Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-25

state Senator Edwin II. Ware has told
the business men of South Philadelphia
what improvements that section or the
city can expect to receive uuFlhE IHe
Smith administration.
Incidentally, the downtown leader de-
clared that politics are becoming cleaner
in Philadelphia and In PENNSYLVANIA. tie
praised the records of the South Philadol-
phia public officials, and almost sIoattd
over the fact that the legislators who
fought the battles OF the manufacturers
in Harrisburg had lost.
All these statements we're made at n
meeting of the South Philadelphia Busi-
ness Mems Association last night
Senator Ware, in outlining the improve
ments that have been agreed upon Tor
South Philadelphia during the present
Administration, said:
For the last 81 years In which | have
had something to do with city politics
South Philadelphia has usually got what
1t needed.
''I have fairly good understanding
with the Mayor, Councils and the Finance
Committee that in the next loan you
can expect to get an appropriation for
the sewer on Bigler street east of Broad,
and on Packer street. west of Broad.
you did get $4,000 to start with.
II have no promise that you will get
enough money to finish League Island
Park, but | think you will get it any
way in the next loan
FRACTIONAL FIGHTS ON WANE.
He then philosophical on politics. II
believe the time has come when you Will
begin to get everything you are entitled
to, because it is right" he said.
''Politics and official business seem to
be drifting in the right direction. | don't
want you to misunderstood me. Not in
the direction of the Wares or any other
persons. Everybody seems to be i'm
bued with the thought of what is best for
the city. 1t used to be a question of
factional fights and when you wanted
money you went to the powers that be-
He praised the Public Service Commits.
sion appointed by Governor Brumbaugh
as the first one in the history of Penn
sylvania mot controlled by the rail-
roads" The commission is decidedly
Ware body. He also lauded the Smith
cabinet, particularly William II, Wilson,
Director of Public Safety
Speaking of the workmens compensa-
tion law, he said
.'I would have fought for that bill If
were personally against it. 1t was the
Governors personal platform ana, there
fore, l felt that it was my duty to push
that bill through. Even when feel that
a friend Is wrong | do what he has asked
me to do because he IS my friend.
''I knew that all the corporations in
the State were against that bill.
could name 10 millionaire coal operators
alone who fought It, And Wilson put
that through in the face of tercest op-
position Don't think il was because the
Wares and their friends We're behind him.
The Wares and their friends were in
minority"
He fired a shot at Senator Charles A.
Snyder, of Schuylkll. when he discussed
the Cox child labor bin. He said:
81 know il was my business to pass 1t
through the Senate Charlie Snyder, of
schuylkil. who represents the manu-
facturers, is a canny person, who never
closes his eyes Snyder brought in
lot of cripples and children Of helpless
widows, to prove that the child labor bill
was bad | told him that was not fair
''You know you can't get anything in
the Legislature for the many without
harming a few.
''Those who We're not in favor of such
humane legislation were sore through and
through, and the more it hurts the better
l like it,"