The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-04

against Commissioner A. Q. Lane. nor did he discuss in detail the recent horrible tragedy which shocked the capital city. He stated that he was intensely inter- ested in the Dickinson card. however. and that he would exert. himself to the end that the courts take action soon as possible in establishing the innocence or guilt of ". e. Oakley, who some days ago in the state capitol building, shot F. A. Wood to death.
 -~-~-~~~~-~-~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~-~~~~~-~-~~~- lit will ever again nominate a candidate for President. After Tuesday the pro gressiye party will be the dominant Iparty to the democrats.
 | Tt is a conservative statement to say lthat Tuesday Roosevelt will receive Tt least 60 per cent of the Taft vote of four years ago and certainly not less lthan 15 per cent of the Bryan vote of that year. Thus he will carry New York by plurality of 65,000. At the same time he will have at least 2s7 lvotes in the electoral college. It takes only 266 to elect a President"
 Murphy Is Confident
 Tammany Hall joined in the predic- ton of a general democratic victory in a statement given out by Charles F. Murphy
 
 brighter and democratic expectations more confident" said MT. Murphy. "Alf reports Indicate great democratic Isweep In nation and state Tuesday. The Empire state win give the presidential and state tickets splendid majorities. It's democratic representation in Con- gress will be substantially increased and both branches of the legislature | will be democratic"
 Taft Issues Statement
 President Taft issued the following statement here tonight shortly before his departure for Cincinnati:
 "On the eve of the national election it Is suitable that a short summary be made for the reasons why the repub- lican party is entitled to support. That party for four years has been responsi- ble for the administration of the gov cTnment and has left a record of sue cess in effective and efficient executive administration and of legislative ac- complishment that is not surpassed by any administration since the war. | Tt has changed a deficit Of more than s50,000,000 to a surplus of more than 330.00o.0o0 by increasing the rev. enue and reducing governmental ex- ponses.
 Its achievements in legislation show that it has made definite progress so far as national Legislation can produce progress. in statutes looking to the aid and relief of those classes in their com munity who have had reasons hereto fore to complain of the unjust opera tion of the laws governing their rela- ton to employers and to the communi- ty at large. The modern tendency to use governmental agencies to better the general condition of the people by giving an equal opportunity to all has tell t., and practical steps have been taken to satisfy it.
 Lauds Present Tariff
 The republican tariff legislation of the congress of 1909. while not perfect, has actually reduced excessive tariff rates and yet retained the protective features, which have been so instru- mental in creating industrial prosperi- l ty. And this administration has al- ready taken steps to secure a fair means by tariff commission of further reducing and readjusting the tariff within the limits of proper protection to our industries.
 The antitrust laws upon the statute books have been enforced without re- gard to persons and without fear or favor, and the resulting decrees. if all lowed to have their normal operation. i"iH tend to restore competition and will remove the oppression that the statute was passed to prevent
 In this view of what has been done , in the last four years, the republican party should not now be turned out of office. It's promises have been com piled with. real progress has been ef- fected and its conduct of the economic policies of the government has been the widespread and growing prosperity now at hand.
 l fp tho r.1,,b1t,~o .artxr ;s turned out of office what party is to succeed? One of the opposing parties : was scarcely four months ago a part of the republican party itself. It has adopted platform attacking the exist ing constitution of the country. pronis- ,, ing an attempt to destroy the indepen- dence of the judiciary and promisng E measures which would sap the founda. ltions of representative constitutions , government. It offers to the public q programme of supposed benefits which are not within the ability of national party to accomplish and offers reme- dies for alleged evils in our present government. The so-called progressive Tarty fs necessarily a minority party A vote for it cannot tend to establish it's power for it's principles. but car only be vote against the republican party and for the democratic party. Refers to Vetoes The democratic party declares 1T favor of a tarin for revenue only ane holds that a protective tariff Is no only unwise, but also unconstitutional The changes proposed by the demo cratic party may fairly be judged b, the bills passed by the democratic ma jority in the last congress which vetoed as President.
 These bills would have so affected the industries covered by their term, as seriously to impair their value ans | prosp perity. MT. Wilson, the candfdat, of the democratic party. has made st many different and differing state ments as to his attitude upon the tariff with view of evading the charge tha democratic administration means al ! Injury to industriaI prosperity that | l is impossible to9tell what his attitude | is, but it is not unfair to say that i | is in accord with that of the majority
 of his party in the last congress whicl > I have indicated. The experience il I the history of the country in ssS ant 1894 win be recalled when period o