State Senator William C. Sprouts Platform Upon Which He Is Seeking the Governorship * — ———————— To the People of Pennsylvania: After an experience of twenty two years in the Senate of the Com monwealth, which has given me. I trust, a fair knowledge of the state government, I am now a candidate for the Republican nomination lor the office of Governor. I enter the primary contest in the full spirit of the primary election laws, which 1 have helped to frame, and will feel that I am, in honor and duty, bound to support, cheerfully and! honestly, all of tlie nominees of the: Republican voters of the state who may be chosen at the primaries, to! which I have submitted my own candidacy. At the very outset, however, let mo say, thai ambitious as I am to' be Governor of this great state, and anxious as I am to work out sonuj of the plans 1 have developed in a > long study of the Commonwealth's! affairs, J can no i and will not !>e a factional Governor r.or would I be a candidate on such u platform. The: Governorship of Pennsylvania is a great office; the opportunities for veal service it offer;) should be anl inspiration for any citizen. I uo, not .'.spire for anything else, and 1' promise you, first, that if f shall be • fleeted, I v.-ill not be led up on any! political mountain to be shown any wide vistc. of tli'J promised '.and of j further official preferment. Secondly and emphatically, i promise you that the administration of your stute'si government, its policies and its pa tronage. shall not be used for the promotion of my political advant- j age or that of any other individual, or for the benefit of any faction or \ interest whatsoever. Efficient pub-. lie service shall be my whole spirit and purpose. Co-operation and not coercion shall be my attitude to-1 ward those who arc working vith me in the service of the people. My constituency in Delaware county lias Mitt me to the Senate for six succes-| sivc terms, and I have served with 1 six different Governors of Pennsyl vania. 1 have witnessed their ■ uc cesses and their failures, and, I hope. I have gained some experience which' will be helpful to me. The result: of this experience may be condensed in a firm determination to adhere | absolutely and consistently to the principles which 1 have just express ed. If I cannot be a Governor !'.i whose office favoritism and faction alism shall not have desk-room, 1 do not want to be the Governor at j all. War Our Great Issue Many issues, of more or less mo ment. confront the people of Penn sylvania at the present time, but the one tremendous, overshadowing, vi-j tal matter before the people ot our j-tate and of the whole nation, and. indeed, of the entire civilized world :s the winning of the w-ar in which j we are engaged. In this outcome is involved, not only our national; pride and well-being, but our - very ideals of life and government, our! personal and political freedom andj our public morality. Everything! else that may be discussed this year] is secondary' to this one great issue,; and while the result of this mighty j conflict is yet undetermined, no other j question can take first place in the J attention of our people. Nothing else in which we may be j concerned will matter much if wej do not win this war. Things whicli; engross us in our domestic policies will seem insignificant if this Re-; public should not emerge honorably! and triumphantly from this trial of | the ages. Our people are patriotic, they are proud, they are determined j and resourceful, but they must be I aided and organized to do all that they might do in this momentous < time. Pennsylvania is the very heart ot j DULL, SPLITTING, SICK HEADACHE Dr. James' Headache Powders relieve at once—lo cents a package. Sou take a Dr. James' Headache Powder and in Just a few moments your head clears and all neuralgia and pain fades away. It's the quick est and surest relief for headache, whether dull, throbbing, splitting or j nerve racking. Send someone to the; drug store and get a dime package , now. Quit suffering—it's so needless. ] Be sure you get Dr. James Head-! actrn Powders—then there will t>' no | disaovointment. —Adv. i WHEN YOU WAKE ! ■ UP DRINK GLASS OF HOT WATER Wash the poisons and toxins from system before putting more food into stomach. { Says inside-bathing makes any one look and feel clean, I sweet and refreshed. ll' Wash yourself on the inside before breakfast like you do on the outside, j This is vastly more important be- j cause the skin pores do not absorb J impurities into the blood, causing | illness, while the bowel pores do. ! For every ounce of food and drink | taken into the stomach, nearly an ounce of waste material must be - carried out of the body. If this waste ! material is not eliminated dav by j day it quickly ferments and gener ates poisons, gases and toxin 3 which .-;re absorbed or sucked into the blood stream, through the lymph ducts which should suck only nour ishments to sustain the body. A splendid health measure is to drink, !