O'NEIL PLATFORM IS OUTLINED AT RALLY [Continued from First Pane.] platform. It is as fqllows: "I have never sought or held pub lic office for the sake of the office or fpr my own advantage. My object i has been to advance certain princi- ! pies for which I stand to render ser vice to the people. Kvery office I 1 had held has been at a sacrifice to | myself and family. Compelled to 1 work at the age of ten. doing a man's t work at the age of fifteen as a driver of a delivery wagon, leaving homo and starting in business for myself as a merchant in a strange city at the age of nineteen, and securing my education at intervals during winter ninths and at night, has given me aIT- experience that enables me to | appreciate the difficulties and urob lems of life confronting the average citizen. In my platform utterances which | follow, I have not evaded, equivocat- | ed or attempted by the fulsome use of words to becloud a thought. I take a definite stand on everything I propose, and every plank in this platform is consistent with my pub- '• lie life extending over a period of | twenty-five years. lam no eleventh j hour convert to any proposition which I advocate. ■ For many years I have been en- ; gaged in business as a merchant, j banker and publisher. This, with my experience as Recorder and Com- j missioner of Allegheny County for ten years, as Insurance Commission- j er and Highway Commissioner of Pennsylvania, has giver, me under standing of the great social, moral and economic problems now con fronting the people, as well as those which will arise after the war. The men of Pennsylvania are just 1 as patriotic, home loving and C.od i fearing as those of any state in the Union, but for twenty-five years they have been controlled with an iron hand by a vicious, corrupt political machine which has made an alliance j with the liquor traffic, special inter ests. the underworld and all forms of vice. To improve living condi tions. make happier homes and have a clean Commonwealth, we must de- i stroy this machine. I will do everything in my power i to administer the affairs of the state in an honest and business-like man- j ner. in the interest of all the people, | to improve conditions in the work shops and on the farms and to see that the boys and girls of the fu ture have a better chance than we ' have had in the past. I favor the promotion of the in- i dustrial and general business activi ties of the state which, properlv con-! ducted, are so vital to the welfare of I the people. • We are now on the eve of a new era. The redemption of Pennsyl- ' vania draweth nigh. The ratification of the Sheppard Amendment to the National Constitution is assured and Pennsylvania to take an honored po sition in the nation n r-t be one ot the thirty-six state.. ratify The contest of V v Jlst is not an issue between two men or between | "A Different Kind of a Jewelry Store" f l Bonds WE AS A MEMBER OF OUR 1918 Five Hundred $25 Watch, Diamond and Watch Bracelet Club Which Opens Tomorrow Here's the jewelry buying opportunity many people have been waiting for. Our unique plan makes it possible for every person to buy that much wanted Watch, Diamond or Watch Bracelet and pay for it in weekly payments without scarcely missing the money. No red tape to embarrass you—membership open to any reputable person. On plan A payments commence at 30c and in crease 10c per week for a period of twenty weeks. On plan B payments begin at $2.20 and decrease 10c each succeeding week for a period of twenty weeks. Every article sold is covered by THE P. H. CAPLAN CO. guarantee just the same as if sold for cash. Diamonds - Watches - Jewelry, Etc. 206 Market Street FRIDAY EVENING, 1 two factions. A great principle is at stake, a principle greater than any ' j man. I wish to impress upon the ; people of this state the importance i of not being misled by false political leaders or fooled by false doctrines. ■; It is a question of right against j wrong, the saloon versus the home | and our industries, and I urge upon all voters the importance of voting j only for men who stand four-square I upon this issue. Tlic War and After t)*ie War It