Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-08-30
ROOSEVELT IS ALERT
President Keenly Interested In po-
litical Situation In Pennsylvania.
AANTs BIG REPUBLICAN VICTORY
siIs Visit to the York County Fair
viii Not Be Simply to See the Prize
Especial Correspondence.l

Cattle.
Especial Correspondence
Harrisburg, Aug 2S.
president Roosevelt is not going to
the York county fair simply to see the
prize bulls, you can depend upon that"
remarked a well-informed Washington
correspondent few days ago in dis,
cussing the presidents anticipated
visit to Pennsylvania next month. This
newspaper man is in touch with mem
bers of the cabinet and other leading
officials of the national administration,
G-A he knows the lecn intore3t the
It'll him are manifesting in the com
1g election.
w lie ii is possible that at the dedi-
catiCl o. the new capitol building here
the president may not touch upon poll
tics. there is reason to believe that in
his ron,2-lls subsequently at the York
county fair he will make clear his de-
sire for the election of Republican
congress.
1t is known that the president has
made a number of inquiries regarding
political conditions in Pennsylvania,
and he has on more than one occasion
expressed an earnest wish for the sue
cess of the Republican party in this
state this fall
President Roosevelt has taken ad-
Gently TO arouse interest in the Repub-
lican cause
Mr.. Rcoseveit's Dollar.
Ancnt his subscription to the Repub-
!ican congressional committees cam
raign fund, Editor Earle G. Tuten of
the Dellefonte Republican, has this to
say about "Mr. Roosevelt's dollar:
"One of the first to heed the call of
the chairman of the Republican cam
paiGn committee for one dollar contri-
buttons to the campaign fund is Pres
ident Roosevelt. The president be.
lieves in the virtue of example and
gives his dollar early with an implied
injunction to all Republicans who
share with him a true spirit of Loyalty
to party principle to go and do like
wise Undoubtedly the Presidents ex-
ample will bear fruit Its special value
consists in the fact that every public
act of the chief executive of the ma
ton commands the attention of the
whole people, and that accordingly his
recognition of the dollar a head idea
VIII bring TIE merit thereof home to
Hundreds CT thousands of citizens who
otherwise might let it pass unno-
uced.
He Leads the Way.
Naturally this simple device COM
ends itself to the president because
G. the conditions which have made il
cessary. In former times the great
iDrporations were the chief donors of
cerraign funds. and very little money
was obtained from the privates in the
ranks of the political parties. Largely
through Mr.. Roosevelt's instrumental
ity, death blow has been dealt to
the practice of collecting funds from
such sources.
"Henceforward therefore the cam
paien committee of all parties must
look to individuals for the wherewithal
To meet the heavy cost of campaign
ing. There should be no difficulty on
this head if it is only possible to enlist
individual attention and TO inspire gem
orally an adequate sense of partisan
obligation. II is this that Mr.. Roose-
welt has in mind, and he has taken
the one method of emphasizing his
views where good results are sure to
he achieved"
A State Dollar Fund.
Colonel Wesley X. Andrews. OF the
Republican state committee has fol-
lowed the lead of Chairman Sherman,
of the congressional committee and is
soliciting one dollar subscriptions to