The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1914-09-30
csndidat. pinehet Passed Through.

clifford Plncbol. uho clslms a "yotlng
residence" Ia Pike county, and wants 10
bs Senator from PsDnsylvsnla, made bis
much bsrsldsd trip through this section
last week. Saturday he reached To
ussis, where he gave short strest talk "
the small Saturday afternoon crowd that
is nsual ~ our town Al the corner Of Elm
and Bridge streets, the burden of which
Nas his anxiety 70 lick Senator PsnrDse.
His car arrived about three O'Clock from
Tidi0uts and one Of the men bsrs Of the
party was our old friend Geo. Mum Of
Warren. a very strong advocate Of pure
politics. Mr.. Pincboi was met at Tidi.
onts and escorted 10 our city by a num-
Der Of our toWnsmsn, among whom were
r. w. Bowman, A. 81. Doutt, j. &. Gelsi,
r. X. Lsnson, w. J. Campbell, Harry
Watson and William WOlcott.
In 3 somewhat extended speech Judge
Irwin introduced candidate Pincbot, and
among other things be made the rather
startling statement that Senator PenToss
bad said "be owned the voters Of this
state" The judge sfervard admitted
that he had only heard some one else say
This.
Candidate Plnchops speech was almost
wholly deyOted 10 abuse Of Senator PEN
rose, whose JOB bs freely admitted be
would like N beat him out oL With him
II was anything 70 beat Penrose," tie
avf1lly bad boss. He charged the Sen.
ator with favoring every bad law and op.
posing every good one. When he came
~ specialize bis most serious charge WAS
that Senator Penrose had voted for the
Canadian reciprocity law, but he forgot
~ say that one ofthe strongest advocates
Of that bill, while II WAS under consldera.
ton In Congress, WAS Col. Roosevelt,
who msds speeches In It's favor and
recommended II ~ a splendid measure
for the people Of the United States, &C.
pecially the working man. lie further
more forgot 10 stats that his Democratic
opponent, A. Hitcbell Palmer, who also
wants Penroso's Job No bad that be can
taste II, was one ofth main leaders In the
passage Of the free trade law now In force
and that allows Canada 10 export her
goods into this country duty free, but
gives the Uuitod States no chance to eK.
act tho same privilege from the Canadians.
But It isn't Palmer's scalp that Clifford is
after. He rather hopes ~ draw enough
Republicans TO himself 10 lot the big
Democratic boss, Palmer.
Another Of Mr.. Pinchops complaints
WAS Of tho manner In which the state
highways were handled under Commits.
sioner Bigelow, knowing full we'll that
Auditor General Powell held up the road
fund for year 10 that no work could be
done on the roads during that period, ard
knowing that this course would bring
odlum upon the highway department.
Could Senator Penrose or Mr.. Bigelow
have had their way Of It the state high.
ways would today be In the very finest
cond itlon, and that without one penny's
cost to the taxpayers Of the country.
Mr.. Pinchot, II should be remem bered,
is very wealthy man, perhaps no
wealthier man ever aspiied 10 the Senat
orship from Pennsylvania. After being
pried loose from his job ~ chief forester
at Washington In 1910, he established a
"voting residence" to use his own words,
In this state, and If he has been the good
"house-cleaning" citizen that he pretends
TO be, and has not been absent at his
"real residence" on election day, he has
voted at just four general elections in
Pennsylvania. The should entille him
10 be elected Al our representative Ia the
u. y. Senate, by all meausl IL would be
an easy job for him, and he wouldn't be
bothered but once year, when Of course
he would have to hunt up his "voting
residence" and cast his ballot.