Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-15
CHIEFS AM
FACTION LEADERS
INDORSE TRANSIT
Heads of Rival Political Or
ganizations Have De-
clared in It's Favor
ALTOGETHER sP1R1r

n,.,,n Inc leaders Of every political fsc,,..
fhliauelpnia have given their nar.,se. .ss,vn IN
oorsement to the Taylor transI, SIC. IN
various times during the long Aeht i.sa e
punuen.s pi under the leadership Of Ms'.s-
Blankenburg, supported fortnar r,sa.Aaa naayof
rector Taylor for more than ~ 1 pi-
unlted states Senator Penrose mor. sx1s s.s
year ago called for the pasaaoo :, nan i.
lnltlai transit loan of $4,000, 600 ana Sne ~
ciared when once begun the systero ~ ~
De carried promptly to completion. 'u'u
The city administration under No..
since April II. when Common sna y pan
Councils, without dissenting vote no-sN Ss.se.
the S67,1O0,000 transit and mort ioss $500 ss',
specifying the lines planned by the fo,.'Il' o.ll
Transit Director and naming the an,n,.asr,
to be used in the construction of each i,r.
For more than "a week Mayor sn,,,,
ana congressman Ware have been cam
paigning throughout the city for the ~.
sage of the transit loan bill. Both hss.
called upon all loyal Philadelphians to So.
get party and vote for the loan an n n,,rsi-
civic and business matter. '1ieV
Senator McNicho1 according 10 Dav,d. n
Hart, Penrose- -McNichol leader in tha 90
Ward, advised that the order be nasssS
out to the ward workers to aunnor, -sssa ~
transit loan at the polls. fs
Roland S. Morris, Democratic state oh,t.
man. declared early last week that altho,,ss
he was not authorized to speak ofinIsi,s
for his party, he was convinced that ~,
loyal Democrats of Philadelphia would la
up behind the loan bill. ~
Senator Penrose has given The foIlow,rv
Endorsements to the Taylor transit plan
"The Forthcoming election ia an alI.lr,.
portant step in establishing much-neeasa
and adequate rapid transit facilities In
Philadelphia. ~
c1,a vote fn,-N he
increase in the city's Indebtedness for ths
beginning of the construction of the Broad
street subway and of the Frankford Ala
waited.
when the construction of the initial llnsa
is once well under way, the city will IA
committed In practical manner to thu
completion of system which will properiv
serve the necessities of the city in It's en-.
tirety."--F'rom statement issued April %.
1915.
"The Taylor plan was worked out with
the greatest care and skill on broad lines
to serve the entire city, and to connect all ,
important points in the city by direct high.
speed service. 1t was given wide publicity
After the Taylor plan was published in a
most full, understandable and frank way, Il
was studied for months by virtually all Of
the business mems associations and labor
unions and other similar bodies in the city
of Philadelphia. Mr.. Taylor was called
before some one of these associations vir-
tually every night in the week to explain
and debate details during several months.
81 reaffirm my unqualified indorsement
of the Taylor plans for transit develop
ment. From statement issued March I,
1916 4ttWF
Then the Taylor plans were approved
and indorsed by all of these organization
throughout the city, and the people were
asked to vote loan of S6,000,000 to carry
out the Taylor plans, which they all un-
derstood to constitute the city's plan for
subway and elevated construction. At the
election the vote was overwhelmingly n
favor of the carrying out of the Taylw
plan for transit development, and 1t wpuA
be a breach of faith with the people q
Philadelphia IL their official servants wera.
to substantially alter the plans which the
people have approved, in a manner to cur
tail their sphere of usefulness
There will be absolutely no division OF
opinion among ward organizations and Civic
bodies, and among the people generally,
regarding the vital necessity that the Tay-s
lor lines as planned be constructed to carry
people to all parts of the city quickly for.
one fare. e."-Statement issued March z, 1915
"+ - Put through the Taylor plan
in it's entirety in order that every section
of the city may be properly cared for with
out discrimination. Unless the people are
thus fully informed and protected In voting
for the loan bill, that bill will be in serious
jeopardy.
1.-THE people are going to demand and
urotect their rights in this matter, and
shall stand by them."-Second statement
issued March z. 1916.