New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-30
THE FATE OF PROSPERITY

Mr.. Taft's speech at Beverly, Mass
was a temperate ana sensible state
ment Of the political situation for the
consideration of those VINO used TO vote
the Republican ticket and whose inter-
est II is to do so again. Ii serves to re-
mind the third party man that vote
for Colonel Roosevelt will be vote
thrown away. That party has no
prospect of success. The Republican
who votes the third party ticker VIII
I've merely serving the personal amoi-
ton Of Colonel Roosevelt ana dong 80
at the cost of helping to put the Demo
cratic party, with its dangerous puf-
pose OF destroying protection To Amer
ican industries, In power just rs the
country is on the eve Of new era Oh
unparalleled prosperity.
And Mr.. Taft's speech calls the at
tantion of the Republican VINO Is
thinking in a panicstriclen way OF
voting for Wilson ito beat Roosevelt
10 the fact that Roosevelt is already
beaten. The Third Term candidate mas
shot his bolt He has done MS UTMOST
TO stampede the nation, just as he uiu
his utmost to stampede the Republican
convention, and he has failed. Ills
trip through the West just ending was
disappointment, just as his Sensa-
tional trip TO Chicago on the eve Oh
the convention was disappointment
He expected 10 impress the country q!
showing that he had the West by the
ears. Instead. he showed the west
exhibiting nothing more than the Gus
tommy interest in candidate TOT
President. Instead of being invinclbIe
in The West. as his paTtlsans pretended
he WAS. there as everywhere else ne i
merely the disrupter OF his FORMER
marty who has made the Democratic
chances good in a number OF states
that would otherwise have been solld
fer the Republican party. That trip
LET Great deal of wind out OF the
Roosevelt boom. II it has opened the
eyes Of hcsitating Republicans IN the
West as il has those Of everybody III
the East there is hope that they viii
sec the FOLLY Of helping to commit rap
idly reviving prosperity TO the hazards
Of Democratic rule merely to serve
Colonel RooSevelts purpose Of having
revenge upon the Republican party FOR
DENYING him another nomination.
The folly of intrusting the Demo
cratic party with power to revise the
tariff Just MS the country is about to
enter upon a period of business ex-
pansion cannot be exaggerated What
will the Democratic party do with the
tariff? II is impossible TO get any def
mite statement from It's candidate with
\ regard to its intentions, but he and his
N party are hostile to the protective prin-
" ciple. The Democrats passed bills
within the last two years which were
destructive Of the protective element in
various schedules. They were reckless
bills. TANNED through without much
investigation as regards their prob
able consequences. Illogical and inccn-
sistent. actuated by 10 principle ap-
parently except hostility to protection
They were put through as sample
measures for the purpose OF showing
what thorough Job the Democratic
marty would make Of tariff reduction
If put In Office.
In spite of the verbal cloud with
which Governor Wilson has sought 10
surround the tariff question II is plain
that he and his party mean TO do away
with protection. Is this the time Ia
undertake the experiment Of abandon
ing the protective policy. now when
returning prosperity may be checked
nv the business uncertainty which the
change would involve? That is the
ouestlon which Mr.. Taft addresses e
country which was in danger Of LET
ting its whole attention be attracted
10 merely personal issues.
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