Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-09-28

LaC0lnites and Democrats Will Be
Treated Alike.
ATTACK POLITICAL GuERILLAs
Eansidate FOR State Treasurer Plum
mer Given a Splendid Reception Ry
&nc Clubmen.
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-AcK POLITICAL euERILLAs
Especial Correspondence.l
Philadelnhla. Sept. q

Tho Republican campaign is now
tadar way ian earnest. The aggressive
young Republicans OF tae State League
al clubs fired the first gun at their
big convention in Easton. and since
then there has been d booming OF
heavy artillery al along the line
From every county comes reports
that The Republican sllirmishers are
out, taat the lines are extended in
every direction ana that the enemy is
to be pressed to speedy conclusions at
every point,
There viii he no quarter asked or
given" said Field Marshal Wesley r.
andrews at the Republican state com.
rittee headquarters. THE Republican
colors are to be borne into the thick
Of the dght, and all enemies OF Re
pUbGc1nism. whether they appear in
the Uniform Of Democrats, Lincolnites
or gUerillas or Insurgents of any kind
or character, may expect to be treated
alike and put to ignominious rout In
the cause of good government and the
maintenance Of the principles and pol
icies OF the party which has made this
the most prosperous and happy coun.
try in the world,
every Republican of Pennsylvania
who realizes the significance OF the
present contest and the farreaching
effect Of. the result of the November
election upon the future of the party
will be found fighting for the entire
Republican ticket"
Chairman Andrews has been over
run wish callers from every county
OF the state during the last week, and
is dclshted with the situation and
the ootl9ok for a sweeping Republican
majority
Plammer Given An Ovation.
J. Gce plummer, the Republican
nominee for state treasurer, was given
a great ovation by the Republican
clH5men at Easton. lie made a splen-
did speech, in which, among other
things, he said:
1T is our proud boast today that the
treasury Of the commonwealth has
never lost a dollar through the default
OF a state treasurer.
when the Republican party came
TITO power in Pennsylvania. real es.
tzta, trades aa1 occupations, horses
and cattle, household furniture and
watches were all taxed for state pur-
poses Just as soon as the war was
over the people we're relieved of these
taxes, 50 that now the only individual
who prys a state tax is the one who
has money at interest, and three
fourths of this tax, amounting in 1904
to $2.910,5 ,574, IS returned TO the couu-
ties in relief of local taxation. No
mans home in Pennsylvania is taxed
to support the state government.
"The policy of relieving local taxa
tion is carried oct in respect to the
hotel licenses; four-ffths of the money
receiyc4 from this source Is returned
to tire cities boroughs and townships
in which the hotels paying the licenses
are located. More than S3000000 is re-
turned to the municipalities each year
from this source.
Ljbera' Support OF Schools.
1.-THE appropriation to the public
echcols is also made to relieve the
people in their local taxes. In 1894 the
princely sum of SG.25G,167 was paid
to the counties for this purpose
During the IS years odd admins
tratious of the government OF Penn
sylyania by the Republican party tax
alton OF real estate. etc, for state pur-
poses has been abolished a debt of
$4,000 COO has been paid, a surplus
cf several millions of dollars accumu-
lated in Il treasury and over S2l4-
$4,000 returned to the counties in re-
lief oi local taxation.
Gentlemen this Is a record to be
proud Of, and challenge any state
ia the United States on any country in
tine world to equal IL.
"ln nothing is The policy Of the Re
publican party ia thls state 10 be more
commended than IN IT'S appropriations
for charitable and educational pur.
poses
Fennsylvania's Shame
J. Hampton Moore, the progressive
y1u Republican president OF the Na
tuuM tcasae of Clubs, IN his speech
at ae East1n convention stirred the
tao ates to a hirh pitch OF cnsausi
ASA. when he said;
"lt Is a shame and disgrace 4.