Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-23

trickery. The commercial and civic bodies
| have voluntarily aligned themselves for
the Taylor plans against the haphazaru
| and counterfeit routes designated in the
ordinance of the Finance Committee of
Councils.
William s. Hancock, president of the
United Business Mems Association. has
| assured Director Taylor that the SO or
ganizations comprising the association
| VIII be represented at the town meeting
at the Academy and that each of the
affiliated organizations will bring pres
sure to bear on the Councilmen in each
of the districts
Director Taylor who opened the meet
Ing. said:
You people of Philadelphia must rise
Instantly In defense of your rights and
the rights of your city, otherwise you
are going to be deprived of those rights
and of rapid transit by the passage OF
! an ordinance calling a special election
for the people TO authorize n loan to
start rapid transit under conditions which
make II Illegal in form.
1T Is n mere subterfuge. II such an
election here held it would be virtually
no election at all. for no money could
be available. You are being fooled, you
are being tricked. 1 am powerless my
self. 1t is up to you
Cries of go to ltv greeted these re-
marks.
Director Taylor continued, saying:
II now lay the whole subject for the
public of Philadelphia to act for them
selves. ] was authorized to appoint this
committee In case of an emergency. The
emergency is here. Influences are at
work, day and night to thwart you in
your purpose. You must fight day and
night"
Calvin Smyth of Young, Smyth. Field
& Co.. was elected chairman of the meet
ing and authorized to appoint an execu-
tive committee Of thre to take charge OF
the protest meeting to be held in the
Academy OF Music tomorrow night.
William H. Hancock. pledged 10000 men
men'swho who are members of the Allied
Business Mems Organization to stay In
the fight to the finish. Labor leaders who
are members of the Committee of One
Thousand, said that in the industrial dis
tricts the labor men are planning to
spread broadcast photographs of their
councilmen in case their councilmen vote
for the Connelly-Costello plan on Tues
day, March 4.
Cyrus H. X. Curtis said: You people
of Philadelphia are going to get exactly
what you deserve The question is
whether the majority want rapid transit
or whether a few politicians In City Hall
are going to block rapid transit. II you
want rapid transit there must be con-
tinued action. / must say that SO far
you have shown action.
The Executive Committee of the Citi-
zens' Committee of One Thousand who
will have charge of tomorrow nights
town meeting are j. S. W. Hoiton. II. d.
Altman, George B. Wells. John Walton,
George A. Stewart A. Jellett, Ryerson
w. Jennings, Theodore j. Lewis and
William II. Hancock.
TAYLOR ADDRESSES MEETING.
Director Taylor addressed a meeting
of tho directors of the Chamber OF Com
merce at the Bourse this afternoon at
o'clock John p. Connolly, chairman of
Councils. Finance Committee, had been
invited to attend the meeting. General
discussion followed the talk Of Director
Taylor.
"A call to arms has been issued to the
residents of Germantown by the three
presidents of the business and improve
ment associations of the 22d Ward The
call is for a mass meeting to be held to-
night in the Town Hall of Germantown.
One of the presidents issuing the call is
Pringle Borthwlck, a Common Council
man of the 22d Ward.
The call declares: you are called upon
to protect your interests from the great
est betrayal that has been threatened
since the gas lease Of 1906. Councils pro-
pose to brush aside the transit lephrt-
ment's plan, framed intelligently In the
interests of lOng-sufrerlng straphangers,
and to substitute an emasculated plan
framed solely in the interests of the
transit company. Will you submit to
this trickery? In 1905 you killed the gas
snake. viii you kill this one? You can
do II! Get busyl"
The other two presidents signing the
call are William Fl. Emhardt and Thomas
E. Clemens.
The Joker ordinance for transit was
denounced last night at a meeting OF
the Woodland Avenue Business Mems As
soeiation, held in Odd Fellows Hall, list
street and Woodland avenue. The busi-
ness men composing the association re-
side in the district which would not re-
ceive transit accommodations under the
fake ordinance.
Olney citizens. meeting in the First
PRESBYTERIAN Church, Sd street and Tabor
road. last night, protested against tho
ordinance OF Councils that would emascu-
late the Taylor plans and relieve the
Transit Company from any obligations
10 give genuine rapid transit TO all sec
tlons OF the city