The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-10-11
POLITICAL NOTES.
A Dozen Reasons Why I Should
Vote Against Presid mt Taft.

NOJe Against ETSSlu III 1dlG.
Because:
I. He signed the PayneAldrich Tariff
Bill, and referred to it as the best tariff
law ever enacted.
?. He vetoed the Farmers Free List
Bill the Woolens Bill, and other bills re-
ducing excessive tariff duties.
Z. He has failed to take any steps to
lessen the persent high cost of living.
"a. He supported Ballinger in his efforts
TO turn rich coal deposits IN Alaska over
to the Guggenheims.
5. He has used federal patronage to
maintain political machine manipulated
in his behalf
s. He abandoned his official duties to
enter into an undignified scramble with
his predecessor for denomination.
7. He has lost the confidence of his
party and OF the people
S. He failed to support DIR. Wiley in his
administration of the Pure Food Law
Q. His trust policy has helped the trusts
and brought no relief to the people.
10. His administration has resulted in
disappointment and failure.
II. He is reactionary.
u. EX-President Roosevelt, who knows
aitbless 10 The cause Of the Arer;,sn
propl.
A Dozen Reasons Why I Should
Vote Against Ex-President
Roosevelt. '
Recause.
I. He has broken his solemn promise
not be A candidate for third term there
FED mon
II1r seven ,a,rs h. ,.,s ,rs,id,r,
and duripo those Sven years tba va,,,
conditions he now ,ra,enis to cnn,L,,
yiciouslv were more thoroughly dcveI.
oped than durino All the other nerio3s IN
the country's history
:. The dav he ber3me President ,bara
were IAo trusts or combinations ranIt3I-
lied at ); ooo.ooo.o5o. and the d7y he re-.
tired from the Office tbrare were 7 40,
such combinations. capitalized at a. q.
100000 ooo.
!. He permitted the Steel Trust 10 ac.
uu,re the Tennessee Coal and Iron Com
piny. its PRINCIPAL rlval. in violation of
the anti-tru law. and forbade the pros
ecution of the Harvester Trust Al the re.
| quest of C1eorge ". Perkins HIS PRES
| ENT NATIONAL CHAIRMAN.
: The man, next to Roosevelt re-
| sponsible for the third term movement is
| Geo w. Perkins. Perkins is ,ha promo
| ter and defender at the most Derujcious
trusts in the United States which are the
most vicious imDosers on the men. woru.
en- and children WAGE earners of the
country.
4 He uroes tbA Iac,l;,stiOr of tr,,s,
watered stock and monopoly. as first ad-
vocated bv PERKINS. HIS PRINCI.
PAL. SUPPORTER AND FINANCIAL.
BACKER.
:. He acceptad camnaien contributions
from trusts. insurance Companies and
crooked business" ard denied then
that he had done SONY dear Har-
rlman. lie stands tor Boss Finn,
,,. poSS S GoH'" III anu o'neI BOSSES
s, During the seven years he was Pres.
ident. he failed even reused TO I'M A
| finger against high tariff. Who believes.
| If elected, he would try to reduce excess
i've tariff rates. N'hv * he surrounded
now by high tariff men. who are contrib.
utius freely 10 his campaihn fund.-
o. He loves war better than peace.
10. Out of office he promises too much
and in office performs TOO little.
II. He says thai the small farmer and
the laborer of the CITY are no, to be men
toned in the SAM breath with COWBOYS
etc, After describing The drunkenness
and deadly shooting affravs of the COW.
boys, he writes:
But they are MUCH BETTER Eel
LOWS and PLEASANrER COMPAN-
IONS than the small farmers or agricul-
tural laborerS; or are the MECHANICS
OF A GREAT CITY TO Re MEN
TONED IN THE SAME BREATH
WITH THEM
Il. President Taft, who knows him
best, SAYS OF him: He is a demagogue,
a ueuroiic, dduerer. an egotist."
No.. p
DC@eu IeeasouS w ny ShOuIu
NoUe I OF Next PRESIDENT wilson
Because:
I. He is the only candidate for Pr-si-
dent who represents the real. the vital
and the effective progressive forces in
this country.
,. He stands for tariff revision down
ward in the interest of lower prices and
the elimination of uoronoly
He sands for trust legislation which
will prevent the control of prices throuob
any sort OF nlonoD0ly
i. He stands for The income fsv ard
burdens as well as the blessings OF gov