The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-10-07
Republican Nominees Cordially
Received Everywhere.
ROBERT S. MURPHY'S TRIBUTE
Former Lieutenant Governor Speaks
In High Praise of His Successful
Rival For Governorship.

nominee for governor and his col
leagues on the Republican ticket car
ries them from county to county and
the day of election draws nearer in
terest in the campaign continues tc
grow and the meetings continue to at
tract immense crowds at every i'm
portant stopping place. Since the very
outset of the canvass there has not
been a disappointing feature and all
signs point to a tremendous victory.
Probably one of the most interesting
occasions on the trip was the demon
stration given Mr. Tener in Johns
town, the home of Lieutenant Gov
ernOr Robert S. Murphy, who was
probably the most prominently men
toned of those proposed for the nomi
nation which ultimately went to Mr.
Tener. The citizenship of this indus
trial center turned out in great mum.
bers to greet the Tener party, and
Lieutenant Governor Murphy was theiI
spokesman and he presided over the
meeting.
Mr.. Murphy, in an eloquent address.
reviewed the issues and in referring
to Mr.. Tener spoke of him as "a man
of splendid heart, with a sound brain
in a sound body; one who is in sympa.
thy with labor and who is acquainted
with the toll in the work shop and
mill; one who has attained a position
in the community in which he resides
for business integrity and a business
ability second to none; one who has
lifted himself by the aid of superior
talents into a position of prominence
and influence in the financial world of
western Pennsylvania; one who ably
represented his district in the con.
gress of the United States; one whose
Republcanism is unstained and who
is in hearty accord with the policies
of his party in the nation and with
the policies of the present state ad-
ministration, to the carrying out and
execution of which he has pledged
himself. None who knows him but will
believe that this promise will be thor.
oughly redeemed.
1T is my privilege" concluded Mr..
Murphy, "to know him personally, and
| esteem him as man of high ideals,
yond the slightest reproach in public
or private life"
MI. Murphy expressed the belief
that Mr.. Tener will have a big ma.
jority.
Progressive Pennsylvania.
In one of his recent speeches Mr.,
Tener took occasion to refer to the
advanced position held by Pennsylva
MIA in the matter of statutes advocated
by some so-called progressives, laws
for the protection of labor and other
interests, and upon this subject, among
other things, he said:
81 have frequently stated and abso.
lutely believe that Pennsylvania is the
best governed state in the nation and
that it's several administrative depart
ments are honestly and efficiently gov.
erned.
During the past four years Penn.
sylvania in advance of all the other
states, met the issues and gave TO the
people such laws as were demanded
and in this respect took advanced
ground in what is now known as pro
gressive legislation so much sought
after by our sister states, and result
ing entirely to the credit of the Re
publican party and to the great honor
of this commonwealth.
To-day many of our sister states
are seeking to emulate the example
set by Pennsylvania and especially il
New York state active in this respect
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there are due to divided opinion upon
just such legislation as we have al
ready enacted into law. Pennsylvania
through the Republican party has
placed many laws on its statute books
favorable to the workingmen, ant
these laws we're passed at the sug
gestion and in compliance with the
issues of union labor"
Strong Taxation Policy.
In this connection one Ui his col
leagues, the nominee for lieutenant
governor, John NJ Reynolds, a few
nights ago, saidi
The policy Of the Republican party
in this state since 1866 has been TO
relieve the individual of the burden OF
taxation and to place the same upon
those sources most able to bear 1t.
This will be seen from the fact that
the total revenues for 1909, amount.
ing to over $2s,00O,OOO, we're derived
from four sources: Corporations, about
seventeen million dollars; personal
property, over four million dollars
collateral inheritance, over one mil
lion seven hundred thousand dollars
mercantile, brewery and distilleries IL
censes, over three million dollars.
From this were supported the state
government, charitable institutions
hospitals for the insane, dispensaries
sanitariums, reformatories and peni
tentiaries, soldiers orphans schools
besides payment for primary election
expenses, appropriations TO public
schools and other items aggregating &
little over thirty million dollars.