The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-10-02


and most Imperative of constitutional
commands and give to the people their
most sacred and valuable political
rights So Tar as / am able / shall
thwart the wrong by my disapproval."
Against Every Kind Of Robbery.
With regard to special bills also, as
observed, Governor Pattison set his
face firmly against all manner of unjust
grants of the public money, private
pensions, contested election cases,
fraudulent claims, reckless committee
extravaganza, public printing waste
fulness, etc. At the session of 1898 he
broke up petty scheme of public plum
der, a proposition to place useless
copy of an expensive legislative hand
book in all the public schools of the
commonwealth. He halted the motor
ious bird book extravaganza likewise.
Many appropriations to public institu-
tions. made without sufficient warrant
of law, necessity or usefulness, were
promptly turned down at every session.
Worthy charities, having legitimate
claim upon the bounty of the common
wealth, were not made to suffer, but
judicious watchfulness was exercised
over the distribution of the public
funds in every direction. This caro-
extended to ordinary departmental ex-
penditures, and everyone concerned
came to understand that public treas
ury guardianship was a sacred trust.
No one ever thought of intimating any
thing to the contrary.
Pennypacker a Sef-Condemned Critic.
This has been reserved alone for the
present alleged Republican candidate
for governor, who, in his speech at
Erie, by indirection and implication,
tried to create the impression that Gov
ernor Pattison had been remiss with
regard to this important matter. This
suggestion, on the part of Judge Penny
packer, is all the more unjustinable
from the fact that during Governor
Pattisons first term his present would.
be critic was largely engaged, as a
member of the bar, in line of legal re-
porting and book making which made
ii absolutely necessary for him to keep
fully informed as to what was being
done by the law making body and the
executive branch of the state govern
ment as we'll He knew he was be-
lying the record at Erie seeking to un-
justly injure his opponent and make
capital for himself without any foun-
dation whatever for the statements
and insinuations put forth. Governor
Pattison earned the relentless hostil-
ity of class of men who have dis
graced the legislature at every session
for a generation past, everyone of
whom will unite in applauding Judge
Pennypackers course, but it must be
unquallfedly condemned by every fair
minded ana honest man in Pennsyl-
vania.
Quay's Candidate and His Company.
1t is significant of what is expected
of him that his candidacy for the ex-
ecutive office is the sole work of the
machine and its allies, in town and
country, and chat the very worst ele-
ments in the political life of the state
are united in his support. His political
associations for many years have been
with the personal followers, adherents
and confdants of Senator Quay. He
has enjoyed their company rejoiced in
their successes, endorsed their meth
DDS, sympathized with their efforts and
given the weight of his personal innu-
ence, while holding an honored place
upon the bench, in their behalf.
At the notorious banquet in Phila
delphia where six hundred of his roist-
ering friends celebrated Senator Pen
roses election, Judge Pennypacker sat
near the head of the table, beside
favored ring contractor who was at
that time one of the financial hackers
of the machine. He was in congenial
company. He had no word of condem-
nation for the scenes which had taken
place at Harrisburg, at the time of the
senatorial election, or for those which
were then passing under his eye so
sadly and impressiyely illustrating the
demoralizing influences of degraded
politics in Pennsylvania, and to which
a host of once promising and ambi-
| tious young men have been indebted
for their irretrievable downfall. Even
at Erie, when the chief speaker before
| an association of young men, Judge
| Pennypacker had no wora of disap-
proval for the evils of our political
system, no word of denunciation for
the manifold sins of omission and COM
mission of the machine; no word of in
spiration for the friends of clean poll
tics and good government; no word Of
announcement for those who are self
sacrifcingly striving to rescue the COM
monwealth from the polluted hands of
| its worst enemies.
Every movement Of the Quay party
| Is crooked Even the big ball rolling
| project is a scheme to use Roosevelts
| face as a mask for the bafIled Pennsyl-
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