Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-27

our resources, advanced educational
policies, a reorganized treatment OF
our charities and wider freedom In
local municipal regulation. For these
I now stand.
For them l shall stand steadily to
the end No other course could ap-
peal to me as honest and just. The
army of goodly men who voted for me
in May, did so upon that platform
l ask them and their fellow citizens
to do so in November. They can do
so confidently.
Having put my hand to the plow,
| shall not look back, but forward.
plowing as straight furrow as
know to plow. as straight as God
helps me to plow. In the assurance
Of my steadfast determination to deal
honestly and justly by all l invite the
support of all clean, honest, earnest,
loyal citizens.
I'VE should lay aside every other
consideration and plan to secure at
the November election an endorsement
of those enduring principles of pro-
gressive development for which the
Republican party has stood and for
which it must always stand.
There can be no enduring progress
where there is not essential honesty
and capacity. We can admit no eX-
perimenters into the camps of serv-
ice.
Certain men two years ago as
sured us that the vital issues before
the people of Pennsylvania were
among others the initiative, the refer
endum and the recall. Later the re-
call was recalled and modified to an
impersonal formula. Where are those
issues now? If vital then, why not
now? If these men believed then in
the dominant importance of these is
sues what are they saying about them
now? Can it be that a great group of
our citizens has been led by men to
whom the eternal principles have be-
come mere conveniences and expedi-
ences to gain office?
1T have no patience with men who
deceive to win, who are more con-
cerned for their own advancement
than they are for the we'll being of
the masses.
"I HOPE I AM TOO LOYAL A
PENNSYLVANIA TO BARTER
PRINCIPLES FOR PREFERMENT.
with those who enter this contest
to secure to the people of the Com
monwealth an efficient and worthy
administration of her public affairs l
gladly take my stand. / want no 9TH
er company. l seek no other end.
l have no personal quarrels, no enc
mics to punish, no friends to reward.
THE Republican party can and will
give to the people of Pennsylvania as
progressive an administration of her
affairs as can any other party. l in
vite the thousands of good people in
the Progressive party to join me in
an earnest and effective effort to
make the people of this Common
wealth happy. prosperous and con-
tented.
I'VE lead in so many essential ele-
ments of good citizenry that it is now
possible to unite in securing an ad-
ministration of the greatest good for
all. Let us make 1t easy for our peo-
pie to work at fair wage. Let us
make 1t hard for anyone to be idle or
to labor without adequate protection
or compensation. The whole social
program which truly guarantees to
labor its just rewards shall have my
cordial assistapce. We must so safe
guard our industries that our labor
may have the guarantees of perma-
nency and peace.
1.-The delicate work of adjusting the
essential forces of capital and labor is
of commanding significance. The de-
tails of this economic program must
necessarily command a large portion
of the time and thought of the legis-
lative as we'll as the executive depart
ment of our State Government. Hav-
ing been in my personal experience
conversant with this entire movement
I can cordially pledge my efforts to its
accomplishment.
Pennsylvania has led all the States
in it's wise and advanced legislation in
the interests of natural conservation.
Years ago 1t was my privilege with
that great Pennsylvanian, DR.. j. T.
Rothrock, to lecture to the people and
to do my part in preserving to this
Commonwealth much of its wasting
wealth This was done for no political
purpose. 1t was not a propaganda to
win votes. 1t was plain duty, clearly
conceived and effectively performed
! | am glad l had a part in this great
work.
Strongly For Good Roads
1--WE shall need at once to devote
large sums of money to increase the
products of our soil and to secure a
good system of honestly built roads to
carry our products to the market.
have just made a study of this prob
lem in number of States and am
convinced that we need number of
trunk line roads between our great
centers of traffic and also many more
excellent dirt roads, radiating in all
directions and giving our remotest
citizens convenient free approach to
good markets. Whatever will attain
this end I shall support heartily. But
we need also a system of careful COM
petent supervision of these roads when
in use. 1t is poor policy to build a
good road and then turn it over to the
mercy of the elements and of our
heavy traffic. once good always good
should be our effective slogan.
1--WE must understand that the
strength of our government rests with
the training of our whole population.
Education for complete cooperation
in our civic duties and for friendly
competition in our industrial affairs
must always challenge the support of
all thinking citizens.
1.-The school is the nursery of our
democracy. Pennsylvania, under the
theories of Republican administra-
tions, has given much attention to
education from kindergarten to uni
versity. Her people most generously
approved We can and we must do
more. In this field of public service
so universally significant, I modestly
claim to have an experience that this
Commonwealth may use to its full. l
submit that among all the candidates
we may safely challenge comparison
of records in all that makes for the
conservation of childhood and the
progress of intelligent citizenry.
Lauds Republicanism
aA nartv that has in a hrief neriod