is criminal to capitalize patriot | ism for personal advantage. It is unnecessary to declare that at all 1 times the state of Pennsylvania will i do its full patriotic duty and I shall ; consider it a high privilege to sup port in every way the National ad i ministration and organize this state to render its maximum support to \ the speedy winning of the war. I favor giving the Commission on Pub lic Safety and Defense the full ! amount asked for at the last ses- I sion, $5,000,000.00 and more if by j so doing the cause of the Republic is j advanced. I am convinced that the real test of our state's strength will be felt keenly in the war after this war— ; the war of reorganization and read justment, when all economic and hu ; mane considerations will need new I setting and just treatment. Mono i poly and greed must not then again . disgrace our state and impoverish 1 our mighty army of toilers in factory j and in field, in mine and mill. I I shall steadily stand for human rights ; and for justice to all. Injured Soldiers and Sailors When our crippled soldiers and I sailors are brought home it will be jmy pleasure to provide for them every possible comfort and help. I shall favor careful medical treat ment, continuation schools suited to (heir maimed condition, and employ ! ment in such industry as will ensure i their welfare. Whatever a grateful ) state can do it must do for those i gallant, heroic men." State Prohibition as a War Measure The National Government has i found it necessary to protect our i soldiers from the curse of strong j drink. If it be necessary to protect I I the soldiers from liquor to win the j war. how much more necessary it is ■ \ to protect our great industrial army ; • here in Pennsylvania and our hoys j ; and girls from the rum traffic. This | is state prohibition as a war meas- ■ \ ure, to which I pledge myself. National Prohibition T am for National Prohibition and ] will use my best efforts to have the . Sheppard amendment ratified. I will j not support any candidate for the | j Legislature who does not make a | positive and unequivocal declaration in favor of the ratification of the j amendment. Woman Suffrage Tam in favor of woman suffrage. I State Constitutional Convention I favor the calling of a State Con stitutional convention. The present Constitution is out of date and does not measure up to the great advance , made along social and economic lines during the last forty years. Budget System The cost of government in this : state has been growing by leaps and | bounds. We have too many offices and there are too many commissions. 1 favor a budget system which will provide that the various heads of departments submit in detail to the legislature the amount of money necessary to operate their depart ments. I am in favor of a budget system for all state and charitable institutions.to be presented when ap propriatipns are asked. I also favor closer supervision of all institutions and agencies supported wholly or in part by state funds. Schools The bulwark of our state is the public school. I favor larger appro- I priations and prompt payment of the same. The teachers of the state are under-paid. 1 favor larger salaries. I am also in full sympathy with the teachers' retirement act. I oppose teaching any language save the Eng lish in any schools below high school grade in this Commonwealth and will advocate the speedy americanization of our entire population. Let all people foreign or native born, be come citizens or get out. National Allegiance should go with bread wln | ning. Conservation, Food, Housing I The war has brought home to us, | as never before, the question of food and the value of the men who pro j duce it. Pennsylvania's farm popu lation is twice in size among all the i state, but our farm people have 1 never received the consideration to which their numbers and public im portance justly entitle them. If elected Governor, I will do my ' best to see that the farmer gets jus tice in Pennsylvania and is properly represented at Ilarrisburg. 