Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-10-04
STUART WEARS WELL
Republican Nominee For Governor
Squarely On Reform Platform.
POPULAR LEGISLATION URGED
Pledges Made to the Voters viii Be
Kept When He Takes the Cover
nor's Chair.
Especial Correspondence
PHILADELPHIA October

Especial Correspondence
Philadelphia, October 2.
The tour OF Edwin S. Stuart, the
Republican nominee for governor, and
his colleagues on the state ticket con-
tinues to be made up of series OF
ovations from the masses of the pub
lie. Mr. Stuart has developed into
wonderfully successful campaigner.
lie makes a splendid impression
wherever he goes, and the voters are
impressed with his honesty and sin
cerity OF purpose. He is standing
scuarely upon the Republican platform
and has convinced all who have heard
him that he intends to carry out every
pledge made by this party.
In a recent speech he, among other
things, said:
.ulustrious as have been the
achievements of the Republican party
in the past, it can triumph in the
present struggle only by justly and
fully commanding the consideration
and proper approval of the people
and | firmly believe it is the honest
and inexorable purpose OF the Repub-
lican party at the next session OF the
legislature to enact laws which are
recommended and to which it is pledg
ed in its platform.
"The Republican party of Pennsyl
vania is pledged to confer upon troll
lev companies the right TO carry
freight in order that the product oil
the farm may reach the market at the
least possible cost and convenience
TO the vast number of our people en-
gagged in the production thereof. 1t is
opposed to the ownership OF coal mines
and of the mining of coal by railways
and transportation companies; and in
it's platform is a plank demanding the
enactment of such legislation as may
be necessary to make effective con
stitutional provision upon that sub
ject.
"It demands the passage by the next
legislature of such laws as will secure
a rate not exceeding two cents a mile
upon all the railroads within the com
monwealth. and such further legisla
ton as will. require the sale of mile
age books at a rate not exceeding two
cents mile without the requirement
of a so deposit or any other obnox.
ious requirement
Protecting States Water Power.
"Tt also declares legislative limit
shall be placed upon the duration Of
all franchises granted by the legisla
ture, and the right of the people to
take both the franchise and the works
under just terms, carefully reserved.
1t declares in favor of such legisla'
ton as will prevent the water and
water power of the state from passing
out Of the control Of the public au.
thorities.. 1t declares in favor Of a
state commission to exercise relations
to transportation within the common
wealth similar to those of the inter
state commerce commission for the
regulation of interstate transporta-
ton. II demands the investigation
of the facts as to the abandonment
and construction of competitive rail-
roads by existing corporations, and
the enactment of such legislation as
will enable the state to retake the
franchises so abandoned.
State Chairman Andrews has ar
ranged the following itinerary for the
gubernatorial party for the next two
weeks:
October 2 (Tuesday) = Greenvlle,
Mercer county, evening.
October 3 "wednesday - Sharon,
Mercer county, afternoon.
October 9 CWednesday)-N Castle,
Lawrence county, evening.
October (Thursday)-O City, We
mango county, afternoon.
October 4 Thursday)-Franklin We
mango county. evening.
October 5 (Friday) - Kittanning,
Armstrong county. afternoon.
October (Friday)-Butler, Butler
county, evening.
October (Saturday)-Pittsburg, AL
legheny county, evening.
October 8 (Monday) - Charleroi,
Washington county, evening.
October 9 (Tuesday)-Greensburg,
westmoreland county, evening.
October10 (Wednesday)-Uniontown,
Fayette county, evening.
October 10 (Thursday) - Bedford,
Bedford county, evening.
October IL (Friday)-Somerset, Som
erset county, evening.
October 13 Saturday)-Johnstown
Cambria county, evening.