Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-31
Brumbaugh: Capable and Courageous

ANY candidate for n high office should be
"A able to unfold the entire scroll of his
life to the closest scrutiny Doctor Brum-
baugh has stood in the fierce, searching light
of publicity for three decades and not one of
his opponents can challenge his capability,
his courage or his character.
Doctor Brumbaugh is fighter for prin-
ciples-a clean, straight fighter who has
acquired the habit Of winning battles. He
has been the champion Of the children Of
Philadelphia for years. and he succeeded In
tearing the hand of the gang politician Off
the public schools Of this city. AS one Of
the trainers OF the education code of 1911,
he was the prime factor in freeing our pub
lie school system from the old vicious ward
control whether in Louisiana or Porto Rico
or Philadelphia, Brumbaugh has always been
victorious in his struggle for better things
Fortunately, Doctor Brumbaugh had the
courage to make his own platform and does
not labor under the disadvantage Of advo-
eating lot Of blanket pledges made by the
party for campaign purposes. Take, for In
stance, local option. Brumbaugh put It In
the very forefront Of his primary fight and
has kept It before ihe people in every speech
he has given. What did it matter to him
that the Republican party had not pro-
nounced on the subject? He knew that Penn
sylvania needed local option, that 1t was the
surest way OF solving the liquor problem and
that the people had the right to local option.
Logic and conscience compelled him to give
It first place, and he has pledged himself to
It's advocacy with all the force of his power
ful personality. In harmony with this, he
has refused to accept any OF the whiskyring
money to finance his campaign. II by any
hint or innuendo or subterfuge his opponents
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standing with the liquor interests, they are
giving currency to a most reprehensible lie.
But that Is not the whole of BrumbauEh's
platform by any means. Sinister influences
at Harrisburg have been successful in killing
humane legislation. It has been impossible
to get satisfactory child labor laws or any
form OF workmen's compensation or en-
poyers' liability act. Brumbaugh has prom
ised that he will put every inch and ounce
of his manhood into an effort to secure such
legislation And woe to the man or the men
or the corporations or the interests that try
to stand in his way when he is fighting the
battle OF right and justice.
Another thing Is certain. The scandal that
is now hanging over the State Highway De-
partment will be cleared away without much
ado. Brumbaugh has given his word to ap-
point only such men as he knows to be COM
petent ana honest ana that the people also
know to be competent and honest The State
departments will no longer be fodder cribs
for tattening the Organization; they will be
vigorous, honest and scientific bureaus for
giving Pennsylvania a dollars worth Of genu-
Inc service for every dollar raised in taxes.
II It were an unknown man making such
promises the voter might be entitled to a
little doubt But Brumbaugh is tried and
trusted man who has never yet failed to re-
deem any promise he has given. and who
never yet has failed in his duty. Pennsylva-
MIA realizes this so thoroughly that Brum-
baugh's election is certain.