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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-24
MIR. MCCORMICK AND MIR. F'LINN
philadelphia Public Ledger. ]


At a meeting of the Washington
Vance Mccormick was chosen as that
party's nominee for Governor in place
of William Draper Lewis.
The dominating factor of the Wash
ington party-in fact, the undisputed
master of it's policies-is William
Finn, and he has been since its birth
in 1912. William Finn at that meet
ing cast for himself and two COM
mitteemen, whose proxies he held,
three votes in favor of substituting
Mr.. Mccormick for Mr.. Lewis.
IL has been openly charged that the
Finn contracting firm of Pittsburgh,
Booth & Finn, Ltd, which is one of
the strongest contracting firms in the
country. has its eye on the State High
way Department This may be untrue,
but 1t is undeniable that Mr.. Films
political record. the manner in which
he secured large contracts for mu-
nicipal work in Pittsburgh and his
known connection with this municipal
contracting firm give some color to
this suspicion.
Mr.. Mccormick has demanded, in
very categorical terms, that Doctor
Brumbaugh specifically declare him
self against other candidates on the
Republican ticket, with whose cam
paign, however, Doctor Brumbaugh
has nothing whatever to do: who, in
fact, were not favorable to his candi-
dacy and gave him no assistance at
the primaries on the other hand,
Mr.. Mccormick is Mr.. Flinn's selec-
tion as the washington party nominee
for Governor. Will Mr.. Mccormick
declare whether he is for or against
William Finn or his methods in Penn
sylvania politics?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-24
Plain Letters by a Plain Man

capacity for business management
and fortgetfulness of every prom
Use that went before"
Is this arraignment true?
If not, why have all the planks
of the Baltimore platform been
broken and ignored?
That platform said, I'VE favor
the exemption from tolls of Amer
lean ships, engaged in coastwise
trade, passing through the Pan
anna Canal"
August Is, 1912, Candidate Will
son said, Our platform is not
molasses to catch flies"
Less than nineteen months later
President Wilson appeared before
Congress to command the repeal
of the act exempting American
ships from toll
1t was thus announced as a Will
son policy. To oppose 1t would
involve executive displeasure. So
the docile Democratic majority
proceeded with alacrity to shat
ter another section of the or
ganic law" of the Democratic
party; to repudiate, with con-
tempt, another plank of that plat
form which was mot molasses to
catch flies" the platform of which
Candidate Wilson said, ''It means
what it says"
Why did the Democratic Con-
gress servilely repeal the Amer
lean ship exemption clause in vio-
lation of it's own platform and to
the injury of American shipping?
If a party cannot keep its own
voluntary promises in the nation.
is ii likely to do so in state?
ONE of THE COMMON PEOPLI
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-24
(Altoona Tribune)


In the midst of the Jangling voices
that seek to confuse the sincere citi-
zen it is we'll to fix two or three ele-
mentary truths in the mind. First,
the Governor cannot sign a local op-
ton bill unless the Legislature passes
it and messages it to him. Second,
the Legislature is the only body in
the State that can enact local option
bill. Third, DR.. Brumbaugh and
Vance Mccormick both announced in
their pre-primary pledges that they
will use their influence in favor of
local option and either will sign bill
to that effect if it reaches him.
Fourth, the Legislature will not en-
act local option unless a majority of
the members of both branches are
favorably disposed toward it. Fifth,
under the circumstances it was either
a bIunder or crime for the leaders
of the Anti-Saloon League to commit
1t to the Mccormick candidacy.
Sixth, neither Finn nor Van Walk
enburg cares a straw for local option
and they are merely trying to use
the temperance and religious senti-
ment of the State as a catspaw to pull
their chestnuts out of the fire.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-24
POLITICAL SIDE[ICHTS

