Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-10-11
(Special Correspondence.l

Harrisburg, October 9.
Since the visit of President Roose-
welt and his magnificent triEste to the
PENNSYLVANIA legislature and his most
complimentary illusions to the beauti'
tul state capitol, Republicans here
abouts have been in excellent spirits.
The president certainly gave hlSh
praise to the work OF the RepuDllcan
majority in the senate and house 1of
the legislation passed at the recent eN-
ira session of the general assembly,
which was called at the instance OF
Republican governor, and OF which
President Roosevelt said:
1T is surely not tco much to say
that this body of substantive iegis'
ton marks an epoch in the history OF
the practical betterment Of political
conditions, not merely for your state,
but for all our states. ! do not recall
any ether state legislature which, in
similar length of time, has to its
credit such body of admirable leeis
lation.'
In leading up to this commendatory
reference to the legislation enacted by
E4IL.E ,vania lawmakers the president
il referring in detail to the laws pass
j at that extra session said;
Il most heartily congratulate the
t2opic af tine state OF PennsJ Jivans
u;on vy!,at it's oovernmc ut has accom-
tl;ehed during this present year. 1t
is a remarkable record Of achieve
rent.
Through your legislature you have
abolished passes; you have placed the
Offices Of the secretary of the com
mouwGalth and the insurance commits.
siouer upon an honorable and honest
basis of salary only by abolishing the
fee system; you have passed law
compelling the officers and employees OF
great cities to attend to the duties ful
which they are paid by all the taxpay-
ers. and 10 refrain from using the
power conferred by their Offices to in
tiuence political campaigns; you have
prohibited the solicitation or recGiV'
ing political assessments by city EN-
p!oyes: you have by law protected the
state treasury from depreciation and
conserved the public moneys for use
l'lence political campaigns; you nave
Nv & law for the protection of the cleo.
i've franchise made tamperlng with
the hallot boxes and the casting Of IL
legal votes so difficult as in all prob
ability to be Improbable; you have
provided a primary election law which
guarantees to the voters free eXpTes.
sion in the selection Of candidates for
I,-I lou, t,NI ~,
improved the civil service systems II
your greatest cities; and, finally, you
have passed law containing a pro
vision which l most earnestly hops
will in substance be embodied like
wise in law by the congress at the
coming session-a provision prohibiting
the officers of any corporation frorl
making contribution of the money
of that corporation to any candidate
or any political committee for the pay
ment of any election expenses what
ever
President Praises Capitol.
Possibly the presidents reference tr
the new state capitol has been the sub
lect of greatest qualification here
"Governor," said President Roose
valt in addressing Governor Penny
packer "this is the finest state cap.to
ever saw"
Looking in admiration upon tnt
splendid structure, examining in detail
It's magnificent furnishings, prasing its
architectural beauty, aud its grand pro-
portions, the president was Il jst en-
thusiastic in his comments
Every one who has seen the new
capitol cannot but speak in the high
est terms of praise of the character O
the workmanship and the materials
employed in its construction
II is q source of satisfaction to lht
taxpayers of the state to know tina
every dollar expended upon the build
ing and its furnishings was collected
in taxes levied upon corporations. No
a penny was contributed from any
other method of taxation.
Attempts are being made to manufac
ture campaign material for the Emery
Democratic state campaign by insinu
ations that there has been extrava
gcnce in the furnishing of the building
but every citizen of Pennsylvania ha
been assured that this matter will b,
thoroughly investigated and every item
examined into.
Stuart Meets "An Issue"
Edwin s. Stuart, the Republca,
,omineee for governor, was the frs
to meet this issue. He had nc hant