New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-19
WAR ON WEAVER BEGINS.
ATTACK ON WANAMAKER.
Senator Penr0Se and Governor Pen
nypacker Call Reform Blind.

! PHILADELPHIA, Oct 1S.-The first great rally Of
! the regular Republicans took place tonight IN
the Academy of Music. Among the ten speak
ers were Governor Samuel w. Pennypacker and
| United States Senator Penrose-
dozen political clubs marched past the
| building, while small cannon doomed from the
! roofs of nearby clubhouses.
Senator Penrose made a speech in which he
bitterly attacked John Wanamaker and eX-
Judge James Gay Gordon. He said:
1t is Of immediate concern to realize that beneath
the clamor for publication of conditions are all
practical and INSCRIPTIONS methods, selfish in
character and purpose and not calculated to CON m
Our great State and city have been maligned,
slandered abused and discredted by a deliberately
planned system of newspaper correspondence, IN
order that the Republican party may be GrGken
down TO give opening 19T me SelS6 aT
AMBITIONS OF certain vel known @ W daI with
the dspassionate convictions of Republican people
10 zeal solely with the political interests Of John
Wanamaker and ex-Judge James Gay G fn nv
the exhaustive employment of cant hypocrisy ana
p sceve and nsme ntegen czens
Wananlaker hopes to make himself TniteYd
States Senator and Gordon hopes to make himself I
Democratic Governor. and the interestS Gr fbA
overthrow of the Republican party. with them in
eeeeo bas beer openly expressed and proclaimed
the public during the first hal; of his adminsdta
in confidential conversation among themselves
Governor Pennypacker said in part
In using the power Of his office to prevent sns
the Mayor did exactly right There are certain
foF@ T fas as agency
among them the preservation of the peace. tne
water and light ' The gas works ought to
have been leased to the United Gas ImPr9veme4nt
Company. It is ever the first step which COSTS
There is difference in time, but none in principle
barriers were broken an effort should De mace
periods
far as the Mayor has endeayorsd to prevent
those by whom he was surrounded from Improperly
benehting themselves at the expense OF the CITY
the Support Of eVery good citizen In he has
aided in removal from the assessors lists OF the
tRose lists 6eca9 of caTeiessness or fraud he
conferred public benefit for which all ought TO De
Every man who has taken a dollar improperly
procuring RIM frauduient vote # there such
sons. ought to be punished Every man wnos b tor
Of taking moneys from the treasury or procuring
fraudulent votes ought also 10 be punished -
exercise the powers of his Office for purposes SUCH
n which hs Eane 6en 6eped Upon him and
would have done much for the Improvement or p9 pup
the power intrusted to him solely for the purposes
for ThGh has been s 1T FOR tba
ment of other ends is. indeed the ideal magistrate
TAKEN thS Of 6S sy
vance their own interests and, unhappHX. me
Mayor has forgotten the functions Of his office In
announcing himself as the leader Of political
movement. He has done much and much
worse. He has promised to use the powers in
trusted him Mayor to aid the political cause
to which he has given his adhesion -.
In HIS speech Of September 16 he uttered these
words: 81 now pledge my administration in all its
parts the assistance and the help Of the good
people of Philadelphia to bring about this fall the
Overwhelming defeat of the organization" When,
September 20, She convention OF his party had
made its nominations it proceeded en- masse to
provided for its chief magistrate. and there the
Mayor said to the delegates: Let us make
pledge and let make that pledge here together.
you with the administration and the administra-
ton with you, and from this time until the
election, yea, until after the election is over, that
will not rest single moment in earnest
endeavor bring about the absolute defeat of the
organization ticket and the prosperity and success
of the ticket nominated to-day"
with this assumption Of leadership in a political
movement reformation persisted. The control of the
police is given to the Mayor Of the city by the peo
pie the maintenance of the peace; the control of
the fremep is given the Mayor solely for the
purpose Of the prevention OF con1agTation and yet
the Mayor deliberately pledged. not his personal
effort. but every part Of his administration TO the
accomplishment of a political purpose and the de-
feat of the party which had elected him.