The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
Organized to Insure Taft's Reelection and Perpetua-
 ton of Present Tariff
INFANT INDUSTRIES GETTING ALARMED
And the High Tariff Bar0ns Propose to See That the Tariff Citadel Is Not Taken by
 Storm
By c. E. STEWART

Washington, September 12.-(Special.)- Washington has an organization called the League for Voters or the Pros perity League" and it proposes to hop right into the middle of the stage in the present political campaign and simply eat up all the limelight there is. This league, which has been organized with the view of aiding in the return of President Taft to the White House, admits that it is going to be the very center of interest during the rest of the fight. Too much calcium has been consumed by the third termer to suit some of the supporters of President Taft. and it makes them restless and peevish.
 Judge Ralph D. Cole, former member of Congress, with accents on the former, from Ohio stopped off in Washington on his way to New York, where he will &C., company Job Hedges on an upstate speak, ing tour, long enough to make q rew bright observations concerning what the Prosperity league proposes to put over. and that very soon.
 Judge Cole asserts-and take 1t from me that the judge is no slouch of an asserter that the Prosperity league will have a million voters in a week or so and that .he membership will grow as rapidly as Pitcher Woods head did after that first game in the worlds series, from this good date until November, and he adds without even whimper that it is going to be largely responsible for the elec- ton of President Taft, and a republican House.
 Review Hanna Methods
 According to the dope, the central idea of the prosperity thing, Is the tariff There are indications-so 1t is said-that the league proposes to revive the Hanna campaign methods of 1896. Strong or ganizations have been effected-so they say--in many of the manufacturing towns. It is taken root in Ohio, says the judge a business mems organization having been organized in Cincinnati To. Repre- sentative Ebenezer J. Hill of Connecticut belongs the credit of originating the idea. The league has developed out of the campaign that Ebenezer is waging to retain this seat in Congress. Ebenezer's district has a number of big manufac- turing concerns all of which are very much interested in Ebenezers return to Congress, Ebenezer being a fluent and eloquent advocate of tariff wall as high as Pikes Peak, mounted with rapid fire- guns and an utimatum to foreign com petition. That's the kind of hair-pn Ebenezer is.
 Taft's Election Sure
 Taft will be elected and the next House will be in the control of the republican party, largely through the organization of the prosperity league" said Judge Cole, without even batting an eyelash.
 q make the prediction because of the effect of the tariff bills passed by the democrats at last session are now being brought home to American manufacturers and business men and laboring men. Up to a few days ago the business men have been so busy taking care of their or ders that they paid no attention to the legislation which the democratic House attempted to enact. It may seem strange" said the ''jedge," but nevertheless true, that the manufacturers of the country are just being informed of the character of these tariff bills that were rushed through Congress at the last session."
 The 'jedge" inNmates that the manu- featuring concerns are really becoming alarmed. and that the Prosperity league is the original little Paul Revere and takes due credit for turning In the signal which has so thoroughly aroused the Infant industries" into activity and concerted &C., ton toward saving their milk bottle.
 The Prosperity league has it's headquar ters on New York avenue in this Nty, and proceeds to send out letters calmly electing President Taft and a republi- can House by an overwhelming majority every day. Unless their typewriter breaks down or something else happens they will continue right along in this glorious work until election day.