Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-10-17
C0UNTHY's BUSINESS INrEREsTs
AWAKE TO PROSPERITY.
No Reason why the Country should
Take Chances on : Kietas's 10
the Cleveland Panic lDays
.-Progress Of the
Campaign

One Of the most difficuit SITUATIONS
that confronted the Republican man
ayers at the beginning OF the cam
paign arose out of the feeling On
the part OF many Republicans that
there was really danger Of the cleo
ton OF Roosevelt and that the only
sure way to defeat him was to join
with the Democrats and vote for
wilson 1.-THE most important duty
OF any American citizen" these men
declared, "is absolutely to eliminate
Theodore Roosevelt from American
politics by defeating his SO badly
that he can never again become a
political factor"
And just as that feeling consti-
tuted the most difficult problem at
the beginning Of the campaign, SO
now the most encouraging aspect OF
the situation is the return Of those
who entertained such sentiment TO-
the ranks where they belong Their
return has been due, not only to
the collapse OF the third term cam
paign, but to the realization OF the
fact that If by reason Of Republican
support of Wilson it should happen
than Roosevelt were given the sec
ond place in the election returns,
instead of being eliminated as q po-
litical factor in the future he would
loom larger than ever. with the
practical certainty Of being the lead
er of whatever party may carry the
radical banner In the next campaign.
1t is 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 we'll as Republicans are now us
ing 1t as a reason for their support
OF TAFT, and the Republican cam
paign is feeling the stimulus which
comes from this reinforcement.
But the thing which il stimuiat-
ing the Republican campaign more
than anything else Is the rapidly
growing sentiment In business cir
cles against change either In pol
! lev or in administration.
II Is recalled that when President
Taft entered the white house three
and q half years ago the business
of the country was depressed ana
discouraged, with thousands of men
idle and with capital shrinking from
investment; and IT is noted that
from the very beginning of the TAFT
administration the tide OF business
activity has been rising until It ~
now at full 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 editor
i ial article boastAng that the pre-
ceding days issue Of that paper,
contained thirty columns Of help
wanted advertisements showing
brisk demand for labor Of every
sort, trained and unframed, men
and women. old and young.
what possible business advan-
taee could be gained BY changer"
is the question that is heard on ev-
cry side and to which the opponents
OF the administration 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 con-
sideration. But there are those
who remember that the same thing
was said In the campaign Of 1892.
In that campaign as in this the In
dustriaI activity Of the nation was
at high tide, labor was fully en-
ployed. farmers had good crops for
which they were getting high prices,
and the Democrats ieered at the
idea that the defeat Of Harrison
would change these conditions, Just
as they jeer now at the suggestion
that the defeat Of TAFT may alter
existing conditions
] But the very moment It became
known that Harrison had been De-
feated business began to slacken.
1t was known that just Is soon e
the Democratic administration could
get the reins Of power into its hands,
the tariff would be reviRed And
SO although It was more than 2 year
until the new tariff law was finally
enacted, the fear Of It the certainty
that It would write radical changes
into the tariff schedules, spread z
nan 81 uncertainty over al bushes,