Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-31

OF the sort that dominate the paper-aii
teken from one issue
clsys1a 91IdsrS ns IA Attempt to Break Up Meeting OF
,SGilobe Strikers Ask Baker 10 Curb Federal
rope 'u - Oheaper When Sent to hu-
Terrorism That Does Not Terrorize"
~ ;. BUSINESS Men Are Blind as BATS"
,n, Haid on Home wanton, Says Scott Near
.slsbee Gunmen Visit Morrison to Explain -
Sprlnsheld strike Gains Mora Recruits"
IN the same issue Of the paper is lead
ing editorial defending the I. w. w. and
assailing the War Department for its stern
dealing with such organizations.
This is the American party's appeal for
votes against Germany:
Reading, Pa.
Dear Slr-Are you for America, frst,
last and all the time?
Are you for your country and her flag?
Are you for the principles Of true Amer
i"enism, established by Washington, sus-
tained by Jefferson, Jackson and Lincoln,
and reasserted today by Wilson?
If you are, Tuesday, November 6, cleo
tion day. Is the time to show IL.
Sustain the honor and loyal reputation
of old Reading, which has never been
questioned since the foundation Of the
Republic.
That reputation is threatened and chal-
lenged by a party which has opposed
every patriotic effort and movement;
which has sneered at and decried loyal
demonstration which has done all that II
could to benumb and paralyze the ma
tion's arm and has been jealous and
untiring in seconding the wishes of the
country's enemies
Under such circumstances you should
place none but true, loyal and patriotic
Americans on guard and give no powers,
authority or countenance to those who
openly advocate increase of water rates
and taxes.
The Americanism of Reading is on trial,
her reputation for loyalty is challenged.
Stand up for America and straight
Americanism at the coming election, and
at the same time insure the highest COM
potency in the municipal government by
voting for the four patriotic and efficient
candidates of the American party, John
X. Stauffer B. Frank Ruth Jacob II.
Mcconnell and Peter S. Holl.
Take the ncosed card with you to the
polls and mark as indicated. Yours In
patriotism and efficiency
Walter S. Frees, printer, Is one OF thu
leaders of the American party's fight. HI
is former Socialist and a former member
of City Council. having been elected as {
Socialist and having served when the cit!
had the bicameral system.
Frees and the American party charge tina
the Socialist candidates. If elected, will no
be governed in their actions by the desires
of the whole people, but by the command
of the advisory board of the Reading So
cialist local. The Socialists have no
squarely met this charge. Frees declares
he knows 1t is true and everybody know
what his experience was when he was
Socialist and a Councilman.
Frees, when he became a candidate. will
ingly promised to be governed by his party
principles when they were concerned. HI
wrote a resignation from Councils, author
izing the local to file it If he proved untrut
to the Socialist principles. After his elec
zion. the advisory board, dominated h,
James II. Maurer, was formed and calle,
upon him as a Socialist Councilman TO fol
low the dictates of the advisory board. Thi
he refused to do and the Socialist loca
filed his resignation, but Frees got hold of l
in City Hall and destroyed 1t. The filing o
the resignation was the direct result o
Frees telling the board that If principle
or socialism and union labor should evei
conflict he would stand for union labor.
The population of Reading is estimated a
about 10000. The registered voters mum
Der about 1900, but only between 1900
and 1900 voted at the primary.
The Socialist local has membership o
IOO, but 1900 men are registered as So
cialists and j. Henry Stump, one of tn
candidates, says many hundreds of Demo
Gratis and Republicans in the factories an,
mills have socialistic sympathies and man,
others are Socialists but will not call them
selves so for fear of losing their jobs