The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-10-07
TEDDY FOLLOWED
LEAD OF PENROSE
New York Platform the Same as
Pennsylvania.
ON ALL NATIONAL ISSUES
Republicans Of Two Great States to
Battle Under the Banner of Taft and
United Party.

United Party.
Pennsylvania salutes New York and
congratulates the Empire State for fol-
lowing the lead of the old Keystone
commonwealth.
Under the leadership of Colonel
Roosevelt the Republican convention
recently held at Saratoga followed al
most literally the planks of the plat
form bearing upon national issues
adopted by the Republican state con-
vention at Harrisburg, with Boies Pen
rose as the leading spirit in the party
organization.
In their declarations of fealty to the
time honored principles of the Repub-
ncan party, their commentators of
the splendid and remarkable work of
the Taft administration, and the plac-
ing upon record of the progressive
legislation of the present Republican
congress, and especially their praise
Of the new tariff act, as not only franz
ed to protect American capital and
labor, but to insure largely increased
returns for the support of the federal
government, New York Republicans
with Roosevelt dominating their con-
vention, were no more earnest nor EN-.
phatic than were the Republicans of
this state, who weeks before had
worked in accord under the leadership
of Penrose.
Two Conventions Contrasted.
The Pennsylvania convention was
the most harmonious ever held in the
history of the state; there was not a
dissenting voice to any plank in the
platform either in committee or on
the floor of the convention, and an un.
precedented feature was the fact that
not an opposing candidate was placed
In nomination and not a vote was cast
against any one of the men nominated
on the state ticket.
While the New York gathering was
most spectacular and sensational,
Teddy finally had his way, and his way
as far as the platform was concerned,
at least, was "the Pennsylvania way"
Roosevelt and Penrose have been
fast friends from the time of their col
lege days. No president could have
treated Penrose in the matter of per-
sonal consideration and patronage bet
ter than did Roosevelt. That under
their direction Republicans of these
neighboring states will work in unison
to promote the general cause of Re-
publicanism may be taken for granted.
In close congressional districts along
the border line, the Republican COM
mittees of both states will work to-
gether to defeat the common enemy,
the Democratic party,
Roosevelt Appreciates Pennsylvania.
Roosevelt within a few weeks, in
his speech in Pittsburg, gave evidence
of this appreciation of the work of the
Republican party in Pennsylvania,
when he was unstinted in his praise
of the school laws, the liberal appro-
priatiOns to public schools and to char
tiles, the legislation to protect the
lives of employees, for the conservation
of the forests and the water ways and
the other meritorious laws upon the
statute books.
1t has been a matter of comment
that the one issue for which Roosevelt
fought hardest in the New York con-
yention, that of direct primaries, has
already been met under the Penrose
leadership, and along with the uniform
primaries, Pennsylvania has the cor
rupt practices act and the personal
registration law, which were passed
by Republican legislators and signed
by Republican governor.
President Taft is showing a keen in
terest in the success of the Republi-
can party in every state In the Union,
and his speech at the dinner of the
National Republican League in New
York attests the concern he has for
the election of every Republican nomi-
nee for congress.
Penrose Confers With Taft.
Senator Penrose had couple of per-
sonal interviews with President Taft
In Washington last week, following his
offlcial conferences with him and Post
master General Hitchcock regarding
the establishment of postal savings
banks. AS chairman of the committee
on postoffices and post roads, Senator
Penrose has given the subject of pos.
tai banks much study and he says he
is pleased with the progress being
made by the postal department to pro
vide for this innovation. He is of the
opinion that the proposed system is in
advance of the methods employed In
older countries.
Senator Penrose's conferences with
the president were made the occasion
Of much newspaper comment. The
Washington, d. c., Evening Star, an
Independent paper. directing attention
10 the strength of the Republican par
ty In Pennsylvania, made this state
ment:
Senator Penrose, since the wiping
out of the New York "Old Guard
bosses, remains, next to Theodor,
Roosevelt himself. the greatest politi