Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-15
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committee had before it resolution
on the subject, but that members had
different ideas as to what it meant.
He asserted that everyone believed in
lust taxation, but the resolution was
SO general that it "tickled the ear but
did not lead anywhere" He remarked
that If there was only sympathetic
feeling which could not be stated In
explicit terms it had better be avoided.
For himself he did not believe In
introducing a complicated subject, but
was heartily in favor of just taxation.
In a year or two definite pronounce
ment can be made, but hardly to-day.
The view expressed by Mr.. Lewis
was supported by several members,
who held that it was best to wait until
definite plan could be urged as a
policy of the party.
G. A. Brenkman. Carbon, said that
when Governor Tener Jumped on a
committee of the State Grange last
year he said the farmers did not pay
their share of tax. He said that the
conference should by all means make
a declaration.
Brumm Pours Oil
Judge G. N. Brumm, Pottsville. de-
clared no deliberative body could
enunciate any specific system of taxa
ton. The American people will not
tolerate what you call equal taxation"
said he. "They will insist on taxation
by subjects. No one would stand for
equal taxation on bread and whisky,
for instance You would tax an auto
mobile, but no one would think of
taxing a wheelbarrow. ] tell you,
gentlemen, you are biting off more
than you can chew"
The conference then adopted reso-
luton declaring for a general decla-
ration on equalization of taxation.
Down Went Shapiro
Mr.. Finn objected to a resolution
presented by Samuel s. Shapiro, of
Pittsburgh, declaring that candidates
at primary election should be limited
to one column. He said that non
partisanship was growing and that the
tendency was to do away with party
lines in all but State, congressional
and legislative elections. The resolu-
ton was not presented and the resolu-
tions as presented by Mr.. Lewis were
adopted.
The woman's suffrage question was
presented by Mrs. Mary e. Num-
ford, of Philadelphia, who declared
that no political family was complete
without women
W. G.. Richards, a re preventative Of
Western Pennsylvania coal miners,
pledged support of the "coal diggers,' -
as he styled them, to the objects of
Une party anu pEdiseu WllildIH INN
as an employer whom he urged as
candidate for governor.
During the speeches, members of
the women's auxiliary committee were
escorted to the platform and given
applause.
Garfield and Pinchot
At noon Clifford Pinchot brought to
| the platform James A. Garfield, of
Ohio, former Secretary of the Interior,
~Jro
of the Progressives. He said the ques-
| tions have been years in developing
and that they were being brought to
popular attention. Mr.. Garfield said in
Ohio the Progressives had refused to
go back to the Republicans. saying
| There are some things worse than
Democracy and one of them is the or
ganization of the Repub blican party"
Mr.. Pinchot was given noisy greet
ing when introduced. He said Penn
sylvania was the key of the political
situation.
Pennsylvania, he said, made Roose-
velt's nomination possible and Wilson
| would never have been sent to the
White House if Pennsylvania had not
stood behind Roosevelt, he said. What
we are after is to clean up this State,
so that it will stay clean, and we can't
| do that by cutting off a mans head.
Pinchot. "Penrose Is only the flower
of a system. We must destroy the
system SO that 1t cannot grow another
flower"
| The speaker said the Democrats
could not clean up the State, but that
the hope was in the Progressives.
After Pinchot, speechs were made
by Congressman Kelly, Hulings, Ru-
pley, Walters, Lewis and Temple, and
State Treasurer Young. Mr.. Young
declared the State governmental sys-
tenn was an impeachment because of
extravaganza, overlapping and unnec-
essary departments.
Senator Moses E. Clapp, of Mime
sofa, in a short speech, promised to
make addresses in the coming cam
paign.
(! Reports on organization of groups
and outlines of campaigns were made
by John Rex, Norristown; w. II.
tSponsler, New Bloomfield; A. W. Ha-
genbuch. Allentown; M. T. Stokes,
ICoudersport; w. B. Hammond, AL
toona; E. A. Hampstead, Meadville
and Arthur Dunn, Scranton.
On motion of Mr.. Hampstead q
eablegram was sent to Colonel Roose-