The Philadelphia Bulletin quotes
Mccormick as saying he will have
10000 majority in Pennsylvania out
side of Philadelphia. Why did he not
make it 10000 while he was at it,
Rural Dauphin voters appear to
be rather firmly convinced that the
Republican party is the best to tie to.
-Even II the Central club does root
for Mccormick, we're proud OF the
showing they made in Market street
last night.
Its a lucky thing that the mis-
management tax of the Democrats did
not start In a fortnight ago. McCor-
mick would have gotten an awful frost
in Berks.
The mismanagement tax will not
be discussed by James I. Blakslee
when he comes here next week.
The West End Democrats an
nounce a mass meeting for Tuesday in
Kelker Street Hall with w. H. Berry,
James /. Blakslee, j. A. Stranahan and
III. c. Niles as speakers.
-Blakslee is announced as Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General and as
speaker at Democratic rallies. Oh,
there's no politics in this administra-
tion of the post office.
-Wildman appears to have dug
some things about Bybarger out of the
'Forgettery.'
DeOple WOulO u great ueaI
rather have the iron mills hum with
industry than to have the town hum
with enthusiasm for Mccormick.
w. III. Quigley, a Philadelphia
councilman, is kicking vigorously be-
cause the Democrats gave out that he
had attended a Palmer Mccormick k
rally.
Wonder what Roosevelt will have
to say about the mismanagement tax
imposed by the Democrats when he
starts his tour of Pennsylvania.
Mccormick has to- stand for the
mismanagement tax because he stands
by Wilson.
II. K. Van Dyke always puts his
foot In it, Here he goes and makes an
attack on the Republican party be-
cause of veterans and out in Pitts
burgh Grand Army men have been
fired at Palmer's request to make room
for Democrats.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-24
McCoRMICK's COMMISSIONERS

OINCE the desperate candidate of
the White House wing of the
~ Democracy in Pennsylvania for
Governor finds the conduct of the
State Department of Highways unsat-
lsfactory from his. is.viewpoint he might
stop in his wild career of abuse long
enough to tell a patient people why,
when mayor of Harrisburg, he had
three different highway commissioners
IN the short period of three years. One
Of these quit in disgust. another re-
signed in huff, and third managed
to see the thing through to the end.
If Mccormick could not conduct a
highway department in his home city
without making three changes, the
question naturally rises what he would
do with great department covering
The entire Commonwealth.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-24
REPUBLICAN MEETINGS

a SIGNIFICANT straw in the po-
n litical wind is the uniformly
1 = large attendance that has
characterized the Republican
meetings throughout Dauphin county
during this campaign. Everywhere
the speakers have gone they have
been greeted by large turn-outs of at
tentive listeners. Most of these meet
ings have been held in the open air.
At few of them has there been the at
traction of music. The voters have
come and applauded because, evident
", they are Interested and approve.
This is in sharp contrast with the
labored efforts of the Democrats and
Washington party campaigners to
attract crowds. Even band concerts
have failed to bring out the voters and
their speaking campaigns have Jagged
woefully.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-24
Messrs. Vance c. Mccormick and
A. Mitchell Palmer,

MeSSrS. vance y. MCCOTHllCh anu
A. Mitchell Palmer,
Gentlemen
1--WE ought to reverse our ac-
ton without raising the question
whether we were right or wrong"
Let us have faith that Right
makes Might, and in that faith let
us to the end dare to do our duty
as we understand it,"
OF the above quotations which
one appeals more vividly to a free
American with red blood in his
veins?
Which one would be the nobler
motto to emblazon before the
youth of our land as a model for
their own life work?
The first was uttered by Presi-
dent Woodrow Wilson, March 5,
1914, in his verbal message to
Congress urging the repeal of the
act which exempted American
merchant vessels from payment
of toll In passing through the
Panama Canal.
The second was the utterance
of Abraham Lincoln in his adj
dress in Cooper Institute, New
York City, February S1, 1859.
1t was once said by a polished
political writer: THE Demo-
cratic party is a master of the art
of breaking campaign pledges.
When it is not in office, ii is a
thing of vows and promises; 1t
pledges itself to the most states
manlike conduct if entrusted with
power. AS soon as the party gains
control il becomes the same old
Democracy of inefficiency and in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-24

It is creditable to the religious
bodies OF Pennsylvania that they have
so promptly denounced the effort to
drag them into partisan campaign in
the interest of the Democratic candi-
date for Governor. Many preachers
who were for a little while deceived by
the specious appeals in Mccormick s
behalf have declared their purpose to
support DR.. Brumbaugh. 1t is certain
that a large majority of the religious
community in this State will refuse to
be stampeded in the interest of any
candidate through methods which are
despicable and inconceivably unfair.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-24
we'll KNOWN PEOPLE

