The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-10-25
BARNETT'S TOUR.
Itinerary of the Soldier Candidate
For the Closing Days.
CANVASS A GREAT SUCCESS.

Immense Crowds of Enthusiastic Citizens
Greet the Republican Nominee For
State Treasurer at Every Point.
The receptions accorded Colonel Bar
nett, the Republican candidate for
state treasurer, and his colleagues, who
are travelling through the state, con-
tinue to be of the most enthusiastic
character The crowds that gather to
meet the gallant officer of the Fighting
Tenth regiment and his comrades who
are with him on the stump are always
large and demonstrative, says special
dispatch from Philadelphia. Colonel
Barnett has picked up wonderfully in
health since he left the doctors hands
a short time ago, and he has made a
favorable impression in his speechmak-
ing. He has not hesitated to meet the
issues, whether state or national, and
his pledge to administer the duties OF
the Office of state treasurer with fidel-
ity and in strict accordance with law.
to insist upon the prompt payment OF
interest on all public monies in the
banks, and to pay out upon demand all
monies for which properly drawn
warrant shall be presented, has called
forth many expressions of approval.
Colonel Barnett, for the final ten
days of the canvass, has an interesting
itinerary, which will take him into the
western and central sections of the
state. He was the central figure at
splendid reception given Monday even
ing, the 23d inst, at the clubhouse OF
the William r. Leeds association, Phil
adelphia. From there he goes to In
diana, Indiana county, where he Is
hccrrd ~ sraak tomorrow night. Then
he visits Apollo, Armstrong county, on
the 2oJn inst; Ne. Castle, Lawrence
county, on the 26th; Oil City, Venango
county, on the 27th Erie, Erie coun-
ty, on the 2Sth; Warren, Warren coun-
ty, on the 30th; Bradford, Mexican
county, on the 31st; Williamsport, Ly-
coming county, on Nov. 1; Lewisburg,
Union county, on Nov. 2; Chambers
burg, Franklin county, on Nov. 3, and
on Saturday, Nov. 4, he returns to
Philadelphia, where. with the other
candidates on the Republican state
ticket, he will be given reception by
the Young Republicans of Philadel-
phia. The final Barnett meeting OF
the campaign will be held at Harris
burg on the day before the election.
Monday, Nov. 6, where a great turn
out of Republicans is anticipated.
During the remaining days of the
canvass the two parties of Republican
spellbinders who have been touring the
state will be consolidated, and the fam
Gus Tenth Regiment Glee club will ac-
company Colonel Barnett to all the
meetings. as will Captains Crago and
Watson, Surgeon Major Neff, Lieuten-
ant Aiken, Adjutant Scott and other
officers and privates of the Tenth regi-
ment. Colonel Charles NJ. Clement, of
Sunbury commander of the Twelfth
regiment, N G. p, has recently joined
the corps Of Republican orators. He
makes an entertaining and captivating
address.
In one of his recent speeches he said:
when | came to look for the issue
that was being raised In behalf of the
Greasy ticket | found the same old
avoidance of every real issue that has
past. In tones as strident as those of
callioro they were rlt :"y
and every PAP1blcan as at ti.t. i
robber. Primarily there ale 40 issues
in this campaign that are not pre-
eminently and intensely national. But
If there is to be any state issue, any
review of the past history of the com
monwealth, the Republican party has
nothing to fear
Twenty years ago a Democrat of
such personal integrity that he was
known as square timber" was elected
state treasurer. Two years later, when
he came to turn over his Office to his
Republican successor, the transfer had
to be postponed for several weeks be-
cause the latter would not accept OBJ
legations, but demanded cash. The re-
suit of this one administration was the
failure of the incumbent and the sac
rifice of many regulations. On the
other hand, in all the years that the
Republican party has administered
that Office never has been one dollar
unaccounted for.
"At that time the total revenues of
the state would scarcely have paid the
school appropriation of today. Its
growth and expansion is the history
Of the Republican party. 1t has more
than quintupled the school appropria-
tion and has taken taxes off many OBJ
jects to place them exclusively upon
the corporation"