The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-10-03
STUART WEARS WELL
Republican Nominee For Governor
Squarely On Reform Platform.
POPULAR LEGISLATION URGED
Pledges Made to the Voters Will Be
Kept WheE He Takes the Cover
nor's Chair.

Special 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 a
wonderfully successful campaigner.
He makes splendid impression
wherever he goes, and the voters are
impressed with his honesty and sin.
cerity of purpose. He is standing
squarely upon the Republican platform
and has convinced all VINO have heard
him that he intends to carry out every
pledge made by this party.
In a recent speech he, among other
things, said:
"Illustrions 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.
Icy companies the right to carry
freight in order that the product of
the farm may each 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
its platform is a plank demanding the
enactment of such legislation as may
he necessary to make effective a con.
stitutional provision upon that sub.
ject.
ut demands the passage by the next
legislature of such laws as will secure
a rate not exceeding two cents 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 a mile without the requirement
of a $40 deposit or any other obnox.
ious requirement.
Protecting States Water Power.
at also declares a 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 legislsr
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 1t demands the investigation
of tle 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:
Lawrence county, evening.
October (Thursday)-Oil City, Ve-
mango county, afternoon.
October 4 hursday)-Franklin, We
mango county. evening.
October (Friday) - KittanHing,
Armstrong county, afternoon.
October 5 (Friday)-Butler, Butler
county. evening.
October 6 aturday)-Pittsburg AL
legheny county, evening.
October 8 (Monday) - Charleroi,
Washington county, evening.
October TUESDAY )-Greensburg,
Westmoreland county, evening.
October10 Observation-Disclosures,
Fayette county. evening.
October 10 Thursday - Bedford,
Bedford county, evening.
October y (Fridayl-Somerset, Som
erset county. evening.
October 13 (SatuTe4 e4y)-Johnstown
Cambria county. even'r~