Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-10-29

serious business and you weigh the consequences with
serious mind Don't take words Seek facts.
Out of this whrwnd of language which the spebndes send
beating about what that stands out first and all
the time?
"We want change in Washington"
A change for what? To what?
The present administration after nearly four years hard work.
has finally succeeded restoring the country business
porous basis.
The mills are running full time Mines are operating all
Shifts Factories Oorking capacity. Commerce Hong
The country is free of labor troubles and financial troubles
The working steadily gaining better wages The farmer
growing steadily prosperous The market for farm prod
ucS has never been so broad and generous.
The railroads report the heaviest freight and passenger traffic
in their existence Shipping everywhere active Public works
great scale everywhere under way Trade moving
smoothly in increasing volume The savings banks
flowing with money
United States the threshold of greatest
its history Within six months under present conditions will
dwarf the great period that followed the Spanish
And prosperity will be here stay for sounde
ground than in 49,
The problem seted-and settled right "Big
Business has been put its proper place. and this without halt
ing industry dsorganzng affairs The currency question
understood has been and will be solved along sound
lines the heat of partisan political controversy dies down
The tariff is gradually being placed business basis and
this time of all Others along these political gentle
shouting for change.
Do you change? Do you want to check prosperity just
as you about pluck its choicest fruits?
Would you workers who pay commit the mad folly
taking your of tried and hands and
turning the eker who clamorng for its control
When President Taft took the the country
PROSTATE Industry paayzed Business chaotic
tain suspicious Millions of employment Investors
wherever possible had withdrawn their capital Enterprise
dead
All this was of the panic of 1907 the talking panic
The Mans" Panic called But do you remember
poor who not hurt?
1t Taft administration three years to repair the
damage panic 1t required infinite patience, sfu
agement home and abroad unnchg enterprise good udg
prudence bring the country out of that black pit
And now that the pit and the country baskng
the level sunshine of prosperity do want to take
a chance being thrown back Do you take chance
on being talked into another and a needless panic?
The question be settled by talk, matter how smart
The of the husgs may make music but in the
background of the future you hear the muengs of people
unemployed
Your family stands with you the dividing ne which has
happiness prosperity side and unhappness and
the other.
If tramp without kindred and without responsibility
by all follow the advenurers But if stake in
the country have k kin dependent the job hold
weigh carefully words and deeds of those who would lead
in mad galop the precpice of experimental government
Remember change Washington would mean eVeTyhHg for
them But what would it for you?
Would Mr.. Taft's defeat help you?
Would theories untried and unproven which the poll
tans seeking ride into Office benefit your wife and family!
Brush all the fine language of the orators long enough
to dig these questions You viii then have rea-
sonaby safe guide election day, for like true charity true
politics begins at home The intelligent for that which
best for himself and those dependent H and not for that
which only for the other O He is not mised BY the
shadow of the bone in the water.
The 4eau people for the fist years hare the bone
of prosperity firmly beUeeH thew teeth Ae they fTf0red hke
the dog the fable TO drop it, TO chase eiHse shddOrsS