Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-26

were given away pN IallnleSS puDnc ser
wants to private corporation. This i'm
mense sum was needed and could have been
most advantageously expended for more
schools, new municipal hospital, a better
water supply and other public improve
ments.
We allege that an offer of any price for
TINS franchise was contemptuously rejected
Dy tne mayor, now in power who signed
the ordinances at night time to exclude pro-
test or protective action on the part of our
citizens.
We charge that vice fourishes unre-
pressed, either by the apathy or connivanc"
or the police authorities and under the Ill
rect protection of machine politicians.
That the arrest of more than 700 keep
ers Oh gambling joints, speakeasies and
inmates OF disorderly houses within the
past twelve months had to be accomplish
ed by private citizens without the aid or
assistance of the police
Ihat over $1,000 fictitious names are
on the registration list credited to disrep-
purpose of colonizing voters and increas-
ing the machines vote. That over 400
indictments have been found by the grand
Jury charging ballot-box irregularities. and
tnat the police have been employed to IA
clntate repeating and to prevent an honest
expression of the will of the people
Charges Against the Mayor.
That the present mayor Of the city, in
violation Of the law, and in direct conflict
with the platform upon which he was elect
ed, is using the employees of the municipali-
" Tor the most degrading kind of political
work to continue the present political CO.
terle In power, and that he has made 1t a
condition precedent to employees In retain
ing their positions that they obtain cer-
tam number of votes for his ticket and
contribute certain pro rata of their sal
airy.
I'VE allege that all the foregoing reasons
cO-ODerlteQ fO Ia Ea Ta,
Philadelphia equal If not worse than the
Iammany in control of New York civ so
that Philadelphia at the present time is
brought into contempt in all parts ~ our
country as expressed in few of the many
expressions of opinion taken from the lead
ing papers of our land
we affirm that P. F. Rothermel, the
present district attorney, was refused the
nomination by the men who assume 70 con.
troi the republican party on account of his
fearless and honest refusal to withdraw
prosecutions against ballot-boX suffers and
criminals with political influence and his
general disregard for orders from anv no.
Ilt1cal boss. He has made a faithful nj
honest of1cial, and has been turned down
Tor the declared reason the machine wanted
dlstrlct attorney that it could control
The document Is signed by Harrv "a
french, president Of the Municipal League:
ex-Gov. Robert E. Pattison Chairman of
the democratic town meeting committee.
Samuel NJ. Clement jr secretary of INC
committee of nine, and Ernest T. Tustin
chairman Of the union party city commit
tee. '
bitterness I'm the Campaign.
me campaign is now proceeding with
great bitterness. The republican machine
organization possesses some notable ad-
Vantages IN the contest. 1t has In the first
place the machinery; 1t has trained poIiti-
clans to do the work and can draw upon
the off1ceholders for funds. The union mar
tvs campaign is being managed by men
VINO have more determination than experi-
ence in that kind of business Money for
campaign purposes is being raised by public
subscription. The wards are being organ
ized along conventional lines, meetings are
heid every night, and every effort is being
made to arouse the people
The union party claims that the ren,b
mean machine organization is working the
once noiders OF the city bureaus Among
the charges which have been made bv the
union party are the statements that each
of1ceholder under the city administration
es from ten voters for the republican
city ticket, and that each man has also
peen assessed per cent of his annual sal
ary. Ihese statements are here given ONLY
as part of the campaign gossip
me most recent recruit to the union
party cause was Mr.. David Martin. a
republican, prominent for his opposition In
the past to Senator Quay His ward is
SAID to be good for six thousand republican
majority, and he Is expected to deliver this
to the union party.
These are some OF the features Of this
extraordinary campaign. 1t grows in inter
est each day and will. no doubt, share the
attention OF the country with the anti
Iammany crusade in New York city.
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