Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-17
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for Governor, and the Democratic
gubernatorial nominee announces
that he has no state committee to
support him, so 1 do not believe the
Republicans are going to have very
much to fear by way of opposition"
said Chairman Owes, but that is all
the more reason why we should be
energetic in perfecting our own or
ganiZation and seeing to it that it is
working effectively and harmon
iouslyI'
Chairman Owes and Prothonotary
Pass, who followed him, urged the
workers to see to it that every un-
registered voter is registered to-day,
the second day set aside by law for
that purpose. Mr.. Pass has just re-
turned from a trip to Illinois and
Michigan, where he said prospects
are very bright for Republican
victories this year. Mr.. Baker, who
also urged early registration, was
received with a vigorous round of
applause. He brought news of the
most encouraging kind from state
headquarters and urged Republi-
cans to get together and roll up a
majority IN Dauphin county this
year even larger than that of four
years ago.
The meeting was distinctly a win
the war" rally. Every speaker urged
upon committeeman the necessity of
placing the national needs above
politcis and the Importance of con-
centrating every effort in war work,
both at home and abroad, that the
conflict may be brought to an early
and completely victorious conclusion.
General Snyder and Senator
O1;l Izlf
speeches of the evening General
Snyder was particularly vigorous in
his appeals for patriotic service dur
ing the war and said that Repub-
licans stand ever ready to submerge
their own party interests. where nee
essary, for the good of the country.
but that Republicans felt it duty to
offer constructive criticism where
such criticism would be helpful in
correcting errors or curing evils.
The American people are being
fed upon propaganda as extensive
and powerful almost as that of Ger
many, General Snyder said, and some
of it almost as pernicious. The
Democrats are telling the people that
they have been cheated of something
in the way of beneficial laws. That
after the war statutes will be enacted
lIdl Will 6lNS NlGiil
tiles and that life will be easier; that
Republicans have been guilty of
these things and that the Democrats
mean to correct them.
Wealthy men born with silver
spoons in their mouths are telling
the people this" said Senator Sny
der, but there is no truth in it.
Take Pennsylvania for example.
There is opportunity here for every
body who will take advantage of it.
Our governors from earliest days and
most of our public men have been
born poor and made their own way.
Men come to this state from afar and
in a few years have money in the
bank and occupy places of honor in
the community. 1t is not the fault
of the laws that men get into bad
habits, or marry the wrong girl or
get into the wrong trade or profess
sion and fail. The law, l tell you.
leaves the way of opportunity open
to all, rich or poor, and. it is not
true that the Democrats can pro-
vide for royal roads to easy living,
honorable. position or wealth. That
Hes with the individual and all the
laws in the world won't change it."
This propaganda is being spread
by wealthy Democrats for the per-
petuation of their own power in
politics. and not because they be-
lieve it, General Snyder said.
The general closed with plea for
the hearty support of all war efforts
by the Republicans of the state.
Senator Beidleman was introduced
to the committeeman as 1.-The next
lieutenant governor of Pennsyl-
vania." He also laid great stress
upon Pennsylvania share in the
war and the necessity of carrying
on" at home as vigorously and as
patriotically as the soldiers over
there. He maintained the right of
constructive criticism and said that
because of the publicity given to
past mistakes at Washington there
will be no further gross errors In the
aviation department and because
publicity forced the appointment of
Charles Schwab as head of the ship
building department there will be |
no more falldowns there.
The meeting broke UP by the COM
mitteemen singing America"