The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-07
WANAMAKER SPEAKS
lie Makes n Severe Attack on tho
Management of the state Treas
ury--Chaiiengo for Republicans.

Reading, May 6.--John Wanamaker
addressed largely attended meeting
here tonight.
Mr.. Wanamaker opened his speech
by referring to the present war with
Spain. He said Spain must take the
consequence Of her own madness and
cruelty, and for one he would not be
sorry If the official Spaniard is with
out footing in the world. Turning to
PENNSYLVANIA affairs, Mr.. Wanamaker
said that Pennsylvanians have borne
the odium of acquiescence in the con-
duct of public affairs and that they Will
do so no longer.
He then made severe attack on the
management of the state treasury and
said that the spirit of the law requiring
the state treasurer to retire at the end
of his term was violated, because when
a state treasurer is inducted into office
he retains his predecessor as general
manager.
Continuing, Mr.. Wanamaker said:
The proceedings of the last legisla-
ture and the records of previous legis-
| laturoS, and the set up JOBS of candi-
| dates and unfinished business of the
last lCsiglature for the next legislature
of which no one can forecast | chai-
! lenge denial that the Republican party
! did under its boss leadership fight
| hard last winter to do the following
! six things:
l. Put Il tax upon the public
schools in the effort to take away
their needed support for the benefit
of w. II. Al drews and other brewing
| interests in the state.
II ,rth, ri pf 40
oleo business. and the committee
charged the state $1,000 for sixteen
! meetings.
3. It's penitentiary investigating COM
mittee charged $4,000 or 81. $50 for each
man and 500 hotel bill.
4. The anthrG cite coal bill disclosed
nothing but the committees bill of
S119S7.
;. The Lexow committee of W. II.
Andrews and Quay's to blackmail to
Philadelphians probably cost 5000,
or at the utmost $40 900 actual eXpcn-
diture at honest and usual rates of
expenses charged to individuals. ana
Senator Andrews fought desperately
to get $4,000.
6. Two high officials of the state
We're compelled to resign for compile
ity i'm unlawful aiding and abetting
with the state treasurer TO use the
state money, afterwards secured by
bond and subsequently borrowed from
the Peoples baik, whore S5O5 900 was
retained on deposit by the state
| treasurer.
Mr.. Wanamakor said that he was
favor Of corporations and ready TO nj
always to protect vested rights. II
never fought but once in his life wit
a corporation, and then It was not q
an individual. hut as postmaster Genel
al Of the United States. His fight thel
he said. was against telegraph con
panieS for lower rates.
He then REQUIRED to the political his
> tory of the state from 1895 to the pre-!
ent time, and severely scored Senate
, | Quay.
1 | Mr. Wananaker concluded as fO
| lows: When we consider the NiciCl
. lives, unenviable character and smircl
l | ed regulations of the practical polit
2 | clans, great and small, who at preset
dominate the government of this stat
e | there can be no other feeling than tn;
t | of infinite shame that the governmel
of this grand old commonwealth ca
be in any manner or degree contrOllC
by men whose very names are /
words. and cast scorn upon their bea
ers.