Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-05
DR.. BRUMBAUCH'S
COMMENT TERSE
Says He Does Not Want an Office
if He Has to Spend For 1t
More Than 1t Pays
ERIE COUNTY IS SOLID
Will Give Heavy Republican Ma
jority This Fall; Crowds
Greet the Candidates
Sfccini 10 The Tcieerath

SpctiAi 10 ihc IcIegrdfh
Erie. Pa, Sept. 5.--Erie county is
going to roll UP a majority for the Re-
publican ticket this year that will
make some of the old time majorities
look slim. The people are for return
of the government at Washington to
the Republicans and for the routing of
the eXperimenters and plutocrats who
are seeking to secure control of the
state government. Indications that
this city would go heavily Republican
have been growing for some time and
yesterday DR.. Martin 6. Brumbaugh
was greeted by an audience at the Erie
County Fair and at his hotel in Cory
that assured a tremendous vote in his
favor.
DR.. Brumbaugh is well known in
Erie county. He has been here on
numerous educational occasions and
recently he spoke at Edinboro and
gave the people an idea of what he
was like. Yesterday the eastern end
of the county turned out in force and
carloads went from Erie to greet him.
For the first time since he entered
the campaign DR.. Brumbaugh took
notice of the SlurS cast upon him by
his youthful Democratic opponent, but
he did it in a well-bred way that was
III sharp COIlTdSl 10 the SCOlulnS OIL
Vance c. Mccormick. There was no
challenge hurled upon the air, there
was no scoring of personal character
not even mention of a name, just a
plain statement by DIR. Brumbaugh
that he did not want an office If he
had to spend more to get ii than the
office paid in salary. 1t was q tre-
merdous hit with the audience and
the sentiment was cheered and
cheered.
DR.. Brumbaugh's Speech
Dr. Brumbaugh said, in part, during
his address:
The Republican party had the
freest and most open primary of any
party. Its candidates were not die
tated. but chosen by the voters from
among all those that submitted their
names. | wrote my own platform.
stand for all that it contains. ! shall
continue to do so. I've given thirty
six years to the educational work OF
my native State. ! am a product OF
Its public school, its colleges and its
universities. I've taught and directed
every type of public education in
Pennsylvania. / submit my record as
my platform and my pledge. | shall
not say or do a thing to get vote
that / will not say and do when Gov
ernor of this great Commonwealth.
This is no time for petty men ia
foist their grievance upon great
people. Patronage and position may
tempt the weak to deceive and decoy
| have no quarrels with anyone
have no apologies to make, no enemies
to punish, no grievances to air.
submit that we can give to the people
of Pennsylvania in all branches of its
government a sane. sensible and pro-
gressive administration of it's affairs
| pledge you that this shall be done
Let us not follow zanies, but let us
unite in great patriotic effort to dc
the best things for all our population.
Schools a Great Issue
our great school system needs
such modification and adjustment as
to train our youth not only to know
what is good. but to do it. The school
should give to every child reasonable
guarantee of effective service in So
ciety. To the so-called liberal training
should .be added training in trade
or vocation. We shall face increas-
| ingly complex problems and unless
our people are trained In large way
to produce it will be increasingly diff
cult to secure the necessary goods
they must consume. Unless we add
more to the common veal than we
take from II we retard civilization and
are a burden and not a blessing to ouI
! kind. Ny training and experience
warrant me in saying that in this
large field of public service car
serve the people of Pennsylvania ac-