The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-11-29

to conduct their campaign against a
man who has admittedly done more for
the state of Pennsylvania than any
senator who has ever represented the
keystone commonwealth.
"'Such an enormous amount of
money for a purely political purpose
can be nothing more or less than cor
ruption fund, and / believe that the
men who inspired this fund deserve to
be rebuked. shall vote to give Penn
sylvania its full representation, and |
am satified from my conversations with
other senators that the methods and
characters of Quay's opponents will be
an important determining feature with
many of my Democratic colleagues in
deciding how they shall vote on the
floor of the senate, and | shall frankly
say to my associates and the whole
country that | am voting for Senator
Quay in preference to Mr.. Wanamaker.'
"The senator who gave utterance to
these sentiments Is one of the best
known public men in the country, and
his views are largely representative of
the feeling on both sides of the cham
Der. In fact, 1t is freely predicted by
Senator Quay's friends here that If the
insurgents carry out their threat of
sending committee to Washington to
protest against seating him they will
only succeed in intensifying the senti
ment for him and solidifying his sup
port. The appearance of such a COM
mittee here, they say, will give his
champions in the senate a chance to
expose the reform pretenses of the
Martin-Flinn brand of politicians, and
will thus aid the senator's cause"
STONE STANDS BY DEWEY.
An incident of the week was the
emphatic manner in which Governor
Stone expressed himself in condemna-
tion of the attempts of some of the yell
low journals of the country to create
a sentiment against Admiral Dewey on
account of his having transferred the
house with which he was presented. II
there is one striking characteristic in
the makeup of Pennsylvania stall
wart and big hearted governor it is his
love of his home life. He is devoted
to his wife and children and is never
more pleased than when he is sur
rounded by members of his family. He
is not given to running around to So
cial functions, and he avoids occasions
of this character, except where he feels
it his absolute duty as the representa-
tive of the state government to be
present.
When asked his opinion of the at
tacks upon Admiral Dewey Governor
Stone said:
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on Admiral Dewey for deciding the
| house and lot given to him to his wife.
I do not think the people understand
or appreciate the motive which led him
to make this deed. believe that the
Admiral was entirely right in giving
the property to his wife, and | believe
that instead of condemning him he
should be sustained and approved.
81 believe that the wife ought to own
the home where the family live and
that husbands and fathers ought to be
| encouraged in deciding the homestead
to the wife. She is naturally the queen
of the home and should have title to
| the possession.
"The unpatriotic act which some see
| in the admiral's deed to his wife has
no foundation. A man is none the less
a patriot and lover of his country be-
cause he makes the home where his
wife and children live secure in the
wife against his business enterprises
and too frequent improvident specula-
| tions.
81 believe that the convention of
mothers recently assembled in Lancas-
| ter missed their opportunity for bene-
fitting women by not passing a resolu-
| tion commencing the admiral for his
act and thereby encourage men who
are fortunate enough to have wives
and homes to put the title in the wife
and make it secure against possible un-
| fortunate business enterprises and
speculations.
81 do not mean by that that a man
should be encouraged in putting his
property in his wifes name, but where
he has home that he owns his first
duty is to his wife and children, and
the title to that, at least, should be and
remain in the wife. Dewey has set an
example which it would be well for
husbands and fathers to follow"
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