>efore breakfast each day, a glass of real "not water with a "tea spoonful of limestone phosphate in I It, which Is a harmless way to wash : these poisons, gases and toxins from the stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels; thus cleansing, sweetening and freshening- the entire alimencarv canal before putting more food into the stomach. A quarter pound of limestone phos phate costs but very tittle at the drug store but is sufficient to make any one an enthusiast on Inside-bathing. Men and women who are accustomed 10 wake up with a dull, aching head or have furred tongue, bad taste, r.asty breath, sallow complexion. , others who have bilious attacks, acid j stomach or constipation are assured of pronounced improvement in both '■ health and appearance shortly. MONDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH ' MARCH 25, 1918'. " ! ! - JM m H ~ & J ja ■ 1 s OA 1 jn, : MSi I SENATOR WILLIAM C. SPROI'L " ' i our national preparation in the car-i t rying on or tins war. So large a pari! t oi all tnat goes into tne making ot i a the lighting force of Mi* Republic j 1 comes irom us that efficiency oi pro- c duction in Pennsylvania is absoiu- ■ t . tely vital to American success in r | the undertaking to wnich we navei > set our souls, cur people, m their 1 mills and furnaces, in their foun-j i dries and lactones, in their mines! s and their shipyards, and on heirj t: , larms and railways, are the very' j: lite-blood of the nation's defense.{ ; Every ounce of effort that is in us! c ! should be co-ordir.ated for the great j ; task before us. Don t let us stand; t [by and await the initiative of Uei o i Federal Government in all that, per- 1 ° i tains to the war—it is, priirarily, the J •• i business of the nation to wage war, j j but the state has to do many thing* i i : and the Governor, the departments j j ;of the state government, the Legis-1 a ! lature and the Committee of Public j " T Safety, can all render aid in manvj e ! lines which have not yet been fully j j developed here. We have a mighty j ; j share of the burden of effort in; t I men, material and money in Penn-:..- I sylvania. and I pledge myself to give " r | the very best of my mind and energj I t : in helping to organize the state for' t its service to the nation in this: e ; great emergency. Care of Dependents In this connection, much remains r j to be done to lighten the load of. t | responsiblity and worry upon the 1 i brave hearts of those of our sons t' | who have gone to the front, that' I those who are left behind and are q 1 dependent upon them are decently t eared for while our defenders r.re I absent. The state and its communi- a ■ ties should see to it that not a Je-' a I pendent wife or child, parent, or sis- e ! ter, or other one dear to the heart 1 1 of any soldier or sailor from Penn- 1 sylvania. lacks comfortable susten- e ! ance while this war is on. - The capacity of our mines, our o I shipyards and the great mills and s | factories where the essential nation- t !al supplies are produced, is impair- I led by poor housing conditions, im- j perfect transportation, bad sailita- t tion and immoral surroundings. The c I Federal Government is assisting in 0 | righting some of these situations, \ j but the state can and should help. t j I pledge myself to give attention; t I quickly to these most important > j matters. The machinery for very y I helpful work in these lines is al- Q ; ready at hand if it shall be intelli- ? ; gently and devotedly put to work. \ Aid For Farmers a Our farmers need encouragement t to enable them to help as they would v in the national crisis. A greater pro- i duction on Pennsylvania's farms g would mean better food for our t workers, better living conditions in our cities, less congestion on our rail ways, more grain for. our allies and s mote money for our grangers. The l price of the farmer's staples has 1 <3 been fixed, too low, I hold, in com- a parison with the prices of other commodities and out of proportion t with the increasing costs of pro- o duction. Our smaller farms are hard t set to compete with the great : 1 ranches of the West in grain pro- p ! duction, but our wheat and corn is 1 ' fixed at the same price per bushel, j t 1 In fixing prices on other commodi- t ties natural conditions and costs c , have been considered, but the far- t ; mer with a ten-acre side-hill wheat c I field in Pennsylvania gets no more s j for his grain than the prairie ranch- 1 I er who harvests ten thousand acres. : 1 j There is no fairness in that and i | Pennsylvania's interests should be | \ vigorously represented in any fur- a j tlier discussion of gra:n prices, r j Much can be done by the state to ( f assist the farmer in practical ways, t Our agricultural organization is I l cumbersome and loosely coupled-up. j i It could be made efficient in a way! s that would bring results quickly inj 1 the enthusiasm of Pennsylvania far-1 r mers ar.d the increase in their crops ] and capital. Prohibitory Amendment L For more than a generation the : j question of the prohibition of the j manufacture and sale of alcoholic! £ liquors has beer, an Issue before the- \ people of Pennsylvania. From a ; moral issue, steadfastly supported i by a comparatively few devoted tem- i perance workers, it has come to be i a great social and economic issue, : and the conditions growing out of ' our entrance into the world war < have made it a matter-for imme- < diate political attention. 