The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1914-03-11
PENROSE out
FOR SENATOR
Formally Announces Candidacy
For Fourth Term
STATES VIEWS ON BIG ISSUES
Places Tariff to the Front and Attacks
Wilson's Mexican Policy-Resent
Bossism In Pennsylvania.

WHSone meNlCdn rOllSJ-neSC"tS
Bossism In Pennsylvania.
Washington, March 9.-Placing the
tariff to the front as an issue and at
tacking the Mexican policy of the Will
son administration, Senator Boies
Penrose today made formal announce
ment of his candidacy for reelection
to the United States senate.
Senator Penrose has been in public
life for more than thirty years. When
his present term in the senate expires
on March 4, 1915, he will hav" c~m-
pleted continuous service of eighteen
years in that body. Interest in his
candidacy will not be confined 10
Pennsylvania. For many years he has
held a position of commanding infu-
ence in the senate and he is now the
recognized leader of the Republican
party as represented there. Because
of his prominence in the enactment
of Republican tariff legislation; his
uncompromising opposition to Demo
cratic tariff legislation and his con
nection with every measure Of ma
| tional Importance that has come be
fore the senate in recent years, his
candidacy will attract the attention OF
the entire country.
In the event of his reelection and
the return of the Republican party to
control, Mr.. Penrose will resume the
chairmanship of the Committee on
Finance, the body which passes upon
all proposed tariff legislation before 1t
is considered by the senate, position
now held by southern Democrat.
Statewide Primary In Pennsylvania,
In announcing his candidacy, Sena-
tor Penrose discusses political condi-
tions in Pennsylvania as well as ma.
tional issues. This is his statement:
Within recent years there has come
into politics a tendency toward broad
er popular control, which it behooveS
all parties and candidates to recog.
nize. The representative system of
government has been materially
abridged. Work previously done by
the convention has been taken over,
to very large extent, by the indi.
Vidual voter. Whatever difference OF
opinion may have existed in the past,
1t is evident that this change has come
to stay and should be cheerfully ac-
quiesced in by every one as the final
decision of a majority of the people.
The popular primary should be OBJ
served in spirit and in letter. On May
19 the electors of the various parties
in Pennsylvania will be called upon
for the first time to nominate full
state ticket, including candidates for
governor, lieutenant governor, secre'
tary OF internal affairs and congress
men-at-large. In regard to this state
ticket, have studiously avoided any
expression which might be interpreted
as an attempt to override the letter or
the spirit of the statewide primary
act. | have in good faith and sincerity
invited discussion, and have hoped
that several candidates would an
nounce for the nomination at the Re
publican primaries for the several OIL
fees to be filled in November. Open
and free discussion of candidates
among the Republican electors of the
state would tend to bring out large
Republican vote at the primary cleo
tion in May, and would further tend 10
strengthen the party for the general
election.
Candidates Slated by Boss Orders.
II would seem that the Democratic
marty and the so-called Washington
party In Pennsylvania have not as yet
awakened to the new dispensatlon'
Leaders in the Democratic party nave
met in Washington and by direction
of the president have proclaimed Il
slate and issued their orders to the
electors as though the popular prl-
mary were a mere formallty unworthy
of consideration.
Such presidential interference many
years a"O caused the defeat OF a re
publican candidate for governor OF the
state of New York and would, up to
recent period, have been resented by
the electors of any party. SO far has
this system of coercion been carried
that Il has been intimated that an
other candidate, who presumes to eN
ercise his privilege of running for the
office of governor, might not be sup
ported should he succeed in getting
the nomination.
In the same way few members OF
the so-called Washington party, under
the leadership of notorious munich
nal contractor have met at Harris
burg, have proclaimed their slate, ls'
sued instructions as to who should be
nominated for senator and governor
and the other offices, and have de-
clared that no other need apply.
1t remains for the Republican party
to demonstrate its fidelity to the prin-
ciples of the statewide primary law
which has been so lightly cast aside
by the leaders of the other two par
ties. If the opportunity for discussion
and decision presented to the people
Is to be real and bona tide; If the pop.
ular primary election act Is to be any.
thing more than the false pretense OF
selfish agitators who change but do
not improve conditions, we must see
to II that no faction and no leader
shall be permitted to dictate a single
one of the nominations to be made
next May.
Thirty Years In Public Life.
However contemptuously the dom
nant factions in the other two partie
may defy the intent and purpose OF
the primary act, | sincerely hope tina
the Republican party will welcome thc
advent Of any and all Republicans VIII
possess the requirements prescribed
by law and who desire TO become can
didates for any Of the offices to be
filled.
At the urgent solicitation of mann
persons In all walks of lie ! have con
ssnted to become a candidate to suc
ceed myself as United States senator
7 invite full discussion as TO my record