Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-17
BUSINESS MEN HEAR
KNOX'S APPEAL FOR
SENATOR PENROSE
Majority Must Stand as Unit
Against Tyranny of Minor
ity, He Declares-Praises
Doctor Brumbaugh.

Manufacturers and business men repre-
sentins various industries heard former
Secretary of State PhIlander c. Knox
and Senator Boes Penrose deliver
addresses at noon today at the Manu-
facturers' Club. In the audience was
a large number of members OF the Union
League.
Mr.. Knox, In opening his address, said
there was no tyranny equal to the ty-
ranny of minority. He regretted that
Colonel Roosevelt did not conserve his
strength for future contests with the
common enemy. Mr.. Knox then said in
part:
History shows ard Is demonstrating
every day that the present political condi-
tion In this country Ia living demonstra-
tion of the principle, that no matter how
many people hold the same political be-
liefs, they cannot put their beliefs into
practice unless they work together. Co
operation If you will is essence of sue
cess, otherwise the organized minority
rules If, therefore, we who believe in
Republican principles in Pennsylvania and
we who believe in Republican principles
In the nation are to put our principles
into practice we must form solid, united
party. Our chickering's are our only weak
ness They are our enemy's strength and
his only strength
Last May there were held in Pennsyl-
vania primary elections at which the
voters expressed a party preference as
to candidate for each of the various
Offices which were TO be filed by election
this fall. To those primaries, we all,
candidates and supporters, submitted.
presumably in good faith. Now I take
II that inasmuch as we, the members of
the Republican party, have, through our
statements our actions and the statutes
of the State declared that those who
receive a majority of the votes cast at
primaries shall he our candidates for the
respective offices, we are in honor bound
70 support those whom the majority de-
sire, even though they do not represent
our personal choice.
"I therefore, cannot state too strongly
the importance of the people of Pennsyl-
vania and to the people of the nation of
having the regularity nominated Repub-
lican Senatorial candidate returned from
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ana
a RepublIcan Governor and other state
officers elected to administer our home
affairs.
THE PRESTIGE" OF PENRoSE.
MAY I now speak personally regarding
our Republican candidate for election to
tbe Senate? | have known him intimately
for a great many years. He has enjoyed
during his term of service In the Senate
the confidence and respect OF every Ike
publican President. Each and all have
sought his advice and assistance in work.
ing out the public measures and policies
for which they stood.
''He enjoys a position OF prestige, honor
and influence in the Senate Of the United
states which could not be even approXi-
mated by the candidates who oppose him.
The great charge that his enemies hurl
against him is that he is a political boss.
But what is a political boss, and when
does a political boss become a political
leader?
Even Colonel Roosevelt and President
Wilson are not likely to 20 down in MIS-
tory as great models of political modesty
and sclf-effacement OF course, they pro-
fess their graduation to the class OF
leaders, but 1t must not he forgotten that
both have been the recipients or fhVors
of bosses 1t surely cannot be that either
tho Colonel or the President is prepared
10 announce the principle that bossins
for him Is a virtue and against him
vice.
CRITICISES DEMOCRATS,
The sneaker then criticised steps taken
at Washington by the present Admins
tration and said "our positive action has
AT times approached dangerously near to
open partisanshlp. At the outbreak or
the war we took. as TO certain German
wireless stations, an attitude uncaued
for under the rules and principle OF in
ternational law. We practically sealed
IN the German wireless station, and, CO.
incidentally, the cables connecting Ger
many and the United States were clipped
Thus was Germany isolated while the
Allies had complete and perfect lines OF
communication between America and Eu-
rope.