The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-09-03

What the Next Governor said at
Williams Grove.

Al Williams Grove Thursday .eo0 people
listened 10 Senator Delanater, the Republi-
can candidate for Governor, as he gave them
= plain, Straightforward talk on matters oI
interest to them. He said in substance
FeIIor Czfi1eas: This is my frst visit to
your annual picnic and my impressions are
vast. This institution Of the Grange is Q
bulwsrk Of the country of which to be sur
passingly proud. The perpetuify Of the
Grange depends upon you, and as the stabil-
ity of this Government depends solely upon
the enlightened education OF the citizens. /
am glad to commend the Grange IS one of
the most valuable factors Of education in the
land. As this is Republican day the ques-
tons Of the day may be appropriately dis
cussed here and now, although, otherwise,
should not presume to discuss political
points in the assembly. The Commonwealth
Of the United States exhibits now q great
contrast TO its condition in 1861. What has
wrought the change: The Republican party.
This party declared-through an unholy war
which was forced upon it--that this was a
confederation Of States, one and indissoluble.
But there are issues living and vital now of
which wish TO speak The Republican
party is animated to-day by the same spirit
which always has moved il. 1t aims to do
the best for the great majority. It does not
legislate for any one special class The tariff
is the immense question which viii cause
war, II may be, in the no distant future.
Pennsylvania has built up, under the guar
dianship of protective tariff, widespread
business interests. There is a factory. Hun
dreds Of men are employed in it; they live
among you they buy your farm produce
you need not send it to distant points. Those
who have Travelled know that the American
laborers would never live as those of foreign
countries do. / am for American labor.
IApplause.l do not wish to see our wage
workers forced to live upon poorer food than
we give favorite dog. / want to see our
lAborers protected; want to see them living
in neat, comfortable homes, abe TO educate
their children ask you to look at the two
platforms. The Democrats not long since
declared for free trade We defeated them
on that issue. They still hold to this faIlaey.
l tell you ifa Republican President is to sue
coed Harrison and protect our iaboring class
es, we in Pennsylvania must roll up a big
majority this fall.
The question of taxation in Pennsylvania
is no new QUE The Republicans have done
much in this State to establish equitable tax
alton. Twenty years ago this party deci-
corporations and syndicates. Complaints
have lately been made that real estate on
which there is local tax pays higher rate
than the corporations pay to the State, lie;
me tell you that the education Of any one in
any direction is slow process. The history
Of slavery proves that. For the first time
now. since any one can remember, Il great
party has come out and said that men pay
too large percentage of taxation on their
homes. Our platform demands reduction
of this tax, and your candidate for Governor
is in full sympathy and accord with the
platform. IApplause.l
You remember the Grange bill ? was a
member Of the Senate Committee to which
the bill was referred. / said then that
wished the bill reported from the committee
TO be voted on in :he Senate, so that no one
could be able to say that the bill had been
smothered. wished the Senate to express
its full feelings about the bill. Let me tell
yon that, though worked, voted and fought
for its report, still do not believe that the
bill was a wise one. II would not have ac-
complished what you wished. The very
morning that the bill was killed, prepared
a resolution that was unanimously adopted,
providing that q committee be appointed TO
consider the framing OF new bill which
should properly represent your views. Ny
resolution provided for the attendance of
various representatives Of the Grange at the
meeting of the committee. The farmers be-
lieye that onr tax laws are unjust Our
State debt is paid-thanks 70 the admins
tration Of Governor Beayer-and now, since
this is 50, the rate of taxation will socn be
reduced by the very state of affairs as it ex-
lists. Even if the railroads and other corpo-
nations be not assessed with a higher tax,
their immense increase in number and dim
mutton of the State debt will relieve you Of
ITSELF even without an extra taxation on
the cordoraiions. Soon, l trust, local taxa
ton will be reduced to a minimum This
natural way Of securing the desired result,
without special legislation on Grange bill,
viii be to your advantage This latter course
would be more cumbersome and complicated
and not serve you nearly as well in the
end.
want the purity of the ballot-box main-
tained, by whatever system will best do it.
| am proud of being Republican, because
it was the Republican party which fought
50 grsndly from 'Gl to '65 many individual
Democrats fought brayely, too but the par
ty, as party. threw cold water on the war.
| believe that bill should be passed by the
next House making provision for every SOL
der when he is in need.
] am not here to mske a long speech. but
just to Jet you see what the candidate for
Governor looks like / am one of you, heart
and SOUL / am proud 10 have met you, to
hsve felt your hand-clasp, and to have heard
the cordial, cheering words that 50 many of
you have given me.