The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-02
TALK WITH NKINLEY
PenrOss Oonfers With the President
on the Political Situation.
LOOKS TO PENNSYLVANIA.
exceedingly Anxious That the Vote for the
Republican Party Shall Emphasize the
Feeling of the American People
Toward His Administration.

United States Senator Penrose had a
talk with President Mckinley during
the latter's visit TO Philadelphia on the
occasion of the peace jubilee and found
him greatly interested in the poiticat
situation. The president, while re-
framing from making political speeches
on his recent trip west. showed nat
ural curiosity in comforting with MS
friends regarding the coming elections
He is anxious that he shall have Re-
publican congress at his back IN the
settlement OF the many problems grow
ing out of the war. and that the vote
OF the doubtful or debatable states next
Tuesday shall indicate a popular SEN
timent in favor of his administration
CHAT WITH PENRoSE.
In commenting upon his talk with
the president Senator Penrose said
among ether things:
I found him as serene and self COM
posed as though not the central ngure
in the nation. He seems to believe
that il is impossible for a people so
intelligent as the American people 10
falter IN devotion to the government
at time like this.
I'VE are on the verge Of crisis more
important than any heretofore IN our
history. for while in past times we
have been absorbed in domestic al
fairs, our country stands today on the
verge of empire. Already the Repuo-
llcan party, in spite of a strong Demo-
cratic opposition in the senate. backed
by a powerful lobby. has achieved the
annexation OF Hawaii Porto Rico has
been added to our territory, with its
], 600 goo people. We shall have control
Of Cuba for the time and we shall re-
tain the Philippines. for. wherever the
American flag has been raised at the
expense Of American blood it shall not
be lowered
THE Republican party is eonstruc-
tive and it will not fail. but do you
understand sthat at this trying time
change OF % votes would change the
complexion of the house of represent
atives. inviting the disaster that would
follow from a Democratic congress
with a Republican president. For use
In the contest Of 1900 the Democrats
win make capital of what mistakes
have been made. if any.
The nation looks to Pennsylvania TO
sustain the president. and. speaking
advisedly. l tell you that she will give
William A. Stone more than 10000 ma
jority. What can be said TO destroy
confidence in Colonel Stone. a self made
man. brought up on a farm. who as
a boy shouldered his musket?
"The Republican party has record
TO be proud OF. notwithstanding the
malignity and spite of men who go
throughout the state to deceive the
people. But the common sense OF the
people will denounce their falsehoods.
SWALLOW AND wANAMAKER.
If ever a deliberate, disingenuous
attempt to deceive the people was un-
dertaken il is to be found in the speech
es Of swallow and Wanamaker.
would not be disposed to stand in the
defense Of guilty men. but they have
deliberately distorted the facts with the
purpose of deceiving the people.
'Wanamaker charges that State
Chairman Elkin has said that the peO-
pie pay the state no taxes, and attacks
him for it. Mr.. Elkin has rever made
any such statement. What he did say
was that the railroads and corporations
pay the state taxes. md that each
county. with the exception of Philadel-
phia. receives again from the state
more money than it pays into the state.
But it is impossible to argue with a
man like Wana.naker, because he is a
political charlatan and crank. more
dangerous than Bloody Brides Waite.
or any other crank that a western state
has ever brought into prominence.
You realize how this unwarranted
local agitation, imperiling the safety
OF the legislature. may endanger the
United States senate.
SWALLOW HAS NO SHOW.
''The campaign is drawing to a close
The Swallow tide is at its ebb vote
for Swallow is a vote for jerks. The
Democrats who are disposed toward
Swallow are now returning TO a united
assault on Republicans. and hope
that the few Republican followers OF
Swallow will not throw away theiI
votes upon him. but return to their
party Apart from this, though. we do
not want a hysterieal, untruthful and
absolutely unbalanced crank for gov
ernOr. / take the ground that not in
his past record or his present conduct
do we find anything qualifying him for
the governorship. The contemplation
of Swallow as governor, under the
elack shadow OF Wanamaker. is too
dreadful for sensible men to entertain.
The Republican party is large enough
for reform within its own lines. The
president of the United States appeals
to you TO support and sustain him
and not allow the pettifogger, slandereI
and office seeker to imperil the great
policies of state"