1-fee! that < it is in line with the spirit of sacri- 1 ; fice. self-denial and self-discipline to ' t j which the American people have set i I themselves. An amendment to the t ! Federal Constitution has been pass- 1 , ed by Congress and is now before t the states for ratification. Several ot the states have already ratified ii and Pennsylvania's action should be prompt ami favorable. The people of the state will settle this question through their Legislature, and they must be unhampered in their deci sion by any political interference. 1 favor the amendment and 1 believe, it to be my patriotic duty to aid in 1 securing ratification when this ques tion is at last removed from our | politics. The question of the enforcement of the prohibitory amendment after it shall have become effective is one to which little attention has yet been I given. The amendment, as it reads, leaves to Congress and the states, by "concurrent" legislation, the carry- j ing out of the will of the people. l Many questions will come before our Legislature in the next four years j as to the regulation if the liquor | trade and the inte pretation and enforcement of the new fundament- 1 al law after it has been ratified and; is in effect. In full accord with j ths purpose ot the amendment, ij shall, if 1 am Governor, gladly ap prove and fully enforce such laws upon this subject as the people, t through their Legislature, may' enact. It is to be hoped that the amend ment to the Federal Constitution providing for equal suffrage throughout the land shall have b.?en passed by Congress and submitted to the states by the time our next j Legislature meets, so that this great question of political justice may also ■ be acted upon and approved by' Pennsylvania in what promises to be an historic Legislative session. 1 am in full sympathy with the cause i •f equal suffrage and hope I may have the privilege of assisting in putting this amendment also intO| effect in our state. The women of j America are bearing their full share' of our national burdens in the pres- ! sent crisis. How can we longer deny' them full political rights? Labor Pennsylvanians are especially in terested in industrial affairs, as our Commonwealth, having one-twelfth ot the population of the whole United States, is furnishing indus trially one-seventh or more of all the munitions for our Army und j Navy, and more than one-half of some of the essential?. Thus the official and industrial affairs of Penn sylvania are of great consequence, to the people of the United States,; and to-day, more than at any other time in our national history, "are the' workers of Pennsylvania of supreme importance in the matter of safe guarding our liberties and guaran teeing the preservation of the de mocracy of the world. Industrial changes of the most: sweeping character have accom panied the present war, breaking down the standards of other days and opening up a new era for labor. It must be plain to all that it is of the greatest importance to so shape! official and other affairs here that the highest possible results will fol low this.great industrial effort. Old plans, practices and conditions no longer prevail. The ushering in of, the new industrial day has realized ' to the fullest extent many of the' cherished hopes and aspirations of | the workers, and it is the first duty!! of those in official place here to so! surround this situation with legis-j lative and other aids as to render; labor so effective in this great war work that the efforts of Pennsy!- ; vania's sons will ever stand forth among the greatest and best in our national life. Every legislative pro-! gram calculated to advance the in- > terests of our vast army of workers now, and in the times of re-adjust-1 ment which roust follow the War, i should and will receive the appro bation and support of all patriotic 1 men in official station. Humane Law 6 Pennsylvania, with her natural advantages, material resources and nearness to'markets, is in a stronger position industrially than any equal area upon the face of the earth, and with such blessings she should iie j a leader in progressive enactments In the direction of complete justice and opportunity for the men and women who work with their hands! and minds to make the Common- j wealth great and prosperous rnd 1 contented. The humane laws upon: our books arc working well and wei cannot afford to take a single step backward, but on the other hand we should progress steadily toward am- 1 plifying these laws and expanding their beneficient influences. We have already seen the benefits of our care of our woikers and of our women and children, and these benefits will be more marked in an other generation. Pennsylvania can and must take j an advanced position among the I states of the world, in social legis- i lation, not only because she can af-[s ford to but because she wants to. js In my service in the Legislature 1 ] have seen the development of uur| i policy in social and humanitarian