The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-11-08
So Says Mr.. Beacon to Critics of
the State Treasury. :
THE GOVERNORS POPULARITY
Colonel stone. the Same rs He Always
Was. Is Making Good
Executive.
Special Correspondence)

publican administration of the state
treasury has been such that Treasurer
Beacon can defy the critics of his con-
duct of the office to make them sub
stantiate any statement they may
make degrogctory of his management
Of the Office. 1t has been a familiar
campaign cry of the Democracy that
the state treasury will not bear inves-
tigation. They were met upon this issue
before, when the Republicans in the
legislature had committee appointed
and had the books of the office gone
over carefully and they found the bal
ances correct to a penny. The same old
cry was raised this fall. Treasurer
Beacon went upon the stump and de-
clared that he had the books of his
Office ready for immediate inspection
and he challenged the Democratic
nominee for state treasurer to come TO
his Office and go over all the records.
BEACON IN THE OPEN.
81 want to face the people," said
Treasurer Reacom. Il want to go
among them and discuss the state
finances; tell just what sums have on
deposit, where the money is, and show
them that the interest on every penny
is collected regularly and that the
state gets it all. l want the people to
know that the Republican party passed
the laws which require the payment of
interest on state funds and that the
Republican party is prepared, through
me, its representative, to make an
exact accounting of every dollar that
has been received and that has been
paid out since l came into the office.
think We have spiked the guns of the
Democrats who have been making so
much noise about state issues"
AS with the state treasury, the sew
eral other departments on the hill"
are being conducted upon the strictest
business principles. Reforms have been
instituted and the men who are in
charge of the departments are all men
of character and standing; most of
them are old soldiers, men who served
their country in its hours of peril, ard
who have been rewarded by the Re-
publican party and the people at large
with positions of honor and trust.
GOVERNOR STONE POPULAR.
Governor Stone, who when a poor
boy working on his fathers farm ran
away and enlisted in the Union army,
is making d most satisfactory chief ex-
ecutiye officer. He is in touch with the
people. He does not show any change
in his manner of treating callers or in
giving those little personal attentions
to visitors which are expected from a
public official. He is the same today as
he was before he was elevated to the
position of governor. He is one of the
plain people and his friends are proud
of the fact that he gives every evidence
Of being the broad minded, liberal and
kind hearted Colonel Stone that he
was before he became governor.
Governor Stone is now engaged in
the announcement of the project to
protect the forest of Pennsylvania. AS
one who followed a plow. he can ap-
preciate tire Importance of saving the
forests Of the state.
Major McC1ulev. the auditor gen.
eral has introduced number of inno-
fee and today declares that there is
not similar department in the
country that is operated upon more
careful lines for the protection of the
interests Ct 'he taxpayers.
THE SEATING OF QUAY.
The mex, move on the political check
er board will probably be over the
seating of Colonel Quay in the United
States senate upon the certificate
issued to hin by Governor Stone. Upon
this subject the New York Herald,
through It's Washington correspondent,
recently said:
Matthew S. Quay will be seated by
the Unita@ States senate. Senator
Quay's cre3a1tials. given by the COVER
nor Of Pennsylvania. will be acceptable
to the United States senate by a safe
majority.
"This Is he conclusion reached not
cnly by Senator Quay's friends, but by
those Who have made an impartial
canvas Of the situation. A senator who
has had s9'7e correspondence recently
with Vice President Hobart, who by
reason of his position has a better op-
pOl lluiitH icdi mug INC lHulNluudl
views of senators than any other public
man, tells me that Mr. Hobart is con-
fident that Mr.. Quay will be seated.
IN addition to this understand that
systematic canvass of the senate has
been made In two separate instances
one for Senator Quay himself by desig-
mated friends and the other by George
O. Cannon, Of Utah, who has been
promised the vacant senatorship from
that state by gubernatorial appoint
ment provided the senate votes to seat
Quay. AS a result, both are understood
to be well satisfied that they will oc-
cupy seats in the next senate.
"The canvass made by Mr.. Cannon Is
said to have been complete with the
exception of Senator Hanna He refused
to commit himself, but as he voted to
seat Corbett Quay is said not to be
worried by the way he will vote, and
Cannon's poll showing a majority of
two for Quay includes Senator Hanna
| In the affirmative column.
"Details of these polls are not OBJ
tainable at present, and a verification
of them, even if published, will be diff
| fcult, for the reason that a number of
the new senators who are included in
| Mr.. Cannon's poll, when publicly
asked for their views, declare that they
have not made up their minds, and that
they desire to hear the arguments on
Doth sides of the floor of the senate be-