Professor A. J. Todd, of the Uni
versity of Pittsburgh, has been called
to Washington to assist in some in
vestigations in sociology.
Major II. w. Coulter, of Green's
burg, well-known National Guards
man, is home from a trip after elk in
Wyoming.
The Rev. c. c. Hayes, OF Johns
town, is taking an active part in hav-
ing the Pennsylvania synod fix mini
mum salaries.
Senator ]. K. P. Hall, of Elk coun-
ty, who has been very i'll, is not much
changed.
Judge NJ. B. Stephens, of Ebens-
burg, has one of the model farms of
Cambria county.
John E. Markham is the new chief
clerk of the department of wharves
in Philadelphia.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-24
PLANNING FOR HARRISBURG

AIMING EOh HAhRlSBUNG
~ URING his stay in the city this
week Warren II. Manning, the
- distinguished landscape archi-
tect who has had so much to
park system, spent several hours with
the City Planning Commission. Among
the things discussed were the relief
of the Market street subway at the
Pennsylvania Railroad, provision for
extension of main highways in the
contiguous districts. proper terminal
treatment for State street at it's juno
tion with the Jamestown road. and
other matters relating to the future
growth of the city.
Fortunately for Harrisburg, the
members of the City Planning Com
mission are men possessed of great
public spirit and undying devotion to
the interests of their community. Too
often the important work of such
bodies is overlooked by the general
population and what they have done
only comes to the surface when some
important undertaking has been COM
pleted.
Mr.. Manning's cooperation with
this commission will doubtless accom-
plish great things for the city, espe-
cially in mapping out future street
lines and grades, and in this way pre-
vent difficulties which so often have
been expensive and destructive of har-
mony in the logical development of
new sections of the city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-24

N/ liam II. Horner predicts a Re-
" publican victory in Dauphin
county on November 3 we are
inclined to believe he knows what he
is talking about.
In the first place Mr.. Horner's con-
clusions are in perfect accord with the
observations of all of the campaigners
who have been abroad in the county
this Fall and agree with the con-
clusions of men of all parties when
not talking for publication" In the
second place Mr.. Horner is a quiet
serious minded man who does not
speak before he is sure of his ground,
nor is he given to overconfidence. He
is in closer touch with political con-
ditions in Dauphin county to-day than
any other one man. He has visited
every corner of the district and has
talked with thousands of voters. He
has found them in hearty accord with
the party management in this county
and the most active committeeman in
the history of the party here are look
ing after the precinct work a. ~. g..
Bfr. Horner was elevated to the
chairmanship by the votes of the COM
mitteemen because he was. in their
Judgment, the best man for the place.
His methods have not been spectacu-
lar, but they have been businesslike
and effective. The committeeman know
that he represents them as they should
be represented and he is justly popular
with them. This has been one of the
big factors in drawing the Repub-
lican forces more closely together in
this campaign than they have been for
years.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-24
DESPERATE OPPOSITION

w J HILE the series of questions
M put to DIR. Brumbaugh at La
w trobe were obviously silly
they gave him an opportun-
ty to declare in the most straightfor-
ward manner his own attitude toward
The matters and things which would
sontrol his actions when he becomes
Governor. There is desperation in
svery move of the opposition and its
Eactics in these closing days of the
snmpaign are those of men who see
Ecfeat ahead and who are striving in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-24
PARTY DEsERT1oN
TWaynesboro Reoord.l

LWaynesboro Record !
There was bitter denunciation of Nc
Cormick and Palmer and their poll
cies by the Washington party in the
early campaign. 1t was suggested to
be entirely sincere. With the align
ment of the party now with McCor-
mick and his policies, the Washington
party has been false to its supporters,
has repudiated its own words and
aims to elect a free trader to high
office in this State.
1t has broken from it's platform. it
has espoused the cause of Democracy
never the friend of the workingman
and it has alienated many of its sup
porters.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-24

every possible way to create distrust
in the minds of the voters.
DR.. Brumbaugh's remarkable cam
paign has so impressed the State that
1t is no longer question of whether
he will be elected, but only how large
will be his majority. He is talking
directly to the people and that they
have faith in him is shown by the
tremendous outpourings and demon
strations everywhere.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-24

