The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-22
TAFT THANKS JOHN WANAMAKER FOR AID Discusses the Democratic
 Tariff Platform RESULTS OF A CHANGE Conditions Among Working People and the High Cost of Living.
 Takes Chance Shot si
 Governor Wilson
RESULTS OF A CHANGE

Beverly, October 21-White House of fcials tonight made public a letter from President Taft to John Wanamaker of Philadelphia dealing with some of the issues of the campaign and thanking Mr. Wanamal1er for his splendid work"
 The Presidents letter dealt almost ex- clusively with the tariff and prosperity, which, he declared. was largely due to protection.
 The letter In part reads:
 My Dear Mir. Wanamaker--I want to thank you for the splendid work you are doing for the success of the re- publican party in the approaching cleo ton. l thank you not for myself alone, but for the people at large who have so much to lose, SD little to gain from a change of administration, who will in- deed suffer if democratic President and democratic Congress made good their platform pledges and an extra session of Congress is called next March to change the tariff from a protective to a revenue basis.
 Wholly apart from the respective merits of the protective and the tar fir for revenue policies, it must be ob- vious to thinking men that so radical a change cannot be effected without a period of readjustment, the wping out of numerous industries, which prosper because they are protected and which pay good wages to thousands of em- ployes. Even were 1t admitted-and l do not admit it-that ultimately this re- adjustment would be successful. what of the transition period? How would fare the wage earner, who was thrown out of employment for year or more and who in many instances would be com pelled to learn a new trade.
 Results of a Change
 As a protectionst I can see no benefit to be gained from such q change, even when the readjustment Is completed For SC years, under the protective policy, our industries have grown at pace which has astounded the world. Our wage earn CTS have established and maintained a standard of living which is unknown in the old World. Even during the period of high cost of living our people have suffered no such hardshlps as those of the old world
 The abundant crops of this year are already operating to decrease the cost of living On the other hand our factories have abundant orders ahead; wages high and 1t Is labor, not employment. of which
  ployment at good wages and the prices of foodstuffs falling in some instances, in others about to fall the wage earner is just on the eve of garnering his har- vest and if the existing conditions are not changed by d political upheaval we will see the balances in the saving banks grow in the next four years as never before.
 Wilson and Prosperity
 "We have experimented In the past with tariff theories of our democratic friends. Yon will recall the distress which followed the passage of the Will son bill. Is there not certain sig nificance in the fact that 1t is another Wilson who would again subject us 10 such an experiment? Wilson and pros perity are words that refuse to go to- gether in our American history.
 "The election of democratic Pres ident would mean the election of dem ocratic Senate and House and the pres ent Congress has proved how savagely and with what reckessness the demo- crats would deal with the tariff if they were in full control I cannot under stand how any American voter can fail to see that by throwing away his vote on the third party or by voting to put the democrats in power he is surely courting disaster"