Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-04
Urges Voters to
 Remember 1883
TAFT SAYS IT SHOULD SERVE AS
 A WARNING
MENACES PROSPERITY
Change From Tariff For Protection to Tariff For Revenue Dangerous Record of Present Administration.


 New York. Nov. 3.-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 should be made of the reasons why the republican party is entitled to sup port, That party for four years has | been responsible for the administra- ton of the government and has left 8 record of success in effective and efficient executive administra ton and of legislative accomplishment that is not surpassed by any administration since the war.
 Changed Deficit Into Surplus. Tt has changed d deficit of more than fifty millions of dollars to sur plus of more than thirty millions of dollars by increasing the revenue and by reducing GuVernmental expenses. Its achie\ ements in legislation show that it has made definite prog ress so far as national Legislation can produce progress. in statutes looking to the relief of those classes who l have had reasons heretofore to com plain of the unjust operation of the ! iaWs governing their relation to em- ployers and to the community at large. i The modern tendency to usa govern mental agencies to better the general condition of the people by giving an equal opportunity has been fully rec ognized in this legislation and practi- cal steps have been taken to satisfy 1t. Excessive Tariff Rates, Reduced. "The republican tariff legislation of [ rl ~n-s | feet, has actually reduced excessive l protective features which have been so | instrumental in creating industrial l prosperity. And this administration | had already taken steps to secure a fair means by tariff commission of | further reducing and readiusting the tariff within the limits of proper pro- ] lection to our industries.
 l The antitrust laws upon the stat ute books have been enforced without. regard 10 persons and without fear or favor, ana the resulting decrees. if allowed to have their normal opera ! tiOn, will tend 10 restrict competition and still remove the oppression that ] the statute was passed to prevent. i Party Fulfilled Its Promises. Tn this view Of what has been done i n the last four years. the republican party should not now be. turned out of office. Its promises have been com 1 piled with, real progress has been ef- fected and it's conduct of the economic i policies of the government has been such as to make ii possible for the country to enjoy and prolon& the wide spread and growing prosperity now at | hand.
 | Again. if the republican party is turned out of office what party is to succeed? One of the opposing parties was scarcely four months ago q part | of the republican party itself. It has | adopted a platform attacking the ex- isting constitution of the country, promising an attempt to destroy the l independence of the judiciary and pro- posing measures which would sap the i foundations of representative demo- cratic constitutional government. It offers to the public programme of supposed benefits which are not with l in the ability of national party to 1 accomplish and offers remedies for alleged evils in our present conditions that are impracticable and inconsist- ent with each other.
 Judge Democrats by Last Congress. ''The so-called progressive party is
 
 l for 1t cannot tend to establish it's pow CT or it's principles. but can only be | a vote against the republican party and for the democratic party.
 "The democratic party declares in 1 favor of a tariff for revcnue only and holds that a protective tariff is not i only unwise but also unconstitutional. The changes proposed by the demo- crats may fairly be judged by the I,9T T
 jority in the last congress which vetoed as president These bills would have so affected the industries GOV cred by their terms as seriously to impair their value and prosperity.
 Wilson's Varying Tariff Views. l MT. Wilson, the candidate of the 1 democratic party, has made so many different and differing statements as to his attitude upon the tariff, with view to eyading the charge that | democratic administration means an injury to industrial prosperity, that 1 it is impossible to tell what his atti- tude Is, but it is not unfair to say l that it is in accord with that of the majority of his party in the last con gress which ! have indicated. The experience in the history of the coun- try in 1893 and 1894 will be recalled when a period of great prosperity was succeeded by a period of great depres-
 sion in the business of our country This was due to the threatened and actual change from a tariff for pro tection and a tariff for revenue.
 1893 Should Serve as Warning.
 Tt ought to warn every business man. every workman and every farm CT who counts upon the home T-.arket for the sale of his products. to cast his vote to retain the present adminis- tra ten and to defeat this effort to put into force the economic views of the
 democratic party which, if successful,
 will halt the coming of prosperity paralyze business and repeat the se- 1 were experience of the years from
 Ss3 to 1897. The country should not