2 ; THE WAY TO RFFORNI. the Full Measure Both Democratic State Officials and a Democratic Legis ; lature Should Be Chosen—But Even With an Unfriendly Legislature to Hamper Them, the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Internal Affairs Could Estop Much Waste and Many Steals. Chairman Garman, of the Democratic state committee, has given out the fol lowing statement to show that with a machine governor and a reform leg islature most of the abuses that have flourished at Harrlsburg could etlll be continued as heretofore, and that an anti-machine governor Is absolutely for any important reforms: 'Tf the voters of Pennsylvania desire a foil measure of reform they should elect not only the entire Democratlo state ticket, but a Democratic legisla ture as well. That they will do so seems at this time more than probable, although the Republican machine will undoubtedly resort to every means to prevent it, and the assistant machine organs may try to prevent it by divert ing Independent Republican votes to Swallow, who has no chance of elec tion, and by deceiving the voters with the false pretense that reform execu tive officials will be wholly useless for purposes of reform unless backed by a reform legislature. Some of them even go so far as to contend that a reform legislature with a machine governor ■would be preferable to a reform gov ernor with a machine legislature. "This Is manifestly untrue, and if we can have only one It la far better that the executive offices be filled by the Democratic reform nominees than that a Legislature composed of a majority of more or less discordant elements United upon nothing save opposition to Quaylsm should be elected. With a Quaylte In the gubernatorial chair, Quayltcs presiding In the senate and a Quaylte controlling that asylum for the support of political Incapables known as the Department of Internal Affairs, a reform legislature could do little or nothing In the way of reform 1 that would not In some way or other be U) rendered nugatory and void. The veto } wotild await all genuine reform bills, and the scandalous methods now pre vailing in the score or more of bureaus, departments and commissions by which the state Is, after all, really governed, wofild continue for four years longer Without the least chance of reforming th&m. GOVERNOR'S IMPORTANT AP POINTMENTS. "On the other hand, even the worst machine legislature would not be likely, with a reform governor In office, to at tempt a repetition of the bad work of the sessions of 1895 and 1897, and should It do so, would unquestionably be •h 'kmated and most severely rebuked. Meanwhile the governor, lieutenant I governor, secretary of Internal affairs I a*"!*' their appointees would, by their w unaided efforts and under the laws f r as they stand, bad as many of those Kg laws are, effect many very material reforms In the way of shutting of ex travagance and preventing steals., ul "As conveying some idea of what the I governor, lieutenant governor and sec- I retail of Internal affairs can do, even i If they are to be hampered by the pres ' ence of an unfriendly legislature, the following facts are given. The gov ernor appoints, among others, the sec retary of the commonwealth, attorney general, adjutant general, commission er of banking, secretary of agriculture, state librarian, superintendent of pub lic buildings and grounds and superin tendent of public printing. EXTRAVAGANCE 'IN DEPART i MENTS. ' "In every one of the bureaus or de partments headed by these officials there has been reckless extravagance. In Borne there have been outrageous steals. , The former secretary of the commonwealth and the attorney gen eral's deputy were signers of the fa mous 'lndemnity bond.' The adjutant general draws a salary Increased dur ing his term, which the constitution forbids. The banking department Is one of the most expensive of all the useless appendages to our state gov ernmental system. Its regiment of subordinates do practically nothing for their salaries, and there have been more and worse bank failures since It was lifted to Its present dimensions than ever before. The state librarian pockets large Incident compensation for needless work that Is at least of doubtful constitutionality. In the public grounds and buildings depart ment there has been a perfect revel of waste and swindling, and the public printing scandals are a Btench In the nostrils of every Pennsylvanlan, be sides being a heavy and Inexcusable burden upon the taxpayers. This Item of expense was $387,292 In 1897. The state treasurer estimates the coat for 1898 at $669,000. During the entire term of Governor Pattlson, 1883-86, the total cost under this head was $64,000 less than the treasurer's estimate for this one year, 1898. Even without a legis lature to help them Messrs. Jenks. Sow den and DeLacy could and would put Into operation a radical reform all Along these lines. A BROAD FIELD FOR REFORM. "The board of public charities, the port warden's department in Philadel phia, the state fishery commission, the state live stock board, the dairy and !food commissioners' work and that of the whole department of agriculture would be rigidly examined and con scientiously supervised, and many of the existing abuses discontinued. All these bureaus and departments would, as far as possible, be made of real use to the people by putting honest and In telligent men, Instead of Republican machine heelers, In charge of them. The governor, lieutenant governor and secretary of Internal