The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-01
PROSPEROUS ERA
SAYS TAFT
PEOPLE ARE ON THE EVE OF
BETTER TIMES
Assaiis "Fsddism" and Asitations
That Are harmful In Phiia-
deiphla Talk.

PHILADELPHIA. March 3l.-In
his address here last night before the
Chamber Of Commerce. n OF several
talks President Taft made while in
the city. he hayed "faddism" and
other ideas and movements that were
harmful to business. and declared he
believed the nation was about to en-
ter upon a new era OF better times.
He declared there is no Office that the
government performs more important
for the individual in the community
than aid ing business prosperity and
the removal OF obstacles that inter-
fere with that prosperity. II is when
there is lots OF businesses, when every
body has a job and the wheels Of in
dustry are humming so loud that you
cannot hea< anything else. that the
wage Garner Is the happiest. declared
the President. He stated tina while
he did not depracate in any way the
movement for real reform and prog
ress. provided IL was sane and not
affected with fads and a disposition to
disturb those things that had stood
for a hundred years. yet he main
tanned that h government was full
filing its greatest duty when IL saw to
IL that al little as possible interferred
with the business OF the country and
the progress Of the enterprises and
maintain the confidence that is neces-
sary to make business go and to bring
about prosperity. He declared he was
in favor of the enforcement OF the
law in such a way that those who
violated the law may be prosecuted
and that there may be an absence of
prosecution and 10 attempt to run
amuck.
People Conservative.
He declared the American people
were the most conservation on earth,
realized a good thing when they had
1t and are bound to adhere to IL as
lone Is IL serves them well. He de
clared hat while the American people
may realize their government has de-
fects. that at the same time they can
look about and see that for 125 years
they have haG the best government
ever created. However hat fact Is
not going to make the nation deact.
ionary. he declared and aus a re-
Jectment OF every movement for pro
gress. IL does however keep us sane.
| don't mean to say that there may
Lot be some machinery that is better
adopted for the purpose than we have,
but what | do mean to say that gen
orally speaking on new machinery
Is going to work to make a great pro
gress that we might not accomplish
under existing machinery IL the indt-
vidual only grows better and better,
n That II does not help matters to
transfer from n machinery TO an
other when the same defects are GO
ing TO interfere with the second ma.
chinery that now appear in the first
And you are not going to improve
your community by assuming with
respect 10 the new method that II is
going to work. better when thai new
method Is going TO require three times
as much popular attention 10 govern.
ment as o give today.
On the Coal Situation.
Now / am not q reactionarly. ] am
a progressive. I am not a pessimist;
| am an optimist. and / believe that
we are on the eve of good times. /
believe things are growing better. and
| am delighted TO know that there
Is a solution OF the soft coal strike
In the west. and sincerely hope. and
/ believe ! nave some reason % hope,
that the hard Goa strike in the east
Is near solution. or course. as presL
dent OF the United States have no
Jurisdiction in such a matter. II is
only as a citizen interested deeply
in the welfare Of all communities that
/ would have the right at any time to
attempt by suggestion to help solve
the difficulties. and I hope I know
enough TO know that Il is best to wait
and know you are welcome thai to 20
Quitting in" TO , matter between part
les who know their rights. are able
TO settle them and both OF whom I am
sure desire a peaceful and satisfact.