Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-07
VICTORY FOR PENROSE
SLATE WENT THROUGH AT HAIR
RIsBuRG WITHOUT A. HITCH.


The republican state convention at Har-
risburg. Pa, yesterday afternoon. after The
Stars report closed. completed the follow
ing ticket:
Governor-Edwin s. Stuart of Philadel-
phia.
Lieutenant governor-Rohert S. Murphy
OF Cambria county
Auditor general-Robert K Young of
Tioga county.
Secretary of internal affairs-Henry
Houck Of Lebanon.
The ticket was the one agreed upon by
Senator Boies Penrose and other party
leaders In advance Of the convention.
The ticket represents all factions of the
party, and win, the party leaders believe,
harmonize past differences. President Roose-
welt is said to have advised the selection of
such ticket. in the belief that 1t will help
the congressional candidates.
The Platform.
The following is the platform as adopted:
We congratulate the people of the United
States on continued Industrial prosperity
under republican control In national at
fairs.
We give full credit and praise to the man.
ayers of great industrial enterprises for
those managers who have grossly nlisused
their powers by unfair methods of compe-
tition, by transportation Determinations, by
evasions or law and who have in so doing,
under cover or corporate organization, OBJ
tanned persna1 gain while escaping personal
responsibility to the injury of the interests
they represent and Of the public with
whom they deal.
We most heartily and cordially fndorse
and commend the splendid administration
OF President Theodore Roosevelt Particu-
larry do we commend his administration for
It's 1alr, vigorous and successful enforce
ment, through the Department of Justice
or the antitrust and Interstate commerce
laws, the enforcement OF which has COM
PEELED respect for law and made IL clear
that great corporations and great financial
interests, when guilty will be treated as
any other lawbreakers. 1t is matter OF
pride to Pennsylvanians that he who was
the Attorney General under whom this
poncy was lnaugurated and who SO sgnaliy
aiueo In making 1t successful, Is the pres
ent Junior senator from this state
we believe in publicity Of the affairs and
management of the great corporations par
tlculafiy tnose which are common carriers
OF winch deal In the staples or necessaries
OF lie, and we demand such governmental
inspection, supervision or regulation of such
corporations as will give accurate knowI-
edge OF their financial condition and BUSH
ness methods, afford means for easily de-
tectlng dishonest management and protect
the public from imposition. We further
commend the President for his unceasing
efforts to obtain such publicity inspection
and regulation, and for his fearlessness
and impartiality in carrying out the laws
enacted during his administration. The re-
suits thus far obtained show that an
aroused intelligent public opinion demand
ing that the same rules of honesty be APP
piled In business as in private life will do
much to correct industrial abuses and COM
pei further needed legislation.
We approve the legislation pending in
Congress- and certain tn he enacted
into law providing for such supervision and
regulation In broad anad comprehensive
degree and comforting upon the interstate
commerce commission the power to deter
mine and to put into effect just and rea-
sonable rates for the transportation of per-
sons and property. The enactment of such
legislation has been made possible at this
time by the wise, courageous and success
full leadership of our President.
The national power over interstate COM
merce Is supreme and can be executed
effectively over all corporations engaged in
such commerce.
While we would not by restrictive laws
unduly interfere with the freedom of inter-
state trade nevertheless, while that trade
deals with articles of necessity intimately
concerning the daily welfare of our people,
1t should be brought under strict national
control, and we heartily commend the leg
islation now pending in Congress provid-
ing for the rigid inspection of the meat
products which are the daily food of our
people
We again declare our devotion to the re-
publican roctrine or protection to Ameri-
can industries and American labor, and
commend our delegation in Congress for
their firm and effective stand against the
disturbance of existing conditions.
We urge further amendment of our immi-
grafton and naturalization laws, so that I'M
desirable foreign elements may be ex-
Guided
We again acknowledge our debt Of graft
tude to the soldiers and sailors of our sew
eral wars. commend the pensions which
have been granted them and urge our sena-
tors and representatives In Congress to sup
port at alLtimes such measures as may be
necessary to secure them from want in
their declining years and increasing infirmi-
ties.
We are opposed to the ownership of coal
mines and the mining of coal by railways
or transportation companies, and we pledge
the party to the enactment of such legisla-
ton as may be necessary to make Seffec-
tive the constitutional provision upon that
SIhject