The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-30
PRESIDENT SEES
VICTORY ATPOLLS
Trusts Sober Judgment of the
Voters to Continue Present
Conditions - Expects
Democratic Help.
THE THIRD PARTY CAN'T WIN.
Mr.. Taft Says It's Open Secret That
Proeressives Do Not Expect Sue
cess and That Every Mail Tells Of
Wanderers Return.

Proeressives Do Not Expect Sue.
cess and That Every Mail Tells ot
Wanderers Return.
Beverly, Mass.-President Taft is.
sued statement predicting Republic
an victory next month and declaring
it "obvious that either the Republican
or Democratic nominees will be elect.
ed He asserts it to be an open secret
that the third party does not expect
success"
The president reviews business con-
ditions of the country, which, he says,
are unprecedentedly prosperous. and as
serts the belief that the sober judg
ment of the voters will continue pres.
ent conditions.
President Taft says that from all
parts of the country assurances are
coming that Democrats intend to vote
for the Republican candidates and a
continuance Of prosperity and against
the program Of economic confusion
and socialistic subverslon of American
institutions supported by Democratic
candidates and their allies. He calls
attention to the great progress of the
country since 1850 as regards the home
and foreign markets and says that the
American manufacturer and worker
would not have much spirit left for in
vading the foreign market if deprived
by a Democratic tariff for revenue only
of the home market, which they now
control, thanks to the Republican pro
tective tariff.
The Presidents Statement.
The presidents statement follows:
"Fifty-two years ago seceders from
the Union thought they were facing a
divided north and would win an easy
victory. There had been division
among the loyal people, but all united
in face Of the common danger, and In
addition a great number of Democrats
Joined the Republicans in the success
full struggle for the nations life. Then
1t was said by hostile critics that the
ship of state was drifting. 1t drifted-
yes-with Lincoln at the helm, from
the reefs of secession and slavery into
the placid waters of union and liberty.
Under Lincoln's successors it has sail
ed on. propelled by the winds of pros
perity, save when its voyage has been
halted by Just such visitation of
storm and stress, of torn protection
sails and broken business bulkheads,
as we are now threatened with should
Baltimore supplant Chicago which it
did not In 1860 and will not in 1912.
"Our friends the enemy say that the
Democracy has learned its mistakes
and does not mean to repeat them. In
some measure true as to the past; and
the Republican party has had diff
cult If successful task in teaching the
Democracy ~ mistakes, SO far as it
has been taught, but somehow the OBJ
stinate pupil comes forward every four
years to be taught again.
81 am glad TO say, however" the
president added, "that many Demo-
Gratis have learned their lessons well
and are refusing to leave the firm
ground of national prosperity for the
quagmlre of business disruption trade
depression and commercial and indus
trial depletion.
"From all parts of tho country as
surances are coming that Democrats |
intend to vote for the Republican can
didates and a continuance of prosper
Gus business conditions, and against |
the programs of economic confusion
and sociaistie subversion of our insti-
tutions supported by the Democratic |
candidates and their allies. Democrat
ic worklngmsn refuse to be led from |
the factory and good wages of 1912 |
back to the Democratic hard times of |
18e3-e7. They prefer independence and |
money in the savings bank to loss of |
employment and dependence on char
ity.
Pay Envelopes Feeders Of Trade.
Democratic business men feel the |
same way. They know that when in
dustries languish their business Ian
guishes too. The pay envelopes are the
feeders Of trade in every form. When
they are empty or sormpy the biggest
department store feels the effect as we'll
as the corner grocery"
President Taft continued:
Drifting? Well, let me glance at
some Of the drift. Our home market
has drifted from $7,000,OOO,OOO in 1870
to $33,OOO,0 00O,OO0-not a bad drift,
that And 1t is this magnificent home
market without equal In the past or
present, that the Democrats propose
to dismember and disorganize, and in
vite every nation In the world to prey
upon, while those same nations keep
the barriers to their own markets Just
as high as they please.
''Then look at our foreign trade. A
favorite Democratic argument is that
Republicans build up and cultivate
the home market at the expense of our
foreign commerce, when the fact is
that the growth Of foreign trade has