Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-23
PENROSE SMILES
AT PALMER'S IDEA
Says Issues Will Be Prosperity No
Matter What the Congressman
Asserts

Protection and prosperity will be
the issue in Pennsylvania this Fall.
Nothing that A. Mitchell Palmer,
Democratic senatorial candidate, or
William Finn. boss of the Progress
sive party in the State, may do to be-
cloud the issue will confuse the voters.
Mr.. Palmer says the real issue is
Penroseism. 1 will not only meet him
on that issue, but any other that he
may bring before the voters. l am
making my fight for reelection on
tho tariff. a revision of which by the
Democratic party has upset business
conditions in our State and has de-
prived honest workingmen of the en-
ployment to which they are entitled.
Any campaigning that Colonel Roose-
welt may make against the Repub-
lican party does not concern me-"
Senator Boies Penrose thus summed
up the situation in the Keystone State
in speaking at Washington last night.
He predicts an old-time majority in
Pennsylvania and says the Republican
ticket will be elected from top to bot
tom. The complexion of the congress
sional delegation will be changed to
the extent that Republicans will sup
plant all of the six Progressive mem
bers. while at least six of the twelve
Democratic districts will be reclaimed.
"A revulsion toward the Republican
party has set in in Pennsylvania" con-
tinued Senator Penrose. mot only
have those Republicans who left the
party in 1912 returned, but 100000
Democrats, mostly business and work
ing men, will support the Republican
ticket in the Fall. The administrators
tariff tinkering has disgusted a large
element in the Democratic party and
the antagonism caused by the bossism
displayed by Mr.. Palmer and his asso-
ciates has driven from the Democratic
ranks thousands of other voters who
will not accept the methods employed
by Palmer.
mo more fragrant bossism than that
OF the past six months has been eX-
perienced in Pennsylvania in twenty
years. While the distribution of pat
ronage has disgusted the rank and file
of Democrats, the manner in which
the primary slate was jammed through
has alienated thousands of other faith
ful Democrats. The ticket of Palmer
and Mccormick was dictated from the
White House. Not content with this
Cabinet officers were permitted to go
into the State and take sides in the
fight, to the disgust of honest Demo-
Gratis who had hoped for free and
open fight to determine the choice of
the voters of their party.
The high-handed method employed
party platform in secret has not helped
the Democratic ticket. Instead of per-
mitting the State committee, which is
supposed to represent the party, to
assist in the formation of a decla-
ration of principles, the Democratic
bosses prepared their platform in Sc
cret conference, referred it to a com
mittee of nine which did not report
to the full committee and jammed it
down the throats of the Democrats of
Pennsylvania, who were in ignorance
of what the instrument really con-
tained. The platform of the Repub-
lican party will be framed to meet the
wishes of the party after consultation
with party leaders in all sections of
the State.
THE people of Pennsylvania are
concerned in return of prosperity
and a Republican victory this Fall
will pave the way for such a condition.
The business men of the State are un-
alterably opposed to any further legis-
lation by Congress that tends to unset
tied business conditions, and If the
administration has any doubt as to this
the result in November will clear away
any misgivings on that score"
Senator Penrose will be in Pittsl
burgh on June 80 to address the CON
vention of the National Sportsmen's
association. This is the date of the
IoSIeSSlNe party conference there. |
Although Colonel Roosevelt has been
advertised to attend the conference
and make an address, PENNSYLVANIA
Progressives in Congress are without
definite word that the Colonel will
keep his engagement. Up to this even
ing no word had been received from
Pittsburgh relative to Roosevelt's visit
and those members who are candi-
dates for reelection privately admit
that without the Colonel the confer.
ence will be failure. Representative
Victor Murdock. of Kansas. Progress
sive party leader in the House, an
nounced to-day that he would not at
tend the conference. He had been
counted upon foro an address outlin-
ing the principles upon which the