Evening star., 1912-11-04
TAFT ASKS SUPPORT
Tells Why the Administration
Should Be IndorSed.
CITES '93 AND '94 STRESS
Says It Should Warn Voters to De-
feat the Economic Views Of the
Democratic Party.

NEW YORK, November 4.-President
Taft issued the following statement here
last night shortly before his departure
for Cincinnati:
'On the eve Of the national election it
is suitab BILE that short summary should
be made of the reasons why the republic
an party Is entitled to support That
party for four years has been responsible
for the administration of the government
and has left a record OF success in ef
fective and efficient executive administra-
tion and of legislative accomplishment
that is not surpassed by any administra-
ton since the war.
.'It has changed deficit of more than
$50, ZOO. 900 to a surplus of more than $780,
900, 900 by increasing the revenue and by
reducing governmental expenses
Its achievements in legislation show
that it has made definite progress, so lar
al national legislation can produce prog
ress. in statutes looking to the aid ana
relief of those classes in the community
who have had reason heretofore to COM
plain of the unjust operation Of the laws
governing their relation to employers ana
to the community at large.
Excessive Tariff Reduced.
"The republican tariff legislation of the
Congress of 1900. while not perfect, has
actually reduced excessive tarin rates,
and has yet retained the protective fea-
lures which have been SO instrumental IN
creating industrial prosperity.
I'm this view of what has Deen done IN
the last four years the republican party
should not now be turned out of office.
Its promises have been complied with.
real progress has been effected, and its
conduct of the economic policies OF the
government has been such as to MAKE II
possible for the country to enjoy and pro-
long the widespread and growing prosper
ity now at hand.
Again, if the republican party is turned
out of office, what party is to succeed?
The Constitution Attacked.
.'One of the opposing parties was
scarcely four months ago a part of the
republican party itself. 1t has adopted
a platform attacking the existing Consti-
tuition of the country, promising an at
tempt to destroy the independence Of the
judiciary, and proposing measures which
would sap the foundations of representa-
tive democratic constitutional government.
!. 1T offers to the public program or
supposed benefits which are not within
the ability of a national party to accom-
plish, and offers remedies for alleged
evils in our present conditions that are
impracticable and inconsistent with each
other The so-called progressive party
is necessarily minority party. A vote
for it cannot tend to establish its power
or it's principles, but can only be vote
against the republican party and for the
democratic party.
Tariff for Revenue Only.
THE democratic party declares in ia
vor of a tariff for revenue only, and
holds that a protective tariff is not only
unwise, but also unconstitutional. The
changes proposed by the democrats may
fairly be judged by the bills passed by
the democratic majority in the last Con-
gress, which vetoed as President. These
bills would have SO affected the INDUS
tries covered by their terms as seriously
to impair their value and prosperity.
Mr.. Wilson, the candidate of the dem
ocratic party, has made SO many differ
ent and differing statements as to MIS-
attitude upon the tariff, with view to
evading the charge that q democratic
administration means an injury to in
dustrial prosperity, that it is impossible
to tell what his attitude is. but it is not
unfair to say that it iS in accord with
that Of the majority Of his party in the
last Congress which 1 have indicated.
Stress of '93 and '94 Recalled.
"The experience in the history OF the
country in 1893 and 1894 will be recalled
a period of great prosperity was succeed
ed by a period Of great depression in the
business Of our country. This was due to
the threatened and actual change from
tariff for protection to a tariff for reve-
nue.. 1t ought to warn every business
man, every workman and every farmer
who counts upon the home market for the
sale of his products to cast his vote to
retain the present administration and to
defeat the effort to put into force the eco
nomic views of the democratic party.
which, if successful. will halt the coming
of prosperity, paralyze business and re-
peat the severe experiences of the years
from 1893 to 1891"