Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-15
ALTOONA PAPER IS
BOOMING STUART
Tribune Declares That He Is the
Logical Candidate For the
Covernorship

Under the caption of '"rhe Logical
Candidate" the Altoona Tribune prints
this editorial:
"In a recent editorial discussion of
prospective Republican candidates for
the office of Governor the Philadelphia
Bulletin declares that two names are
beginning steadily to come to the front
over and above those of all other can
didates who have been proposed or
mentioned-Philander c. Knox and
Edwin S. Stuart And while the
Bulletin names Knox first, 1t adds in
another part of it's article that the
Ex-Governor. with his far-reaching
personal popularity in the rank and
file of the progressives, as well as of
the Republicans, not only here, but in
the State at large, seems to be as
much stronger over Knox as Knox is
over all the Others 81
This statement gives the Tribune
an opportunity to repeat what it has
said upon various occasions during the
past few months, that the one un-
assailable Republican candidate, the
ord, would be former Governor Edwin
s. Stuart. During the campaign of
1906 he was fiercely antagoniZed by
the Democrats and their Independent
allies. In his progress through the
State he took the voters into his con-
fidence, telling them plainly, simply
and earnestly that in the event of his
election he would be the Governor of
all the people; that he would have the
Capitol scandal eXhaustively and i'm
partially investigated; that if it was
discovered that any had robbed the
State he would do all in his power to
secure the triumph of justice and the
punishment of the guilty.
"The people believed him. Nobody
laol s,,fa I,ie fn
listen to his voice without the over
whelming conviction that here was
man and a statesman. The people be-
lieved him, we say; and they made
him their Governor. He went to the
discharge of his high and responsible
duties with a single dominant pur-
pose: he meant to serve all the people.
He originated, advised and encour-
aged the Capitol investigations; he
sympathized with it's purpose and ap-
proved the action of the courts. When
efforts were made to secure the re-
lease of the convicted men he frowned
upon-them and steadily declined to
encourage any movement having for
its purpose their pardon. In this and
all other matters his business sagacity,
his stern sense of prohity, his love of
justice, his appreciation of the re-
sponsibilities of his position, guided
him from the beginning to the end,
winning general confidence and ad-
miration.
During the four years in which
Edwin S. Stuart was the chief servant
of the people of Pennsylvania he per-
formed his, part with such clarity of
vision, with such single-hearted de-
votion to the right, with such eminent
ability that the mouth of criticism was
shut. From the opening day of his
administration until he gave place to
his successor nothing was alleged
against him and he returned to pri,
vate life amid the general praise of
all the people. We are not eulogizing
Governor Stuart; we are not paying
him unmeaning compliments; we are
simply recalling the facts OF recent
history. In every official incident he
was true to the highest ideals. Recall, |
for instance, his favorite road bill, a
upon which he had set his
heart. Yet he resolutely vetoed it
when he saw that if it became a law
the helpless wards of the State might
not be properly cared for.
Edwin S. Stuart is an ideal citizen. |
He was great Governor He has q
warm place in the affections of an
overwhelming majority of his fellow
citizens. He is a Republican, ami
mated by progressive sentiments, and
he has proved his worth by splendid
Edwin S. Stuart is the
logical Republican candidate. He must
be persuaded to subordinate private
inclination to public duty. Let Repub-
licans everywhere rally around his
stainless standard"