Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-27

go on any longer balancing problem against the
other, or balancing prejudices against duty, and
you have very distinct duty to perform IN tins
election.
For the most part you OF the business world are
for Taft and the Republican party For the most
part you of the business world are against Wilson
and the Democratic party. You are for TAFT and
the Republican party because of your conviction
that the Republican party stands for better BUSH
ness, safer business and greater business confidence
than the Democratic party. This is no new idea, no
fancy with you. 1t has history to back it up,
experience to back it up, and SO you are JUSTIFIED III
your attitude in this respect.
You want to see the Republican economic poll
cies triumph in this election, and you want to see
the Republican party triumph in this election But
you cannot have both. You can have the triumph
of Republican policies, but you cannot have the
triumph OF the Republican party 1t isn't possible
this year. The question for you to decide is this:
Shall these policies be maintained through Roosc-
velt or shall the election go to Wilson, with the de-
struction of these policies?
Your decision does not concern only you and
your immediate interests. 1t the interests
and welfare and happiness of hundred million
human souls 1t is serious problem, which you
cannot treat lightly if your citizenship means any
thing to you. I wish could impress you with the
measure of it's seriousness.
The continuance in force OF the economic poll
cies of the Republican party, under which have
grown to be great nation, means too much to be
ticular Embellishments too much, far and away
too much, to justify you, Mr. Business Man, in
templating their destruction that you may have
your way in this election, that you may vote
for the man and for the party that suit your own
particular preference, without regard to the effect
the country and the effect all our people.
You must not forget that this is a bread-and-
butter issue with the men less favorably situated in
life than you You must not fool yourself into
the belief that Taft can be elected. His election is
out of the question.
If Mr.. Taft had the great substratum of popular
following that Mr.. Roosevelt has, you could elect
him. There can be no doubt of this. But he hasn't
it. He has a top-heavy following, business and
professional mems following. The foundation Of
the party has slid out from under it. 1t stands to-
day on stills
If Mr.. Taft had had this popular following, there
never would have been contesting candidate in
the field for the Republican nomination. 1t is be-
he did not have it, and because without it it
was clear that he could not be elected, that OF
us who wanted to see the economic policies OF the
Republican party maintained sought to put in
nation man who could be elected.
This is the plain, straight fact about Mr.. Roose-
velt's coming out as candidate. Any other
sion of the matter is without substance founda
ton. Make mistake about this
Mr. Roosevelt has this foundatonal following in
greater measure than any other man in this cour-
try has it or has ever had it. Whether his following
this year. independent Of you Of the business world,
those OF you who are opposed to him, is sufficient
to elect him, is yet certain This vote cannot SO
easily be measured as the vote of the business
world. But the popular sentiment for him, and in
deed the intense belief in him and enthusiasm for
him, great that it may be that in spite of all
opposition they will sweep him into power. With
your votes lined up for him. his election would be
certainty; without your votes it is not certainty.
| want to emphasize the fact to my friends of the
newspapers that ! not saying Mr.. Roosevelt
will not be elected. don't know, and nobody does
know at this time. My guess is, however, that lie
will be elected.
Mr. Roosevelt's election would mean the contin.
i'll force of the best policies of the Republican
party would mean the establishment of a right
tariff that will protect American industries that
will protect the American wage. and that will pro-
tect the American markets against invasion from
abroad.
OF course | know you want this protection of
course know you want good business and album
dant prosperity, and of course l know you would
like to see this country move forward in govern
mental efficiency rather than 60 backward. But the
question is this
Doyou want these more than you want your,own
way?
With some of you business men with whom 1
have talked, and with whose views am familiar,
protection to Our American industries and intelli-
gent political progress little, in your present
frame of mind, as compared with going through to
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