i ' lines as far as it has been developed. ! and my record will show that 1 l | have uniformly supported these poli- i j cies. I reiterate my full sympathy , j with these laws and I pledge myself. Jto aid in further progress along; | these lines. The protection, education, and, i j care of the children of Pennsylvania'. . ] is a matter of vital moment to the I' ; state. As State Senator, and as a ] ; father, every measure that would ( improve conditions for children has. j had my interest and support. The J i need for broad study of conditions i and correlation of laws affecting , : children is necessary in order that a complete system of protection and i care may be established. To .that;, i end I shall work with a view to fur j ther protecting the heath and fare \ of every child in the state, to aid' ! in placing Pennsylvania in the front i rank in her systematic correlated! ' measures for the welfare of all the j | children. City Problems Our city population has increased I by leaps and bounds in the past few years and our urban problems have ' 1 multiplied correspondingly. Phila i delphia and the district about it I have grown in a way which will, i amaze those who haven't thought j 1 particularly upon this subject, hen i the next census comes to be taken, r I Our greatest city needs more self-1 'government and a better co-ordina-j' tion of municipal powers. It has outgrown the charter under which I it is governed. Philadelphia needs j ' powers to take care of her people, j to handle the congestion of her cen-i ' ter and spread her great population j : in better home surroundings; she.' needs a simpler, more efficient form : ' of government. She needs the help; ; of the Legislature in correcting ad-j ministrative conditions. She needs \ j a greater element of home rule, thatj she may develop and be ready, when! normal conditions return, to carry I' out a comprehensive system of pub-f lie improvements —■ improvements I which will benefit the people In}] their homes and make living con-] 1 ditions better for her workers. Thei demands upon the port of Philadel phia through the concentration upon] t the Delaware river, between Bristol ; and Chester, of the vast shipbuild- 1 ing and manufacturing enterprises! and federal activities, will require I broad-gauged policies and great con-| structive energy. Some extension | of the powers of the greater munici pality would seem to be necessary to handle the shipping, transit and housing plans in a thorough-going, forward-looking manner, .Philadel phia must develop a metropolitan vision, she has grown beyond her old j viewpoint. The state mijst help her deal with her problems, they are al-l ready upon her. Pittsburgh, too. I though with a simpler form of gov-1 crnment has many questions facing! her. In almost any other state in | the t'nion, our second city would bei j the center of all activities and re ! oeive greater attention than she does j here. Her transportation and hous ing problems are probably her great | est issues to-day. She needs bet ter ways for her people to get be ' yond her busy center and better ways to bring to her door the pro ducts she requires in her industry. Great as are Pittsburgh's railways she has been hampered by lack of transportation. In any other pro gressive state on earth there would be great public works to help this j j condition and to assure the con-| • tinucd supremacy of such a remark-1 able industrial center. Pittsburgh i:as ambitious rivals in other states —Pennsylvania must see to it that Pittsburgh does not suffer from lack of competitive facilities. Our public' constructive program in Pennsyl : vania in waterways, in roads and in institutions has never been in any way commensurate with the great-1 ness of the state. The collection of j smaller municipalities about Pitts-1 burgh makes a great metropolitan j district and the question of city plan- | I ning, of water supply, of sewerage j j and smoke disposal and transit in I 'this section are worthy of states manlike study and constructive !eg-| 1 islative treatment. Our other cities, too, have prob-1 I lems in which the state can help I them mightily. Scranton, off by her-1 self in the Northeast, with the beat en paths of travel all leading toward j New York and rough roads and in different railway schedules only giving her avenues into the interior { of Pennsylvania, would be a metro ' polis in most of the other states. Our third city should be brought into closer relations with the rest of Pennsylvania and given better trans portation facilities and better main | highways to promote that end. And I the state must aid her to guard lier i self against the perils due to the very nature of her principal indus try and assist her in promoting the < industrial development which is I necessary for her continued prns ! perity. Our "third-class cities." under classification, need much legislation to make their present charter-lav/ 1 more workable. Indeed, it would seem that possibly a further classi-i The Easiest Way To End Dandruff There is one sure way that never fails to remove dandruff completely land that is to dissolve it. This de | stroys it entirely. To do this, just get | about four ounces, of plain, ordl- I nary liquid arvon; apply it at night when retiring; use enough to moisten i the scalp and rub it In gently with the finger tips. By morning, most if not all, of your dandrutf will be gone, and three or four more applications will com pletely dissolve and entirely destroy every single sign and trace of it, rft> ! matter how much dandruff you may ! have. You will find, too, that all itching j 'and digging of the scalp will stop in-I stantly, and your hair will be fluffy, lustrous, glossy, silky and soft, and look and feel a hundred times better You can get liquid arven at any drugstore. It is inexpensive, and four ounces is all you will need. This simple remedy has never been known | to fail. * Age Times A Book for the hour, by G. B. M. Clouser. Prophecy made plain. A reliable answer as to who will end the war. Price SI.OO, at the KYAXGCI.ICAI, PUBLISHING HOI MK Cor. Second and Locust Sts.. Harrlsburg, Pa. flcation of the municipalities of Pennsylvania should be considered. Scranton and Pittsburgh are hardly suited for the same classification, and while Reading will, at the next census, undoubtedly move up a place In rank, there is too much difference between the requirements I of the other big towns, like Erie and j ilkes-Barre and Harrisburg, ior instance, and those municipalities which have Just become eligible to j the dignity of o city charter. A great deal of constructive legislation! is needed In this direction to do !us tice to our town-dwellers in Penn-1 sylvania. 1 have given much thought; and much study to these matters nnd { 1 have a great desire to be of service In these truly constructive lines. A j real stnte bureau of municipal re- 1 search could be of wonderful use to the cities and boroughs of this Com monwealth. Taxation and Economy Pennsylvania, in common with! the- other states, will have some! serious problems of revenue and tax ation to meet before long. The! gradual encroachment of the Fed eral Government into the fields liere totore reserved for state and local revenues, has becoVne a menace to. the present systems ot' raising funds for state and even for county and municipal purposes. The abandon-' ment ol the tariff on imports as aj principal source of national revenue, I and the rapidly increasing expenses, iix-.nc'ing the military costs of "t.c , prc-sf nt day, have compelled the Government at Washington to im pose taxes upon incomes, inherit-; unces. corporate earnings and capi talization, and other items which have been the principal sources of state revenues. Pretty nearly evervi available source of income has been sought out and reached by the Fed eral tax-gatherer. The loss of re\c-l nues from liquor licenses will also re felt by the state, the counties and the municipalities when prohibition shall go into effect. In Pennsylvania we have for some years held the proud distinction of having no st.i'.e tax upon real estate and we want to' continue in that class. The farm and the dwelling house are already l taxed beyond their share, without the imposition of a state levy. But we shall have to watch carefully our budgets of income and expendi tures within the next few years, for it will be difficult to find new sourcesi of income. But we can save. There! is abundant opportunity for re trenchment in state expenditures by simplifying and systematizing the administrative departments of Uie state government. We have -co •many over-lapping commissions and • bureaus, too much inspection and too much duplication of work. In one particular case there are three separate and distinct sets of inspec tors from three different state bu reaus doing almost the same wont. In times like these, when is needed in the country and taxes are burdensome, this is particularlv reprehensible. There is a great field for economy and efficiency in the state government and if you will give me a Legislature that will help, I believe that I can show you some real savings in administration aid How Germany Devours The Little Nations \\ liile his Turkish partner turns again to the wholesale murder of Armenians, the Kaiser, con templating with satisfaction the heavy bag of little nations that is the reward of his sportsmanlike prowess, permits himself to "live again one of those great moments in which we can reverently admire God s hand in history. Moreover, "with gratitude toward God" in his heart, he faces the future "firmly trusting in the sword." The phrase, "no annexations and no indemnities" was still on its lips when Germany closed its mailed fist over Russia's Baltic provinces, Finland, Poland, the Ukraine, and Roumania, and now the same clutching menace seems to be moving toward Sweden, Norway and Denmark. WILL GERMANY BE ABLE TO DIGEST WHAT SHE IS DEVOURING? Read THE LITF.RARY DIGEST this week for a full account of Germany's ruthless seizure of nations and peoples and the opinion of America, as presented by its newspapers, on her action. Other articles in this exceedingly interesting number of "The Digest" are: j How the United States Navy is Reducing U-Boat Damage ru American Navy Doing its