New-York tribune., 1901-08-22
HARMONY AT HARRISBURG.
PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICANS HOLD
BRIEFEST STATE CONVENTION
ON RECORD.
PLATFORM ADOPTED AND TICKET NAMED
BY UNANIMOUS ACTION-QUAY
NOT PRESENT

| Pittsburg. for Supreme Court Judge and State
Representative Frank G. Harris. of Clearheld. for
State Treasurer. 1t was understood that the ticket
| would be nominated by acclamation. United States
Senators Quay and Penrose and other party leaders
| were absent. There unusually small at
tendance of active party workers. and large ma
jority of the delegates never attended State con-
vention before.
Judge Potter was formerly Governor Stones law
| partner and was appointed the Supreme bench
| last year to succeed the late Judge Green Mr.
| Harris is serving his third in the House of
| Representatives. and has always been follower
| of Senators QUAY and Penrose The platform In
dorses the national and State administrations and
the official acts of Pennsylvania United states
Senator'S, commends the last legislature, comedies
the right of labor and capital TO organize ana de-
| nounces yellow journalism"
J. o. Brown. Pittsburg's Director OF Public Safety.
was temporary chairman Of the convention: ,ar ana
man. Mr.. Brown is the personal representative i OF
senator William Flynn OF tSrmHP n n Pen9
sylvania Mr.. Flynn was urged by Governor stone
and other leaders at conference last night at
the Executive Mansion serve temporary chair
man, but he declined. He was a deegate, but
part in the proceedings Of the convention I 10 Mr.
Ash6ridge Of philadelphia.
General Frank Reeder of Easton was re-eiectea
chairman OF the State Committee at meeting atter
The speeches OF the chairman and the nominat-
ing speeches were noteworthy for their breVlty.
PLANKs OF THE PLATFORM.
OF the resolutions committee, and adopted by
viva voce 1t is as follows:
The Republican party OF Pennsylvania. In CON
verton, makes the following deciarauon 6 pt lnp pup
port of the people Of our commonwealth; o.o.,,
admhisfration the business interests of the eogn;
try prostrated capital remained nIlhNeSien ,i
Of Mckinley revived anguishing industries and
r. eyr ' Kney before We congratulate the Ameri-
can people on the good sense SHOWN % IN me b
every question with which II mas 9yeh con
fronted in wise, patriotic and statesmanKe ~ ma fb
war with Spain our national admlnlsLTations mas mas
greatest public confidence. UnGer this administra-
WAS carried in honor and triumph 10 llsGAnt par @
Of the world. and our supremacy on land ana sea
sustained, until now we are recognized as one oi
We eongrauate the people Of Pennsyiyana @ van rS on
farmer. the mechanic the laborer and the profes-
9na rn % m e1heT W or 2egret aS tha Under
such prosperous conditions contests should aIlse
between capital ana labor but we nope ana po,ele %
that these disputes Will be hnaliy settled on an
equitable basis that VII! do fun justice 70 the con-
proper and legal combinations has been recognized
This carries with it the right OF labor TO- 05sanize ami g n
vantage; but neither capital nor labor has the
right resort to violence or illegal methods 20 re-
alton and concession should prevail TN all disputes
between capital and labor.
HARMONY FULLY RESTORED.
We e9ngratulate the Repgbsans Of FL, Pennsy- m ,1.
Republican party; tina, harmony has been restored,
ana na' ha we iPT PresH W united front afayc only
against the common enemy the Democratic party
our past troubles and disseusons ar" forgotten IN
nrc Factiona dlsputss only benefit the Democratic
| party, and purposes and actions should be 10
avoid al cause Of dissension
| declarations OF the late Democratic State Con
| must the cooperation OF certain newspapers In
their preparation. which papers falling In their at
I tom dis FH,s lfsfFHr
craNed under the tents u he Democracy with their
stale and false charges and succeeded I'm having
| them adopted a Democratic platform The plat.
form the late Democratic state Convention Will
during 2g'I the m last few months We believe in sur
p9gndinE the press WIN every nc x our
! government. hut II IS public menace that thes"
! 10 have permitted many of our newspapers 70 have
9egenera,ed INTO Eci,"" Journalism 5Gch as Is
the so-called yellow journals with being subsidized
The advertiser IS permitted to dictate their policy.
Sa SeTed at ,bH ms news DS9e columns and G qorai page
| from being honest record OF daily events to a
We aragn atlsp' the 5 pary as ncom
| petent incapable nsincere and untrustworthy. The
political party asking the suffragcs OF the people
past and afraid to name single issue Of national
port asks the people TO forget that in the past.
affairs. it has ruined our business enterprises. shut
down mills. closed factories. put IN ideness
State and nation and now appeals TO the public on
what it chooses to call local issues.
DEMOCRATIC LEGACY OF DEBT.
| We condemn I'm the administration OF our State
its administration of our national affairs. When
the Democracy went out of power in our State II
| left to the Republican party legacy Of almost
$400O000O Of debts. This debt, by wise adminstra-
ton under Republican rule, has been almost
trely paid. We have increased the appropriations
70 the common schools until We stand at the head
Of the American states in support of popular edu
cation Inder Hepublican communication there
has been paid each year Tor education purposes
more than was appropriated by the Democratic
have increased our appropriations TO charitable and
! eleemosynary institutions until make the
| boast that no State between the two oceans sup
ports these institutions as Wen as docs our own.
Our millions of people are Industrious hon
est. law abiding and happy. Yet, surrounded we
are on every side with prosperous business con-
ditions, with people happy employed and contented.
cuped and with the prospect OF the future bright
| ening and growing more hopeful the Old historic
tercal cry of false pretence. hypocrisy and nsln-
certy for the purpose of misleading the people and
| reganing lost power.
We commend the wise patriotic. courageous and
| statesmanllke administration Of Governor William
| A. Stone. He inherited from the preceding ad-
| State Treasury but by his courage in reducing ex-
| travagant appropriations. by compelling the col
| lection of delinquent taxes ana by administering
| every department OF the State government on an
economic basis this deficit has been wiped out tho
| floating debt OF the State has all been paid. the
public institutions receive their money as IL
is due and payable. and the special appropriations
| are paid more promptly than ever before. and the
| credit OF the commonwealth Is fully restored.
| We heartily commend and indorse the wise and
benehcent laws enacted by the late legislature. and
| firmly believe that the people OF the State in
| vestlgate and consider the many important acts
passed by that BODY they will cordially approve OF
We are deeply sensible Of the great debt which
| representatives in the United States Senate-the
Hon. NJ S. Quay and the Hon Boies Penrose-for
the State, it's material enter