The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-15
BOIBs PBNROsE.

| OF the new members who will enter the
United States Senate with the beginning
| of the next Congress no one has been the
subject of more comment than Boies
| Penrose, who is to succeed Senator Cam
eron of Pennsylvania. 1t is gratifying to
note that the comment upon his election
has been in almost every instance favora-
bic both to the new Senator and to the
| Republicans who selected him.
Boies Penrose will be barely SO years CT
age when he enters the Senate. He rep
resents the youth of the Republican party
and his election gives assurance that Re-
publicanism has in itself the faculty of
renewing its vigor by calling into its coun-
ellis young blood, young brains and young
energy at every epoch in its history. The
election of Mr.. Penrose by the Pennsyl-
vania Republicans is the more commend
able because a man of his youth without
wealth was chosen over so eminent a
| business man as the Hon. John Wanna
maker. Pennsylvania is usually regarded
as a State conservative almost to the de-
gree of stagnation, but in this instance it
| gives evidence that it is still capable of
leading the Union by promoting new
men of talent and ability to deal with
new issues.
Notwithstanding his youth the new
Senator stands in the forefront Of Penn
sylvania politics. Young as he is in years
he is ripe in experience of craftsmanship
and public affairs. From his earliest
manhood he has taken a leading part in all
| public questions and has been active in
| every canvass IN support of Republican
/ principles and Republican candidates.
Trained in the law, he brought to the con-
sideration of political questions mind
broadened by the study of the statutes of
the country and the great principles
which form the basis of our laws. He is,
therefore, we'll fitted for the responsible
duties to which he has been called, and
there can be little question that his cleo
ton will reflect more credit upon Penn
sylvania than would have been done had
even such successful man as Mr.. Wan
amaker been chosen for the place.
Republicans throughout the Union will
be gratified by this action OF the Pennsyl-
vania Republicans. 1t has been fire.
quently charged that the Republican
party in its later years has fallen into the
hands of millionaires and business inter
ests. IL has been made a subject of re-
proach to the party that it represents only
the conservatism of the country; that it
is out of sympathy with the progressive
movements ofthe people and that it seeks
only to maintain existing good instead OF
going forward to better things. The cleo
ton of so young man as Boies Penrose
by the Republicans of Pennsylvania will
emphatically refute all these charges and
will reassure the public mind concerning
the future of Republicanism.
Born of young men, brought into exist
ence by the advocates OF progress, the Re-
publican party remains to this day the
natural party OF youth, genius and patri-
otism. If in some States of the Union it
seems to have fallen short of this high
character, there can be no question but
what as National party it is still the
political organization which most closely
sympathizes with the aspirations of the
people and is most attractive TO the young
and ardent patriots. This fact is felt even
in those States where Cor the time youth
seems to have been set aside, and Repub-
Iicans throughout the country will unite
in extending congratulations to Pennsyl-
vania upon the election of a man like
Boies Penrose to the United States Senate.