Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-24
BUSINESS CONDITIONS HELP
Relies on the Sober Judgment Of
the Voters to Keep the Re-
publican Party in
Power.

tHo TopuUIlCun or O9INOCTHuC nOHllne
ees will be elected" He asserts It to
be an open secret that the third party
does not expect success"
The President reviews business con-
ditions Of the country which he says
are unprecedently prosperous and as
serts the belief that sober Judgment
Of the voters will continue present
conditions.
The President reviews briefly politi-
cal conditions during the past 80 years,
points out how many democrats helped
preserve the union by voting for Lin
coin in 1860 and expresses his conf
dence that democrats will again vote
with republicans in 1912.
Il am glad to say" the President con-
tinues in his statement. that many
democrats have learned their lessons we'll
and are refusing to leave the firm ground
of national prosperity for the quagmire
OF business disruption, trade depression
and commercial and industrial depletion.
From all parts of the country assurances
are coming that democrats intend to vote
for the republican candidates and a con-
tinuance OF prosperous business cond-
tions, and against the programs OF
economic confusion and socialistic sub
version of our institution supported by
the democratic candidates and their
allies. Democratic workingmen refuse to
be led from the factory and good wages
Of 1912 back to the democratic hard times
of lS93-?7 They prefer independence and
money in the savings banks to loss of
employment and dependence on charity.
PAY ENVELOPES FEED TRADE.
Democratic business men feel the
same way. They know that when in
dustries lengush, their business langu-
ishes. too. The pay envelopes are the
feeders Of trade In evry form. When they
arc empty or scrimpy. he biggest de-
partment store feels the effect. as we'll
as the corner grocery.
Our home market has advanced
from $1,000. 100000 in 1870 to $4,000
100000. And 1t Is this magnificent
home market without equal In the past
or present. that the democrats propose
to dismcmber and disorga nizc and in
wife every nation in the world to prey
upon. while those same nations keep
the barriers to their own markets Just
as high as they please.
Then look at our foreign trade. A
favorite democratic argument Is that
republicans build up and cultivate the
home market at the expense of our
foreign commerce, when the fact is
that the growth of foreign trade has
almost kept proportionate pace with
the domestic-from 1000. 900, 900 In
1870 to $4,000. 5000 in 1912
Our exports for the past year
amounted to so.17I3l932S, of which
sS74,302.903 were manufactured ready
for consumption, the largest export
trade and the largest proportion of
manufacturers ready for consumption
the country has ever known.
| THE American manufacturer AMI
the American worker would not have
much spirit left for invading the for
eign market II deprived by a demo
cratic tariff for revenue only Of th.
best markets of ALL more than equal
In purchasing power to all Europe,
the home market. watch they now con
troll thanks to the republican protec.
tive tariff.
PLENTY OF WORK NOW.
And this unprecedented growth Of
our foreign trade is accompanied by
expansion as unprecedented in our
home trade from one end OF the coun-
try to the other. 1t Is not a sudden
inhation but a1ual advance un-
Ter favorable conditions from the
lprostration of 1907 to prosperity as
substantial as II Is general. All in
dustries are humming and there is
work at good wages. princely com
pared with wages abroad. for all who
n In,
burg district alone. l understand there
Is demand for at least 10000 work
ers In excess of the number available
Business. wholesale and retail. is &C
tive ana profitable. for the people have
money with which to buy. The aues
ton for the American voter Is whether
this condition shall continue AMI the
nation shall go forward to even great
er prosperity.
THE farmers are enjoying the greatest
prosperity in the experience of American
agriculture. Every day the Northern
Pacific Is carrying a million bushels oil
grain TO Duluth. This vast crop IL worth
In excess OF $lOO0O.00 to the farmers
producing 1t.
AT present the steel industry, com.
monty regarded as the barometer OF
business. is driven To Its utmost capacity
with orders far ahead for steel rails
Other industries are equally active. and
altogether national conditions and pros
poets were never SO prosperous ant
promising. provided the American peopl,
decide to apply to their political choic.
the same good judgment and pruden
foresight which they apply. as a rule I.
their personal affairs.
LIKE TO PICK A WINNER.
AS we come nearer the day Of cleo
ton II 10 TO be expected that the intel
ligent voter will appreciate more keenl,
that responsibility which attaches to hi
, ballot. In national elections at least, tn
great majority like to feel that they ar
voting for q candidate who has a chanc
. Of success. 1t Is obvious that either tn
1 republican or tho democratic nominee
4 will be elected. and not to vote for III,
a republican candidates Is In effect to sun
4 port their democratic opponents and tn
0 democratic platform OF thrift for rev
4 enus only" freighted with dire conss
/. avsacss for the country. nov busy an
} prosperous under republican rule.