1 pledge myself to work for the protection and extension of our state forests, the increase of their use as recreation grounds for the people, and the protection and increase of I game and fish for the benefit of all | throughout the state. I pledge myself to use every power |of the governorship in order that I pure and plentiful food, decent j housing, good schooling, a fair j chance for leisure and health, and I good pay for good work may be j brought within the reasonable reach 1 of every Pennsylvanian. Corrupt Practices Act I I will urge the adoption of a thor ! ough-going, comprehensive corrupt practices act, which will stop the ( corrupt use of money at elections j and, will place the corruptionists j i where they belong, behind the bars. |1 favor an act which will more cer ' tainly define the purpose for which i money may be contributed and spent ■ in any general or primary election, limit the total expenditures, and, in j addition to penalties for violation. | require due accounting and public j audit, and "Make the wilful viota ! tion governing elections felonies ! punishable by imprisonment." Home Rule I favor a larger measure of home 1 rule for cities, boroughs and town ships, particularly as to the control of public utilities and local improve ments. Idle People I shall advocate the enactment of a law that will compel all idle per sons. rich and poor alike, to work, lat least during the period of the war, in some productive capacity in this state. The day of loafing, whether in HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH saloon or Killed club, on street or in pleasure resorts, must cease and every person compelled to do his full duty to society and to the Common wealth. Public Service The Public Service Commission of i Pennsylvania has demonstrated its • usefulness. I will recommend an f amendment giving the Commission ' the right to suspend an increase of i rates made by any Public Service Company until after a hearing and a decision by the Commission. Short Ballot I favor the short ballot. This 1 method If properly safeguarded is ' the easiest and most certain means of registerirfg popular will. Taxation I favor a more just and equitable ; system of taxation whereby the cost ' of Government may be more equit ' ably distributed. As it is now the 1 small property owner pays too large a percentage of the taxes. This should be remedied. On account of the war, which has prevented build ing. the Pittsburgh and Scranton plan should be given a further trial. 11 believe that this plan will stop the holding of land for speculation and assure better housing conditions for people in our cities. While it may be impracticable to locally tax the real estate of public service corporations, there should be paid by the state to the several coun ties the proportion of state taxes col , lected as is represented by the values of real estate in those counties. I favor an amendment to the Con stitution providing that all subjects of taxation may be classified for the purpose of laying graded and pro gressive taxes. Graded taxes place the burden of taxation upon those best able to bear them. They put the burden more heavily upon those who draw more heavily upon the benefits conferred by government. They exist in many states and should be adopted here. Water-Ways The congestion on the railways during the past year has demonstrat ed that we must improve our inland Water-ways. I favor a comprehen sive system of improvements which will give us a system of canals and inland wp.ter-ways by which we can move heavy and slow moving freight. 11 favor the early construction of the j Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Canal, and will try to bring about joint action I by Pennsylvania. Ohio and West Vir ginia for its early construction. 