Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-06
SENATOR PENROSE our
TO CRUSH VARE POWER

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OF reformer. was compared with HE prado.
cessor and breceptor, Matthew stanis,,
Quay, who took ub the fight for reform,
IN his contest against Governor Daniel
+. Hastings
Senator Edwin II. Ware and Mavor
Penrose's speech. VI
II have not carefully gone over senator
Penrose's speech and I do not mean TO
talk on IL for publication" he said 81
have nothing to say to his statements that
the Mayor has too much power"
The Mayor made this statement this
morning at his Glenside home before
starting for morning on the golf links
with party of friends. The Mayor was
unperturbed by the attack made upon
him by Senator Penrose and apparently
considered II not worth reply.
NO one will be deceived by any of these
declarations" said Senator Ware SEN
ator Penrose said in 1911 the same thing
he is saying now, and now he has Senator
McNichol making his fight in Philadelphia.
He is against one contractor, but he is
in favor of the other"
BROWN AND McNICHoL SILENT.
Attorney General Brown fatty declined
TO discuss Senator Penrose's attack upon
him. I'm too busy" he said.
Senator McNichol today declined to
comment on Senator Penroses attack on
contractor government II have nothing
whatever to say" he said.
John Monaghan, of the Public Service
Commission. however, took exception to
Senator Penroses attack on Attorney
General Brown. ~ have never known
Mr.. Brown to attempt to use mo or any
other members of the commission for
political or professional purposes" he
~, a..
further until he had n chance to read
and digest the Senator's speech.
The national issue. said Senator PEN
rose, involves the Wilson Administra-
tion rather than the Democratic party"
He declared that the Wilson Administra-
A firm OF street cleaning contractors In
Philadelphia, anxious to ingratiate
themselves with the present Governor
of this Commonwealth, started n cam
pnign for him for the nomination of
President soon after his election. Aid
ing and advising the Ware contracting
firm was the paid attorney of the Phila-
delphia contractors, who Is. quite con-
venient1y, the Attorney General OF the
State in the present administration
and the general engineer of the utility
commission of the State. so far as that
body which is supposed to be judicial
can be made of professional or political
advantage
Responsibility for the factional war
fare rests upon the street-cleRning con-
tractor element, which. although aided by
the Attorney General of Pennsylvania,
and, apparently, with the acauiescence
of the Governor, was unable to secure
any response from the people for n can
didacy that was never taken seriously
and soon became discredited.
The most high-handed and obnoxious
methods, as N result, have been resorted
TO. We have few more discreditablo
chapters in the political history of our
State than this spectacle of the most
important offices In the State and city
being used to promote the political as
well as business fortunes of Philn-
delpha firm of siFeet-cleaning con-
tractors, aided by an Attorney General
with his own personal purposes, who,
combined, are seeking to strengthen
their hold In this city and to extend II
to%the State and to use a great ma
tIonal convention to further their busi-
ness and personal ends.
INFLUENCE OF STREET CLEANERS
The Governor has within the last few
days declared that he Is not a cRndl-
date. Therefore his name II on the
official ballot for presidential prefer
ence vote, not in good faith, but to aid
fact, II IL due to him to say that he
was actually ready to withdraw alto
Eether before his name was entered md