Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-31
BRAINS in CITY HALL
DISGUST DENNY, HE OF
THE ORGANIZATION"
Too Much College Politics and
Diplomas, He MUSES. Regard
ing Experts in Charge of
the City's Affairs
DEPLORES BAD" TREND

I'm dlsgusted."
Denny Mullin up at City Hall listed
his pipe to the leeward and watched n
vanishing smoke ring.
"The whole argimints jist as weak as
that" he added. Denny referred to the
re-appointment of Carlton l.. Davis as
chief of the Bureau of Water.
1--WE kicked again 'cm reform guys for
bringin' outsiders here" he said, IAN
we're don' the same thing with our eyes
wide open. I been a follerin' de Or
ginashun fer years an am long way In
der rear of der line at dat-but 1t looks
as dough der wise guys up at der front
are playin' der game like amachewers
And Denny pulled meditatively on the
pipe.
THAT DAVIS TELLER"
who is this Davis feler?' he said, In
challenging tone. But before reply
could be given he-answered: why, he's
n good engineer But what does he know
about politics? I'll bet he don't know
der leader of his division. | know he
made good at ther job. But so kin n
bunch of other fellers right here in
Philly."
With an air of assurance he contided
they could got 500 engineers right here
in our own burg without runnin' away up
to Massachusetts fer one. Look how
many good engineers we have got here
Men dat's made good in runnin the
water and runnin the vote besides" And
Dennys pipe went out, as If to show II
shared his gloom. But he soon had II
going again like n house atire.
COLLEGE POLITICS.
We're gittin' too much college poll
ticks aroun' desc digSin's," he declared.
"Dey don't seem to tink a guys no good
unless he's got flock o. dplomers an
talks like dichshonary. You know an
| know dat dey ain no diplomers hang
ing near many of der leaders. But jis
bekaws guy spent most of his lofe
gradyatin here and gradyatin' there
they think he's the real stuff. Gee, If 1t
Keeps on yer'll have to understan' siko-
lology before yer kin drive ne of dem
Ware carts. Dat aint no DRAM either.
Why. didn't the reformers have one dem
civilian engineers jist to look after der
sweepin o. City Hall. He was one o.
dem guys what swept 1t out be units
and wrote reports about it." Denny
paused for pun.
Don't git me wrong" he cautioned, 81
think that Davis feller's all right. |
don't blame him fer gittin' der coin an
taliin' 1t somewhere else. But why do
dey have to go 800 miles from town to
git somebody to run der water. 1t was
runnin' all right before Mister Davis
KUN aroun'. An it woulda been runnin'
ther same II he hadn't a come,
I'VE got der latest iltrin' plants here
an all der conweenencis to make Ter
water run all right an a bunch o. men
dat understands 1t all right anyhow" And
Denny laughed out loud.
EDUCATED GUYS.
say der whole plant goes even when
der chief goes on a vacashin don't 1t?
Yes. Wen. den dat shows that ther guy
in the ranks and ther foremin knows all
about 1t. Don't It? Yes.
well, If dey want swell guys dat look
interleckshil, why don dey git n Philly-
delphy guy-who knows he's own city
and II they must have 'em diplomers.
why git a guy wild n city diplomer an
do yer know"-Denny paused in triumph
and do yer know | hear dat de Uni
versity here hands out diplomers dats
jist as good as der best of 'em?"