Show JUDGE THIS MAN BY hl FUS RECORD 4 p 4 oll 0 W at k I 1 A measured solely and absolutely baw h a t 74 e j b as i d on al I 1 n it ji re a L ah ar years president taft la to anlu estfon ably entitled to an overwhelming vote of confidence from the american people it 1 is always difficult to realize the true proportions ot of men and events at close aar range C only at an interval of time and space are we able to exercise the calmness and justice of second thought aristides was banished because the people were TIRED of hearing him cued I 1 the just wellington was mo mobbed abbed on nn an anniversary of the battle of waterloo Nater loo washington ashington would have been recalled madison would have been db graced even the beloved lincoln the great emancipator would have suffered heartless ignominy h A 1 I not ober second thought diset u 4 the first hasty and unjust criticism ot of the for whom these strong men labored so truly and so well ell thia 1 Is true of president tatt taft ho lle haa has been maligned and arstil ed bitterly and often by thousands thou sinda who condemned him hastily and unknowingly they are NOW learning the truth are beginning to appreciate preci ate bis his HEAL REAL and ABSOLUTE INTEGRITY and are fast becoming his staunch supporters and in ani bif ol 01 mr taft it Is simply asked elf f tle me american people in second thought and in the clear while white light of what be lie has already accomplished judge thia this man by bla lils record I 1 it has been truly said of president tatt taft and ot of him alone that he vitalized vitali zed political platforms W 1 ith mr taft a platform promise means more than empty words even a brief record of bome of his political act acts show a how faithfully tie he puta puts this principle into practice the republican platform of 1908 promised tariff revision it did NOT specifically promise DOW DOWNWARD revision but MR TAFT so understood it 11 and acted accordingly he ire was not able to get an IDEAL law few law laws reach the ideal but he DID succeed la in getting a tariff that gave the people what they wanted lower duties on tre tte necessities of life a tariff that wae was FAR ba BETTER tarr than the law then in it firce fee air tatt taft could easily have secured cheap popularity and the unthinking applause of the clovd cro it if he ile bad had VETOED the bill as laid bo tore fore him dut but he did not feel feet that he was justified in holding up the entire business of the country merely doubtful chance of on the very getting A ER bill a year later bep bear in mind that despite the insistent call 0 of the people mr air taffe tafts immediate predecessor had for OVER SEVEN NEARS UTTERLY EltIy IGNORED tm moat most vital ot of all the oa breatix Bre atin w of the nation it was a crisis it waa was no time for continuing a policy of PLAYING FOR popularity and mr ar tatt taft waa was bif bir enough broad enough wise enough to risk personal misunderstanding in order to brine bring relief from panic and depression with a courage tar far greater than many have haie given mm him credit tor for he followed his sincere conviction ot of what was mas RIGHT AND BEST AT THAT TIME and signed the bill you know the storm ot of pitiless criticism even shameful PERSONAL ADUSE ABUSE thit was hurled nt at him nou ou kow also how firmly patiently ct et unflinchingly he met it and you know further and in the spirit of american fair play you are FORCED TO ADMIT that air air taft WAS RIGHT and his critics were WRONG t for the tariff baa bas vind vindicated itself unquestionably and triumphantly triumphant lyl if there hid been nothing in the tie bill but mr nir tatt taft a plan for the modern and scientific tariff board THAT ALONE would stamp it as marking an epoch in the tariff history of the united states the tariff board take takes the tariff out of politics and makes it what it should bo be a strictly etly scientific prosperity developing measure it Is no longer a mere plaything of ot politics careful exact investigation takes the place of guess work and hit or miss experiment wu ting fang that great chinese statesman has publicly stated that president taft more than any other one man Is responsible tor for the new republic of ot china the nations of europe and alia were arst about to divide china up among themselves when mr air taft called a halt the new republic another world orld advance in democracy result ed it was president tatt taft who settled a dangerous misunderstanding that had been between this country ind japan and bo he it was who secured the new japanese treaty ensuring peace on the pact ile ic and friendship instead ot possible bloodshed when russia arrogantly assumed a position that might have involved her in war with any other nation hut but the united states mr air tatt taft solved the tho problem in his quiet effective way the post postoffice office department Is now on a basis basic for the FIRST TIME fa an fn N ITS HISTORY mr tatt taft did it if the postal savings bank lias aas already r ady do deposits of several millions Q do lars very much of this athe country hai hadl enot been tar ane ve grest bank mr tatt taft seu secured red the postal 1 bank mr hir taft in immense contrast to the extravagance of the years immediately med lately preceding his tits aloa reduced the expenditures of the thoi government by thirty five million dollars annually although president tatt taft has held office less than tour four years hia his record of prosecutions of illegal trusts Is greater than that of any other president in a little over three years there have been forty five prosecutions as against twenty five in the seven and one half years I 1 preceding mr tafts administration there is every reason to expect that UNDER MR AIR TAFT the trust problem can and will be SOLVED within the next four years here are just a few other brorn prominent measures for which mr air I 1 aft is responsible universal arbitration treaties to banish war from earth were unfortunately not ratified owing to the hostility ot of a political minority t corporation tax yielding an in cone corie of thirty million dollars annually nu illy and government supervision of corporations have been provided the panama canal has been pushed toward early completion with no hint of scandal irrigation projects in the great west have been aided and extended rate increases have been blocked thousands of bucket shops and get rich quick swindles ew ladica have been destroyed arizona and new mexico have been admitted as sovereign states the white slave slav u traffic has been practically destroyed A bureau of mines to avert accidents and safeguard minors has been established president taft Is a real progressive lie ile reveres the past recognizes the necessities of the present and adapts the experiences of both to the needa of the future lie ile bad baa a DEFINITE program lie knows known WHAT be he proposes to do and HOW be he proposes to lo 10 it some so called progressives are full ot of sound and motion but they tall fall to arrive citey are liko like the grinning boy on the hobby horse wild with enthusiasm and action imagining himself going a mile a minute when be he Is to only wearing out the carpet by elcess excessive ive friction friet frie lon tiOn in one pot MR TAFT Is not that kind of a progressive to vote for mr air tatt Is 1 to vote for HIS 1118 POLICIES and HIS METHOD of continuing them to vote against him Is in to open wide the doors to experiment and DISPROVED THEORY |