Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-19

Half hundred days from the people of the United
States will be engaged in Of the most momentous national
elections their history On November the American nation
will to the parting of the ways.
One road leads straight ahead now going.
with tho financial disaster "p Still another road
leads tho ripping Of the tariff with industrial paralysis in
People on every hand asking each other which road
the majority of decide to take not few being uncertain them
days touring by roadways country
have been carefully charted and the distances and directions
marked revival Of guide boards crossroads telling the trav
eler which road to take to reach certain destination
What would the world say, what would you yourself say
of the tourist who passing through country for the first time
that the who erected the guide boards and the
who published the books Of blue and other coor did
know what they doing and that he would take other
path trying to reach his destination
We are all seeking the place called Greater Prosperity
As sometimes happens the guide boards those who
familiar with the roads and the information supplied by poit
cal tourists do not fully agree
Many Of first voters have been this road to
the polls BEFORE and confused only by the conflicting
claims made but also by the number Of handsomes bawlng
for the privilege of carrying you.
What would you do if you knew that all the ways led
through dangerous country needing careful drver7 You
would find out all could about each road and driver and
lect the most favorable road and the careful driver
Fortunately though you have been this way BEFORE
fully availablee
Turn the historical you will find that
the Democratic party asking ride with Chauffeur
Wilson along the edge of pecpice which democracy
turned turtle in 1893 with democratic president in the
Of Grover Cleveland the wheel Then claimed
that the Republican party had driven far from the edge
of free trade and Mr. Cleveland claimed he could drive within
small per Of the precpice without disaster
But the touring machine and took Uncle Sam years
to put it in good running order again
"Greater Prosperity left far in the distance
Consult the political chart little further and will find
that the chief disaster that ec the Republican party
personally conducted tours that in 1907 with Theodore
Roosevelt at the Wheel which prepiated the result of
'scorching"
Some of you first voters can remember the wide and dss
effects of panic 1907 perhance
growing horns which be fatal memory Of po
htica events Of half n dozen years
If you will to the reports of the business agencies Of
that period printed IN the Of the whole country
regardless of party you will find that banks IN many IN
refused furnish their best patrons with sufficient
rency for business operations money
ensued Many industries paralvzed and men
of the country short Of work.
Greater Prosperity farther than when he
out Yet Teddy is out with brand 1912 model
chine offering to carry YOU to Greater Prosperity
If chauffeur with T. R. 8 record but called by another
offering along unricd road
would you dream of hiring him?
Finally there is the way lying straight before yon and it
the road you travelling with William Howard Taft
at the wheel Since started out with him. you labor
ing have been increasing If you a bust
having the best business You in
presidential year If young farmer, getting
better prices for products than remember
prices higher than at time since those father recev
ed during the period immediately following the Civil War
past the meridian of life we'll remember
how tempted by tales of high prices for everything
California to leave the old home and 'eo West.
Now you Greater Prosperity in sight where you
and know well enough that all keep ahead
shall reach it.
If you travelling strange county
sought directly before you would change
eurs merely because another promised get you by
different way especially if knew the had
people who last rode in his auto carr
If inclined listen to those who would draw
from the straight place called Greater Prosperity
study we'll the guide boards we'll the records of the