Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-10-13
REPUBL|CANSRE-
ENTER THE FOLD
DITII'II1 PROBLEM or EARLY
CAMPAIGN Ii\S BEEN ELM
MATED
TAFT Gains STRENGTH


CHICAGO, m, oct. 12.--One OF the
most difficult situations that confront
ed the Republican managers at the be-
ginning of the campaign arose out Of
the feeling ON the part Of many Re-
publlcans that There was really danger
of the election of ROoseVelt and that
the only sure way 10 defeat him was
to Join with the Democrats and vote
for Wihpn. "Thc most important duty
of any American citizen" these men
declared, Is absolutely TO eliminate
Theodore Roosevelt from American
politics by defeating him SO badly that
hr can never again become Political
factor"
And just as that feeling constituted
the most difficult problem ut the De
ginning Of the campaign, so now the
most encouraging aspect of The situa-
ton is the return OF those who enter
tanned such sentiment to the ranks
whore they belong Their return has
bccn due. not only TO the collapse of
the third term campaign. but to the
realization of the fact that If by reas-
ON of Republican support of Wilson
II should happen that Roosevelt were
given the second place In the election
returns. instead of being eliminated
would loom larger than ever. with the
practical certainty of being the leader
of whatever party may carry the radi-
err banner in the next campaign. 1t
IN perfectly apparent that the only
completely certain elimination of
Roosevelt is to be accomplished
through the reelection Of President
Taft
This is SO clear that Democrats as
well as Republicans are now using It
as reason for their support of Taft,
and the Republican campaign is feel
Ing the stimulus which comes from
this enforcement.
But the thing which is stimulating
the Republican campaign more than
anything else is the rapidly growing
sentiment in business circ IS against
a change either in policy rr n admin
| istration
II is recalled thlt when President
TAFT entered the White House three
and "A half years ago the business of
the country was depressed ana ais
couragcd. with thpuslnGs If l. on idle
and with capital SHRINK ng :rom in
ycstmcnt and It is noted that from
the very beginning Of In" Taft udnicis
trlton the tide of business pCtlI1ty
has been rising until 1t is now at f'rl
flood just how full the flood is, had
striking evidence here In Chicago this
week. when the Tribune, which is not
supporting President Taft. published
an editorial article boasting that the
preceding days issue of that papCr.
contained thirty columns of help
wanted" advertisements showing n
brisk demand for labor OF every sort
trained and unframed, men and wom-
en-, old and young.
What POSSIBLE business advantage
could he gained 10y change" Is the
question that is heard on every side
and to which the opponents of the ad o.
ministratiuu can find no convincing
answer
The only thing they can say is that
the business Of the country is too big
and prosperous to be halted by any
political condition or consideration.
/ Dut there are those who remember
! that the same thing was said in the
/ campaign OF 1892. In that campaign
as In this the industrial activity of tho
nation was at high tide. labor was
/ fully employed. farmers had good
crops for which they We're getting
high prices and the Democrats ieered
at the idea that the defeat Of Harri-
/ son would change these conditions.
/ lust as they iccr now at the suggestion
I that the defeat OF Taft may alter exist
( ing conditions
Hut the very moment it became
| known that Harrison had been defeat
| ed business began to slacken, 1t was
I known that just as soon rs the Demo-
cratic administration could get the
rclns of power into its hands. the
| tarlG would he revised. And 80 al
. though il was more than year until
/ IN, new tarin law was finally enact
ed, the fear OF 1t. the certainty that 1t
would write radical changes into the
tariff schedules. spread pall OF UNI
certainty over all business operations
/ Manufacturers limited their output to
. immediate orders because they did not
dnrr to fil their warehouses with
goods which might be brought into
competition few months later with
similar products from European fac
tories made under European condi-
tpns. iohhers and wholesalers bought
only to fill their current demands, and
retailers kept their stock at the lowest
stage possible SO that they might not
DO overloaded with high priced good:
when the expected influx Of chear
products should come.
The result of all this retrenchmen'
was that railroad traffic fcll of so that
practically every railroad went into
the hands of receivers, borrowers wer,
unable to meet their obligations 81
that banks were forced to close by tho
hundred. tabor was thrown out of EN-.
ployfnpnt the price Of farm product,