The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-04-20
COLONEL STONE SPEAKS.
The Allegheny Congressman Declares That
He Is Not the Candidate Of Any
Man or Faction.

He Is Not the Candidate Of ANY
Man or Faction.
Col. w. A. Stone. of Allegheny county,
who, it appears, in view of the result of
the Republican primary elections held
throughout the State, is far in the lead
for the nomination for Governor, ana
whose candidacy is being bitterly assailed
| by John Wanamaker and the so-ealled
Taxpayers Union," or Republican
Union," in an address delivered at Il Re
publican meeting held at Towanda. Brad
ford county, last Wednesday night. spoke
as follows:
81 feel very much indebted to my
friends for this opportunity tn appear be-
fore a Towanda audience. did not come
here to critieise any of the several caudi-
dates W no are contending with me for the
Republican nomination for the Office OF
Governor of this Commonwealth; neither
did come here to criticise their methods.
1 am quite free H. say that if any OF the
several gentlemen who are named shall
receive the Republican nomination for
this Office, will give him my hearty sup
port. did not come here to defend the
Legislature; / am not familiar with all
they did aud all they failed to do. excep
what 1 gather from the public prints.
did not visit the Legislature during this
last session; neither did haveany agents
or representatives there. 1 am not ac-
ouainted with the methods of legislation
in the Pennsylvania Legislature, and
have not been member of that body.
I did not come here to defend Senator
Quay. nor to reply to any of the numer-
Gus assaults upon his political course l
am quite well satisfied that Senator Quay
is entirely capable Of taking care OF him
self
CANDIDATE OF NO MAN OR FACTION.
"But 1 did come here to say to the peo-
pie of Bradford county that am a can
didate for the Office of Governor of my
own volition, and that ] am not the can
ditlate of any man or faction and, furth-
err. TO say that will be a candidate until
the votes are counted in the State conven-
ton at Harrisburg. and there is no power
on earth that will take me out of this con-
test until the convention shall declare its
choice. did come here to say that there
is no man managing my campaign, and
no one that have at any time recognized
as such. have no manager, and if elect
ed Governor of Pennsylvania ! will have
no manager after being installed into
office.
"It is charged that if l am elected Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania the bills known as
"Lexow biIls'' and expense bills which
failed to become laws at the last session
of the Legislature, will be passed. This
charge is made wholly without any sort
of justification, and to relieve the minds
of those who made such charges and set
them at rest upon that subject here and
nov say to the people Of Bradford county
and to the people OF Pennsylvania that if
am elected Governor will not load my
administration with the burdens of the
present one, and if there is any man in
Pennsylvania supporting me to-day with
the expectation that through my election
bills are TO be passed that were condemn
ed by the people at the last session of the
Legislature, let him change 10 some other
candidate if he will, for it will be my
purpose, If elected, when such bills are
passed to veto every one Of them.
STANDING on HIS owN RECORD.
"I believe that an honest, faithful dis
charge of public duty is the only suffi-
cient reward which public servants can
obtain. and it will not be my purpose or
desire to crafty or reward this individual
or that individual, this faction or that fac
tion, but so conduct my Office and dis
charge my duty as TO meet the approval |
of the whole people of the State. know !
that promises of what candidates will do |
in the future should be taken with many |
grains of allowance, but think my prom |
ises and assurances are just as good as |
any of those of the other candidates.
"BHt I doubt if the people viii be as
much influenced by the promises of any |
Of US as they viii by the assurance which
our past lives and records exemplify. 1t /
is twenty eight years since was admit
ted TO the bar in your neighboring county 1
of Tiogs, and during that time / have for |
sixteen years held public Office. sub
NIT snch record as l have made for the 1
inspection of any and all, confident that l
while it may not shine with great brill |
iancy, it will sustain the allegation of the /
faithful and honest discharge of public 1
duty. / have, while in Congress, done /
what could 10 uphold the just claims of |
my comrades. the old soldies1, tneir wild
ows and orphans TO just and reasonable
pensio -, and sought 10 have the Govern
ment OF the NI;ion recognize their just
and m sritOrions services. shall contin-
ne 10 do N. whether holding public Office
or in prva,e life. FIR the ties of eomrade-
ship which bind me 10 them are strong
and potent aud nads sacred By that asso-
citation which as a soldier shared with
them thirty three and thirty-four years
ago."
Colonel Stone then spoke at length on
the immigration question and told of his
efforts In behalf of the bill introduced by
himself. In closing he won the heartiest
applause ani touched the hearts of his
audience by his eloquent references to the
Cuban question.
81 see." said he. ''in the numerous ex-
pressions which crowd up from the peo-
pie upon Congress that same sympathy,
that same feeling of humanity which ac-
taated the North in '6l, when they said
that slavery was wrong. and should no
longer exist tn this country. To day that
sentiment crystallizes in a national cry:
War in Cuba must sease, and Cuba must
be free.''
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