Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-09-27
STUART STANDS FIRM
Republican NomiHee For the People
AS Against the Corporations.
FOR A TWo-cENT RATE OF FARE


He Leaves No Room to Doubt His Po-
sition In His Many Speeches On His
Tour of the Counties.
Especial Correspondence
Harrisburg, Sept %.
Reports received here from every
sounty in the state indicate growing
sentiment in favor of the entire Re
publican ticket.
Visitors here during the last few
days from the sections visited by Ed
win S. Stuart and his colleagues on
the Republican ticket in their tour OF
the state report that Mr.. Stuart has
been making very favorable impress
sion with the voters. He is standing
squarely upon the party platform, and
his words and manner clearly show
that he is honest in his pledges to
give the people popular administra-
ton, to insist that the corporations
shall obey the law, and that they shall
not encroach upon the rights of indi-
one, and that they shall be obliged to
give a fair return to the state and
the people for the franchises which
they enjoy.
Mr. Stuart points TO his record made
as mayor of Philadelphia in the treat
ment of corporations, where he broke
all records by insisting that the street
railways should give the city value
for the privileges which they enjoy.
His stand by the taxpayers in that one
fight alone meant the payment of mil
lions by the street railways for the
paving of streets, which they would
have kept in their treasures or dis
tributed among their stockholders.
Mr.. Stuart is committed to the en-
actment of legislation making two
cents a mile a maximum rate OF fare
on railroads, and for the creation of
a commission which shall have super
vis:en over the railroads of the state
For Square Deal.
In a recent speech Mr.. Stuart said:
Much has been said upon the ques-
tion of corporations, and l desire to
say that / have not gone through the
state tearing down, upsetting and de-
stroying corporations, because my
principle and my ideas are that they
should be regulated according to law.
Common carriers, railroad companies,
all who may receive special privileges
must be compelled to exercise those
privileges fairly and squarely upon
square deal to every man in every
part of the state. There should not
be one rate for one man and another
rate for somebody else, but they must
all be treated as equal. AS to the
Republican platform, stand absolute
Iy and unreservedly upon it and will
do everything in my power, and l
know that in saying that | also speak
for nv colleagues, to bring about such
legislation that will correct according
to law any evils we may have, and
correct them solely for the benefit
and in the best interests of the people
of this state. (Applause)
VIII Guard the Peoples interests.
81 have had in years gone by, Ii
you will pardon the personal allusion,
some experience in treating with a
legislation wanted by corporations.
That record has been made, and it is
part of the history of my native
city, and can be inquired into by any
man or set of men who desire to do
so, and you will find that in my pub
| lie record in dealing with corpora
| tions my first and only desire and my
ultimate purpose has always been to
| see that the interests of the people
| I represented, ard whom | was elect
| ed to represent, were properly, legally
| and honestly taken care of and pro
| tected Without attempting to de
| stroy or to tear down, l have prom
| ised that if elected governor of Penn
sylvania the interests Of the people
! will be. safeguarded and taken care Of
in every legal and proper way that
lies in my power"
Chairman Andrews, of the Republt
can state committee, has planned tt
have the gubernatorial candidate and
his colleagues speak today, Tuesday
at Lewisburg in the evening; tomor
row. Wednesday, they will be IL
Smethport in the afternoon, and il
Bradford in the evening; on Friday
they will visit Tionesta, Forest coun
ty, in the afternoon and Warren il
the evening Saturday, September 90
will be spent in Titusville in the after
noon, and Erie in the evening,
What Emery Must Explain,
Candidate Emery, of the Lincoln
ite Democratic combination, has up tt
date failed to answer to the charge:
made against him by Homer L. Cas-
tie. Prohibition nominee for governor
or DIR. Silas s. Swallow.
Mr.. Emery has not explained how
his Pure Oil company works in har
mony with the Standard Oil compan!
in fixing prices.
Mr.. Emery has not told how Mack
Durham. McNichol and other politi
clans got stock in his company, no
has he explained what their infiuenc,
mas done to advance the company:
interest
MI EHSiy Aa5 NOc uSniSu his OWi
statements made before the inter
state commerce commission that hi
company got rebates on freight rates
just as ne charges the Standard Oh
with getting.
Mr.. Emery has not answered Rober
S. Murphy, the Republican nomine
for lieutenant governor, who wants hin
to explain how he got so immensel.
wealthy fighting" the Standard Oi
company.
I These and other matters Mr. Emer.
has yet to explain To the voters In hi