affairs can of them selves do much and far reaching reform , 4 work, without other statutes than those jfc. already existing to help them. Mr. f Sowden. the secretary of the common- wealth, the attorney general and Cap tain. DeLacy would constitute the par don board, and that body could no longer be manipulated to set thieving officials free and be used generally for the purposes of the machine. "Mr. Jenks would be chairman of thn | new. public buildings commission, and, f fearlessly following Its proceedings, " that body would be compelled to re spect the will of the people and deal honestly and economically with the people's moneys. He would occupy the same position In the board of public groundf and building. A like Influ ence.would be felt there, and the waste would In great part atop, as well as the vicious exploiting of state supply con tracts lor the purposes ot the machine. He would head the soldiers' orphans' schools commission, and whatever Is wrong there would be corrected. NO NATIONAL GUARD SCANDALS. "His adjutant general, taking his place ex-offlclo as a member of the Btate military board, could exert some power toward putting an end to the National Guard scandals, and regulat ing the use of the Guard In times of strike, so that It should be much less than heretofore like an Instrumentality provided by the state to aid selfish cor porations In keeping wages down to the lowest limit. His secretary of the commonwealth would he chairman of the sinking fund commission and a member of the board of revenue com missioners, and there would be some chance of getting at the books of the treasury. "The mine and factory inspection de partments would be wholly divorced from politics. The voice of the work lngmen, for whose especial benefit and protection these departments were cre ated. would be far more potent in the selection of men to head them. The laws on these subjects would be exe cuted with greater care and more Im partially and humanely. The board of charities would be so looked after that the officers and employes and state in stitutions and others receiving aid from the state would not have to play servitors to the machine In order to secure proper appropriations. GOVERNOR COULD EFFECT MUCH. "There Is law enough. If honestly and diligently administered, to authorize a very effective cleaning day on Cap itol Hill, and Messrs. Jenks, Sowden and DeLacy would take their brooms In hand promptly and sweep thorough ly. A very large part of the wrong done In the legislature Is prompted by machine state employes, and those of ficials would be replaced under Gov ernor Jenks by men pledged to reform, and devotion to the Interests of the people and the good name of the state. We want both a Democratic legislature and Democratic state officials, but If we can have only one of these boons the latter Is plainly calculated to mete out to us the largest share of relief." THE DUTY OF INDEPENDENTS. What • Really Independent Republican Paper Has to Say.Upon the Subject and Regarding the Chances in the Guberna torial Contest—How Independent Voters Can Make Their Votes Count For Reform. The Pittsburg Dispatch Is the leading Independent Republican paper of west ern Pennsylvania. It Is independent In fact, and not alone by profession. It Is owned and edited by men who have convictions, are not afraid or ashamed to express them, and It labors diligently and effectively for reform—within Its party lines when possible; outside them when duty to the state and people de mands. The following editorial article appeared in the Dispatch of Oct. 12: The citizen who desires In this elec tion to cast his vote for clean govern ment. Irrespective of the ordinary ties of party, will naturally ask: "How can I make my vote most effective to secure that end?" He has two candidates to choose from, Jenks and Swallow. Both men are sincere and conscientious; each stands for honest government, and ei ther one. If elected, wi"- faithfully do his best, according to his ability, to ben efit the whole people and not corpora tions or political machines. How shall the voter choose between them? The Intelligent voter,carefully studying this question, will make his decision by the answers to the two following ques tions: First, which of these two candi dates Is likely to receive the largest vote, and. therefore, which is my vote most likely to help In electing; and, sec ond, which of the two Is the best equipped to serve In public affairs, and, therefore, will be most efficient In carry ing out the public work of reform? Take the facts, and there is little doubt as to the answer to either question. , First. Mr. Jenks has the united Demo cratic vote of Pennsylvania for a nu cleus. At the last election for governor, with an apathy that was overwhelming, the vote was 333,404; at the election for governor before that It was 464,200; at the national election of 1896 It was 427,- 125; at the national election of 1892 It was 452,264. The average of these votes Is 420,000. On the other hand, Dr. Swallow has the Prohibition vote for a nucleus. This vote In 1890 was 16,108, and In 1894 It was 23,433. Last year, when, except for Mr. Thompson's candidacy. Dr. Swallow was the candidate dis tinctly representing reform, he polled 120,000 votes; In the presidential elec tion of 1896 the Prohibition ticket re ceived 19,274 votes. If we take the av erage of the Prohibition vote, as In the Democratic case. It has been 45.000. The average Republican vote for the same elections has been 532,000. It