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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. Just, economical, safe and hon
orable throughout, and his associates
on the state ticket are all abundantly
worthy of the united support of the
honest citizenship of the common
wealth. With such a man for governor,
and faithful Sowden, heroic DeLacy,
and two honest untramelled and trust
worthy associates In the pardon board.
Its motto would be the courageous In
junction of the greatest soldier of the
union armtes, when, as president, re
ferring to the betrayal of trust by Belk
nap and others, he patriotically and
firmly declared, "Let no guilty man es
cape!" No public malefactor, no mat
ter how high his position, the measure
of his Influence or the strength of his
political "pull," would be permitted to
break the laws with Impunity, defy the
courts, and escape the Just conse
quence of his wrongdoing."
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