Billy" Sunday is not the sort of man
who hesitates to say what he thinks.
His strong commendation of DR.. Brum-
baugh is a characteristic testimonial
from the great evangelist.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-24
EDITORIAL COMMENT

The Russian bear evidently does not
mean to hibernate this year.--Colum-
bus Dispatch.
Wisconsin with thousands of bush
els of potatoes to ship isn't having to
worry because she doesn't manufac-
ture siege guns.-Milwaukee Journal.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-24
STORY OF A BOY

Worked on d farm--then in q saw
mill, and in his fathers store.
Swept a school for hts tuition--rang
the bell for his board.
Began teaching when lO-County
superintendent when ~.
Entered u. of p. as a student when
2S-beeame member of u. of r.
faculty.
Made president of Juniata College
wrote books ON education.
AppoInted by President Mckinley as
CommIssiOner of Education of
Porto Rico.
Elected superintendent of PhiIadeI-
phia schools.
Nominated for Governor by the Re-
uubIIcans of Pennsylvania.
THAT'S BRUMBAUGH
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-24
IN HARRI SBURC Fifty
WARS AGO TO-DAY

[From the Telegraph of Oct. "a, 1914.l
Lieutenant Winters Killed
Lieutenant John w. Winters, of the
Seventeenth Pennsylvania Cavlary, was
killed in battle in the Shenandoah
Valley on the 10th of October.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-24
DO YOU KNOW

That Harrisburg pipe is extern
sively used in Mexican silver
mines?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-24
FEWER LAWS

r. MARTIN G. BRUMBAUGH,
whose discussion of Pennsyl-
u vania'a needs has attracted
widespread attention, has struck
the nail squarely on the head in his
proposition that
as a people we are all too prone to
accept the thought that all our
civic, our political, our financial and
our other ills may be cured by
legislation. The result is that at
every session of the Legislature
we are overwhelmed with a mass
of proposed legislation both wise
and unwise-mostly the latter-and
much of this is enacted into law,
and we are to-day a lawburdened
people.
For years thoughtful men have real
lied that we are running too much to
law and not enough to common sense
in the attempt to improve conditions
in Pennsylvania. DR.. Brumbaugh de-
clares that we want less laws and that
we would be happier people if many
that are now upon the statute books
were repealed and that those enacted
at the incoming session should have
to do only with the vital interests of
the people of this Commonwealth. He
says these are few and simple in char
acter, beneficent in their purpose and
necessary for the good of the people.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-24
TELL ME, VANCE!
by Wing Dinger

ny WEE AA1B&A
Tell me. Vance,
II perchance
You should be elected,
Would Bill Finn,
With his tin,
Be the one selected
BY you to
Build roads through
This old keystone State,
At low cost &.
BY none bossed?
Answer please. 1 wait.
Seems to me
This may be
Somewhat understood.
For when Finn
Put you in
He was pretty good.
And you owe
Him, you know,
Something for the trick
When he stabbed
Dean, then grabbed
His place for you quick.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-24
NJ. G. HIS OWN BOSS

~ GORGE WHARTON PEPPER
is one of the most eminent law
- yers of Pennsylvania, whose
high character and intellectual
quality give force and effect to any
public statement from him. Mr.. Pep
per says in answer to the petty in
sinuation of DR.. Brumbaugh's oppo-
nent that the Republican candidate
for Governor would be dominated by
some boss or bosses
When he pledges himself to the
cause of local option, l am sure
that he means what he says. 1t is
doubtless true, as some of my
friends tell me, that his admins
tration will be influenced and con
trolled by powerful man. l, how
ever. differ from them as TO his
identity. In my opinion, the power
behind the gubernatorial throne
will be none other than Martin G.
Brumbaugh.
That is precisely the view of every
one familiar with the character and
mental equipment of DR.. Brumbaugh
No one will control his actions except
himself and it is infamous in the pres
ent campaign that insinuations and re-
Elections have been made designed to
injure him in the eyes of his fellow
men.
But Mr<McCormick and his hench-
men have gone a step too far. In
stead of helping the Democratic can
didate his campaign of abuse has de-
stroyed any hope he might have had
of success at the polls.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-24
Yellow Fever Breaks Out

