The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-22

Beverly, Mass, Oct 22.-white
house officials have made public a let
ter from President Taft to John Wan.
namaker Of Philadelphia, dealing with
some Of the issues of the campaign
and thanking Mr.. wannamaker In his
own behalf and On behalf Of the peo-
pie Of the nation for his splendid
work" The presidents letter dealt
almost exclusively with the tariff and
prosperity which he declared was
largely due to protection.
The letter in part reaos:
my Dear Mr.. Wanamaker:
II want to thank you for the splen-
did work you are doing for the sue
cess Of the republican party in the
approaching election. thank you
not for myself alone but for the peo-
pie at large who have SO much to
lose. so little to gain from a change
OF administration. Nho will indeed
suner If demSe c;,tic president and
a democratic congress secure the op.
portunity to make good their platform
pledges and an extr> session Of con.
gress is called next March to change
the tariff from Protective to rev.
Gnue basis.
wholly apart from the respective
merits Of the protective and the tariff
for revenue policies. it must be OBJ
vious to thinking men that so radical
a change cannot be effected without
a period Of readjustment, the wiping
out Of numerous industries which
prosper because they are protected
and which pay good wages to thou
sands of employees. Even were it ad-
mitted-and I do not admit it-that
ultimately this readjustment would be
successful and that our present pro-
tected and prosperous industries could
be replaced by others which would
thrive without protection what of the
transition period? How would fare
the wage-earner thrown out of en-
ployment for year or more and who
In many instances would be compell-
ed to learn new trade?
"As protectionist I can see no
benefit to be gained from such a
change even when the readjustment
Is completed. For sixty years, under
the protective policy. our industries
have grown at pace which has
astounded the world The wage earn
ers have established and maintained
a standard of living which is un-
known in the other world. Even dur
ing the period of high cost of living,
which has prevailed throughout the
civilized world for few years, our
people have suffered no such hard
ships as those of the old world.
"The abundant crops of this year
already are operating to decrease the
cost of living to the American work.
ingman while there is every indica-
ton that wages will be maintained.
On the other hand our factories are
running full time. there are abundant
orders ahead. wages high and it is la
Dor, not employment, at good wages
and the prices of foodstuffs falling in
some instances. in others. about to
fall. the wage Garner Is just on the eve
Of garnering his harvest, and If the
existing conditions are not changed
by political upheaval. We will see
the balances in the savings banks
grow in the next four years as never
before.
1--WE have exrerimented in the past
with the tariff theories Of our demo-
cratic friends. You will recall as
clearly as / do the distress at the
passage of the Wilson. bill. Is there
not a certain significance in the fact
that 1t is another Wilson who again
subject us to such an experiment.
Wilson and prosperity are words that
refuse to go together in our Ameri-
can history.
1.-THE election of a democratic pres
ident would mean the election of a
democratic senate house and the pres
ent congress has proved how savagely
and with what recklessness the demo-
Gratis would deal with the tariff IL
they were in full control Of the ex-
ecutive and the legislative branch IS
of the government. I cannot under
stand how any American voter can
fail to see that by throwing away his
vote on the third party. or by voting
to put the democrats in power in the
white house and in congress. he is
surely courting disaster as is the small
child playing with matches"