1 am in favor of a plan whereby we can conserve our rivers and provide landing places, docks and harbors in the Ohio and Monongahela Rivers at Pittsburgh and on the Delaware River at Philadelphia which will meet yith the deiunads of this great industrial state. I favor the develop ment of all water power within the state, so that the benefits they con fer may accrue to all the people of the state, instead of to a privileged I few. Blue Sky law I will advocate a Blue Sky law to I protect the people of this state from | the stock swindling thieves who rob jthe people ea''h year of millions of j dollars by selling them worthless stocks and bonds. I had such a bill introduced at the last session of the , • Legislature but it was "pickled" in | committee by an "unseen hand" ' : guided by the political machine. Insurance The people of Pennsylvania pay over $100,000,000.00 each year for insurance of various kinds and it is Important that all policies should be absolutely safe. During my term as Insurance Commissioner I drove all crooked insurance companies from the state, making it practically lm j possible, for another Insurance scan dal such as the Pittsburgh Life, but ! 1 will recommend several amerid- I ments to the insurance laws which will still throw additional safeguards | around all life insurance policies. Stenographers and Clerks Always the first to be reduced in • salary and the last to be raised, j They have suffered in these abnor- I mal times because they have not re -1 eeived increases commensurate with I the additional living cost. I have j regretfully observed this for years and will endeavor to interest both public and private enterprises in a I correction of this inequality. Good Bonds The nroblem of good roads is a | vitally important economic issue. To j keep the people on the farms give j them good roads to get to the mar- ! ; kets, and the same to the people who ' are employed in the cities and live in j the country. The present road laws were passed by the politicans and ' for the politicans and they have a!- i ways refused to appropriate suffi cient money for maintenance and construction. The revenues of this great state are sufficient to construct a comprehensive system of road if the business of the state is conducted along economic lines. I am in favor of an act which will give the bor oughs and townships more aid in the construction of local roads. I have already inaugurated a plan whereby the state pays 50 per cent of the cost of any state highway passing through a borough. This plan is working successfully. The | supervisors of the various townships !of the state have 80,000 miles of ! roads to maintain while the state | has only 10,300. Therefore, X favor [a plan whereby the state can make appropriations to townships for the j construction and maintenance of | their roads, with local help and local I material. | When the conditions permit T fa ' vor the construction of an improved | road on one side for automobile and heavy truck traffic and the mainten | ance of a dirt road on the other side I for teams and horses. I favor the • =tate taking over all bridges on state : highways and the erection and main ! tenance by the state of such bridges in the future. t'nder my administration of the Highway Department I have brought about a better feeling and a spirit of co-operation between the state and the.counties, whereby a majority of the* counties have agreed to bear half the cost of road development. 1 am opposed to (he earth roads of the state being turned back on the counties. > Registration of Lobbyists I am in favor of a law which will require lobbyists to register and state just what legislation they arc j interested in. Committee Meetings i Crooked legislative work is done in committees. I am in favor of all \ committee meetings of the House J and Senate being held in public and | a record made of all votes. State Civil Service I am in favor of State Civil Serv- [ ice. lam opposed to all political as- ! sessments and will recommend and favor a system whereby employes In the various departments are promot ed on merit. Labor Legislation I am unalterably opposed *o any law doing away for the period of the war, or any other period, with the safeguards which the Legislature has thrown round the employment of labor, especially the labor of wo men and children. The health of those who work with brain and hands is of vital Importance to the state, but never more so than to-day when our country is engaged in the greatest war in history. As gover nor. acts suspending the Child Labor Act: the Woman's Labor Act, or any existing