Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-08-24
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MR.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN =

Recent events have brought into my life an
sorrow. Were 1 now to con
suit my own personal preference or the wish
es of my family would feel obliged To decline
his honor which the people of this District
have so graciously accorded me.
But after earnest consultation with many
good friends throughout the District; m"I
whose conception of honor and duty are of tn,
highest order, have been persuaded to be
lieve that | could not honorably withdraw
from the contest mt this late hour; that 1 ow'
II duty to our Democracy, duty to the peo
pie OF the District, and duty to my Govern
ment i'm the fulfilment of which neither my
personal desire nor grief has any right to OBJ
trude.
Believing this, accept this nomination ant
now put aside for a time the past, looking I,
the future with such strength and courage n,
God may give me- to lead, with your help ant
the individual help of every citizen who be
lleves in honest government, the cause of tn
people of this Congressional District to victor,
in November.
The Importance Of Intelligent Representation.
When we consider the wonderful stride
which have been made by the people of tn,
United States in art science, finance, educa
tion, commerce, civic and industrial supren
acy; when we compare our own brief histor,
with the history Of the world when we con
template the brilliant possibi tiles of our fu
ture; when we stop to consider the vital i'm
portance of government AS relating to ou
national and individual prosperity and Il
what degree 1t is cCntributory to human hap
piness, the sell cti0n of your representative
who shall become Il constructive pa ri of you
government is n matter of most grave import
ance.
The man who accepts this position of trus
and honor ut the hands OF the voters shoul,
approach his task with II commensurate de
gree of intelligence and with spirit of pat ri
otism, which looks to Il higher power thIr
the party boss for guidance and strength [,
See and TO do the right.
Our Splendid District
There is no district in the United States q
greater importance nor one in which / coulC
feel 1t Il greater honor TO represent than thi
Sixteenth Congressional District. Our busi
ness and indust rial interests are so wide an,
varied that our representation in nationa
legislation has ceased to be one of marrow
partisanship. Our District is too great anC
too broad to be confined to the narrow limit
OF the legislative policy of any one party
What we want and what we ale going To get
If possible, is the the best art of the best pol
cics of all parties as relating to our own Dis
trict, standing unitedly against any and al
policies which may retard the industri,
growth of our District
The high order of intelligence and industry
of our people has caused a diversity of occu
patton thatIew districts of an equal size ant
population enjoy. We have within our boun
Diary lines some of the most beautiful ant
productive farms to be found anywhere II
Pennsylvania. AS came from my home II
northern Columbia county this morning ant
noticed the istakable evidence of thrift il
the bountilul and carefully harvested crol
and the beautiful and sub b=tantial home
along the way ; and the very ali teeming will
prosperity and rural happiness, | felt prouC
TO be your friend and neighbor and one o
you, and to be chosen as your representative
is an honor worthy of any mans ambition
IL deserves upon your candidates part hi
hSt efforts ana all the easneStnesS ana energ,
which he possesses to try and serve your bes
interests with fidelity and with honor
In our farms and mines and factories W
have three diIect sources of productive weaitl
within our District which have not only con
tributed to the dignity and wealth of ou
State, but are contributing their full shar
toward our Nations splendor and our Ma
l look upon farming and mining as tn
basic foundation of all industry and beiev
that any legislation which works either harm
or good to these two industries does in cor
responding degree work either harm or goo'
To all other classes of men, for all other indus
tries are dependent either directly or indirect
ly upon the production of the farm and min
for their existence. When | see these noun
tains OF culm banks and realize the man.
hours of labor in Il dangerous vocati IN which
they stand for; when think OF the good 4
humanity which has come from this toll an,
of the important part the miner and the min
owner Is playing In the history and progres
of PENNSYLVANIA, | shall feel proud of the hon
or to represent them and their brother pre-
ducer, the farmer, in the Halls of Cong res
with the fidelity of one who upholds the dig
nifty of labor, who believes in the right of or
ganiZation, who believes IN the protection o
vested interests, and who believes that tn
men who toll with their hands are the mel
who have made America great
Our Diversified Industries.
Our District must be viewed as one larg
community, where II special benefit to ON
should mean an equal benefit to all. Tha
community whose employ ment Is distribute,
through various or diversified industries
much more free from financial depression
and industrial disturbances than where al
are dependent upon one source of employ
ment or income. In this respect our Distric
IS especially strong and we should endeavo
by all pos >ible means to keep 1t so.
Thus we find Il large numuer of our peopl
engaged in farming. Again we find larg
number of our men protitably engaged II
mining with the happy satisfaction otat leas
three years of uninterrupted prosperity ahedi
of them, due to the wisdom and strength u
their organization under the able Leadership
of John Mitchell and his fellow workers.
We find large numbers of our men in TIN
iron or steel trade the products from thei
hands being sold in every market in tn
world. our looms and mills, giving employ
ment to thousands of men and women, ar
busy. Go where you may you will find OF
nearly every market and may say In nearl,
every home some article tor sale or in us
from the steel ear to the carpet upon the foo
or the silk dress that your beautiful hostes
wears, made by the working men and tn
working women of this Congressional Dis
trict.
buildings, showing the skill of the architec
and master workman. Take from the bound
AIRY line on the North to the boundary lin
on the South, our WnOle DlStflct pTeSpntS on
continuous bee hive of industry and thrift
Sec our splendid mercantile establishment
and our financial institutions, standing a
monuments not only to the men VINO SO abl,
conduct them, but to the prosperity, thrill
and industry of the men and women OF tn
communities wherein these conditions exist
Within the borders of our District we mt
twenty six banking institutions with tota
capital and surplus of 81, 5i5,57O.W, and tott
deposit account of So, So. $1,000, making Sran'
total of sl3, III, 10000. These financial institu
a.aIhtl tn
honor of the men who have given them suel
capable management but they reflect the in
tegrity, thrift and industry of the individual
members of the communities and counties
wherein they are located, showing a pc
capita wealth of S72.0O of actual surplus casl
for every man, woman and child IN our Dis
trict as compared to the average per capita G
the United States of S3l.33.
Who wouldn't feel proud to represent sucl
District and such a people? l submit in al
fairness, am not right III the statement tina
the needs of our District are too broad for tn
confines of any single party or any single l.
sue? The issue in this coming campaign vii
not be the issue between Democracy and Re
publicanism, but 1t Will be the people Il
against gang and trust rule.
Shall the People or the Political Bosses RuIeP
Are the people of Pennsylvania satisfied t.
continue under the control OF the politlca
bossism, which has been parnding under tn
cloak of the Republican party at the eN
pensc of the taxpayers of the state? Are IN
people OF this District satisfied TO nave thel
representatives at Harrisburg and Washing
ton dominated and controlled by the Penros
machine?
III thought the majority of the people o
this District believed that centnlizatlon o
power in both government and commercial
interests good thing, or IL thought the PEG
Pile of my District believe that their Legislative
interests will continue to be better serve'
under the management Of the Penrose Clique
of politicians whose fortunes have been mad
by governmental favortism, ! would no
under these conditions accept this nOlnlnu