The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-04-25
r President Taft
And the Tariff
Are for the Best Interests of
This Section Declares
George Wise.


Bethany, former postmaster OF
Wheeling. oae 0. the leading business
men OF the pan Handle district. and
4 Republican whose Republicsnism
IS above question, endorses the can
d!dacy Of President Taft for reaop-
nation. He says:
4 want 10 make 1t as distinct and
as positive as l can that favor the
denomination OF William H. Taft
and believe that it is the only safe
thing for the Republicans to do at
the present time. 1 know Mr..
Roosevelt. appreciate the great
work that he did for this country.
bnt ! am not one of those who seem
to believe that the safety and pros
perity of the American people del
pend upon one man. It has been
the wise policy OF both political
parties TO renominate a presiden;
who has served one term ably and
satisfactorily. We can not break
the rules as to President Taft with
out foolishly repudiating our owl
party record, There is no reason for
our doing this and we ought not TO
do it. In substantial achievement
the administration of William
H. Taft has been equal to that
OF any other in the American his
tory. 1t is a record that We can
stand for.
But one thing in particular /!
want 10 say, ! have travelled in Eu-
rope four different times. Every |
time l came back was Impressed
with the prosperity. the enterprise
and the Industrial development of
the American people. one thing andi
Just one thing has given to the peo-
pie of the United States a higher
standard OF living. better wage con
ditions and greater industrial growth
than any other country in The world.
That thing has been the protective
tariff When was last in London
i met great Engiisher banker who
praised layishly the enterprise and
business ability of the American
people. He said. however, that we
ought TO do away with the pro-
ltective tariff.
'tMy reply was this: You have
here in England at the present time
employed about thirty per cent 0;
your people He agreed that was
true. In America, l said. we have
now employment for from seventy
FIVE TO eighty per cent OF our peo-
pie. II We do away with the pro-
itective tariff or lower it. won't the
result be that more of your people
viii be employed and fewer OF ours"
HE admitted that this would be
absolutely the result. and that is the
reason why I favor a protective tar
in. European bankers. manutac-
turers and merchants know what
THE protective tariff does for
US. They would like to see it low
Tered only because it would benefit
them. increase the sales of their
goods in America and decrease the
sales OF our own goods al home |
From one small section of Switzer-
land a Swiss manufacturer told me
that there were shipped over $20,-I
100000 worth of laces TO the United
States in one year. Every dollars
worth of those laces could have been
made in America and ought to have
been made here.
81 favor William H. Tai; for the
presidency because he is the kind !
OF Republican who believes in the
essential principles OF protection. !
he is the kind of Republican that we
need in the White House. No por-I
tioa o. the United States IS more de-
pendent upon the protective tariff
than West Virginia Our iron. steel.
glass, potteries. lumber and wool are
protected industries. Today We are
looking for William H. Taft to veto
an iron and steel bill that viii be
destructive to our industry, and We
expect him to veto ii because he IS
tariff Republican. 1t is incoR-
eeiyabie TO me how any business man
in the iron, steel. glass and pottery
business in this section. or any work
ing man who draws his living from
those industries, can fail TO favor
the denomination and reelection of
William H. Taft"
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