Part Toward Making Good the British Prophecy that the U-Boat May be Conquered by August Germany's "Free Route to India" La Follette Condemned at Home Another Partition of Poland Odin or Christ? No Russian Food For Germany "Smoldering Fires" in Prussia Making Shoes From Strange Skins Premature Joy For Bulgaria WTI c i 7 i j Niagara Already bpoiled When the Sun Explodes A Giant Tube to Test Submarines A Power Plant at a M.ne-mouth Leaf-buds and Fruit-buds Cutting Out the Mentally Unfit School, Community, and Home Gardens Postering the Third Liberty Loan (Prepared by the U. S. Food Administration) Important News of Finance and Commerce A Grim Operatic Satire on Russia American Soldiers in Poetry Religion of the Recruit Many Fine Illustrations, Humorous, Educational, and Artistic "The Digest"—For People Who Are Not Afraid of the Truth Never before perhaps in the history of the world has numerable influences, both domestic and foreign, that it been more difficult to arrive at the actual truth regard- tend to keep the issues clouded and the exact develop ing the tremendous events that are occurring from week mcnts in doubt - ' r ° ob f am thc tr " th / ou ™ ust a . | . , ... , , . news-magazine that gives you the facts impartially, to week. Empires are falling, huge tracts of territory from wh £ te - ver sourcc t f iey may bc derived, that has no arc changing hands, and the political complexion of policy but to state conditions as they are, without gloss States is being completely altered over night. To know or concealment and that leaves your judgment absolutely the real facts regarding these epoch-making occurrences unfettered. Such a magazine is THE LITERARY is a vital necessity for every one of us, yet there are in- DIGEST. You need it. March 23rd Number on Sale To-day—All News-dealers—lo Cents H) literary Digest ; A FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY (Publishers of the Famous NEW Standard Dictionary), NEW YORK give you a clean-cut, efficient state' government. Good Roads j i We must fto ahead with our roiMlj program. The past year has shown, ' as rttver before, the need of .;oo.lj : j highways in the business life and 1 j even in the defense of the nation. ,j Suppcse the enemy were in New i York or New Jersey or Maryland j or Ohio instead of In France and ' j Italy, what would we have done to-1 I ward moving men and supplies | through this stute during the past;' | few months? Isn't it a ridiculous 1 ; thing that there is not a good, broad i ; ! hard and continuous state highway ■ between Pittsburgh and Erie, and' 1 j between Scranton and - the state j j lines, and Harrisburg and Johns-! i town, and Reading and Williams-j ' ! port, and Wilkes-Barre and Allen- ' j town, and York and Altoona, and ] between all of these cities and every! i I other important place in the state, j The assessed wealth of Pennsylvania is now close to ten billion dollar-: I the real worth is much more. Sure- : ■ ly a Commonwealth so rich, so e'l- ' ! terprising and so self-contained and! self-sustaining, should have high-! ways as good* as any to be found in 1 the world. The present state high- j way law is a good one. It has boen i attacked because it bears my name; and I have helped to develop it from j : the beginning, made fifteen yaars ! ago. There is not too much mileage 1 !in the bill. There ought to be illo*e. I When the state can afford it all cf| ; the main highways should be ta,v?ni ; fr and the townships and small \ | boroughs relieved of their care, so j that their local taxes may go to pit.-! v'dc better side-roads, better schools; and better living conditions for tbej j people on the farms. The money i allotted to the townships and ex-| i penned on the lceal roads has nrc-l i duecd good results, but there hasn't I been enough of it. The roads must | ! E to the people, that all may liae I (lie advantage of them and not on?y| tj tiic. favored ones on the main routes. 1 ijTho enly trouble with the road !w! II has bun that it hat! not had ha-.t| .j •< clpnce. it hai been inade the! ,' prey of small politics and the roost- j 11 ing place for political incompetents.! j I promise that if I am elected, I j • | will put a man in as the head ofj :i the highway department who will -! have 'some pride in his job, be satis , j lie-! with ft and have vision enough ! • j ; nti patriotism enough to give it nisi ~ brsl attention and keep it out ofj , j in el. n, petty, iVctional or even parti-! .i sari politics. I have been working! • ion this road question in PennsyUi ,1 \aiia for a long time and I have ai , I great ambition to organize that! ,!l igl.wa>" department as an efficient 11 business-like. road-builcling l'.ia-l I chine. With the increasing auto-' i r>cbile revenue, the Federal ass'st-i lance, the co-operation of the coun-1 I ties and ' the money available fnm j ! t':e state appropriations, a raal! j showing can be made now on a j real road program. Road contracts ] and the locations of improvements i must be made according to a definite t i plan that will be just to every coun- , 1 ty in the state, and not given out through favoritism and as bids for j political