act guarding the health and safety of workmen or modifying | any of their protective provisions, I will have to be passed over my veto. I shall urge to a great extent a con sistent physical examination pro gram for all children from the time that the child enters school until he becomes of age. The operation of the National Draft Act which shows that the percentage of rejections, on the ground of physical disability, |is an impressive argument in favor of further efforts to safe-guard the I future citizen during the period of j i physical development. Workmen's Compensation In view of the increased cost of i living the minimum and maximum i compensation should be commensu rately increased. A simple and just ; method of computing wages should be adopted to meet the needs of all the workmen of the state. I favor j these and other amendments neces sary to meet the conditions of to- I day ' Workmen's Insurance Common justice requires that the working men and women of Penn- i sylvania should be relieved from the i tear of poverty in old age stnd in ' Ume of sickness and unemployment. | Ihe breadwinner of the family! should be able to live free from the j jear that sickness or death will cause Ills wife and children to be depend- ! ent on charity. The workman is en- j tit.ed to obtain insurance against I sickness, old age and lack of em- i P oyment, and the state, the em ployer and the workman should e t° make such insurance pos sible. v Child Labor I, a w The present Child Labor Law. stoutly resisted by corporate greed, has now become a most helpful agency of honest industry and a ilessing to children who are forced to toil. Its provisions have had the hearty approval of educators and of the National Association of Manu facturers. Just as money was pour ed out tor its defeat, money from the same sordid sources will be OUt or its re I seal - 1 Shall stand squarely against any attempt to lessen the protection to our child ren and our women who toil. I shall favor any additional safeguards and humane provisions that the friends of humane legislation may approve, i The conservation of human life shall 1 Ve my hea, ty help. I shall ne\er consent t othe coining of chil dren s rights int ©capitalists' gold I shall always stand for the health and I education of our children and for the ! protection of our women in everv ! way that decency and the rights of | 1,0 l Cig ! r l Specials 1 -,, 1 ( Winning This War I sEn x T u l For Democracy 8 Kinff Oscars 3 I f <" ' > """ "" * " """ ft or- & T ars... (<" / S7/T / ■ Losing it to Autocracy Cien. I lartranftS t> 8 Sweet Girls I Series of Frightful Wnn £ s La Tifton 50 irf&dictne Make Certain of lOCVnt cil R TB 300 N*™" ST.'- 306 BROAD ST. Winning $ . _ cigars How to Itf Benin NOW to J % 4 Larma 25? 1 1 SAVE - Then 3^' : s,r'. 5 . o :.* , : i 3 ).. . ! Satnrnav (inlv Buy! Buy ! if 3 Hcnrict'ta 0 '* 4 : ,8) ...35 ? J and Still Buy! I 3 (^'ot^rtr 88 * None Sold to Dealers at These Prices „? t on^8 (> V__ * ' 1,1 le r I.v l.oiin Committee ~~■"—■—■ —• —— v a _ Standard Medicines Talcums Soaps | .y>c I'luto Water 28e Djer Kiss Talcum 28 * Say man's Soap—3 cakes. 35* 8 SI.OO Miles' Nervine 79? Azurea Talcum 28* Physician and Surgeon Soap 8* SI.OO Miles' Blood 79? Attar Tropical 19* Resinol Soap . 19* || SI.OO Miles' Heart . 79* Marv Garden Talcum 43* Woodbury's Soap j.J* 8 ;rv ir n r t A-A du "i. Squibb's Talcum 17* Palmohve Soap lO* £ ' Mord s Acid Phosphate 42* Babcock's Talcum 14* Jergen's Violet Give. Soap 9* g .ay man s Soap—3 cakes, 35? Mennen's Talcum 14* Pear's Scented Soap 18* K $1.25 Pinkham's Vegetable Comp., 73* Jergen's Cut Rose Talcum !!!.20* Packer's Tar Soap 19* 51.25 Pinkham's Blood Purifier,... 79* Jergen's Lilac Talcum 20* Lux 11* ■| 30c Musterole ' i<) e Colgate's Talcum 15* li 60c Musterole 'iHs- J ohnsons Baby Talcum 13* Face Fowders ;!; 25c Mentholatum 1 T- i u i_ i i *.t I s° c Pompeiian Beauty Powder ...39* : Ire Mint .V. * imely Household Needs 25c Woodbury's Face Powder 17* | ~ * lib Moth Balls 19* 30c Satin Skin Face Powder 18* ::: 3jcFreezone 28 25c IVarson Crcol'in !!! 