Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-06

toll In his campaign utterances Gov
Stuart promised the people of Pennsylvania
that. II elected. he would see TO 1t that
there should be a complete and thorough
Investigation OF the charges which had
been made to be followed by punishment
OF guilt wherever found
In his inaugural address he renewed these
promises and earnestly recommended. and
there was Immediately created, a joint spe-
clal commission OF the senate and house.
armed with the fullest possible authority TO
compel the attendance of witnesses, to send
for books and papers, and to employ coun-
sci for the purpose of making thorough
Investigation of the entire subject. We
commend the thoroughneSS with which In
vestigation las thus far proceeded and de-
mand that it continue until every detail
shall have been laid bare. When the COM
mission shall have made it's report to the
governor we demand of him the further
performance of his promises and feel that
we may safely rely upon him and his attor-
ney general to secure the indictment and
punishment of all guilty persons, we'll
as the prosecution of civil suits to compel
the restitution of all moneys filched from
the commonwealth.
Knox Endorsed for the Presidency.
The plank in the platform indorsing Sena-
tor Knox for the presidency is as follows:
Pennsylvania has just pride In present.
Ing to her sister states as a worthy sue
ceSsor to Theodore Roosevelt her dstin-
guished son, who from the beginning was
foremost in counsel and most effectng IN
practical support of the policies for the
regulation of corporate power which has so
endeared the President to the people of this
country. II Philander Chase Knox
who. in 1902. pointed out that amend
ment TO the Constitution of The United
States was unnecessary to enable Con-
gress TO redress the wrongful exercise of
power by corporations in their relation to
interstate commerce. and who made that
opinion good by the legal proceedings which
er,IIx I'll,
OF the interstate commerce and antitrust
laws Of the nation; and also by the amend
ments to those laws which he recommended
and prepared and which subsequently, met
the approval OF Congress
The record of Philander Chase Knox Is
a matter of history. OF him President
Roosevelt said in his speech at the ded-
cation Of the new state capitol in October,
1906: During the last few years the ma
tional government has taken very strong
strides in the direction of exercising and
securing adequate control over the great
corporations. and II was under the leader
ship of one OF the most honored public men
In our country. one of Pennsylvania's most
eminent sons-the present senator and then
Attorney General Knox-that the new de-
parture was begun
Proud Of His Record
I'VE are proud of Mr.. Knox's record as
Attorney General. We are proud of his
later record as senator. in which Office he
IS displaying the same qualities Of patriot
ism. integrity and the devotion of his abil-
tiles to the cause of good government and
good citizenship. His capacity and ex-
perlence. his motives and purposes. his high
character In public and private life fit him
for the highest office.
Believing in him and supporting him
earnestly, as We do, we hereby indorse him
on behalf OF the republican party of this
commonwealth for the great ONCE Of Presi-
dent of the United States. and we have the
honor of presenting him now to the re-
pubicans OF our sister states as Pennsyl-
Nanias candidate for the presidency before
the republican nomination convention in
June, 1909