The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-11-21

FOR the frotcctiOh OF inc r"r"
and Dairy Interests and De-
hciency Bill For the Public schools
VIII he Immediately Taken Up and
Acted Upon by Regular Republic
cans.
Especial Correspondence)
Harrisburg, Nov. 20.-Having elected
majority of stalwart Republicans in
both branches of the legislature, the
regular Republican leaders OF Pennsyl-
vania propose to carry out the pledges
made to the people in the recent cam
paign and pass such legislation as shall
be In keeping with the promises made
by the Republican party in the state
convention and by its leaders on the
stump in the recent canvass.
t has been the practice of the So
called reformers to lay claim to pref
o. much all the virtue that is going
Ground. and their allies, the insurgent
politicians and the Democrats, are al
WAYS a good second in the race for no
toriety In the same direction. None OF
them. however, gets further than the
publication of resolutions or speeches,
In which they arraign the Republican
leadership for alleged delinquencies,
and promise all sorts of things which
they are utterly incapable OF carrying
out
Now the Republican party is in a
position 10 ignore these fake reformers,
the insurgents and the Democrats, and
will proceed to give the people what
they want in the way of practical legis-
lation to remedy existing evils.
Throughout the last campaign much
ado was made about the question Of
ballot reform. Election frauds were
made the subject of Trades against the
Republican leaders. but the men who
were most conspicuous in this cam
paign always neglected to state that
the alleged violations of the election
laws were almost entirely confined to
the large cities, and that neither party
had an absolutely clear record on this
score.
The discovery of great frauds In one
precinct of the Seventh ward of Phil
adelphia. in which Republican election
officers were involved, made great
sensation, and it is still the subject OF
frequent comment in many quarters
But little is being said about the dis
closures made in Squire McMullen'f
division in Philadelphia, where 1t Is
alleged over one hundred ballots were
stuffed in the box at the last election
In favor Of McAleer, the Democratic
candidate for congress, and Lloyd the
insurgent candidate for state senator
This revelation was passed over a!
though 1t amounted to nothing by the
iusurgent newspapers, which devoted
columns to the case in the Seventh
ward This time Democrats and fu
sionists were involved.
But whether the frauds be commit
ted by Republicans or Democrats th
situation is the same, and 1t is nantes
that the present ballot law must b.
amended, and the Republican leader
will undertake the task of passinj
such amendments as will block tn,
frauds in the slum districts of Phila
delphia and Pittsburg.
WILL KEEP THIS PROMISE.
The Democrats and insurgents ma.
attempt to claim credit for what will
be done. but as the regular Republican
will frame the measures and pass then
with Republican votes, the people vii
know 10 whom to give credit due.
The platform adopted at the last Re
publican state convention contained
plank which read
"The Republican party of Penn
sylyania has always stood for an
honest ballot and fair count. In
the furtherance of this idea, an act
was passed in 1891, known as the
Baker ballot law, for the purpose
of protecting the citizen in the ex-
erclse Of the elective franchise.
''This act was passed by a Re-
publican legislature at the instance
OF tho Ballot Reform association,
and vas intended to secure a secret
and honest ballot. Further safe
guards were thrown around the
ballot law by the supplemental act