Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-11-01
knox SOUNDS
SLOGAN TO RALLY
TO ROOSEVELT
Cali to Pennsylvanians Expresses
= Earnest Wish of tho President.
A SOLEMN DUTY TO
STATE AND COUNTRY
Shall the Head of the Nation Look In
Vain to Republicans of the Old Key.
stone Commonwealth?

The recent utterances of Senator
Philander c. Knox upon the political
situation IN Pennsylvania have every
where been accepted az voicing the
sentiments of President Roosevelt in
whose cabinet Senator Knox served as
Attorney General, 'and with whom the
junior Senator from this state is on
the most intimate terms of personal
friendship.
Senator Knox has been frequent
visitor at the White House recently
and is familiar with the presidents s
and his desire for the election of the
full Republican ticket in the Keystone
State
Senator Knox, in his speeches.
points out that the Democratic party
in this state injected national issues
clarations for Bryan.
However the case may be in other
states" says Senator Knox, the line
Of cleavage in Pennsylvania Is the
President, his policies, and his sue
cess and intelligent and honest pur-
pose in working them out. Pennsyl-
vania Is invited now to reverse its
momentous verdict of approval # the
Presidents administration two years
ago when challenged in a national cam
paign for the same reasons now ad-
vanced"
He further remarks: There are no
differences between the three platforms
as to reform measures. An honest re.
former could stand upon the reform
planks of either party. The Democratic
platform expressly states "all import
ant reforms the Republican platform
now advocates have been consistently
declared for and supported by the
Democracy of the State for many
years.
Making the same concession as to
the fitness of Mr.. Emery and his asso-
clates that they make In respect to
Mr.. Stuart and his cocandidates, it Is
obvious that the issue Ia not the men.
1t is equally obvious that as be-
tween the Republican party and
the Democratic party the issue is
raised by the Republican plank in
dorsing President Roosevelt's 'splen-
did adminstrati ton, and by the Demo
cratic plank denouncing the Presi-
dents administration as feeble and
pretended imitation of Bryan. That
this is the issues as between the two
rffn 10 fOn lnt fnr f,rrf hAr
consideration"
IN referring to the "partnership
between the Lincolnites and the Dem
ocracy, Senator Knox says:
Why Helittle PRESIDENT
"If the Democracy were in good
faith in desiring to cooperate with
the I.incolnite Republicans to reform
politics in Pennsylvania why should
they, as part of their program, be-
little our President and name his sue
cessor? Their convention was not
dealing with national ticket or ma.
tional issues except as they went out
OF their way to do SO. I do not Ac.
cuse Lincoln Republicans. except SO
far as they are seeking to defeat Re.
publican Congressman, of desiring to
misrepresent and thwart the policies
and activities Of the national admins.
tration. but am firmly convinced that
their partners In their arrangement
have deliberately led them into q
most unfortunate situation.
Remember, we are having this con.
test with Democrats, and their banners
and their notices Inscribed thereon
viii be in evidence upon the field of
victory if this Is to be Republican
dsfaaa"