The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-10-04
PEACE, PROGRESS, PROTEC-
TON, PROSPERITY.

| (From the Detroit Free PressO
What was the meaning of the ex-
uberant enthusiasm displayed at the
Republican state convention in De-
troit this week? Grown men, coming
from their daily routine of business
| details, do not leap to their feet and
| shout with vehement uproar unless
they have a reason for their actions
These delegates from every part oil
| Michigan were passionately in ear
nest about something. Thev were ar
dent, ablaze with desire-for what
When the name OF the President was
spoken they burst into vociferous &C
clamation. When they heard the sug-
gestion that the Republican party
continue its administration they in
dorsed it by the most emphatic ut
terance at their command. Why did
they want another term for Presi-
dent Taft? What is it in the first
term of this president that aroused
these sensible, shrewd men of Mich
ran?
Mr.. Taft's first term has brought
peace. The nation has had four years
of tranquil relations nth the world
1t has been Peace with honor. Am
erica stands today pre-eminent. Her
diplomacy has been firm. conserving
the due rights of the United States,
infringing on the rights of none, de-
tending with dignity what is our own,
asking nothing that is not our own.
Peace at home and abroad-that is
one result of the last four years of
Republican control of the nations
government.
1t has been a time OF progress. In
federal and state affairs there has
been no backward step. Safely and
sanely we have gone ahead. The lot
of the less fortunate has been i'm
proved. Our laws have been adjusted
to bring more equitable distribution
of burdens. Not in all the reckless
demands of agitators but in every
way that experienced and wise judg-
ment indicated to be for the better
ment of our relations with one an
other the course of events has been
and upward. Progress rs 2
second result of this administration
efforts.
Protection has been maintained.
The industries of the nation have been
from disastrous competi-
ton with alien peoples. The laborer
has been saved from disastrous re-
duction OF wages to the level of for
eign lands. ~Hc enjoys the highest re-
turn for his work that is received
anywhere on earth. He has abund-
ant opportunity for occupation, for
our manufactures are busy and their
demand for workers is incessant. The
employer and the farmer are equally |
content They are making good re-
turns on their investments. They find |
a market for all they can produce,
and they can pay liberal wages to |
their employees and still satisfy them
selves with their returns.
The sum Of all these is prosperity. |
Throughout the land all are busy, all |
are content.
There has never been time in
American history when men were get
ing more money, spending money |
md having more money to put by |
han in this very year of 1912.
There is not another land in all the
world where the conditions are as
good as they are in this land of ours.
Prosperity abundant and distrib-
tied. blesses the nation.
Peace, progress, protection, pros
,erity.
Is it any wonder that the men of
Michigan want these continued? Is
t any wonder that they evidence en-
husiasm for the man and the party
hat have brought these conditions?
What did the opponents of this
nan and this party bring to the coun-
ry? They try to belittle the results
If the present administration. What
we're the conditions when the critics
we're in the places now occupied by
he Republicans?