will take the change of but 56,000 Independent Republicans to overcome the average Republican plurality. It would require a change of 243,500 votes to bring the average Prohibition vote up to the average Republican; or If we suppose Dr. Swallow to start with his vote of last year, the change required will be 206,000. In other words, an Independent Republican vote given to Jenks will be nearly four times as effective as one given to Swallow. Second. The Independent voter wants the beet equipped man In office. A conscientious voter will select the one who, by training and experience, can do the best work'for reform. Which of the two Is It? Every one admits that George A. Jenks Is a man of marked standing and high ability at the bar. He has had experience in the making of laws, In the Interpretation of them and In their administration. He has served In congress; he took a leading place among the noted men who ap peared In the Hayes-TUden controver sy, and efficiently discharged the duties of solicitor general of the treasury. Dr. Swallow's life has been that of a min ister of the gospel, an editor of a weekly paper, and an agresstve free lance candidate for state treasurer. Honorable and useful records, both of them, but can there be any doubt as to which affords the best evidence of qualification for the discharge of ths 4utles of the governorship as the poo ls want them discharged? THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBOfIG. PA. When these facts have fully Impress ed themselves on the public mind there should be little doubt as to where the vote will en. Every citi zen can settle the subject by asking himself which of the two men he would employ If he had private business to be managed approaching in gravity and complicated character that which the governor of Pennsylvania must conduct for the people. LOOK TO THE PARDON BOARD The Duty of Honest Citizens in the Present Crisis Clearly and Vigorously . Pointed Out "Let No Guilty Han Escape." There are many things the people of Pennsylvania should bear in mind at this time. At the Jenks and reform mass meeting at Jenklntown on Tues day last Edwin K. Hart, the well known Independent Republican editor of Philadelphia, spoke as follows: "There is one point rising In themlnds of the people of Pennsylvania at this time of great Importance, and under the circumstances full of suggestlve ness. There Is no page In the history of the state more disgraceful than that which records the action of the pardon board In defeating the ends of justice In connection with the riot bill con spirators of 20 years ago. The average citizen has no conception of what was going on at that time, out of sight of the public, but the terrific pressure brought to bear in behalf of justly con victed men was only Indicative of the tremendous power exercised by the po litical machine, and which at that time did not begin to compare In strength and general vlclousness with what It Is today. Influential men In every depart ment of political, business and social life were dragooned Into Indorsing the unrighteous demand for the Instant release of the notorious William H. Kemble and his co-partners In shame less guilt. Shall history repeat Itself? It surely will, In case the men charged with criminal wrongdoing In relation to the state treasury should be convicted, as there Is every reason to believe they will be, and should the Quay machine continue In power at the state capital. The pardon board Is composed of the attorney general and secretary of the commonwealth, appointed by the gov ernor; the lieutenant governor and the secretary of internal affairs, who will be elected this fall. Does any sane man believe that the nominees on the Re publican ticket for the last two places named. Qobln and Latta, the obedient servants of Quay In all things, and the Jther two members of the pardon board who would be appointed by the Quay governor to act with them, would re fuse the demand for Immediate re lease. If the People's bank defendants should be behind prison walls? And not only In such a case, but In all others of like character, the pardon board, under machine control, would be subservient to the master and would do whatever was demanded of It sooner or later. Of this there can be no man ner of doubt. The people of this great state are not vindictive; they believe In justice to all men. high and low, but they are profoundly convinced that the power of the political machine should not be permitted to Interfere with the administration of Justice. It Is, there fore, their privilege and their duty to see to It that the state government, when the day of reckoning comes, shall not be controlled by those whose Interest It may be to mock the courts and to defy the popular wlll.VThe par don board must not pass into the hands of men who may be tempted and com manded, as others before them In like position were, to violate their oaths of office and to say that those duly convicted of high crime shall not be punished, because the power which they serve Is stronger than that lodged within the organization of the state goyernment Itself. With George A. Jenks In the executive chair there would be no prostitution of the powers of the pardon board, or of any other department of the state government. No man has ever been before the peo ple of Pennsylvania who was more thoroughly Imbedded in the funda mental principles of honest govern ment. His administration would be wise. 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