The San Francisco call., 1906-06-07
.PENNSYL VANIA TICKET
IS HEADED BY STUART
REPUBLICANS NAME LEADER
Platform Indorses the Presidents Course
in Dealing With Big Corporations.

HARRISBURG, Pa, June S.-Repub-
licans of Pennsylvania today MONT
mated a ticket headed by edwin S.
Stuart. former Mayor Of Philadelphia,
for Governor. But one ballot was
taken on the gubernatorial noni aat,on.
The platform was adopted a 5 presented
from the committee, as follows:
We congratulate the people of the
United States on continued industrial
prosperity under Republican, control in
national affairs We give full credit
and praise 20 the managers of great
industrial enterprises for their splen-
did achievements, but condemn those
managers who have grossly misused
competition, by transportation dis
ordinations, by eVaSiOns of law, and
who have in so doing, under cover of
corporate organization, obtain per-
sOnal gain while escaping personal
responsibility TO the injury of the in
rerests they represent and of the nublic
with whom they deal.
We most heartily and cordially in
dorse and commend the splendid ad-
n1inistration OF President Theodore
Roosevelt Particularly do we COM
mend his administration for its fair,
vigorous and successful enforcement
through the Department of Justice of
the antitrust and interstate commerce
laws, the enforcement OF which has
compelled respect for law and made
1t clear that great corporations and
great financial interests, when guilty,
viii be treated as any other law
breakers.
It is a matter of pride TO Pennsyl-
vanians that he who was the Attorney
General under whom this policy was
inaugurated and who so signally aided
IN making. il successful IS the present
junior Senator from this State.
We believe in publicity of the affairs
and mana cement OF the great cor
porations, particularly those which are
common carriers or which deal IN the
staples of necessities Of life, and we
demand such governmental inspection,
supervision or regulation OF Such cor
porationS as will give accurate knoWl-
edge of their financial condition and
business methods, afford means for
easily detecting dishonest management
and protect the public from imposition
We further commend the President
for his unceaSing efforts TO obtain such
puhlicitV INSPECTION and regulation and
for his fearlesSness and lmpartiallty IN
Carving ont he laws enacted during
his administration. The results thus
Ear obtained show that an aroused in
telhgent puDllc opinion delnanulng IHs4 Indl
the same rules Of honesty be appled
IN business as 10 private life Will do
much TO correct public abuses and COM
pei further needed legislation.
We approve the legislation pending
IN Congress and now certain TO be en-
acted into law providing Tor such regu-
IatiOn in a broad and comprehensive
degree and comforting upon the inter-
state Commerce Commission power to
determine and to put into effect just
and reasonable rates for the trans
portation of persons and property The
enactment of such legislation has been
made possible al this time by the wise,
COURAGEOUS and successful leadership
of our President
The national power over interstate
commerce is supreme and can be exc
cuted effectively over all corporations
ENGAGED III such commerce. We heart
ilv commend the legislation engaged
in such commerce. We heartily COM
mend the legislation now pending in
Congress providing for the rigid in
spection of the meat products which
are the daily food Of our people.
We again declare our devotion 10 the
Republican doctrine of -~otection to
American industries and American
labor and commend our delegation in
Congress for their firm and effective
stand against the disturbance of ex-
listing conditions.
We urge further amendment of our
immigration and naturalization laws so
that Undesirable foreign elements may
be excluded.
We acknowledge our debt of graft
tude TO the soldiers and sailors of our
several wars, commend the pensions
which have been granted mem and
urge our Senators and Representatives
in Congress TO support at all times such
raea sures as may be necessary to Sc
cure them from want in their declining
years and increasing infirnlities.
We are opposed TO the ownership of
eosl mines and the mining of coal by
railways or transportation companies.
and we pledge the party to the enact
unent of such legislation as may be
necessary TO make effective the con-
stitutional provision upon that subject.