The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-30
TAFT SAYS 7. R.
MEN WORK FOR
REVENUE TARIFF
Ssserts Al They Hope fer ls Demo
cratic Nietory-RooseVelt Vote
Helping Wilson.
APPEALS TO HOME STATE
Especial Damage 20 OHIO Involved In
Adoption % the Demo
crate Policy


publican by "a large majority" said
President Taft IN letter 90 Fred. :.
Geier. OF Cincinnati. made public 10
day ar the White House The Prasi-
dent attacked Governor Wilson and
the Democratic parry on IN, tarIn
question. and said that Ohio would
surer particularly n the present tarin
protecting the steel wool and pottery
businesses were disturbed The letter
follows
My dear Mr.. Gcicr-
Il am most grst!aed 70 learn OF the
splendid work which YOU are doing
10 arouse the business men in Ohio.
and OF the excellent prospects of vic
tory for the Republican ticket IN my
own state. or course the fact that
u Il my own state makes me- all the
more pleased. A. YOU can well ap-
preciate. no man would care 20 hav.
his state fail him. bur wholly apart
from selfish reasons I want 20 see
Ohio 90 Republican by "a large ma
iori'y.
Tho injury Hl.ch ohio would suf-
fer from a Democratic victory wou
probably exceed .u.' uu.ctsd on any
other state IN the Union That is
clearly shown by the Efforts which
our Democratic friends have already
made 20 rob Ohio industries OF the
protection which is so essential 20
their continuance. 90 say nothing OF
their prosperity
You. of course. realize how disas-
trous the steel hill. which / was com
PEELED 20 veto. would have proved 20
our state. Ohio has $4,000 persons
engaged in manufacturing and a capt
tai Of $1,000. 100000 invested in man
uiacturing plants How large pro-
portion OF all this IS involved iu the
Manufacture Of machine tool sou
know better than J. but 70 is a fact
that the Democrats. without rhyme or
reason. put al machi.r tools ON the
free list. Then. roo. tlfev cut the
duty on steam engines from 30 to 10
per cent and throughout that b.ll
they reduced duties until the average
Was 500 per cent. while even the
Wilson bill imposed an average duty
on the sam, products Of 57.91 per
cent and you know the disaster
which followed its enactment
In their wool bill the Democrats
struck a vital blow az the WOO! indus
try. The report of the tavif board,
the accuracy Of which has never been
challenged. shows that an average
outy OF 30 per cent g. necessary TO
make 90" raising ~ wool profitable.
hUt. absolute s. needless os THAI. the
Democrats reduced the duty on raw
wool 20 80 per cent. ana as for the
manufacturers OF wooIens the Demn-
cratic bill would have put them en-
tircly ont Of business. leaving our
farmers with no home market for
their wool and throwing hundreds OF
thousands of employees ont Of work.
Does q not strike YOU as supreme
D. ridiculous Tor Governor Wilson
vaguely To- intimate that u he IS
elected he viii make such gentle
reduction oi the duties that business
nil got Doe injured. when bis party
has so recently put itself ou record
4s attempting such reckless changes
OF tho tariff that had ! NOT vetoed
their measures We would even nos De
confronted With panic
What t..r "uH. could Air rs !+Hn
ar .H fn- White House were there
.t -s-... usfuf.fIrs made up .r la--"
i.f. OFF fHt -ti." rIrf aNH I.f.-rI fI'
-fr.l 4rl v... .nt fl- .'tfH. .ri free
N.tH o. OBJ. trf''s Hf W.. ur tat
..ua.If .r.f...IT And s.rr..ail.. what
".r-. Wh.r Doe bad been elected or a
platform wh..u t...aias 900 tariff i'r-
passed fur purposes uf protection un-
Dlring OBJ, present session y
'.nf-.-- ths p-un.raf- lacked control
.. 'h. SENATE. Hrl whii. tl't nav. been
To. 4ti .tr 't'ufr f" vote. f'r ff .ir
.uI.T measures f." .H.re H.fI ans