The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-10-16
PENROSE AGGRESSIVE
The Junior Senator Defends Phila-
delphia From Partisan Attacks.
IS A UNION PARTY SCHEME
Seek to Dlseredit Republleanlsm
Throughout the State BY Assailing
Republican Administration Of A.
fairs In the Quaker City.


publican organization in Philadelphia
and thereby weaken the party through
out the state, the politicians and the
newspapers allied in the cause Of the
Union party have been most persistent
in maligning and traducing the mu-
nicipal government Of the Quaker City.
Senator Boies Penrose made an able
and brilliant defense Of Philadelphia
and challenged her critics to prove
their assertions in speech before an
immense audience few nights ago in
the southern section of that city,
PENRoSE SPEAKS FOR HIS CITY.
Among other things, Senator PEN
rose said:
The present campaign has been char
acterized by so much misrepresenta-
tion and vituperat.on that the voters
OF this county owe it TO themselves
and to the honor of the great city to
which they belong to repudiate thereck-
less, INSCRIPTIONS and baseless abuse
which has been heaped upon the fair
name of the city by political malcon-
tents. In this great Republican city
the present county ticket should be
sustained by substantial Republican
majority as a rebuke to methods most
unwarranted and injurious.
The offices to be filled are county
offices. The people of Pennsylvania
have always believed in a non-partisan
judiciary. Judges Martin and Ralston,
serving at the present time by appoint
ment of the governor in court Of COM
mon pleas No. 5, are admittedly quail
fed in every way for the judicial posi-
tion, and, having already made COM
mendable and acceptable record in the
discharge of their duties, would ordi-
narily be elected without opposition.
The candidate for district attorney,
Mr. Weaver, having been unanimously
nominated by convention in which
his opponent, Mr.. Rothermel, was not
even named. although directly invited
to become candidate by a COMMITTEES
of lawyers, might be expected to re-
ceive the support Of his party at the
polls.
The whole county ticket is composed
of good men, against whose record and
qualifications not a word can be said
but for purely factional reasons, the
nature of which is becoming we'll un'
derstood. and which | will not more
than refer to now. Outside issues have
been brought into the campaign in or
der to becloud the real issues, deceive
the people and injure the Republican
party. The good name of the city o.
Philadelphia has been assailed, ant
our city has been held up. not only
to the voters of this community, bu
through the efforts of an industriou:
literary bureau, to the people of thu
whole United States, as a sink of po
litical iniquity and corruption. 1t Il
difficult to imagine that motives o.
hatred or revenge will impel any one
to perpetuate such gross and infamous
ISLANDERS and misrepresentation upoI
their own city.
NO LEGITIMATE ISSUE.
Legitimate criticism of public affairs
is not for one moment to be condemned
or curtailed. There are always a suffl-
cient number Of abuses in any con-
siderable community to invite and &c
justify exposure and correction, bu
the legitimate objects Of fair criticism
completely fail when charges agains
public officials and methods are filled
with such bitter partisanship, vituper-
alton and Misrepresentation that they
are resented by the community fol
their excess; and whatever element o
! truth may exist is lost amid the clouds
: of fasehood. Thus by the very excess
of abuse the cause of good government
, is frequently imperiled and even TO
: the time being, lost. | venture the as
| sertion. without fear of contradiction
: that almos. every one of the charge
2 which are broadly and daily mad
G against the general character of tn
q government of the city of Philadelphia
, are absolutely false and are recklessl,
y made with the knowledge that the
n are false.
8 1t is a remarkable fact that amids
the many charges involving misappro
Y priation and malfeasance concernin
the city disbursements the Republica
q candidate for the Office of city CONTROL
e er has received the Endorsement @
g those who are chiefly instrumental i
g. disseminating these charges He ha
y served two terms in the importan
II office of controller, having been nomi
s. mated and elected by the Republica
party, and yet not one dollar can b
1lsbursed from the city treasury Q
Philadelphia without his consent
e There is not a large corporation
5 the United States around the disburst
+ ments OF which are placed more safe
Il guards or which are required to b
- passed through more separate and II
r. dependent persons than are placed an
ic required by the corporation Of the cit
f of Philadelphia.
L. There is not another city in ii
N United States that can make mol
e. splendid showing of financial cond
III tion than can the city of Philadelphi
y and this financial condition has nj
~ only been maintained for many year
n. but has continued to show marked in
IL provement to the present time. Thu
W in 1895, there was an apparent exec
of expenditures over receipts, arisir
from various reasons, several pertain
ing to the state revenues and to deli
nt Women and Jewels.