Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-28
PENROSE URGES
NO RESTRICTIONS
Says That Pennsylvania's Dele
CATION to Chicago Should
Go Uninstructed
Special to the Telegraph

Pittsburgh, April 2S. - Senator
Boies Penrose declared for election of
an uninstructed delegation from Penn
sylvania to the Republican national
convention as the best way of serving
the interests of the Republican party
and outlined a vigorous campaign
with that object in view at the Amer
lcus Club banquet here last night. The
senator received a great welcome and
was hailed as the party leader in
Pennsylvania by his admirers. The
greeting extended to him was notable
even among the receptions given to
the three otner United States Senators,
eX-Secretary of State Z. &. Knox and
eminent Western Pennsylvanians.
The Senator was escorted to the
banquet by number of prominent
Pittsburgh men. During the day he
had attended Il number of confer
ences and was pledged support from
Western counties.
L. V. Babcock, of Pittsburgh, was
the toaStmaster and in presenting
Senator Penrose, said:
senator Penrose has been in public
life continually for more than thirty
years. He is the only Pennsylvania
TO be elected for four terms in the
United States Senate. He is the only
Pennsylvania Senator to become lead
er of his party in that great legislative
body. He is the only Pennsylvania
Senator who held the craftsmanship
of the Committee on Finance, the most
powerful committee of the upper
branch of Congress.
He is to-day the foremost exponent
in this country of that economic prin-
ciple, so closely related to the material
welfare of tins Commonwealth, the
great constructive policy of protection
to American industrials.
His record as a legislator is a rec
ord of craftsmanship. In view of this
record, 1t is not surprising that many
of the Senator's admirers have urged
him as of Presidential stature"
The Penrose Views
Senator Penrose sounded the key
note of the Republicans of Pennsyl-
lVania, who are IN favor of the election
of delegates who shall go to the Re-
publican National Convention at Chi
cago uninstructed on the Presidency.
Upon this issue, he said:
we rapidly are approaching criti-
cal times. On June Z the Republican
National Convention will assemble to
select a candidate for President and
Nice-President and to promulgate a
platform of principles. Every Repub-
lican should be prompted only by mo-
tives of the highest patriotism. Any
one who permits Selfishness, petty van
lty and ambition, tactional interter-
ence or ACKNOWLEDGEMENT to be project
ed into the situation quickly will dis
cover his unpopularlty and he will be
condemned by earnest ana sane Re-
puuhcans throughout the country.
This is not an occasion when any
one should seek the office of Presi-
dent. 1t may be that there never has
been time when this high office could
be sought for. Those who have sought
it in the past usually have failed and
their lives have been embittered.
Now, beyond and other time, the
office should seek Inc man. To be an
aspirant and Ito promote a faction is
to arouse contempt. To be a candi-
date for the purpose of making some
sort of a supposed advantageous deal
is to exhibit such a belittling notion of
the situation as to make any self-re-
specting Republican at the convention
unwilling to confer with any indiVid-
ual entertaining such notion.
THE highest experience and quail
t1cations VIII be demanded of the next
President. We have had enough OF
untried and inexperienced men. The
American people ars beginning to
awaken to the fact that some previous
training and experience is required in
public office. The business OF govern
ment is OF great magnitude. Certain
ly, some previous knowledge in gov
ernmental affairs and international
law is necessary. Well meaning plati-
tudes OF humanitarian subjects occa-
sionally have their temporary curren-
cy, but hardly tit the serious business
now in hand.
Let us pray for the inspiration
for the common sense of Grant, with
his patriotic faith III the destiny of
the country"
The Changcable Wilson
Senator Fenrose devoted his re-
marks mainly TO criticism of the Will
son administration. lie among other
things said.