The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-23
MUST EARN PAY,
SAYSBR0MbiGG5H
He Will Insist on State
Employees GivingFull
Return for Their Sal
aries
OUTLINES HIS
REFORM PLANS
Palmer and Mccormick Invade Home
City of Penrose and Plead With
Citizens to Prevent Senator's Re-
election
Especial to the star-Independentl

Greensburg. Pa, Oct. 2S.-Some one
yesterday sent to DIR. Brumbaugh, Re-
publican candidate for Governor,
series of questions while he was on the
platform at Latrobe. He answered them
without pause or hesitation, evidently
to the satisfaction of his cheering au-
dienee. DR.. Brumbsugh's s direct state
ment that he had no agreement, ex-
pressed or implied, with the liquor in
terests. organized or unorganized, was
especially marked by applause.
In the allotted time DR.. Brumbaugh
could only reaffirm the pledges of his
platform. which brought to him what
he termed the credentials of 25S,O00
of his fellow-eitizens.
"When | am chosen Governor, he
said, II will be Governor and nobody
else. | shall earn the salary that is
paid to me. and shall insist upon and
see 20 it that every man employed by
the State must earn his salary by hon
est work. If be doesn I earn it, II fire
him. No power or influence will be
strong enough to keep an unworthy
man in his job single day
Brumbaugh at Greensburg
In his Greensburg speech DR.. Brum
baugh said in part:
Il am absolutely convinced that this
great State of Pennsylvania should see
to it that laws are enacted that are as
humane and benehcient and far-reach-
| ing in their provision for the care of
rf.tn hn y,-tsl nf
the Commonwealth can produce. This
includes the whole program of social
service and civic welfare.
al believe in good, sane, sensible
and effective workingmen 5 compensa-
tion act. | regret that the last Legis-
lature failed to enact such a law, and |
shall insist that the incoming Legis-
lature shall speedily erystallize the
wish of the people in this matter into
the law of the Commonwealth, and if
elected Governor | shall assuredly sign
such an act.
"Our liability act is not sufficiently
farreaching in its provisions as to guar
antee to the widows and orphans of
those who are fatally injured in our
industries the protection which the cor
porate power of the State should guar
antee to them. 1t may be that by tax
ing these corporations or in some other
fair and equitable manner the money
may be put into the hands of the Com.
monwealth itself and paid by the Com
monwealth directly to those who by law
are entitled to receive it. 1t ought to
be possible for q man toiling in Penn
sylvania to know that if by unavoid-
able accident he should lose his life in
his service to his family in earning for
them bread, that they because OF his
sacrifice shall never want for bread.
Pennsylvania can point with pride
to her already splendidly organized de-
partments of health, and We must 90
beyond this, and with all forms of pre-
ventiVe and precautionary measures,
safeguard the strength and promote the
earning capacity and the happiness of
our people who toll with their hands.
Praises Health Department
THE people of this Commonwealth
should be permitted in each country to
settle for themselves the question
whether or not licenses for the sale of
intoxicating liquors shall be granted in
the country. This in my judgment is
duty which the Legislature and the
Executive alike owe to the people of
Pennsylvania, and in my primary plat
form, as well as before the people in
this campaign, | have steadily stood,
and shall continue to stand, for this
form of local option. 1t is part of
the propaganda for the safeguarding
of the health and the strength of our
people, and is the natural outgrowth of
the teaching in our schools.
Pennsylvania can well rejoice in
her splendid record of support to our
charitable institutions; but the method
of distributing the money is both un-
business-like and unscientific. We give
enough but we do not give it wisely.
This money should be distributed in
purely nonpartisan way, on such
basis as to promote the largest pos
sible good and relieve the greatest
amount of suffering. No hand should
ever reach into the sources of support
for the helpless and needy of the com
monwealth or divert from them any
relief or assistance which the good
heart of the commonwealth always has
generously provided for. Under wise
supervision the State has an absolute
right to know that its money is ac-
complishing the thing which the people
intended it should accomplish
"If | understand Alright the dignity
and the responsibility of the office of
Governor, it is my solemn duty so to
administer the laws as to make it easy
for the people to do right and hard for
them to do wrong and with singleness
of purpose and solemn devotion to duty
to serve in an honest and capable way
the best interests of all our people. Ny
love for the State, my respect for its
splendid past, my unbounded confidence
in its glorious outlook for the future
alike make it both a privilege and
pleasure to render to the people the
best service | can possibly bring to
them
Palmer in Penrose Territory
Philadelphia, Oct. ga Mitchell
Palmer Democratic candidate for the