favor. '.j Schools and Teachers I' Our schools must be kept up to i the best standard that the country I or the world has developed and our : people given every opportunity for education and htiprox ement that • civilization can suggest. I fovor the i most liberal state appropriations for i the maintenance and improvement of our schools. The salaries of our i teachers have not kept pace with > the advancing costs of the dece-u, dignified living conditions which pur people expect of their teachers. They need more pay and I want to help them get it and also to aid in get ting money for the teachers' retire, ment fund which we have created. There is a world of good work neces- j sar.v to make our schools what iliey | should be and our teachers need j - iind deserve all the assistance we I can give them. Conservation With our increased population, the j question of the preservation of ouri forests, our natural parks and! recreation places, the conservation] of our water-power and its guard-1 ing from monopolistic exploitation, j the preservation of the purity of our j streams and the guarding of the public health and morality through i ;nst and far-seeing laws is more thnn j ever apparent. The Department of! Health, developed to first place :n i the nation by the lamented Dr. | Dixon, must he maintained in the l highest standards, and its direct help to the people enlarged by a wider distribution of the necessary scientific treatment to those unable to procure such aid for themselves, i And th>ye are other matters, ;i<e the care of our insane, our prison system, plans for emergency public j works ant the prevention of the rx ! ploltution of our people by fraud.i --1 lent stock promotion, to whicn ij , have given much thought, and upon : ! which I hope to have a further audi I more detailed hearing. I pledge my-1 | self to a broad and progressive) i treatment of all of these subjects. | j as befits the government of a great. l ■ self contained and independent Corn- j monwealth. And I pledge myself to give to] the duties of the office of Governor! , that attention and devotion, within] ! the limits of my ability and exper -1 ienoe, which will give to the state 1 •an honest, progressive and enlight-! ened administration of her trusts' ; and enterprises, that our people may | enjoy the full fruits of their liberty | , and civilization, and be prepared to 1 carry the burdens of our present! responsibilities, and meet, with cour age and confidence, the tremendous problems, political, economic, social | land moral—which must grow out cf the great war. The real test of our j citizenship must come after the war.' I Now we are inspired by zealous pa-1 , triotism and in the heat of conflict i our tasks are made lighter, our s.tc-| rilices easier. But when we have ] wen our battles and settle down m 1 j cold blood to bind up our wounds, readjust our affairs and calculate | the cost of it all —then is when we 1 j shall have need of all of the cour age, all of the judgment and all of the devotion to Democracy which -u e possess here in Pennsylvania. We i must not be caught again unpre -1 pared—unready for the problems of i peace as we were for those of war. i I We will need the best talent 'hat! the state can furnish for thjse mighty questions, and I assure you that I will call to our Common wealth's service the most competent assistants that are to be had, and that if 1 am given the opportunity, I shall try to organize the adminis tration of your affairs on the high est possible standard. The greatest satisfaction a public man may have and the greatest asset that a party may hold, is faithful public service. With these truths in view I. confi dently offer an ambition and spirit to serve the people of Pennsylvania in executive office and to give them the best that is in me. WILLIAM C. SPROUL. DOCTOR URGED AN OPERATION Instead I took Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound and Was Cured. Baltimore, Md.—"Nearly four years 1 suffered from organic troubles, nerv every m on th would have to j* was a '* , to have an ope ration. My sister \ \/y y asked me to try A. Y/ Lydia E. Pink- M \ v/ J Yarn's Vegetable I // / Compound before ' / consenting to an { operation. I took five bottles of it and it has completely cured me and my work is a pleasure. I tell all my friends who .have any trouble of this kind what Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound has done for inc." —Nellie ]!. BIIIT TINGHAM, UO9 Calverton Rd., Bal timore,* Md. It is only natural for any woman to dread*the thought of an opera tion. So many women have been restored to health by this famous remedy, Lydia E. Pinkliam's Vege table Compound, after an operation has been advised that it will nay any woman who suffers from such ailments to consider trying it before "iihinittinir to such a trvjnu o^do-w. Your Child's Skin will be free from chafing, scalding eruptions and all soreness if you use Sykes Comfort Powder For more than 25 years it has been heal ing and preventing skin soreness. 25c at the Vlnol and other drug stores Comfort Powder Co.. Boston, Mass.
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