The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1914-03-11
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the senate OF the United States, and
as part of that discussion | welcome
the candidacy Of any Republican who
may aspire to the nomination OF the
Republican party for the Ofhce OIL
United States senator at the approach
ing primaries.
When ] shall have completed my
present term in the senate / will have
served continuously in legislative Of
flee for period of thirty years. AS
member of the house of representa-
tiyes and senate of Pennsylvania, and
the senate of the United States, have
given the best years OF my life to the
public service During that time | am
confident it will be found that my vote
always has been upon the right side
of every public question, and it will
be admitted generally that my door
has been open to my constituents as
freely to tke poor as to the rich, and
to all men, regardless of distinctions.
Duty to Party and to State.
II is reasonable to suppose that af-
ter such very long period OF public
service any personal ambition for TINS
kind of labor or distinction would De
largely satisfied; in fact, were | TO
consult my own personal interest ana
convenience, | could willingly devote
my time to my personal affairs and to
those studies and pursuits in winch l
always have been interested rather
than to continue to carry longer the
very heavy burdens which nave been
mine. But | feel and | am also per
suaded by a great many men active in
the Repnbiican party, and in the af
fairs of the state, that ! am under
obligations to my party and to the
state and have a duty to perform. III
the Republican party should see MT TO
again confer upon me the nomination
for the responsible and arduous once
which | now hold, shall make the
fight to the best of my ability, and in
the event of my election, shall en-
deavor to serve Pennsylvania with
the same singleness OF purpose, and
the national government with tie
same devotion to the ideals Of the
founders of our great party that nave
characterized my course during the
long period referred to.
believe that the paramount ma
tional issue in Pennsylvania is the
maintenance of the protective policy
OF the Republican party. partlcl-
pated actively in the framing OF the
Dingley law in 1897, and in 1909 1t
was my good fortune to have had the
| opportunity in a peculiar degree OF
aiding the industries OF this state; IN
| fact, when the Payne bill was passed
| there was not an industry in Pennsyl.
vania which had not been afforded full
| opportunity to be considered, and had
| not been adequately provided for. AS
the greater part OF the industries or
the United States are represented In
! Pennsylvania, the magnitude of this
| task can be understood
Low Tariff and Industrial Depression.
This protective system has been
| temporarily abandoned by the Amerl'
can government. The results of Demo.
cratic legislation on the industries OF
Pennsylvania are daily becoming more
apparent to all men, and we cannot
| expect revival OF industrial and
| business activity so long as conditions
remain as they are at Washington.
With the knowledge and experience
gained by so many years OF active
participation in tariff legislation, feel
| have a duty to perform in doing what
l can to aid in bringing about restor-
alton Of the protective system.
| might refer to other national Is
sues at this time, but | shall reserve a
| fuller statement of my views cCnce n
ing them until later in the campaign.
However, as | have mentioned the
| tariff law, | ought not to omit calling
attention to the needlessly harassing
and complicated provisions in the law
relating to the income tax.
No one objects to the income tax in
principle or theory, and 1t may be con
ceded that this tax in some form has
come to stay as a permanent part o.
| our fiscal system. But the methods of
collection and the lack of scientific
| and intelligent administration by the
treasury department has caused anX-
iety, distress and annoyance not only
| among the people who are subject to
the tax and entirely willing to pay 1t,
but to that mucn. larger number of
persons who are exempted from the
| payment of the tax, but who had to
prove such exemption and were dis
| tressed by the unnecessarily harsh
methods of collection at the source.
| Without desiring in any way to cur
tail the efficiency of collection, we
should at the earliest opportunity en-
deavor to eliminate those unneI essar-
lily harsh provisions of the law.
American Diplomacy In Contempt.
| have been strongly opposed to the
so-called policy of "watChful waiting"
on the part Ot the present admlnlstra-
tion in connection with the aIairs OF
Mexico. | cannot detect in this policy
any element but ignorance OF uiplO-
| macy and incompetence in the admin
istration of international affairs. In its
supine course the administration has
been CallOus to the appeals of Amerl.
can citizens and has exhibited even
| lack of patriotism which has brought
our diplomacy into contempt in the eyes
OF Mexico and of the world. express
ed my views ON this matter many
| months ago, but have avoided pressing
them in my official capacity because
| recognize the justice OF the cOnten-
tion that all Americans should stand
behind our government in interna-
tiOnal dealings. But a time comes
when remonstrance and action are in
evitable, and certainly discussion Is
proper and pertinent as a campaign
| approaches when the question Will be
| whether the present administration IS
worthy to he sustained in its policies.
American citizens-men and women
have been murdered and assaulted
| and millions of dollars of American
property have been destroyed. Ameri.
cans have been notified by the state
| department with brutal Indifference
that they should abandon the country
| where they had spent their lives, leav-
ing unprotected their families and
their property. | have never advocat-
ed political Intervention in MeXoco or
| territorial annexation, but | have
thought, and my opinion is shared by
many others conversant with the sit
uatiOn, that when Americans are in
terfered with In person or property
our government should send a commu
| niCatiOn TO the person or persons
claiming civil or military authority,
notifying them that they will be held
| personally responsible for such depre-
dations to Americans or their proper
ty. And this notice should be followed
up by sending American troops to the
threatened point to enforce the same.
Had such an expression been made
early in the Mexican situation it would
have beeh sufficient to have maintain
ed i'm the Republic of Mexico that high
respect for an American citizen waich
! nln-lNa lLIn.lnl 10 him mnIll lhn nj