Arizona republican., 1905-11-07
BROTHERLY LOVE.
Will Not Be the Name of Philadelphia
 Today.

Philadelphia Nov 6.-The eve of the day toward which Philadelphia has been looking for six months to decide whether the municipal affairs of the city shall continue to be conducted as they have been in the past or whether a new order of things shall obtain. finds the situation so tense that no Philadelphian will be surprised tomor- row if the peace of the city is serious ly disturbed. Matters reached a criti- cal stage today when the mayor of the city and sheriff of the county, both of whom are leaders in their respective parties, issued antagonistic proclama- lions swearing to uphold the law and protect citizens against the illegal bal lots of the opposing side.
 The sheriff in his proclamation calls upon citizens to assist deputies ap- pointed by him to uphold the law, and the mayor replied in a strongly worded proclamation in which he said: "The peace of the city. the supremacy of the law and the blood-bought rights of honest electors must and shall be pre- served"
 For the moment the question of ma jorities has been lost sight of. Back
 
 sworn in about 900 special policemen for election duty. The sheriff says he will not appoint deputies and that the peace of the city rests with the mayor.
 The proclamation of Sheriff James L. Miles, who is republican leader of the thirteenth ward and chairman of the city committee, was published broadcast in Philadelphia. As soon as Mayor Weaver learned of it, he con- suited with his advisers and this after noon, he. issued a proclamation which was as unusual as the one drafted by the sheriff
 The mayor in his proclamation says: ''It has become public knowledge that certain conspirators against the pub lie peace and welfare are planning un- lawful acts in connection with the cleo tion tomorrow. of this criminal com bination, James l.. Miles is the official head and has, ostensibly in his office as sheriff, by proclamation, announced that he intends to appoint special de- puties at the polling places of this city.
 q am informel that the sheriff of the county, in his capacity as the leader of the lawless combination referred to- has been in consultation with law breakers and the enemies of law and order for the purpose of devising some means for the preventing of an honest and free expression of the popular will at the election to be held tomorrow. This object they hope to effect by hav- ing him, as sheriff, commission so- called deputies to perform services at the polling places in defiance of the ex- pressed prohibition of the law"
 The proclamation further declares that "the action of James L. Miles con- stitutes such a menace to the public peace that I deem it my duty as mayor of the city to proclaim his lawless an nouncement, ostensibly as sheriff, as an election scheme, and that by reason of this lawless purpose an emergency has arisen, and that therefore, I, John Weaver, mayor of Philadelphia, will by virtue of the authority vested in me by the laws of the commonwealth, take command of the police force of this l city and in conjunction with Sheldon Potter, director of the department of public safety, appoint as many special | patrolmen as 1 may deem advisable in | addition to the regular police force, to protect law abiding citizens in the ex- ercise of their elective franchise, and | honest election officers in performance | of their duties.'
 The proclamation in concluding says: | T hereby warn any person from at | tempting to exercise the functions or 1 power of deputy sheriffs at the polls, | and l particularly and especially warn | James l.. Miles, high sheriff of the | county of Philadelphia, prostituting his nigh office to the criminal purposes of ! he political organization of which he | IS chairman, against appointing or commissioning any person to act as i deputy sheriff at the polls.
 AS all such persons appointed by | lim would under such circumstances De lawbreakers, they ought to be and | will be treated accordingly. The peace )f the city, the supremacy of the law md the blood bought rights of honest electors must and shall be preserved"
 Subsequent to the mayors procla nation, Sheriff Miles issued a state nent saying: 'I will not reply to the 'icious attacks and personal abuse of he mayor, but I will say that no de- )uties have been appointed by me for he election that I will appoint none md that I have never seriously con- idered such a thing" He preferred, le said to place the whole responsibility if the preservation of the peace on the nayOr where if belongs