Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-02
ROOSEVELT GIVEN
HARD RETURN JABS
DR.. Brumbaugh Refers to the Colo
mel in Tart Language in His
Final Speeches

Theodore Roosevelt's interference
with the politics of Pennsylvania in
satisfaction OF a grudge and his coun-
! tenancing of the fusion deal with n
Democratic candidate who prates
about his fidelity to Woodrow Wilson.
We're subjects of some tart comments
IN chester county on Saturday by DIR.
Brumbaugh
The Republican nominee, who got
back ut RooseVelts Characterization
OF MIN as a lamb, by saying that the
colonel was goat who butted in
mentioned the fact that Roosevelt
was once his friend and had urged
MIN to remain as superintendent of
schools In Porto Rico.
In his speech DR.. Brumbaugh said:
Let us be perfectly fair and frank
anu give back to a lot OF slanderers
ana tfoducerS Of this Commonwealth
the lie in this campaign.
ala not need to come to you for
thls ONCE. L am not crazy to hold office.
put want to serve the people of this
state. 1t is strange that man who
mas lived in the churches, schools and
homes OF the people of Pennsylvania,
simply because he wants an office, is
suddenly discovered to be a very bad
man. The very papers that have up
ned and praised my work as super
lntendent of schools now turn around
and utter the bitterest of SANDERS and
lies and abuse.
Roosevelt Once His Friend
Gentlemen, you can't go far on n
campaign of Misrepresentation or
Ies' In 1902, as an illustration of
what / have in mind, when the late
lamented President Mckinley was as
saSsinated and his successor entered
upon his official duties, l was in the
island of Porto Rico as the commits
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position and came home. 1 have
never gone into the details for the
reason of that, and 1 shall not until
this campaign is over. But the same
man who as President of the United
State received my resignation imme-
dlateiy telegraphed me and asked me
TO withdraw my resignation and re-
turn to the service in the island of
Porto Rico, where | had worked two
years under his predecessor
Ism 1t strange, isn't it pitiful, that
that same man should come into this
state I'm the last week and pirate about
me and try to drive the same man out
of Pennsylvania that he tried to keep
in Porto Rico twelve years ago? How
are the mighty fallen And how
strange 1t is that men in the bitter
ness OF campaign will so far forget
their manhood, dignity and honor as
TO lose confidence and respect of de-
lnenl
TO be above falseness, slander and
uglineSs in a campaign.
, want TO say to you, gentlemen,
that | have tried to carry myself as a
candidate for office in a gentlemanly
way on the theory that if a man can
not be a gentleman when seeking an
Office he will scarcely know how to be
gentleman when he is in office. |
ask you here in good old Chester
county for square deal, and not to let
the slanderer and the liar determine
how YOU shall be led and voted next
tuesday but put your conscience into
your ballot, and If you believe with
me in clean, capable. conscientious
administration of the affairs of Penn
sylvania then you can safely give me
your support"
without Pledge or Promise"
1t Is a pleasure to meet with the
good people of Chester county," he
concluded, with whom / have been
associated educationally for many,
many years, and L have come here for
the first time in my life seeking an
Office at the hands of my fellow citi-
Zens, and the reason l come is that we
had an open primary which enabled a
man without pledge or promise to any
human soul to submit his claims di-
rectdly and squarely before the people
of the State. l tell you very honestly
thdL uHltSS IL man COulQ come directly
to the people with his claims / never
would have sought office.
Il have spent thirty-siX years in
the school work of this State. / have
no political experience to bring to
this campaign. I am glad of it. |
have no financial support to bring to
it, and l would not buy an Office il
could.
I'm the moral situation that makes
for better citiZenrY of Pennsylvania
! grant you this proposition: that un-
less the Legislature of the State OF
Pennsylvania at it's next session seri-
ously turns to the business of serving
the interest of the people it will be a
sad mistake. and l shall use every
endeaVor to force through that Legis-
nature worllingmans compensation
act, an employers liability act, a child
labor law. safeguarding the women
who toll in Pennsylvania, and coun-
ty local option law, giving the people
of the State the right county by
county, TO determine for themselves
whether or not intoxicating liquors
shall be sold in their county,"