Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-26
SEN. SPROUL SOUNDS
KEYNOTE OF FPARTYS
STATE CAMF AIGN
Republican Gubernaorial Ca nddae Makes Speech; Wins
Popular Approval; Pennsylvania to Play
Big Part in Nations Crisis

The Republican state campaign IN
Pennsylvania was opened on Satur-
day at the historic woods in Lehigh
county which has been the scene OF
statewide Importance since the time
of Daniel II. Hastings campaign for
the governorship. Senator William
C. sproul. the candidate for COVER
nor, who was the chief speaker, made
his address on the theme OF ma
tional service. pointing out that
Pennsylvania was going to play the
same glorious part that 1t had since
the French and Indian war and that
the Republican party and It's news
papers, which had been the Presi-
dents mainstay in fighting the war
would continue to extend support
but at the same time reserved the
right to make constructive crit'-
cism.
The Senator's speech, even more
than his platform, seems to have won
popular approval.
| Upon his arrival in Allentown SEN
ator Sproul, with Senator &. E. Bel
dleman, nominee for lieutenant gov
ernor. and the other guests, lnclud-
! ing Speaker Il. j. Baldwin, Chaplain
S. c. Zerfass and Thomas II. Garvih,
chief clerk of the House; Auditor
! General Charles A. Snyder and Dep
! uty Harry s. McDevitt; superior
4 Court Justice John w. kephart ana
Congressman Thomas S. Crago, were
taken in charge by a local commit
tee, headed by Senator Horace w.
SchantZ. county chairman, and were
given a short auto ride through the
county, which was followed by re-
ception and luncheon at local
hotel,
Later they were driven to the
county meeting, where speeches were
made by Senators Sproul and Beldle-
/ man, Chaplain Zerfass, Congressman
Crago and Senator Schantz. The
meeting was presided over by former
/ District Attorney Fred b. Gernerd.
The resolutions adopted by the
meeting are OF the win-the-war va
| riety; they denounce protteerlnS
and the waste of millions in airplane
construction, and strongly indorse
the Republican state and local tick
cts. as well as the administrations OF
\ In his speech Senator Sproul said:
IF the people of Germany knew
their politics as we do ours and real.
4 lied their strength they would not
blindly follow corrupt and degener-
ate leadership into the slaughter
house of their hopes, to find them
\ selves, excel ated and accursed or
mankind, perishing as a nation in
the red tide of butchery and baroar-
ism their own villainous militarlsts
have let loose. We are glad we are
| American politicians. especially glad
\ In this year of crisis and of trial,
and, moreover, we are more than
proud of the fact that we are Re-
publican politicians, for if ever any
party. since political parties were
first heard of, has conducted itself
with honor and credit, the Repuoli-
can party has so honored itself in
the present great national emer-
gency. Never in the history of any
land has there been such an example
of patriotism without regard to par
tisanship as has been shown by the
| Republicans of America since our
nation has been drawn into the great
war. The Republican leaders in
congress and in the states, the Re-
publican press and the Republican
4 people. have not followed in the
preparation OF the country for battle
and in the prosecution of the war
they have led.
The Republican leaders in state
I craft, in finance, in business and in
the everyday work of carrying on
this war, may not have been invited
into the management of matters for
the administration, but they didn't
have to be invited in-they jumped
/ ~, tho nd =
ministration has not formed a non
partisan cabinet and invited the
leaders of all parties to sit in coun-
ell. as is the case in Great Britain
and in France, and our government,
within itself, is still conducted upon
a strictly partisan basis, the great
bulk of the real work-the heavy
} work of prosecuting the war for
America and democracy-is being
done by neutrality-suspicious. who
may be working without official titles
|, and without definite authority. and.
maybe, for n dollar a year, but they
are on the job and are getting away
with it,
ga very distinguished Democrat
at least, he claims to be a Democrat,
although the titular heads of the
party in the state seem to be in
doubt as to his party status-in a
speech here in Lehigh county week
ago to-day, claimed for the Demo-
cratic party not only all the credit
for the preparation of the war and
the great things which have been ac-
complished in mobilzing men and
munitions and money for winning
the victory which we are sure to
have. bu., IL he was quoted Alright.
criticised the Republicans for their
attitude toward the President of the
United States.
Republicans Firm
MY old-ime friend and worthy
opponent ought not to raise that is
sue-that is one issue that cannot
be successfully raised in this cam
paign. The Republican party and
the Republican press have been so
devotedly patriotic that the Issue
of partisanship has been entirely
lost sight Of except by some Demo
Gratis. The Republican people of the
United States have been so absolutely
forgetful of partisan lines and have
so Loyalty supported the government
in ali of its activities, that the Presi-
dent and the administration have
been given the most comprehensive
| mowers ever granted to any constitu-
tional ruler upon the face of the
earth, without stint or condition, and
have been free, without hindrance
or embarrassment, to carry out the
mightiest program of offensive war
= fare ever undertaken since history
began.
Many Republicans may have
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