Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-09
LANCASTER MEN
FOR DIR. BRUMBAUGH
Notable Meeting Held in Lititz Last
Night After a Tour of York
County Yesterday
THOUSANDS GREET DOCTOR
Reaffirms His Declaration For-Lo-
cal Option and Speaks About
Social Uplifting
THOUSANDS GREET DOCTOR

Dr. Martin G. Brumbaugh went
from the York fair to the fertile re-
gions of upper Lancaster county yes
terday closing his day with a speech
and reception at Lititz which indicated
conclusively that the people of the
farming districts are with him almost
to man. His coming was awaited
by thousands in Lancaster county, as
for several years DR.. Brumbaugh had
managed farm near Ephrata and the
historic Moravian Seminary was
opened to permit him to speak. an
event not recalled by anyone now liv-
ing.
The audience was typical and was
thoroughly in sympathy with the big
educator. To such an audience, nat
urally, DIR. Brumbaugh touched upon
the home, the school and the church
as the safeguards of state and nation.
He discussed briefly his program for
wider social service for those who toll
for better country roads and for i'm
proved farm life. He told of the cir
cumstances of the open nomination,
reiterated his published platform upon
which he now seeks election and, de-
claring that his standard for local
option was a matter wholly of con-
science with him, asked his audience.
as fair-minded men and women. to re-
sent attempts to misrepresent his po-
sitlon on this great moral question.
The Brumbaugh party put in a busy
day in York county. The doctor. with
Uncle" Henry Houck, Frank B.
McClain, Daniel F. Lafean, NJ. NJ. Gar
land and Colonel T, S. Crago, an
swered to early morning roll call. A
reception at the Colonial started things
going; then DR.. Brumbaugh and the
others reviewed the volunteer fire.
| mems parade of 1900 York city and
York county men, en- route to the big
event at Harrisburg. Before DR..
Brumbaugh spoke at the fair grounds
at IL o'clock he had shaken hands
with a thousand persons. Among
other things he said:
II am here to-day in new role.
For the first time in my life find my
self asking the people to do something
for me. Heretofore l have always
asked the people to do something for
others. 1t is a great deal easier to
ask people to do something for your
friends than it is to ask them to do
something for yourself. I must say
first of all that I look with a very
great deal of pleasure and satisfaction
upon thesi great annual county fairs
in Pennsylvania, because you have an
opportunity upon these occasions to
see the latest and best In the appli-
ances that have to do with the care
of the soil of this commonwealth and
because you come here and meet your
friends and neighbors to enjoy for a
day or a week social companionship
with your fellow-men. The first issut,
/ will briefly present to you, in which
l am interested, is the care of the soil
of Pennsylvania and the study Of it's
resources and of its possibilities, for,
after rather extended study of the
conditions of agriculture throughout
the country and through a large part
of Europe 1 am persuaded that we can
easily double the amount of the food
that we are producing in Pennsylvania
If the Commonwealth through It's or
ganized scientific agencies cooperate"
Then DR.. Brumbaugh took up his
large social program, declared himself
in favor of giving the people of Penn
sylvania chance to vote on the ques-
ton of woman suffrage, repeated his
declaration for county local option and
said he is 'for the other issues for
which the clean-minded and devoted
friends of this Commonwealth must
stand together if we are to make our
State the strong, splendid union of
people that it ought to be-"