The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-11-07
Third PARTY FOR
WILSON SAYS TAFT
WASHINGTON, DC. SneciaI

hAShANSION, ID. C., Special
Some OF the most prominent
speakers of the third party have
not hesitated to declare that the
election OF Governor Wilson would
mean financial disaster TO the
country And yet they are work
Ing Tor no other end.
Prom absolutely dependable
sources information comes TO me
mat none OF the leaders of the
thlrd party believes IL has the
Y slightest chance of success. and
that they realize that "A vote for IN
means "a vote for the Democrats.
But they are 50 filled with l.aI,.,u
Tor the Republican party, Lccaus,,
III refused 90 accept their dicta-
ton, that they are willing TO bring,
dlSaster upon the whole country.
simply TO crafty their revenge"
Thus wrote President Taft To
fred a Gcfcr. president OF the
prosperity League or Ohio. today
Just before he left for New York
To confer with Chairman HiIIes. of
the Republican National Commit-
tee, and TO witness the launching
OF the battleship New York at the
Brooklyn navy yard.
The Presidents letter TO Mfr.
Geier came as the result of the
latter's work for the CHIEF execu-
tive In Ohio and particularly
among the steel workers of the
Buckeye State.
II am gratifie[l tO learn" COM
menccd the missive, "of the spIen-
Old work you are doing 10 arouse
the business men of Ohio and of
the excellent prospects of victory
Tor the Republican ticket i'm nv
own state. OF course, the fact
ulat IL Is my own State makes me
all the more pleased. As you
can well appreciate. no man wouId
care 10 have his own State fan
MIN; but wholly apart from sell
hSh reasons L want to see Ohio 90
hepuOliCan by a large majority.
The injury which Ohio wouid
suffer from IA Democratic victory
would probably exceed that in
nlCted on any other State in the
Union.
That is clearly shown by the
clor1S winch our Democrat
friends have already made to rob
Ohio industries of the protection
which il 50 essential TO their
continuance, to say nothing of
their prosperity"
REVIEWS INDUSTRIES.
The President then revieV.,ad
the scope of the steel Industry In
OHIO, showing that the State has
o@S'OOO persons engaged in man
III acturtnS steel and $1,3OO.OOO.-
OOO invested in the manufactur-
ing plants. Condemnation caustic
ana bitter of the Democratic steel
Dill Followed. concluding with the
question:
DOCS II not strike You as SUI
prcmcly ridiculous for Governor
Wilson vaguely TO intimate that
II ne Il elected he Will make suCh
gentle reduction of the tarifY
that business win not be injured.
when his party has so recently
put itSelf on record as attempt
ing such reckless changes of the
tariff that had L not vetoed their
measures we would even now be
confronted with IA panic?"
The potter industry, another
hhlnStay OF Ohio manufacturers
was next discussed by the PresI-
dent.
You and 1 know" said ne.
that that industry is the weIfare
OF thousands of families In Ohio.
The men engaged i'm that vvorIr
in the United States receive ar
average wage of PAS cents an
hour. In England they receive
ohIY II cents an hour and I'm
Japan. one of our greatest conn
petitOrs, only 1925 cents an honr
nat would become of this in
duStry In Ohio were the Demo-
Gratis 10 Win?"
The charge of desire for DEM
ocratic victory from motives of
reNe n%e on the part Os the Pro-
~ressive leaders followed. and the
PRESIDENT concluded his letter by
rclterating his thanks to Mr..
&eler and predicting victory at
the polls, saying: The great re-
serve force OF plain. practical
common sense OF the American
people Is asserting itself. and that
means victory for the Republican
ticket on NONcmher 9Th u,