD LAND SAFE
LY IN THE DEMONSTRATED
COLUMN.

Washington. Nov. 11.-"As Massa-
chusetts goes, so will the nation go
| in 1912 -
This was the slogan of both Repub-
licans and Democrats in the Massa-
chusetts campaign. And the Demo-
Gratis candidates, Gov. Foss, won han
Oily.
The issus was the tariff and Taft
standpatism, the same issues that will
predominant in the 1912 campaign.
Query: If the protectionists cannot
carry Massachusetts,, home of the cot
| ton and wooden manufacturing indus
tries, where the people are supposed to
reap some of the tremendous advan-
tages Of protection, how can they ex-
| pect to carry the middle and western
| states, in which regions live the people
who pay the excessive prices caused
| by high tariff and reap none Of the
alleged benefits of protection7
Why Mr.. Taft Feels Shaky.
Here is an article which speaks for
itself. 1t is taken from the Dakota
Democrat, published at Aberdeen. 8.
D., and is a fair sample of what the
newspapers in the cities visited by Mr..
Taft on his trip through the west pub
| ltshed after he had left town. Incl
dentaily, this article in a measure re-
| veals the sentiment which prompted
Mr.. Taft to make his now famous pre-
diction of Republican defeat in 1912.
THE big event-Taft day at Aber-
deen--has come and gone. Curiosity
to see the president caused thousands
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, jovial and COM
| panionable, a commoner in his bear
ipo INxrn~ DIV fv1c a
| him for the personal charm of his
manner. 1t is too bad that such
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
he voted. And thereby hangs tale.
Six years ago Mr.. Taft made a
speech at Akron, o., in which he
roundly scored the notorious Cox ma
chine in Cincinnati. He said he could
take great pleasure in voting against
it. He declared this foul republican
machine was stencil in the nostrils
of all good citizens. The people of
Ohio, realizing that William III. Tart
was telling the truth, applauded him
vigorously and with the utmost sin
certify.
In the recent election Mr.. Taft pub
iicly Endorsed and voted for the Cox
machine, which is still the disgraceful
alliance of politics, corrupt business
and the brothels that it was in 1905.
But the president was there with an
excuse He said that Conditions had
substantially changed
Whatever the president was abiding
to, 1t was not the Cox machine. for 1t
he
only change visable to observers is
that, whereas six years ago Mr.. Tart
was not a candidate 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 it
impossible to send solid Taft dele
cation from the south to the next
convention.
For many weeks" says a statement
given out at the LaFollette head
quarters, there has been signs that
the Southern Republicans have been
fearful that the nomination of Presi-
dent Taft will be a serious menace
TO their continued receipt of bimonth
~ checks from the United States
treasury. The south is affording the
progressive campaign committee more
encouragement than any other Sec
ton of the country"
War Time Prices outdistanced.
1t is no longer necessary to mark
back to war times as an era or e&-
ceptionally high prices. A Washington
ANTIQUARIAN has been at the trouble
to dig up a list of war time prices
and compare them with Payne Aldrich
tariff prices at the present time, as
follows:
Article-Barrel -four, war time, $4.1o;
presel time. $7.75; Article: hams;
war time, lac Id; present time, zoe to
csc; article: lard; war time. SC to lie
lb: present time, lie to 15c; article:
cheese; war time, lac present time,
csc to s5c; article: sugar; war time,
1oc to 1sc; present time. sc to &c;
article: beef; war time. lac ID;
present time, 15c: article: shoulders;
war time, SC lb; present time zoe;
article coffee; war time, 13c to 16c 10.
present time, 20c to 4oc.
Works Both Ways.
President Taft was made angry be-
cause Congressman Littleton of New
York, spoke nj condemnation of the
Sherman law at the same banquet
board at which he was to speak IN
its defense II the president had him
self protected the dignity of his Office
by refraining from talking politics on
his trip through the west, his dis
pleasure at Mr.. Littleton's action might
have been in better taste. But he had
lust travelled 1920 miles. been seen
by nearly five million people, and made
396 speeches to an aggregate audience
of approximately 1.555, 900 people. APP
parently the president desires that
only his side of public questions
should be heard. If the president
chooses to go upon the stump, he
must not expect that he can do all
the talking himself. The concensus
of opinion is that If the dignity of
the ONCE of president was not in
jured by Mr.. Taft in making a polit-
ical speech while a guest at a banquet.
it was not injured by Mr.. Littleton
in stating his views on the same sub
ject discussed by the president.
Mushroom Miilionaires."
Protection says a famous states
man. "enriches the few at the expense
of the many, the rich at the expense of
the poor" A half century of the op-
Grafton of the protective policy in the
United States illustrates it's effects of
all the factors that have contributed
to the colony of mushroom million
aires in this country, nothing has
played such an important part as the
protective tariff. A majority of the
magnates who live in mansions along