Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-03

Where he had been attacked ana state
his views on the various questions
submitted by the pastor.
He made 1t clear that he was not
interested in steel company; that
he has always been in favor of pro-
gressive legislation regulating both
child and woman labor; that he op-
poses the initiative and recall as be-
ing unwise and against the theory OF
a representative government; that
when propositions have been sub
mitted to the voters for their con-
sideration the interest in the referen-
dunn has been slight as compared
with the total Vote; that he doubted
the wisdom of the Statewide primary
for the nomination of the State off,
GERS and United States senator's; that
he favors a submission OF woman's
suffrage to the vote IF the people
and that he favors local option; that
the principle of arbitration is correct
and that he does not seek the title OF
leader and expects to retire to pri-
vate life at the expiration of his pres
ent term.
He then went on to explain that his
elder brothers had started factory in
Pittsburgh when he was a boy and
that although he has never owned a
dollars worth of stock in the institu-
tion or had word to say in regard to
its management, his political enemies
in this State have endeavored to ruin
the reputation of the Oliver company
and his reputation along with 1t by
making it appear that he is the domi-
nant factor in the firm and that its
affairs are being managed without any
regard to the humanities. The rest
of the questions We're similarly direct
and in some instances, impertinent.
For example, the Senator was asked
whether he was the representative of
the class of people known as "the in
terests" or whether his record showed
that he was a representative of the
plain people. Another question sought
to prove that the newspapers which
he controls and directs are confessedly
liquor papers, although he showed
that his newspapers are the only two
daily. newspapers in Pittsburgh which
have come out fairly and squarely In
favor of local option and have never
occupied any other position before
the public. He stated also that neither
of his newspapers accepted liquor ad-
vertising.
Senator Oliver took occasion to
point out the fallacies of the Demo-
cratic tariff law and dwelt upon the
prosperity that had come to the peo-
pie through the protective system. AS
a result of the reversal of the Repub-
lioan economic policy the mills are
now running on large orders taken be-
for the tariff bill was passed and II
remains to be seen what will be the
result of the competition of foreign
labor. He also referred to the fact
that the revenues surrendered by
Uncle Sam under the present tariff law
would now go into the pockets of for
eign manufacturers without any bene-
fit to the American consumer; that the
foreign manufacturer and the middle
man are reaping all the benefits.
Could there have been a more force
full illustration of the shameless abuse
and misrepresentation to which men
in public places are subjected nova
days? Not a single one of the in
situations against Senator Oliver could
stand in his presence. Every intima-
tion Of political or moral laxness that
had been made against him was
proved to the face of the calumniator
and before several hundred auditors
to be a base falsehood.
Senator Oliver makes no preten-
sions as an orator. but IL any Pennsyl-
vania statesman or statesmen from
any other State ever made a more
straightforward, sensible, convincing
and impressive speech we have nc
knowledge of It.