Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-10-11

in the work of erecting or furnishing
the building. but be has made quite
clear the course he will pursue when
he shall be elected governor.
Upon this subject Mr. Stuart has
made this prepared statement:
at has been said that we have con.
struCted the finest capitol in the coun-
try.
not wish, nor do ! propose to be mis-
understood.
"Whcther the capitol Is ent! let q
the high praise which has been accord
ed to it or not, if, in its construction
Or furnishing, there has been any fraud
or wiiliul travagance-which t0 my
mind is almost the equivalent of fraud
surely there is no man who will not
agree with me that those who have
participated in or protited by such
fvaHd should be met with prompt pun
ishmout, and also be compelled to make
restitution.
"If elected governor, | promise
you, fully realizing the RESPONSE
bility resting upon me, that ! will
see that a thorough investigation
sail be made of the entire ques-
ton, and if such investigation dis
closes that any man or set of men
have beea guilty of wrong-doing
in the abuse of their trust, or gull
ty CT fr5ad or illegal profit in the
furnishing OF supplies, they shall
meet with the punishment they
surely, Under such circumstances,
would justly deserve.
IF. as | am informed, the money
spent in furnishing the capitol was
without specific itemized appropriation
first having been made for the pur-
pose, | would recommend to the legis-
lature that in the future it shall be
made unlawful to expend any such
large amount of money without first
having a specific appropriation made
based upon an approximate estimate
OF the cost.
ANY other course is in opposition
to correct business principles and con-
trary to the safe, economic policy that
should govern all expenditures OF the
peoples money
1t Is a Noble Building.
Robert S. Murphy, the Republican
nominee for lieutenant governor. in
commenting upon this ''issGe," said:
"The new state capitol is one OF
the noblest buildings to be found with
in the limits of the country.
There is not a man or citizen OF
PENNSYLVANIA that can view that mag
nificent structure without sense OF
pride, without a feeling of thankful
ness that he is a citizen of Pennsyl
vania. and that this great state, with
it's population of seven million people
with its great wealth and material re-
sources. with its reputation abroad as
not only the keystone of Republican
ism. BIT the keystone of the republic
is entitled to building of that char
acter"
In referring to the itemized state
ment of the expenditures in furnishing
the new capitol, made by Governor
Pennypacker and Auditor General
Snyder, Mr. Murphy said:
mo man has ever heard the honesty
or the integrity of member OF the
board ever questioned, publicly or pri
vately. | submit that before you de
eide this case in your own mind yor
must hear the testimony and you mus
analyze it, and | desire to say here
that they themselves have furnished
the testimony. upon which they are
willing to stand or fall. The pablo
statement of Samuel w. feGnypacker
under his own hand and seal, indicate:
precisely how that large sun OF money
has been expended, and it has beer
spent in equipping and furnishing tha
great capitol. in ornamenting it, il
decorating it. and completing it, anC
! am not willing to take the uncorrob
grated testimony of our opponents tina
there has been any wrongdoing upoI
the part OF the officials vested with th'
power of completing that work.
Put | say to you that here express
myself in complete accord with m!
colleague uuon the ticket and that i
there is any man or set OF men whC
have through cons piracy or fraud rob
bed the treasury of the common
wealth ot Pennsylvania in that under
taking. | ar TO you that every one o
thera shorld be thoroughly questioned
and il iovnd guilty properly pun
ishel.
The Republican party does not anC
never has stood fer anything but VIVA
was right anl proper in the admins
tratiDn OF pa5lic affairs and she is to
day as fair and as honest as ever"