The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-02-09
!. a ~ 80 Reasnns.

a few Of the most cosent reasons !
why President TAFT should he and
vim be renominated are set forth |
as follows By the baltimore Ameri-
can:
Taft has the record for aehieve-E
ment. and when this s said
platitude Is mot expressed The
Taft record is wrought into the lItes
Of the nation and tie policies for
which he stands are in the formative
stage Of national influence. GtI
would be economic suicide to,swerVe
the country from him to some uns
tried and undetermined person whose
activities would run counter TO those
Of the present executive. II the
tariff alone were at stake, the selec-
ton might well be by the people
with the clear understanding that.
the candidate elected would carry
out their viii. at would then mat
ter little who was the nominee OF
the party whose tariff policy the
people best approve; that is, in the
case of a policy of protection versus
any Of the variations Of free trade.
There can be no such issue. Priest
dent Taft stands for protection, but
he stands for scientific adjustment
of the tarin in accord with the
actual business experience of the
country, permitting the protective
principle to take care of itself in the
process. His adjustment of the tar
III would be that of having each
item take care Of itself in its appii-
cation to 1t OF the results OF the
study made by the tartff b6rad The
actual necessities of the country call
for this course OF procedure.
Therefore Taft must be elected /.
There is no rational alternative.
If the tariff policy Of the presi-
dent did require his retention, the
business interests Of the nation
would demand that he remain in the
White House for other reasons. He
has proved the great protector of
the business interests of the country
from wilful, malicious or expert
mental attack. No other president
ever cited in court so many cor
porations, but these corporations
know exactly, what this is. They
know that the president is making
them square themselves with the law
of the land. They can understand
and adapt themselves to this policy
but one of hysterical attack and
emotional expedients they could NOT
endure. Therefore the business in.
terests Of the nation will demand
the reelection of. Taft eyea though
in applying the law to some ofsthem
he has made them squirm.
President Taft has the only ra-
tlonal and comprehensive scheme
for securing reduction in the cost
of living. The Democrats will howl
like dervfshes over this question
and call upon the people to permit
them to be their blind leadrs. They
will reepat on this subject the antics
Of Bryan upon that of the currency
The people will act as they did to-
ward the arch innovator and aglta-
tor. The will pursue the course OF
breadth and conservatism. They
will commission Taft to carry out,
SO far as he may, bis idea of HAVING
an international commission pass
upon the subject while in every
practical manner seeking to correct
the condition in the home field.
The advocates of. international
peace must and will have the pres
ident for their champion. Every
element of the population will see
in him the exponent of law and or
der; of progress with conservatism;
they will perceive in his selection
the course Of national expansion and
sane and workable methods and no
amount of brass-and-cymbal clash
ing will alter their view. Taft
must be renominated because the
nation must have him, retained in
the presidency.