New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-01
MISSOURI, FEARING HARD
TIMES, TURNS TO TAFT
Farmers, Alarmed at Possible
Disturbance of Prosperity, Go
Back to Republican Fold.
UNION LABOR FRIENDLY
P. g. Flannery Tells the Presi-
dent He Will Get a Big Vote
from Organized Workers
Vacation Beneficial.

I From STAFF Correspondent OF The Tribune }
Beverly, Mass, Sept. 3o.-The President
received from Missouri to-day a letter
typical If many which reach his desk.
1t tells story that appears to be APP
| plicable to many sections Of the country,
| saying in part:
There is a marked reaction and, in
fact, wonderful trend of things toward
the. real Republican view. This is es-
! pecially the aspect in this section of the
state l was impressed with 1t further
West. but as ] have come East toward
the mountains II seems to be increasing.
Chairman Lakin to-day had phone talks
with county managers In every section,
ana they all report not only remark
able reaction I'm the Presidents favor.
| but also an unusually fervent demand for
orators TO open local and district cam
| paigns, along with literature of the real
Republican sort.
In explanation OF this marked reaction
| the writer says
can give you typical instance. There
money. but who also has been extending
| his business, so that he owes 5000 or
1900. He has been an enthusiastic Roose-
welt shouter. The other day friend said
TO him that II Taft was defeated there
would be a tightening OF the money mar
ket, and call for loans. The friend did
not say IL as q threat. He held none of
the farmers paper. and was not con-
nected with any bank. but merely made
the remark In the course OF a CONVEX
satioii.
The farmer said nothing at the time.
but went home and thought IT over for
several days. Then he remarked to n
friend that he believed he could see where
ne would be better off by a continuance
of present conditions, and that he had
decided TO vote for Taft. Now. this man
| s- To nArv& a. 4. III 0 49,.
| right now. but tightening OF the money
market and the calling OF his loans would
seriously interfere with some OF his plans.
And there are thousands just like him
P. J. Flannery. international president
Of the Brotherhood of Railroad Freight
Handlers called>on the President to-day
and assured Mr.. Taft that the attitude
of organized labor toward him was friend
ly; that labor had no desire to do any
thing to bring on hard times, and that
he felt quite certain Mr.. Taft would re-
ceive an exceedingly large labor vote.
Miss Ellen C. Shepard, secretary and
treasurer OF the International Sunshine
Society. has written the President that
the Massachusetts branch of that associa-
ton will hold It's annual convention in
Boston on October 8. and urging him to
attend. She remarks that the presence
OF President Taft would be peculiarly
appropriate. because 'he is the very
greatest and best living example of true
sunshine"
The secretary of the American Export
Trade Association has sent to the Presi-
dent resolution adopted by the associa-
ton urging the continuance of the classi-
AoI ,fx.t1 L.
saying that Il has made greatly for eff
ficiency. The secretary says he has been
instructed to ascertain the attitude Of all
the Presidential candidates on this sub
ject
The President replied by quoting his
advocacy Of civil service for the consular
and minor offices in his message TO the
third session OF the slst Congress and
saying that he had not departed In the
slightest from the views therein ex-
pressed.
Among the Presidents callers to-day
were ]. r. Babcock. secretary OF the
Chamber OF Commerce. OF Dallas. Texas;
Captain NJ. u. Townsend. an old Ohio
friend: William Burgess. Of Trenton. y.
j., and J. Ernest King. one Of the editors
OF THE Boston Transcript"
This evening the President attended an
enthusiastic reception given by the Taft
Republican Club OF Beverly. Later he
went to a meeting OF the Beverly Masonic
lodge.
President Taft is beginning TO show the
good effects Of his vacation. When he
came TO Beverly the President looked
pale, and friends noticed that he was
less energetic. Callers who saw him to-
day remarked upon the clearness OF his
eye his hearty hand-clasp and coat OF
tan.
Some Of the people now posing as third
party mon will wake up after the cleo
ton and find themselves alone. We would
be glad TO welcome them back to the Re-
publican party, but they must come back
as whole Republicans; they must support
the national, state and local tickets
That was the substance OF President
Taft's remarks TO the Republican Club.
The President advised against policy OF
temporizng. IT'S time TO quit temporiz-
ing" he said "If man is Republican,
let him say SO, and let him support the
ticket. II he is not throw him out OF
the party"