The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-30
WOULD LOSE
WITH WILSON.
-oSe Our Prosperity, Lose Our
Jobs, Warns Taft, Who Says
the Very Name Is Reminiscent
of Free Trade Disaster.

Beverly, Mass.-President Taft has
written letter to John Wanamaker
! t Philadelphia. thanking him for his
|forts in behalf Of the Republican
Iarty. Mr.. Taft says:
There are certain facts that stand
ut so prominently in this campaign
hat | cannot conceive how a majority
{ our voters can fail to apprehend
hem. They are that vote cast for
be third party is a vote cast for the
Democratic ticket. and that vote
| Iast for the Democratic ticket is
ote cast for economic experimental
Jon. which. under the most favorable
circumstances. would mean lack of
|usiness confidence, the calling of
, bans, a stringency of the money mar
: ct. the suspension of manufacturing
be destruction of the market for farm
roducts because the people had no
honey to buy and untold suffering for
be wage Garner and his family
II want to thank you for the splendid
York you are doing for the success of
be Republican party in the approach
hg election. l thank you not for my
elf alone, but for the people at large,
rho have so much to lose. so little to
ain. from q change Of administration.
Fho will indeed suffer If a Democratic
resident and Democratic congress
ecure the opportunity to make good
heir platform pledges, and an extra
hssion OF congress is called next
farch to change the tariff from pro-
Fctive to q revenue basis.
1--WE have experimental in the past
18th the tariff theories of our Demo
Fatic friends. You will recall as clear
as | do the distress which followed
be passage Of the Wilson bill. Is
here not a certain significance in the
bet that it Is another Wilson who
ould again subject us to such an ex
eriment? Wilson and prosperity are
lords that refuse to go together in
II American history.
you recall the report of Mayor Gil
' by on conditions in New York when
and his Democratic administration
Dnducted an investigation into the
ardships and sufferings which prevail
! in 1894 and found that $4,000 per
bns were dependent on charity be-
.iuse $1,000 men and nearly 1900
fomen who under normal conditions
'kperienced no difficulty in securing
Employment were out Of work. You
m recall the days when, as the re
. lit OF just such tariff 'readjustment
our Democratic friends now pro
pse, there were soup kitchens in every
3rge city, when ablebodied men were
.bmpelled to beg from door to door
hile women and their little children
! ed of starvation or were stunted in
|heir development from the privatiOn
| hey were compelled to undergo.
"The election OF a Democratic presi
ent would mean the election of n
Democratic senate and house, and the
resent congress has proved how saw
. .gely and with what recklessness the
democrats would deal with the tariff
they were in full control Of the
|Kecutive and legislative branches of
'overnment. l cannot understand how
| ny American voter can fail to see that
throwing away his vote on the
bird party or by voting to put the
democrats in power in the White
House and in congress he is assured
! counting disaster as is the small
|hild playing with matches. And so,
ir. Wanamaker, far above any person
| consideration, | am grateful to you
| nd to all who, like you, are helping
'he Republican cause this year"