Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-30

Benjamin Dimmick, Scranton; j. NJ.
Murdoch. Johnstown; d. f. Rim,
Indiana.
Nominating committee is as fol-
lows:
f. r. Babcock, chairman, Pitts
burgh; Frank j. Lanahan, Pitts
burgh; Louis T. McFadden, Canton;
Edwin e. Sparks, State College;
Richard NJ. Reilly, Lancaster
| Governor William c. Sproul was
the central figure at the banquet of
the State Chamber of Commerce last
night at the Penn-Harris and stirred
up the diners by ringing call to
! them to stand for what they know
is right and to speak and act Wig
orously' against what they know in
their hearts is inimical to American
institutions. The Governor spoke
just after his arrival from Pitts
| burgh.
i. r. Babcock, of Pittsburgh, a
brother of the mayor of that city,
was toastmaSter and many promin-
ent men were present. Mr.. Bah
cock presented the Governor with a
tribute to him as "a business man
Governor"
The Governor said in part:
I'm gratified to be referred to as
a business man, although | must say
y
unable to attend to enough business
to make sufficient to pay last years
taxes. 1t is a good thing for busi-
ness men to get together and get
interested in the farmer and other
things. | think l made a good selec-
ton for my Secretary of Agriculture.
Instead of a fat farmer l picked a
man who has done things and who
studies and uses his head He is
irin
known.
I've just come from Pittsburgh
where l attended the dedication of
the building of the bureau of mines.
| was glad to be there because Penn
sylvania has taught the rest of the
United States how to mine and make
coke.
Let me say to you gentlemen,
and / have been hearing much, that
the real test of our Democracy and
the faith our people have in our
institutions is coming now. 1t is the
acid test when we pay our debts
and make readjustme There has
been too much pandering to what
we might call sensationalism and
federation of policies that we should
not stand for. Let us be alert and
) stand up and do the right thing; let
us talk and act vigorously and with
outcome. Don't tolerate this nurs-
ing and encouraging or various
! things that we know down in our
hearts are inimical to the American
government.
Now | see that the men have
| been chosen to attend the industrial
conference at Washington. / don't
! see five people in that list that have
ever accomplished anything worth
In,
representative of this State that 1
can see. They did not even put on
our Commissioner of Labor and In
dustry the man in charge OF such
things in the greatest industrial
State in the Union. If we don't
watch out people who have, in
: way, lived on the bounty of others,
. will be in charge of things. Let
PENNSYLVANIA be self reliant. There
, is no area on the face of the globe
than this $4,000 square miles that
has more to make people self con-
tanned and resourceful than our
State.
, "Our form of government has last
ed because it is flexible. 1t is de-
signed so that we can meet condi-
tions. Let us attend to our own
affairs with proper supervision from
l. the Federal Government of course.
That is better than to centralize all
authority
Let us be sturdy and stand up
for what we know is right, for what
made Pennsylvania great and not
permit it to be plastered over with
Impractical things that will bring
disaster if we don't watch out"
In the course of his tribute to the
businessmen in his cabinet the Gov
ernor "let the cat out of the bag"
about Secretary Fred Rasmussen, of
tho Department of Agriculture, by
saying he was going to be married.
The secretary tried to leave but was
called back and the diners drank a
toast 10 him.
In addition to the Governor there
were addresses on Americanization
by Newton Gilbert, of New York,
who advanced some very practical
ideas and on "st treet railways at
cost by w. G. Caulkins, director of
the street railway departm ment of
the city government of Cincinnati.
Both were heartily applauded.
In the course of his remarks, Mr..
Caulltins held that operation at cost
was feasible and good business. He
said: we believe that under this
plan the public has obtained all the
advantages of municipal ownership
without any of its Disadvantages.
while this ordinance is Civ
ing every indication of working
out a successful solution of the
: street car problem in Cincinnati
} there are improvements which could
be made in the light of experience