The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-01-27
TO TEE yVHIG PARTY OF THE
STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA.

At a meeting of the Whig members of
the Pennsylvania Legislature, held in
Harrisburg, Jan. 18th, 1916, the follow
ing resolution was unanimously adopted,
viz:
RESOLVED, That committee of three
be appointed to prepare call for Wing
State Convention, to be held at Harris
burg, on the tn day of March, 1916,
for the purpose Of nominating a candidate
for the office of Canal Commissioner, and
that said call be published, with the
names of the Wing members of the Le-
gislature appended.
J. p, SANDERSON, Pres't.
THOMAS NICHOLSON,
JOHN r. EDIE, Secretaries.
In accordance with the foregoing, the
committee intrusted with that duty, re-
spectfulIy submit the following address:
The Whig members of the General
Assembly, now in session at Harrisburg,
on consulting together in relation to mat
ters important to the interests of the Com
monwealth, find that no provision has
been made for nominating Wing candi-
date for the office of CANAL COMMIssIo-
NER, to be voted for at the ensuing Gen
eral Election in October. The office is
one of high responsibility and importance
its patronage is extensive, and its IN
fuence upon the finances of our State,
immense. The present crisis of affairs
in PENNSYLVANIA, imperatively demands
that the office should be filled by a man
of integrity and sound principles-honest
and capable-not to be corrupted by
grasping selfshness, nor diverted from
the straight forward course of duty, by
party fear or political favor. The waste
full extravaganza of the dominant party
debt of OVER FORTY MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS-OUR TAXES ARE
ENORMOUS-the honest farmer and
the Woodworking mechanic have been de-
luded and deceived by incorrect financial
statements, made for party purposes
and hungry office-holders have fattened
on the public resources, while the Com
monwealth has been brought to the verge
of bankruptcy. All these evils are just
lv chargeable upon the party in power.
and we believe THE TIME HAS COME for
the Wings of the State to arouse to en-
ergetic action, and endeayOr TO put stop
to the continuance of such monstrous
abuses. The first step in the accom-
plishment of this great end, is an earnest
effort TO secure the election of a sound
Whig, as Canal Commissioners. Let
candidate be selected of known integrity,
of competent talents. OF practical ability,
thoroughly acquainted with the State, and
possessing a perfect knowledge of the
public works-let him receive the cor
dial support of TIE Wing party of the
State, and the probabilities are strong that
his election will be secured, and check
at once be placed on the irregular, ex-
cessive and .ruinous policy of those in
power.
Another subject Of deep interest to the
whole people of the State, is the evident
intention on the part of the State Ad-
ministratiOn, TO ABANDON THE PRoTEc-
TIVE Policy. The recent annual mes
sage of the Governor, leads irresistbly
10 this belief Pending the late Presiden-
tial election, The Tariff of '42'' was in
seribed on the banners of the Locoioco
party. Now these banners are no longer
visible, and The message Of the Executive
advocates, clearly and decidedly, RE
VENUE TARIFF, with INCIDENTAL protec-
tom" and the same ruinous sentiments
have been openly avowed by leading
Democrats on the floor of the House of
Representatives. For the first time in
the history of our State, has this doctrine
been avowed among us, by any Admins
tration-for the first time has Governor
of Pennsylvania dared TO desert the true
interests of the State, and prove recreant
to that policy which protects alike the
farmer, the mechanic aud the ncnufactu-