The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-25
Gives Republican Party Credit
for Good Prices.
CAN'T MAKE THE CROPS GROW
But Can and Does Furnish a
Profitable Market.
All the COuntry's Industries
Are Interdependent.

| Beverly. Mass. oct. 25-Pr@sid eut
Taft has made public "A special ap-
peal to farmers of Minnesota and the
northwest to remain true to their Re
publican beliefs of past campaigns.
The political arguments submitted for
consideration of rural voters were ad-
vanced in a letter which the president
sent to Governor A. O. Eberhardt. OF
Minnesota, stating that while the Re
publican party had not made the sun
to shine. or the crops to grow. # had
been responsible for the prevailing
good markets. He declared that tho
contest was between the Republican
and Democratic parties. The letter
says:
II am very glad to have encourag-
ing news of the political outlook IN
Minnesota and wish to thank YOU for
the efforts YOU are making for Re
publican success. The people Of your
state are vitality interested in the
maintenance of our present economic
system Their welfare is dependent
upon the continuance of a protective
tariff, although at times by appeal 10
their prejudice, they may be diverted
from a clear perception or theI IN
terests, I am confident that in the end
their common sense Will enable them
to see the fallacy OF newly dressed
nOstrums which in the past they have
rejected. I am sure they must real
ize that this contest is between the
Republican and Democratic party
"The men and women of the north
west country have special interest
in Republican success this year. They
are sharing in the general prosperity
Of the nation and the continuance or
growth and prosperity is in a large
degree dependent upon Republican
success next month.
Makes Good Prices.
"The Republican party is not re-
IL does NOT
make the SUM to shine, nor the grass
to grow. but II is responsible .or the
enactment of laws which make IL pos
sible if the crops are good, that there
shall be an American market for them
and that they shall be sold at good
prices to those who have the means
to buy them.
a change in our tariff system. whose
effect would be to halt manufacturing
enterprises, throw out or employment
thousands of wage earners. and de-
s+rov the home market now enjoyed
bv the American farmers. No reform
ing legislation could neutralize or nit
igate the paralysis which would fol-
..T+ is not necessary to jog the mem
orv of the older farmers of the state
as to what happened when the Demo
cratic party passed the Wilson tarI
bill Wheat went down TO 40 cents "a
bushel. corn to q cents, oats 10 -
cents. potatoes to p cents. In 40 years
farm prices had never been so low
Our farmers were struggling under
debt mortgag ges We're even being tore-
closed and the deplorable condition
that existed among those who TILED
the soil will certainly never ne l"r-
gotten by the sufferers
Farmers Welfare Vital.
seThe welfare Of the farmer is vital
to the whole country. one OF our
strongest hopes of retaining prosper
itv is based on the business which ms
crops are to afford. He is vitally IN
terested in the restraining or excessive
and unduly discriminatiVe railroad
rates in the enforcement Of pure food
laws. in the promotion of sclentihc
agriculture, in the extension Of rural
credits and increasing the comforts OF
country life.
THE Republican party is responsible
for the organization and growth ot
our splendid department OF agricul-
ture. Republican administrations have
greatly developed agriculture investi-
CATION in the last Is years TO the en-
that we may produce the necessities
of life for ourselves and Tor those TOT
whom we are responsible
Il feel confident that the voters OF
Minnesota VIII appreciate the shallow
ness Of the attacks upon our institu-
tions. and viii not be swayed by the
promise of underlined benefits which
are to follow underlined changes. IL
does not require the eye of "A witch u
see that closed factories in Massa
chusetts and Ohio mean diminished
demand for the farm products Of the
Northwest. We cannot strike down
the industries OF one section without
bringing disaster to all the people. IL
is not a progressive policy in any true
sense to be hostile to the prOsperit--
of any part Of the country
Republican success means that our
people will come together in amity
and make the best use Of the enor-
nous resources we have in this coun-
try for the promotion Of general pros
perity and the securing and encOur-
agement of individual happiness"
Wickersham Adds His Mite.
Cambridge O., oct. 25.-Declaring
tina. we are today on the flood Of an in
creasing and widening prosperity. At
torney General Wfckersham delivered
an address here.
"Our mills are running with pros
perity." he said. ''and the dems nds for
ity. No able bodied man who wants
work need remain idle
THE administration under which this
prosperity has ONE is standing before
the people for reelection"
He declared that it was no mere ac-
cident which brought this happy condi-
ton of affairs under President Taft
Mr.. Wickersham commended the
president for using the veto power
That the steel mills and woolen mills
and other manufacturers are running
full blast, instead Of standing idle
mute witnesses to the Democratic folly