Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-02
COLONEL ATTACKS
PENROSE AS GUNMAN
IN POLITICAL FIELD
IN Address Lacking Much of
the Old = time Punch"
Roosevelt Calls for Elimi-
nation of Boss.

, at length while dwelling upon the
; df bossism, and only occasionally re-
ed to conditions in Pennsylvania.
ieI Colonel lacked his old-time punch
ely a few times during the course
Il, set speech did he arouse to en-
SIN the immense throng that turned
give him a reception The furore
reeted him upon his arrival In the
4Ilg died out after he had started
Heak, and groups of men walked
i, while others left the arlnory be-
s y had finished.
n Roosevelt stepped upon the stage
Z mrers shouted to him, Walk right
Hhem. Teddy" 1t was along toward
ahd of his speech that he started to
into them" and showed spark
Is former fire.
4 attacked Senator Penrose as pol
Eunman, embodying the sinister
Is of evil" and called upon the men
PENNSYLVANIA, regardless OF thel
:, TO unite to rid the State of oossism
Amachine politics \ mighty out
q hailed the coming of the new
avelt phrase.
RRoSE political GUNMAN.
1me to you tonight" Colonel Roose-
Ihouted, ito plead with you FOR the
8ting of the pewer of Senator rem
and l beg you to prevent ms re-
Ito the Senate of the United States,
&bply for the welfare of Pennsyl-
but for the welfare of the whole
IN. and l ask that his influence be
we'd from this Government.
no years ago Senator Penrose ana
Associates deliberately sacrificed the
8blican party to perpetuate their own
Am, and that is why l make this
N to you. ! appeal that we may all
j by the party of Lincoln and live
8ding to the principles of sLincoln'
men and women of this country VINO
|brt Penrose and others of his ilk
ynot exercising the free citizenship
I'd under our Constitution. AM
4 independent citizens Will not sup
Thin when 1t is remembered that he
4other men embody the most sinister
s of evil-they are the Sunmen OF
politics. more dangerous than the
zen of the underworld. 1t is against
men as Mr.. Barnes, Mr.. Penrose,
Sullivan and Murphy we are battling,
1--we can expect no reform until they
Eliminated from our public life
j Colonel started to repeat his set
th word for word, talking first about
herly love. He then described the diff
&C between bosses and leaders.
lcs. he said, drive the people; leaders,
them.
he conditions of boss rule are SUCH"
hid, that inevitably the boss tends to
hand In hand with those men whose
Flties in the business world are most
pus to honest business men and to
.thcr men. 1t is idle to hope to aid
lation and 10 remedy it in our indus
and social life until we have driven
} power tho men whose dominance In
.cs is conditioned upon their serving
Z forces of evil
Ills FOR END OF PENROSEISM.
then brought shouts of encourage
from the audience by calling Sen
|Penrose political gunman." When
as able to proceed he again set the
/, on edge by reading an editorial
the New York Tribune, in which
zsylvania, in words more biting than
colonels own denunciption OF Pen
is advised to serve the interests of
4ountry at large by tearing the mask
the face of Penrose.
called upon Democrats, ProGressives
Republicans to join in the fight for
h government in PENNSYLVANIA. He
ID the citizens tC register, in order to
at Penrose. You can guarantee
y saloon is being used as centre of
Etration for the Penrose vote" he
e Colonel then discussed the prlnci-
and candidates of the Washington
J.. He recommended the election of
II -, 30. H.
bed States Senate, and he drew forth
stilted applause when he once men
II Vance c. Mccormick. the Demo-
! candidate for Governor. whom the
alington party leaders have indorsed.
5evelt then concluded his speech with
k'ting shot at PenrOse.
ask us to adhere to the two old
es," he said. lis to ask US to turn
3faces toward the sunset instead of
3unrise. To ask us to join together
2ut regard to party to clean out
4sm and machine politics in Pennsyl-
4 Is 20 ask us to be followers OF the
who founded and preserved this ma
| ask the men of Pennsylvania 10
hal TO the principles of Abraham Lin
& without regard TO party and 10 he
I 10 them, to show their loyalty in
8nly way in which 1t can be shown
his election, by voting 10 eliminate
the politics of Pennsylvania Boics
Iose and all for which he stands.
ENROSE REPLIES TO ATTACK.
bile Colonel Roosevelt was denounclng
lin the armory, Senator Penrose was
ID in his once in the Commercial
d Building, preparing a reply to the
hers attacks. AS soon as Roosevelt
finished speaking. Penrose issued a
sment. in which he asserted that:
r. Roosevelt has been delivered bod
into the control of one of the most
edited and notorious municipal
! rs who has ever appeared i'm American
tcs." lie referred to William Finn,
IitJsburgh. and characterized Finn as
many years a political boss Of the
obnoxious character" and also as
kn who has "bossed and destroyed"
Washington party.
1rose's reply came as the climax OF
sy day. His friends and lieute nants,
Hing Senator Grow, Republican State
Imam, had been considerably worried
! the possibility OF Roosevelt attack
fenrose even harder than he did. and
been IN frequent conference with PEN
10 plan the reply.
his statement Penrose produced let
which he said, proved the Colonels
ender to Finn. In one letter, which
ose quoted he said Colonel Rooss-
had referred Washington Party
3ers to Finn as the head OF the
n IA the State. This letter, declared
pse. was one OF many similar mis-
which ne said have come into his
s. He attacked Roosevelt for COM
into Pennsylyania 70 promote DEM
Pie candidates..
lie the Senator did not say so d.
he Indicated that Roosevelt had
IN away an opportunity 20 again be
dent NO patriotic American can
10 regret" said Senator Penrose'
ii Mr. Roosevelt has permitted him
70 fan so far from his high estate.