The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-06-27

are relieved by Catarrlets, which allay in-
flammation and deodorize discharge. SOC.
| the recent session of the Legislature
| while the revenues for the period COW
cred by the appropriations are known
to be less than 100000 In other
words Mr. Sheatz promised to pay out
OF the State Treasury sufficient money
to bribe the Republican State conven-
ton to nominate him for State Treas
urer when he knew that it would be
impossible to meet the obligations.
Whatever any Republican Representa-
tive or Senator i'm the Legislature ask
ed for Sheatz allowed. This made him
appear "a good fellow" and the Sena-
tors and Representatives in the Legis-
lature who had received his favors
formed lobby which even Penrose
couldn't resist, so he entered into the
deal 1t was corrupt bargain among
venal men for a criminal purpose.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR PENSION VETO.
II Sheath had been fit for the Office
which he purchased at the price of
honor and manhood, he would not
put upon the Governor the burden of
pairing the appropriations to the meas
ure of the revenues. According to the
public prints the veterans of the Civil
War and their friends are censuring
Governor Stuart for vetoing the pen
sion bill. 1t is unjust to put the blame
upon him. He probably would have
been glad to have contributed to that
act of justice to the heroes of the great
est war of modern times. But as Chair
man of the Committee on Appropria-
tions Representative Sheath had so
burdened the resources of the State
that the Governor had no alternative.
1t is SheatZ, therefore, rather than
the Governor who is responsible for
that veto. The Governor felt that he
was under moral obligations to carry
out the pledges of the platform upon
which he ran in so far us that was pos
sible Very few of the pledges were
brought up to him and among those
which were was liberal appropriations
to the public charities No mention
was made of the pension bill in the
platform and the Governor felt that he
could veto it without qualification.
But the charity appropriations might
have been made amply liberal and still
allow the approval of the pension bill
if the Chairman of the Appropriation
Committee had been courageous and
capable.
The Governor might have saved the
soldiers pension bill, however, not
withstanding the palpable incompe-
tency of Chairman Sheath and his mis-
use of the power Of his office. The ap-
propriations to Philadelphia institu-
tions are absolutely pro1igate. 1t is not
generally known but it is fact, new
ertheless, that almost every dollar of
the expense of maintaining the chari-
ties, the INDECENT and the helpless of
Philadelphia is drawn from the State
Treasury. In every other county the
and other Institutions for
the maintenance of the INDECENT are
by local taxation. But in
Philadelphia all such institutions, sec
tartan or otherwise, get State appropri-
tions.
WHAT STUART MIGHT HAVE DONE.
Governor Stuart might have cut
down the appropriations for these Phil
adelphia institutions sufficiently to adj
init of the approval of the Pension bill.
Take the University of Pennsylvania,
for example. There is no reason under
the sun why it should receive State
appropriation. 1t is private institu-
ton essentially and conducted exclu-
sively for gain. The people of the State
feel pride, no doubt, in its prosperity
as well as in its reputation for excel
lence. But the Philadelphia Library
and the Girard College in that city and
the Carnegie Library and Institute in
Pittsburg are quite as worthy of praise,