Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-31

But for YOU the workers taxpayers this contest is serious
business and you should weigh the with serious
mind. Don't take words Seek facts
Out of this whrwnd of language which the "pebnde send
beating about your what that stands out first and all
the time?
eve want change in Washington"
change for What? To what =.
The present administration nearly four years hard work
has finally succeeded in restoring the coun business to
porous basis,
The mills are running full time, Mines operating all he
SHIFTS Factories workng to capacity Commerce IS thriving
The country is free of labor troubles and financial troubles
The working steadily gaining better wages The farmer
growing steadily prosperous The market for farm prod
ucts has been so broad and generous.
The railroads report freight passenger traffic
Shipping everywhere active Public works
great scale everywhere under way. Trade moving
smoothly evernceasng volume The savings banks over
flowing with money.
United States the threshold of the greatest boom
its history. Within months under present conditions will
dwarf the great period that followed the Spanish War
And prosperity will be here to stay, for sounder
ground than IN >98.
The trust problem setledand settled right big
Business has been put its proper place and this without halt
ing industry dorganzng affairs The currency question
understood it has BEEN and will be solved along sound
lines the heat Of partisan political controversy dies down
tariff gradually being placed business basis and
will be of politics, it should
Everything shaping give the American people long,
broken, unparalleled period Of peace and plenty
And all others, along these political gentle
men shouting for a change.
you changer DO goa want to check prosperity
you about to pluck Its choicest fruits!
Would gou the workers who pay, commit the mad folly
the seeke who camorng for its contro
When Taft took the government the country
prograe Industry parayzed Business chaotic
tain suspicious Millions out of employment Investors,
possible had withdrawn their capital Enterprise
dead.
All this was the result Of the panic 1907 takng panic"
The erich Mans" Panic called But do you
any poor who not hurt?
Tt took administration three years repair the
damage panic required infinite patience sfu manage
en at abroad unanching enterprise good judgment
and vast prudence bring the country out of that black
And now that covered and the country basking
once more in sunshine of prosperity do
chance being thrown back Do goa want to take chance
on being talked into another and needless panic?
The question not be settled by talk, matter now
The huzzhs Of the usngs make sweet music but the
BACKGROUND you may hear the muerngs of people
unemployed
Your family with YOU the dividing line Whach has
happiness and prosperity side and unhappness and
the other
If Won are tramp without kindred without responsibility
means adventures. But
the country have k kin dependent the job hold
weigh carefully word and deeds Of those who would lead
a mad gaIop the Drecipice Of experimental government
Remember change Washington would everything
them But what would It for gouf
Would Mr.. Tafts defeat help goa?
Woud the theories untried unproven the poll
pg are seeking ride Office benefit gour wife family?
rh aside all fine language Of the long enough
70 dig out answers these questions. You viii then
onabv guide election day, for like true charity
I;f begin at The intelligent for that
n hest for himself dependent him. and that
which is best only the other felow He not nisd
shadow of the bone IN the water
The american people, for first time years. haOs the
of prosperity firmly betn their teeth Are they prepared hke
the dog the fable to drop IT. to chase sus'es shado~sf