The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-22
PRESIDENT rAFT's ANALYSIS.

, Tribune Yesterday morning. From il
the President ieduccd the logical con
eiusion that a grca, victory Is com
ing 70 the Republican party. and &c
himself. Rt rbc election which will oc.
eur two weeks from today.
The President refers triumphautly
70 the srest business prosperity which
is upon the country at this time. and
asks whether IL is rational for any ono
20 seek 70 interfere with this prosper
ity and TO give business "A backsct. He
logically proceeded to the demons,ra
tion OF his proposition that business
would receive backset through the
triumph OF the Democratic party and
its principles. hccNu.c. n ne showed.
such triumph has alway, worked ruin
ant wogld be no ICES s2ir 20 do 80
az thls time rbau lercfofore
Tho Presidcp. le larcz thar the bust
ness interests of the couat-r are com
ing 20 the support Of the National Re
/ publican ticket. Hi- adv;cc> are TO
! this effect from all over The United
States. Not only are Republicans re.
| turning 10 ttc ranks Of their uartv.
0u:, A. the President SAYS. Democrats
are rallyiug TO the same standard for
| business reasons. From al par:, OF
the country be saws. assurances
are coming that Democrat. intend TO
'ote toT tho Republican candidates
and continuation OF business pros.
IFeT.t- and against the programme OF
ecoronie confusion aud soeialis,ic sub.
version of our institutions supported
i tv tho Democratic candidates and their
allies. And further. he saws Dem.
ocratie working men refuse 20 be led
froa the factory and good wage, OF
1912 bscl, 10 the Democratic hard
time. Of 1899 They prefer iuac.
pcnGenco and moucv ir the savings
bark 20 loss Of employment and de-
pcudarec on charity.
TIE Pres;3cn. then proceeds 20 give
figures q" the grea; growth Of Amer
.rao trade and shows not only that
our foreign trade i beyond all Pre-
rejeut. bur that home business is ac
ioying the greatest prosperity in the
cTper'cucc of American agriculture.
Our home market has increased from
tho S-.o0o.000.oOo of 1870 To s33. 900.
100000 a, The present day.
President Taft shows that the Amer
lean home market is the best market
in the world, and that it has been made
so bv Republican protective tariffs.
ard he protests against the throwing
opcu Of this market 10 the raids OF
foreign workmen whose governments
protect their own industries and would
bc only 700 glad 80 avail themselves of
the opportunity TO invade the American
markets 20 their own urr
Disadvantage Of American workmen.
President Taft does not consider
that the Roosevelt faction have any
hope whatever OF clcctiug their can.
lidatcs Their only hope is to dsinte-
crate the Republican party and help
the Democrats to elect the Democratic
candidates; but President Taft docs
not believe that this will succeed "'As
We come nearer 10 the d3y OF cleo
ton he SAYS. "it is 10 he expected
Ah'h lh' E'hl Nbl'l WI dBII'-
ciate more kecnlv the responsibility
which attaches 10 his ballot. In a Ma
tional election st least tho great ma
jorty like TO feel that they arc Vot
inC for candidate who has chance
Of success. II is obvious that either
the Republican or the Democratic
nominees will be elected. and not
10 vote for the Republican can
iidatcs is. in effect, TO support their
Democratic opponents, and the Demo
cratic platform Of a tariff for revenue
only freighted with dircst consequence
for the country. now busy and pros
porous under Republican rule.
The President does not believe that
many Republicans viii ne found will.
ing on election dav TO assist in com
plotting the dcmoralizstiou of The Re
publican party in handing the rcius Of
the Government over 10 the Democrats
10 gratifv mere desire Tor revenge.
Aud hc concludes: - believe that the
Republican party viii bc found a. a
whole too patriotic, TOO loyal TO its
principles aud it, traditions, too Just
in its attitude toward public servants
whom i; has entrusted with duties
faithfully performed. 10 commit hara-
kiri in the form and for the objects in.
dicatcj.
The President states that every mail
bring, assurances that those who have
,traycd are returning 10 The fold. and
that in every State In whirh tine Re
publican party h. not discnfranrhjsed.
old time maioritic, win bc rolled up for
jhc Republican candidates.
Nj this r. spicndidiy encouraging.
ADD "a cannot bo doubted tha, the
prr-idcut's conclusion from iuforma.
sion received Is in direct line with Tho
arguments nc makes. and the hopes 20
which ne gives voice. More aud moro
- coming iuto realization tho danger
20 business and prosperity Of any rsdi-
cal change in our National admiuistra
ton, aud the lines.