Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-10-21
TAFT HAS
MADE GOOD SAYS
STEAM SHOVEL
AND DREDGE
Official Journal of Working.
mems international Broth.
erhood Warns Voters to
Leave Well Enough Alone.
CONTINUE PROSPERITY,
CAMPAIGN SLOGAN

New York. oct. 2l.--Ono Of tho
strongest statements for President |
Taft ls tho editorial urging his re-
| election which appears IN the "Steam |
shovel and Drcdgr," official journal OF
the international brotherhood OF
steam shovel and drcdgo men a. fol-
| lows:
Tho country at tho present timo Ii
enjoying unparalleled prosperity. Tho
mills. mines AM factories arc running
fun time ind ~ practically every line
OF indsutry there IN work for every
man who n willing to work.
Tho great railroad systems, the ar
tcrirs oG trade IN the country, are
handling more IrAlIiu than they ever
did In thrlr history Commerce In
thriving and thc farmer. the machunic|
"ld the labOrihg men are all being
well paid FOR their work. We are
lust ON the eve ct the greatest wave
at prosperity thIt the country has OK
pr,lrnced la nlrcn ycurs. DO We
want to check tlll wave now or aliUw
| II To spread Throughout the land? IL
iy up To- tho yulrra to decide Nuvcn-
| her -.
II ts well known that president Taft
IN an honorary mcmhrr OF our
brotherhood aud we ar" proud oi IN"
fact We rcRafd him HH one OF Tia"
greatest statesmen OF modern times
and We say understandings that ~
president of the greatest country
under the sun, hr hay made good,
with his past experience liz viii do
even better during his second term,
Esl, h., nl. f,f Ia,
their good sense by giving him that
| opportunity,
Tho administration of President
Taft has been one OF real constructive
Nn,cSmanshlp. Re has not shouted
reform from the hOuSctops, to attract
the attention ot the people but no has
patiently ana earnestly worked to cor
rect abuses In the body polite, and
what liz moro TO the poin;, hc hus done
So
IN spite Of ,thr popular ciamW ~
certain directions, President TAFT has
sluud nrml, by hts COW ictlOns IN the
,.nrsiun ~ tariH reform, that Is, that
there should % u gradual revision
downward after wc have full and ac'
@ curatv information on tho subject liz
/. has stood tor scientific revision uttei
made recommendations,
Ia This country knows what tarih re-
1. vision means Ny the old methods j
mraus rhn"s In the hu'tnrss wore
J" ana that means lack OF employment
n low wages lnd hard times tor ih'
Ic Great mas. ct wurKrrs IA the country
wI The country Is just beginning Il
~, rruu tnr benefits Of the NiSr ana con
i llp "A
y Tprt. When he took up the Trius 4"
a. yuvrrnm,u' business was IN - cha
"A utIr condition. We were just rmcrH
ing from the panic of 1901, the 'r,rl
ia ,nuu's pau.." We may caI II that J
l. NO ,hoos,, Dul II was the pour m"u
lul us nlNa,s .hn felt lts most n"rlou
id effects
Tn II tunl .urc yours uf patient ""rl
lis to repair ror damage Ia IA" COUNT
10 done bN tat panic nnd nov that IN
ct damage I,s been repaired, do ="
IL wuut To- puugo the country into an
IN other which probably would b" mhr'
IL worse vs., du not believe that ia
- urrat ma.. Of wUrklnEinru ut IN
uc cuuntry VI, ne such o. condition,
OF what nr- President TAFT done 10
= tho NmL. during his adulnlstii
ton" ~, HE railroad brotherhood
., interested "a the pusLugC ~ snf"ly hp
plInn.o hvs and employers lla0llit
Land vurEurn'E compensation lcglsla
ton on Interstate railroads Ask III
On huusnuas ,hO are bcnoiitl'u by IN
y, pnagagr uf the eight.hour law amend
OF m.nts. A.N the reform association
10, which iul ears have urged the crch
ton Of children's bureau to slud
OF child lifr M the country. ana whir
bureau ~ now IN operation. ASK IN
ilo roa miners ~ tho country who haN
ON suffered 80 terribly from milne disai
~ tcrs aud lao are nov. thanks to Pres
ny Idcnt TAFT. protected by feder'
~ bureau of mining
or We might 90 on indefinitely pom
10; ing out tho rn~~eSs In humanltHrln
70 legislation under tho administration
" president TAFT. When he was give
10 an honorary membership card In Oh
no brOtherhOod previous 10 Ills eleVatlo
10 10 the presidency, we felt then that u
~, wound fulhl our high hopes ana ~
~ pectations lie has more than RUM
sn oil them and our Brotherhood In pr0u
nc To have his name on our mcmDcrsh'
al rolls.
90 ~ secretary Of war, MIR. TAFT u
" slated Oh doing exRct Justice 10 VI
members of our Brotherhood ompiO!
cd on the Panama oRnel. II was
iSV recognition Of his work and efforts
~ prevent "a reduction IN the wages
~ our men. when such u reduction wi
'" seriously Threatened. that no was va
ed an honorary membership card, ~
10. whole public career has been cha
cni ter In square dealing and ideal Gil
81. Eenship. a..
~. president TAFT has been mallgn'
So Inv the demagogu6 and apelSbino
NV who appeals toeehe galleries ana
~. the emotions rather than the comm'
ma sense OF the multitude. Through
NJ. ali he has maintained that cheeFi
anIIs and eauNRle temperament Will
has made him notable among stats
men. dc has aatqneed 60 the work
I'd. Inc nation. patiently bnllding up w
, others had torn down sud restofl
M fhe business cf ne epuntry 20 . pel