Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-22
A MAN AND HIS PLATFORM.

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One of the most interesting State
campaigns Of the year Is that to he
waged for the governorship of Penn.
sylvania. There has been fusion
Ssof the Democratic party and OF the
new Lincoln Republicans in an effort
to overthrow the gang which has
for long time dominated affairs In
the Keystone State. The fusion can.
didate is Lewis Emery, Jr.. Of Brad
I ford. In accepting the nomination.
he said:
II trust am neither II demagogue
nor an anarchist. i have never truck
led TO power In order to curry favor
4 nor pandered to the vicious In order
to gain votes. but, for more than Il
(, quarter Of century, have lahored
to- establish reign of law. have
7 fought for popular rights. honest gov.
eminent and equality OF opportunity
under THO law. That Is all now
y seek; that Is all you ask; that is
all the people demand More than
that no. one shall get, loss than that
no one, shall have, II the people place
! ME In the governors Office and there
is any authority under the law by
which the chief executive can act.
No one, whether corporations firm
h or individual, will have cause to fear
IS SO long as the law Is obeyed; but
III; pledge my word and my sacred
n. honor that. if elected, | will make
s the laws of this commonwealth re-.
4 fspected by enforcing them Impair.
q ttally--allke against great and small,
4 against powerful corporation az
against obscure transgressor, but not
one whit more vigorously against
B the one than against the other. The
square deal means exact and equal
Justice for all That IL the plat
form upon which 1 stand. and with
sss3if l shall fall Il the people OF Penn.
8 sylyanla declare against It,"
Upon such a platform 1t should not
be q difficult matter for the fusion
n candidate to secure the undivided
II support OF those who are opposed to
the present ring Another thing
6 which may he of service to MIR. Elm.
4 cry In these days of reform and
II when corporation batting seems to
81 be the order of the day, is the fact
a that he was one of the original op.
ponents Of the rebate evil. 1t Ia re.
81 called by his friends that he proba.
sSble. was the first man In the United
Estates to move against discrimna.
tion In railroad rates. This was in
n 1872, but the first interstate com.
@ MERGE law, which grew from his
work, was not passed by Congress
5ssuntiE 1886.
In 1872 Mr.. merry was member
sof the OIL Producers Association.
& made up of group of oil operators
of northwestern Pennsylvania. banded
together to resist the growing pow.
81 eEsM the Standard OIL 1t Is stated
That II the leaders in this associa.
t.on had cared collectively or in.
Esz dtuidheliy to enter into the opera
ions OF the Standard, as 1t was
SarreDt rumor at the time they were
sS;ssdIaylsed to, every one of them could
snow count their fortune In multi.
iliions. Like the others. Mr.. Emery
Eesisted the temptation of gold and
psfbtsted lin the fight.
was MIR. Emery who suggested
II his associates MAT, they fight ia
songress the unjust determinations
So ieh they had discovered the rail
roads were granting the Standard oil
sIshe Hubbard bill was the outcome Of
E,mery,s efforts. Defeat met this
81 sbill hut Mr.. Emery kept fighting for
e II was introduced successfully as
Hopkins sbill. the Watson bill
sssnd the, Reagan biils Under this
II hat sEre ait awas made the basis for
81 & 9F55s efstate com merce law
81 I sisti such "a record It is more than