Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-31
JOHN WANAMAKER
OUT FOR BRUMBAUCH
PhiladeIphia's Foremost Merchant
and Religious Worker De-
clares For Educator
Special 10 The Telegraph


Philadelphia, Oct 31.-John wana-
maker, Pennsylvania's foremost Sun
day School teacher and leader in
the temperance movements of the city,
State, nation and world, has written
a letter in which he tears the mask
of hyprocisy from those who have
been misrepresenting DIR. Martin c..
Mr.. Wanamaker makes
it perfectly clear that he intends to
vote for DR.. Brumbaugh as do other
leading temperance workers with
whom ,he has discussed the question.
Mr.. Wanamaker's declaration is
contained in letter to c. C. Hayes,
of Johnstown, president of the Anti
Saloon League of Cambria county.
The letter is as follows:
Philadelphia, Oct 20, 1914
Mr.. c. C. Hayes, President Anti-Saloon
League,
Johnstown, Pa.
Dear SIR
An hour ago received a letter from
a friend of yours reading as follows:
"Mr. C. c. Hayes, of Johnstown,
president of the local AntiSaloon
League, is still open minded on our
friend, DR.. Brumbaugh. He wants to
know what some of the leading church
workers of the State think. He wants
to know definitely your judgment in
the case"
The letter winds up with this para
graph:
"I beg you to write him anything
you may deem wise"
1 avail myself of the opportunity
thus offered to say that as it is granted
there is no question of DIR. Brum-
baughs personal integrity, or Repub-
lican faith, that Notwithstanding the
insinuations of his political enemies,
the people have mistaken confidence
in his statements, and l have faith in
his promises, given before he permit
ted his name to be presented at the
primaries, and at a time when the
Progressives sought and thought him
good enough to be the standard bearer
of their ticket, and before he was
called into conference with accredited
representatives of the Republican
party-namely, that he would labor
at all times, and in every proper way
against all odds, to secure the pass
age by the Legislature of local op-
tion bill.
Inasmuch as the Governor, whoever
he may be, has no direct power, ex
cept such as is given him by the Leg
islature, il behooVes all good citizens
inside and outside the church, and o.
all political parties, to vote for mem
bers of the Legislature pledged t
enact proper and legal Temperance
measures.
1t will be a great advantage to hav'
a lifelong, stalwart temperance man
who is practically sworn to aid, urge
| watch over and create local optiol
| legislation, and one who can be thor
oughly depended upon to enforce al
laws when put upon the statute books
1t is unfair in war or politics t
| try to stab a man in the back.
| DR.. Brumbaugh as a teacher, ant
later as the chief executive officer o
the board of education of the city o
| Philadelphia, was not permitted to b.
active in matters that could be con
strued as political.
| 1t is unbelievable that the tendenc,
| of everything is downward, when
man distinguished for all his life, II
| home, as an educator of children t.
| the sphere of good citizenship, who's
record in the past, and present, ha
only the pure white lines in 1t, VIII
| from first to last has been like a can
| die consuming itself in lighting tn
way for others to be led in the righ
1 path, can be set aside as having de
| parted from his principles, and thos
| of his forefathers, by the unsubstan
/ tiated attacks of indicative newSpa
pers, or self-seeking candidates, ol
| other party tickets, who are only aim
| ing to seek personal control of fran
chises which properly belong to tn
people of the Commonwealth
| Pennsylvania.
The blatant cries of political orators
| Hallowe' ened in lambs wool, mad
during the present campaign, an
likely to echo during the days imme
diately preceding election day, will nc
deceive the thinking, serious minde
manufacturers, mechanics, farmer
and honest workmen OF our Common
wealth. Our people are justly entitle
to a present day living, and should no
by Misrepresentation and hyprocis!
be forced to deal in futures.
| / know DR.. Brumbaugh to b
through and through, from first
last, one of the good Republicans G
our Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
such a man as would lend luster to an
State CT our Union. The kind of ma
every State in the United States
looking for, and anxious to enroll /
its list of citizens. | shall vote 10
him as Governor of our great com
mercial and industrial Commonwealth
and | know thousands of other goo
citizens, and my personal friends, wit
whom have been associated for ha
century, will do on election da!
November next.
have no objection to making thi
letter public, as l intend to send it
Others who have expressed a desire
have an expression of my faith in ID
Brumbaugh.
Very truly yours.
JOHN WANAMAKER.