The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-10-11

pleasures United States.
When Mr. Taft entered the White House, he
faced conditions of panic and unrest due largely to
the impetuous and drastic methods Of previous ad-
miniSration.
Yet in the short period of three years he has re-
assured frightened capital, restored confidence to
field and factory, regulated trade conditions, and
brought peace and tranquility at home and abroad
The present prosperity OF naton ana lnoIaoua! 1
is admittedly due to the sagae, common-sense, and
good judgment Of President TAFT
Yet, in spite of the fact that times are good, and
getting better some people FESTIVE and inpatient
chafing under a few adverse conditions which they
unjusry attribute to Nh. Taft and to his adminstra-
A few are even short-sighted enough to listen
to the siren song Of disappointed and ambitious once
seekers, who hope to achieve PofhcI success by at
tackng bogies which are mainly the creation OF fneF
own selfish aims.
Atfhis pivotpoint in our history only the exercise
of the sound common-sense OF the American people
avoid repetition of commercial and Industrial
disaster
Can save US from that pit of panic and poverty
into which we u1Dar7abty and u1talHlgEy oeSceno
The Tariff is mistakenly blamed by many as being
the direct cause of the high cost of living, and many
other problems that confront US.
The population of the United States is, in round
numbers, one hundred million people, ninety-three
million, to be exact.
Receipts for tariff duties for the year ended July
1st were three hundred and twelve million dollars.
YOU pay just $346 q year for protecting the
country and for insuring YOURSELF against the
ufactures of Germany and England, France and
Italy, and other countries.
Under absolute free trade with all duties re-
moved you could not save more than this $40
vear Under a tariff cor revenue only YOU would
save less than that And either of policies would
destroy necessary protection, and mean disaster to
American industry
The Tariff has been blamed before for many
troubles.
And in chopping away at it with meat axe the
country has been plunged into commissions of disrupt
ed
This is not theory, as some would have you be-
Iieve 1t is HISTORY!
We are face to face-agan- the danger OF
another recurrence of this awful mistake!
Those who are trying to lead the American people
into another slough of uncertainty and despair will
have much to answer for should their Specious prom
ises and plausible plattudes prevail.
1t is wise to weigh, carefully the solid ground Of
President Tafts tariff record and practical common
against the Elusive rrboU promises, and Tadedes
troying hit-aJ7dn1isS theories of those who oppose
him.
Mr. Taft-as his record shows-stands like
rock for the protective principle But he believes
there are portions of the tariff that bear down.
ward revision
He has always believed this.
Recent tariff legislation received his approval
not because the tariff bill was perfecfor it was not
and he knew t-but simply because it was the best
he could get under existing circumstances, and much
better than the tariff then in force.
1t has indicated itself
ProSperity-at low ebb since the panic OF 1907
has been gradually restored.
Necessary revenue has been produced With
larger free list than even the tariff for revenue only
of 1893, and with the orVeS 1o1VH average duty on
dutiable goods, deficit of Hftynne million dollars
has been changed into surplus of forty-seven mil
lion dollars.
The maximum and minimum clause introduced
for the FIRST time, has developed the greatest foreign
trade in our history.
The Tariff Board was created The only sane,
common-sense business method of tarif-making ever
devised
Rash and fl-considered attempts to destroy this
measure have been promptly vetoed by President