1!!!!!!!!!! ITP 30c Carmen Face Powder **• :£ M _ c Lavoris 3c? 5Qc Lyso , :U( , [ Face Powder 75* :|: 25c Lavoris 19? j p j n t McNeil's Stock Dipsand Disin- SI.OO Myrka Poudre de Riz 79* :|! Aspirin Tablets (100), sgr 89* fectant, 50* 25c I*reeman's I'ace Powder 19* :|i SI.OO Resinol Ointment .'.'.'.69* ]o .° Sulphur Candles 8* 50c Pussy Willow Powder 34* > ci nn i" 4.u t i * 25c C_,. Disinfectant 10c'* Melba I'a.cc I owdcr oOy? ; t oc r i/terfne S 1 lb. 20-Mule Borax ..!!!!!!!!!!'.! 12* D jer Kiss Face Powder 48* ;j; n .u c 25c Formaldehvde Fumi"-ator 19* ?0c Mavis Face Powder 41* - 1 imeston/pho 3 nh t U Peterman's Roach Food ..8* S IOO Mar y Garden Face Powder . 75* 85c S I h ° Sphate 25c Rat and Roach Paste 20* 35c Poudre de Toilette .. . 23* I 50c Stuart s Dyspepsia fabietV I!!'m* ' 5 - c Ra f S p' V J|J *' °° G "'"" lngma I ' ,CC ' ° W % f iji C cn T e S l [° n u y T l Tar 10c Roach rS Saul°t aC .. ** .8* 50c Java Rice Face Powder 29* | .. att l s Asthmalena $1 .OO * 50c Pinaud's Face Powder 45* >v {oc JJill s Balm of Life, .>3* -p. *-* j 25c Spiro Powder 17* i tt? C O P^?. in ?! s Xe "' Dis co v ery ....34* Tooth Powders 50c Marje Antoinette 39* X s{-20 Mi'k Emulsion 75* Sanitol Tooth Powder 18* $2.00 Fiancee Face Powder $1.39 j; ———————————— Calox Tooth Powder 19* —————— I Shaving Preparations Peroxide Tooth Powder 20* Cold Creams f: Williams' Holder Top 21* [- a > ( Cl j s , \ p^ %< j r \"1 ( ' 50 i Palmolive \ anishine Cream 2')* i Colgate's Shaving Stick 23* CoJgate s i ooth Powder 15* Mllr .... .!• /. . .'. | Mennen's Shaving Cream 24* inu * 1 "" '' ou "'' ■■ ■ : SI.OO Houbigant's Cold Cream ... .79* |! Williams'. Shaving Cream 19* t tk P #• 35c Pompeiian Night Cream 24* Colgate s Shaving Cream 23? OOin raste 25c p ompe ii an Night Cream 17* ? : Johnson's Shaving Cream 19* Pebeco Tooth Past .' :t:to 50c Creme de Meridor 31* | Pinaud's Lilac :{0 Colgate's Tooth Paste 23* 25c D. and R. Cream 17* Lilac Talcum Powder 20* Lyons' Tooth Paste 17* 25c Pond's Vanishing Cream 19* Styptic Pencils •• 8* Kalpheno looth Paste 19* 50c Pompeiian Massage 29* ji Rubberset Shaving Brushes 35* Euthymol Tooth Paste 15* 50c Stillman's Freckle Cream 29* | Candy Specials Rubber Goods Lady Helen Cordial Cherries 49* lb. box $1.50 2 qt. Family Fountain Syringe, 3 pipes 84* II Milk Chocolate Cordial Cherries 49* lb. box 75c Water Bottles 50* i: Banquet Chocolate Cookies,l2 oz. net, 39* box $2.50 Wonpeace Combination Water Bottle and Syringe, v; Lady Florence Covered Nuts with Cream 49* lb. box combined, #I.OB JI Chocolate Nougets and Caramels, assorted flavors, with SI.OO Water Lottie .08* << nuts, 49* $2.50 Vaginal Douche Syringe ....$1.85 v Bolton's Milk Chocolate Brazil Nutts with Cream 59* lb. box sl-50 Wonpeace \\ ater Bottle 84? $ Lady Marian Chocolate Cocoanut Royals 49* lb. box ,j U* , . si T a nu i * t/ il i $2.50 Household Combination sl.<>B :J Lady Mary Chocolates, '/ 2 lb 50? box :j; Nelson Assorted Chocolate Fruits and Nuts and Fondants, 35c Coffee, special blend; the kind you pay 35c for at most all boxed 59* stores; at this store, 20? 300 Market St CLARK'S 306 Broad St. human souls demand. No pre-elect ion contributions shall ever, with my consent, buy legislation or pre vent the enactment of just laws. Mine Caveins Conditions In the mining regions of the state, due to the falling of the surface of land as Is the result of An aid i* VICTORY Schmidt's Victory Bread Weighs 154 pounds—costs 15c Contains 25% substitute for wheat, and that's what Uncle Sam wants. Good— Wholesome—Delicious— Well Baked Q e l Wrapped in a Victory Wrapper tocer's Bernard Schmidt APRIL 12, 1918 mining operations have become in tolerable. If a reasonable adjust ment of the private and public inter ests involved cannot be secured by agreement between representatives of the municipalities, corporations and persons affected, the police pow. er of the state or of the communi- ties interested should bo used to put an end to the existing dangers. I favor a statute making it u misde meunor for a mine to be so operated us to cause the surface of the ground, within the limits of any city or bor ough to fall or cave in. J. DRNNY OINKIL 11
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