Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-21
GOVERNOR ASKS
SUPPORT OF ALL
Tells Northeastern Folks He
Hopes to Have Right Kind
of Legislators Here

support for legislative candidates
pledged to enact laws for the i'm.
provement of the roads, the advance
of the agricultural interests and the
general welfare of the State was ask.
ed by Governor Brumbaugh yester-
day in series of speeches delivered
in the northeastern counties of the
State. The Governor declared he had
no boss and would not tolerate any
about Capitol Hill.
The tour for the day ended at Will
kes-Barre where the Governor held a
reception, but declined to become in
volved in the trolley strike. The
party left Wilkes-Barre this morning
heading for Bloomsbury and will be
in Harrisburg late to-day.
ON this tour we are trying to help
you solve your problems" he told
the people at Tunkhannock, at the
Wyoming county fair, "and we want
to outline a program for the next
Legislature"
Unless we go to the Legislature
with definite program We might as
we'll not have a Legislature. We have
so many laws now that we are what
the Dutch say, 'Verbroodled' by them
We have lots of laws that only law
yers understand. 1 would like to see
fewer laws, but remedial and social
legislation that would add to the well
fare of the people of this Common
wealth"
He again lauded his administration
and then told how he wanted the
people of the State to look on his ad-
ministration.
I'VE are opposed to any specialized
interests that would bend the people
to their selfish greed from secret in
trenchments in legislative rooms. And
we will not allow any mean, selfish
sordid or vicious man to be with US
We can get along very we'll without
him. All we need is the support of
the conscience of the good people OF
this State"
''As for myself, l can tell you that
I have no ring in nose, and 1 do not
want any one else in Pennsylvania to
be led around by the nose by any spe-
cial interest or boss. If democracy
means anything in this State, it must
mean that you shall have the courage
to vote for your own welfare and
have men who will not deceive you
or lead you around by the nose"
At Stroudsburg he went into detail
on the road program.
'"The last Legislature gave the
highway department enough money
to put about $500 a year on every
mile of State road in the State. 1t is
not enough as you can see, and we
could have had more. I tell you 1t is
wrong that the Legislature did not
give the highway department the au-
tomobile license funds which would
have given us s2,000,00O year more
for work on the roads.
II want you to see to 1t that by no
trick or chicanery you are robbed at
the next Legislature of this automo-
bile license money for work on the
highways. That is what you have
paid it for"
The Governor found from a narrow
escape on a grade crossing yesterday,
that there is need to give a better
warning signal at railroad crossings.
ut is my opinion" he said, from
what I have noticed during this tour,
that if we are to have grade crossings
at ALL a warning bell or signal
should be placed at least thirty yards
on each side of the crossing, so that
the persons about to cross would be
warned before they get on the tracks.
Can't we get enough sense in Penn
sylvania to abolish all grade cross
ings?"