Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-28
EVENING Chat

one of the things about DIR. Brum-
baugh's speeches that have impressed
many people who read reports of po-
litical utterances not so much for the
partisan side as for the indication of
public policy and the. language is the
earnest manner in which he has been
advocating the study of the glories of
Pennsylvania history, the realization
OIL It's superb scenery and the adapta-
ton of its natural resources to the
needs OF the time. OF all candidates
on all tickets. the doctors speeches
nave been the most original, in fact
1t might be said that no gubernatorial
candidate in recent years, not except
ing Samuel w. Pennypacker, has ever
preached the gospel of Pennsylvania
or put 1t in better language. His
speeches remind one of the notable ad-
dresses delivered by another sturdy
Pennsylvania of German extraction,
eX-Attorney General w. u. .Hensel, in
their love of the Keystone State, their
pleas for recognition of what it has
been and can be made and their
phraseology.
After all, 1t is that kind of a speech
that wins mans solid support among
the voters. 1t has been proven in many
a campaign in Pennsylvania that the
candidates who spoke straight to a
mans pride in his State and awakened
his zeal for the development of it's re-
sources and it's fame was apt to win
firm and lasting friends among the
solid citizenry who make up what is
known to politicians as the silent
vote and which often swings a close
|election. Pennsylvania has been re-
galed with such a terrific amount of
abuse, printed and verbal. of every
one in office or seeking office or even
mentioned for office, in the past two
decades that it is commented upon
by many people that some candidates
nave been deliberately ignoring that
form OF appeal Mr.. Mccormick has
taken up style of direct address,
along his own lines, and has progress
ed as speaker far beyond what peo-
pie here have been accustomed from
hlm During the time he was a can
didate Dean Lewis preached his doc
trine in a PROFESSIONAL way that carried
some, weight and DIR. Brumbaugh has
a style of speaking that appears to be
very natural to him, some of the
speeches he has made in this vicinity
recalling those which he delivered at
educational and other meetings in the
states Capital City in years gone by.
The three senatorial candidates
form striking contrast. Mr.. Palmer
is fervid, flowery almost sophomore
in his speeches. having all the forensic
skill of the typical political orator,
While Senator Penrose, although fa-
nous in his younger days as an ora
tor, has adopted a straightforward,
hammering style of speaking, with
few changes of tones and no festures.
Mr. Pinchot differs from his rivals
holding to animated, rapid fire sort of
deliverance with plenty of gesticula-
tlons and much use of a favorite en-
phasis which consists in clapping the
palm of his hand with the fingers of
the other, a gesture as originally exc
cuted as any man could desire.
Saturdays perfect weather caused
people owning automobiles to get out
into the country and the result was
that the river road and every State
road in the vicinity of the city was
traversed by more cars than had been
seen on any Saturday in months. And,
Judging from the comments of the
fair minded persons, the condition of
the highways was far better than
three months ago, barring of course,
those sections where repairs were un-
der way. AS a matter of fact, the
work of the repair forces of the State
Highway Department has put roads
which were scandal a short time ago
into paSSable condition and it is a
wonder what has been accomplished
considering the short time. Some sec
tions, notably in the lower end of the
county and upper Lancaster can stand
more attention, but as a rule the State
highways are now in fair shape and
with the attention which adequate
funds can provide next Spring they
should be in fine form by next sum-
mer. Some of the township roads, it
might be added are not in good shape
and the State Is accordingly blamed
for conditiony which it has moth
ing to do. This can be overcome by
placing on every State highway a
signboard that 1t is part of the Com
monwealth's road system and desig-
mating wherN borough and township
authority begin or end. No admins
tration, be it Republican, Democratic
or Washingtonian, can escape being
blamed for condition of roads in the
State as long as the highways are not
marked.