Morris tribune., 1905-10-28

| "Be PhilaIelphianS before anything
elser' He said there was no secret
remedy known for public evils and
that they could not be cured by hid
ing them In another speech on the
same day the governor spoke Of the
wonderful change that has occurred in
the last four years, saying that today
every state in the Union except ten is
prosecuting corrupt officials.
One unusual and impressive incident
illustrating the intense spirit of the
| Philadelphia reform movement grew
out of the overflow meeting at the
Academy after Governor Folk had en-
tered The crowd, singing John
| Browns Body" marched to the homes
of Durham and McNicholl, the machine
contract partners, and there hurled re-
Dukes in the ears Of the hated bosses.
The finance committee of the Phila-
delphia councils began it's Investigation
| of the local administration by esecting
from the committee room Mayor Wea-
yer and three. of his directors, who an
nounced that they had come to assist
| the committee in bringing out the
| facts. Under examination Superintend-
| ent Taylor told how the dismissed di-
rector, Smythe, had asked to protect
reporters and how men had been put
| on the force after serving three or four
years in the penitentiary
Parry's Rate Law Plan.
President Parry of the National AS
| ISOLATION of Manufacturers is sending
| out broadcast a circular favoring the
establishment Of a bureau Of inter
state transportation in the department
Of commerce and labor, the commits
sioner Of which shall have charge of all
differences arising between shippers
and railroads. But If this bureau chief
cannot adjust the issues they are to be
taken to a special court Of transporta-
ton.
Roosevelt to the South.
The president Of the United States
began his journey through the south
ern section of the country Oct. IS with
an appeal to the people Of Richmond,
Va, to abandon sectionalism in poll
tics He declared that this country
must play it's part in world politics, in
Guiding policing of the Caribbean sea.
The president was received everywhere
with great cordially and made numer-
Gus short speeches from his car at
small towns by the way. He was ac-
companied by Mrs. Roosevelt and sew
eral friends. He himself called atten-
ton to the fact that when his present
Journey should be finished he would
have the satisfaction of having spoken
in every state in the Union during his
term as president.
At Raleigh, n. c., the president de-
clared explicitly that he did not be-
I.eve in government ownership of any
thing which can with propriety be left
in private hands, but he told the south
that a federal curb on common carriers
was needed to secure fairness toward
all the public
At Atlanta, Ga, he made his great
plea for federal control of all the great
interstate corporations and said the
worst enemy of the people was the man
who achieved wealth by crooked meth
DDS, though within the letter, of the
law. Everywhere the people greeted
the president with extraordinary en-
thusiasm.
New York's MayoraIty Fight.
The Municipal Ownership league hag-
Ing decided to run complete ticket
by petition, with Clarence J. Shearn,
Hearst's personal counsel, for district
attorney, District Attorney Jerome
opened his campaign before a great
Carnegie hall audience with the knowl-
edge that al the regular party organ
izations were fighting to down him.
Nevertheless he. began a whirlwind
campaign Oh the one issue of liberty