The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-28

ed under Democratic administrations
| The growth of our foreign trade dur
/ ing three fiscal years of my admins
! tration has been set forth by Secretary
Knox in a statement which ought to
be read by every American who in
tends to cast his ballot in the coming
election. Mr. Knox points out that
during the years there has been a gain
of $451,311,095 in our foreign trade,
the total value of exports for the ifs
cal year ending June 80. 1912, being
S2,2O4 322,199 the trade balance for
1912 in favor of the United States be-
ing 1851, 057,475. Under the minimum
tariff clause of the Payne tariff law
practically the entire world has re-
ceived most favored nation treat
ment.'
Increase of Exports.
American experts to Germany
alone have increased from S249, OOO,-
600 in 1910 to $306, 900, 900 in 1912,
an increase of $57.00O,0OO. During
the same period our trade with prac-
ticalIy all Europe has increased in ex-
ports S205,000,OOO and and our ex-
ports to Canada have grown from
$215, 99O,021 in 1910 to 1929. 257, 3O2
in 1912. As Secretary Knox says, the
foreign market is a vital considera-
ton in our industrial life and wherever
we may look we find American prod
ucts forging their way into the great
markets of the world. To quote from
a leading newspaper, the figures are
almost bewildering. They tell the
story of prosperity which should not
be disturbed.
Then why disturb it? 1 would not
suspect the Democratic candidates for
the White House and for the capitol
of such falsity to their pledges that
they do not intend to disturb it. Their
speech is very much like that which
heralded the election of Mr.. Cleveland
and they may be presumed. in JUS
tice to themselves, to be as sincere in
their purposes as he was. Therefore
they do intend to disturb the pros
porous business We are now enjoying
at home and with foreign countries
for our foreign trade is based large
" on provisions of the Payne tariff
law, which the Democrat party con-
dennis and proposes to repeal (
Except in the south where the !
man or color is not allowed to vote, :
and in California and Kansas. where
cans are for the present disfranchlsed, ;
the ballot is free throughout the
United States and that means that the
large majority of citizens qualified to
vote are free to express their will at
the polls The choice f~r the voter is
not obscure; nthe contrary, it is as
plain and clear an issue as ever was
presented in our political history-it
is between actual and assured pros
perity, active industries, good wages, a
home market and rapidly I
growing foreign trade on the one hand.
and depression of business, PARALYSIS
wage earners and general demoraliza-
ton of trade at home and abroad on
the other hand"
Stubbs Declares No Disfranchisement. |
Governor Stubs today made the
following statement in reply to Presi-
den Taft's assertion that the Republf-
cans of California and Kansas are dis
franc hiSed:
president Taft is entirely mistaken
in his statement this morning sent out
by the Associated Press from Wash
Ington that the Republicans in Kansas
are disfranchised.
THE exact facts are that after the
Taft electors had been defeated in a
state wide legal Republican primary
by 5000 in favor of Roosevelt cleo
tors. that the Roosevelt electors volun-
tar1ly withdrew from the Republican
column and the Republican state cen
trail committee has placed the Taft
electors on the Republican ticket I'M
der the name of Taft and Sherman.
The Roosevelt electors in Kansas
will appear in an independent column
under the name of Roosevelt and
Johnson The voluntary withdrawal
OF the Roosevelt electors from the Re
publican column was after the Taft
attorneys had failed to get them re-
moved in two suits in the supreme
court of the state. one in a district
court of the state and three suits in
the federal court of the United States
President Taft evidently has failed
20 keep up with the political situation
n Kansas during the. present cam
Daign.
Taft supporters in Kansas can vote
Tor Mr.. Taft in the Republican col
lrnn the same as in previous elections
And the Roosevelt men can vote for !
Roosevelt and Johnson in the indie
pendent column