New York, Oct. "a. - A large naval
fleet. loaded with ammunition, arrived
here
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-24
NEWS{ s. FRAI5fRsTSHESAR
[From the Telegraph of Oct. "a. 1914.1
Price in Full Retreat
Ammunition Here

Kansas City, Oct. "a. Price is in
'uIl retreat. The Union army is still in
pursuit
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-24
AN EVENING THOUGHT

Language was given us that we
might say pleasant things to each
other.--BOvee.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-24
VOTERS SHOULD NOT FORGET

Washington, Oct. "a. Yellow fever
Is breaking out at Newburn.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-24
serrennl Tnnis in North CnrolIna

Sergeant Edwin Tunis, Company c,
who was captured by the rebels while
on picket duty. is at Salisbury, n. c.,
and Is doing well,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-24
THEY ARE SEVEN


philadelphia Inquirer)
When the proposition to yield
American sovereignty over the Pan
anna Canal was under discussion in
the House Speaker Clark referred to
it as "this stupendous folly, thus un-
speakable humiliation of the American
Republic"
Seven Democrats of Pennsylvania
who voted for that "stupendous folly
are to-day candidates before the peo-
pie. They are:
District. Candidate.
SIXTH. Washington Logue.
Sixteenth-John V. Lesher.
eventeenth-Frank l.. Dershem.
Warren Worth Bailey.
Twentieth-Andrew r. Brodbeck.
Twenty -third--Wooda Nicholas Carr.
There is still one to be accounted
for to make the full list of the Seven.
His name is
A. MITCHELL PALMER,
and he is the free trade candidate for
United States Senator.
1t is pleasant to think that the
Mexican guns now killing. people
across the border all bear the label,
Made in the United States.'-New
York Sun.
The European governments ought to
quit talking about who caused the waI
and begin to talk about who will end
|it-Cleveland Plain Dealer
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-24
HORNER.S PREDICTION

w THEN County Chairman Will
M liam II. Horner predicts Re-
wv publican victory in Dauphin
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-07

the majority of employers in the En-
ployers' Association do work girl en-
ployes on Sundays, and in some in
stances have the blinds drawn while
they do it.
And certainly, since by Thorne's
own figures, a waitress could not get
along on even So a week, he could
not be protesting against an So wage.
Therefore, we must assume that
Thorne is just a figure-head incon-
sistently backing the employers
against any fight that girls may wage
for decent working conditions.
But he was rather foolish to pre-
side at meeting called to attempt to
coerce Jane Adams, for the name of
Jane Adams is, from coast to coast,
synonymous with the struggle of Wo-
men to obtain better conditions, and
she is known throughout the world
as the friend of oppressed women.
L visited Miss Nestor, president of
the Women's Trade Union League,
and recently elected by President vii
son as a member of the Industrial
Commission, and asked her what she
thought Of this latest horse-play of
the employers.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-07
THE DETERMINATION BEHIND BIG WOMEN
LOOKS TOO STRONG FOR THEM TO QUIT
BY JANE WHITAKER

of meeting
Adams
the mattresses strike Henrics
rest in
Starr the she arrested protesting citizen the
breaking
that nothing would nmdate her and that her heart
loyal though ntaed
agreeable by city policemen protecting the interests
capital
laundry
o e a follows
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-07

fare, so cents, and clothes $1.70."
Of course you will admit that 40
cents for breakfasts, which allows
a fraction over cents morning, is
the minimum amount a girl may
spend, as is every other item on the
carefully prepared list. +.
But though the girl who submitted
the list might have been permitted by
the generous Mr.. Thorne to work
without having any laundry work
done, restaurant keepers will assure
you they insist that mattresses at
least wear clean aprons, and as this
is no inconsiderable item, even
Thorne's carefully prepared, stingy
list of expenses included in an So
wage would not cover the expenses
of the mattresses.
Again, 60 cents for carfare only
covers six days of work a week and
these girls are at present working
seven days, so they would be ten
cents carfare short on even an S.
wage.
Of course, since Montgomery Ward
& Company does not, so far. as the
public knows, work girls on Sunday,
it could not be that Thorne was OBJ
jecting to the one day of rest, though