The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-09-06
FARMERS ARE HAPPY
That Is Why They Will Stand By
the Republican Party.
PROSPERITY ON EVERY HAND
J. Leo Plummer, Nominee For State
Treasurer, Cordially Received at
Gransers' Picnic.

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hand. They are going to stand by the
Republican party this fall.
A very significant manifestation Of
popular sentiment was given last
week at the annual Grangers' picnic
at Williams Grove, Cumberland coun.
ty, when the rival candidates for state
treasurer spoke on alternate days. The
| enthusiastic demonstration In honor
OF J. Lee Plummer, the Republican
nominee, was in striking contrast with
the frost" which his opponent, W. II.
Berry, Free Silver Democrat and some
time Prohibitionist encountered on
following day.
The farmers OF Pennsylvania are
evidently not favorably impressed
with the personality or the checkered
political career Of Mr.. Berry. AS q
radical Bryanite he figured In past
campaigns as an ardent free trade and
free silver champion. His vacillating
course does not appeal to the solid
and substantial citizens Of the Key.
stone State.
On the other hand, Mr. Plummer.
the Republican standard-bearer, Is
recognized as strong and conserva'
tive character, who has made his mark
in life by his own energy and pluck,
and who has been steadfast In his 10y.
atty to Republican principles.
Farmers to Be EnVied.
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state. Mr.. Plummer, among other
things. said;
"The farmer is to be envied Of all
men In business. The worlds markets
are always ready to take his product.
The professional man, the lawyer OF
the doctor, may spend years in the
preparation for the practice Of his
profession, and when he opens his OF.
fee the people may pass him by; q
merchant may stock his shelves with
the finest goods, and the people may
go elsewhere to buy, but they must
buy the farmers products, for they
must eat, and they must wear clothes,
and everything we eat, and everything
| we wear, ~ luIuloHCu W 1hO hoA h4SA
or his brother, the stockraiser.
"The farming industry of our coun.
try is the great industry Of our coun-
try; no other one industry produces
as much either in bulk or value.
And now word for Pennsylvania,
this grand OLD state Of ours. She is
the greatest and grandest OF all our
states, and the brightest star on Old
Glory today. Her industries are -four
ishing, and no citizen Of the common
wealth. who is able to work, need OF
necessity be idle. Her farmers are
prosperous and are blessed with abun-
dant crops, which are readily taken up
by her home markets.
"The Republican party OF Pennsyl.
vania, which for more than forty years
has controlled legislation in the state,
has always been solicitous for the well
fare Of her agricultural interests, and
some OF the wisest legislation on our
statute books was passed IN the inter.
est of our farmers.
Two departments Of our state gov
ernment are devoted to their interests
the department of agriculture and the
highway department
I'm the department OF agriculture
the dairy and food division is Of espe-
cial Importance to the dairy interests
OF the state, for It is the duty Of Its
agents to inspect our food and see to II
that what is sold for butter Is butter
and not something else colored as but.
ter.
"The division of zoology has charge
of the suppression Of insect pests thai
prey on your crops, and is doing goot
work for the fruit industry OF the stats
In fghting the San Jose scale. In thi:
department is also the live stock sani-
tary board, whose duty It is to protect
the health OF the domestic animals oi
the state and TO eradicate and suppress:
all dangerous and contagious disease.
Of domestic animals.
"The other department is the high
way department, created for the pur
pose of assisting in improving the
roads and highways OF the common
wealth. This department was created
in 1903, and had the pleasure Of sup
porting and voting for the bill. The
legislature OF 1905 appropriated the
sum of s6,S5e,23247 to this depart
ment for improving the roads OF the
state. This large sum Of money Is tC
be available and spent in the improve
ment of our country roads within the
next four years This is only part ol
what the state is doing for the Penn
sylvania farmer.
''In addition to the work done by thu
department Of agriculture and the
highway department, you participate
with the rest of us in the state ap
Pennsylvania appropriates more
money to her public schools than an!
other state. She gives the princely
sum of s5.5OO,OOO each year to her
public schools This is an immens,
sum of money. and goes into ever!
township, village and city Of the com
monwealth and relieves the people o.
taxation.
There is no state in the union, anC
no country in the world, where the bur
den Of government rests as lightly OF
the people as does the government o
Pennsylvania.
did you ever consider that real es
tate in Pennsylvania is not taxed fol
the support OF the state government
In other words that no person II
Pennsylvania pays tax on real Ostate'
This n true "