Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-10-31

------ and taxpayers, this contest
serious business and you should weigh the consequences with
serious mind. Don't take words Seek facts.
Out Of this whirlwnd Of language which the spebnde send
beating your ears what that stands out first and all
the time?
1--WE want change in Washington"
A change for what7 To what?
The present administration after nearly four years hard work.
has finally succeeded restoring the county business to pros
porous basis.
The mills ore running fell lime Mines operating all their
shifts Factories working 10 capacity Commerce IS thriving
The eOWmgry is free of labor troubles and financial roHbes
The working steadily gaining better The farmer
growing steadily prosperous The market for farm prod
ucs has been so broad and generous.
The railroads report the heaviest freight and passenger traffic
in their existence Shipping everywhere active Public works
on great everywhere under way Trade moving
smoothly in evencreang volume The savings banks are over
flowing with money
The United States the threshold of the greatest boom in
its history Within six months under present conditions will
dwarf the great period that followed the Spanish
And prosperity will be here to stay for we are on souder
ground than in 49,
The trust problem has been settledand settled right big
Business has been put its place. and this without halt
ing industry dsorganizng affairs The currency question
understood has and will be solved along sound
lines the heat Of partisan political controversy dies down.
The tariff is gradually being placed business basis and soon
will be out Of politics, as 1t should
Everything shaping give the American people long n-
broken. unparalleled period of peace and plenty.
And this time Of all Others along these political gentle
men shouting for change
Do YOU change? Do you want to check prosperity Just
Is you are about to pluck its choicest fruts1
Would y0 the workers who must commit the mad folly
Of taking of tried and hands and
turning the eeke 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wherever possible had withdrawn their capital Enterprise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 result of the panic of 1902 the talking panic
The Rich Mans Panic called But do remember any
poor who not hurt?
Ii took the Taft administration three years repair the
damage Of this panic required infinite patience sklful
agement home and abroad unnng enterprise good judg
and prudence bring the country out of that black pit
And that the pit is covered and the country basng
the level sunshine of prosperity do want to take
chance on being thrown back DO you take chance
being talked into another and needless panic!
The question is be settled by talk matter how smart
The huzzahs of the hastings may make music but the
background of the future you may hear the muterngs Of people
unemployed
Your family stands with you the dividing line which has
happiness and prosperity side and unhapPnes and
the other
If you are tramp without kindred and without responsibility
by ali follow the adventures But If you stake IN
the country il you have kh kin dependent the you hold
weigh carefully the words and deeds those who would lead yeu
IN mad CALICO % the pfecpce Of experimental government
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them. Bat what wouId Il for yoaf ect
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which best only for the Other fellow He msed BY the
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