Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-25
TAFT WILL Be REELECTED
REPUBLICAN PARTY WILL
GAIN NEW VITALITY
Philadelphia, Oct. IS, 10

lhe reports OF Chairman Moore
on the situation in their respective
counties constitute the most authori-
tative and interesting review of the
campaign to date.
| County Chairman c. Fl. Young,
of Newcastle, and G. Z. Carothers,
of Washington, assured Congress
man Moore, that the twenty-fourth
District, comprising Washington,
Lawrence and Beaver counties,
was safe for Congressman Matthews
and the full Republican ticket.
We have both Democratic and
Washington Party candi 'ate against
him, said Mr.. Young, but when
YOU remember that these same
people were refused two years ago
and that Mr.. Mr.. Matthews car
ried the district by substantial
majority, you see why we are
confident of carrying it by larger
majority now that they are divided.
Free Trade dosen't make any
hit at all in Lawrence county, be-
cause we have the largest tin mill
in the world there, and two others
that are very important. The two
mills in my own town employ 1000
men, and in addition to that four
blast furnaces started especially to
supply their needs, which employ
1900 men.
1t is a well known fact that this
growing industry which now en-
ploys total of 1900 men the
year round, paying SO, 200, 900 a
year in wages, was made possible
by the Mckinley bill of 1891 which
increased the protective duty on
4 tinplate from one cent to two and
two-tenths cents pound. riior
to that time we imported 331 ,311
tons of tinplate and produced none.
In 1912 we produced 800, 600 tons
of tinplate and imported =, 900 tons
There is no more striking illustra.
ton of the value of protective tariff
than the American tinplate industry
Mr.. Carothers said that the same
practical demonstrations of prOtec-
tion were going on every day in
Washington county. where they
have large tin, glass and steel
works.
"Our county," said Mr.. Caro-
Tiers, "stood third among al the
counties of Pennsylvania for in
crease in population in the last ten
years. Ninety-seven per cent OF 1t
is underlaid by the Pittsburg coal
vein. We would be simply para
lized by free trade and our voters
have no desire to take a chance,
particularly in the midst of an era
of high pressure prosperity.
James Abner Garrison of Green
county said: "The Washington
Party movement" j. H. Wise,
a Democrat, who was defeated by
Congressman Crago, two years ago
by a majority of 5000, has been
trying to lead our Bull Moose move
ment, but he has made himself so
unpopular that Finn refuses to
talk to him over the telephone.
"We have no doubt whatever
about carry the county and dis
trict, and | feel safe in saying that
not twenty Washington supporters
in my own county, have any de-
sire to vote against Congressman
Crago."
"We are going to carry Alle-
gheny County for Taft said Mr..
Johns, "and the four Republican
candidates for Congress, in the
Pittsburg district, Stephen c.
Porter, M. Clyde Kelley, James
Frances Burk and Andrew j.
Barchfield will have no difficulty" /"
E. M. Vale, Cumberland County
Chairman, reported improving C n
ditions, although he admitted that
it would be a hard fight in this
lcOunty,