Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-26
REFORMERSUNITE
TO BACK M'DADE
pelaware County Associa-
ton Indorses BroomalPs
Rival for the Bench
Ask RANKIN SUI OR T
uovement Is Launched to End
So-Called Government
by Rum
RI a star Correspondent
CHESTER, Pa, Oct.


CHESTER, Pa, Oct &c.
farm forces of Delaware County
,nsinr behind Albert Dutton MacDadc.
,.o,o for Common Pleas Judge, in the
- defeating Judge William II.
I"p and thereby delivering a crush
h,ow against the Mcclure liquor rims,
We o,v virtually controls the political
tituaton' - -, ,,.,.,,.ou,
.,, l many Of whose members supported
as + Rankin for nomination for judge
+ a.. urinary has issued an appeal 10 All
~. VI ~ good government and foes of rule
,,,,,, irlemur N vote and work for MacDade, who
!. ' now the only hope of the reformers.
mt. combined vote of MacDade and
ponuin at the primary exceeded the vote lor
,,"aornall says the association, ana II tie
- that voted for Rankin viii turn In and
,n,e for MacDade at the election November
tha Mcclure ring can be smashed
n.u,,p was well known as violently OPP
"a % the saloon. Broomall was the can
ppsSoto favored by the Mcclure political
s,rg in Delaware County generally associ-
TED with liquor domination.
rankin. according to the MacDade fol-
,owers. would deny every license applica-
.Son and make the county dry. Rankin
DENY IL, MaCDdue was hIOMu 10 bo
Ssi,her for nor against the saloon as a
"o,oon hut opposed to a corrupt liquor
s,ror and at the same time willing to grant
license II it should appear that 1t was
desired by the people Of the community.
MacDade has written an open letter to-
,he peoples Association in which he keeps
,he stand he took before the primary
nIedges himself to rigid enforcement of cleo
don laws and declares he will put an end
a. pel- -stuffing scandals.
The letter of the Peoples Association
urging McDade's election follows:
APPEAL TO COUNTY
Citizens of Delaware County:
The office of Judge is the most impor-
tsnt in the county The general election
An November 6, therefore, offers an eN-
ceptional opportunity to strike sledge-
hammer blow at the rumbossed political
machine which has so long throttled our
free institutions.
Judge william b. Broomall has been
on the bench for the last ten years. is
now seventy-fve years old and is
candidate for reelection.
During these ten years the standing
and reputation of our court seems to us
TO have steadily declined, until now we
hnd a general lack of confidence In it
that is a reproach to our county,
During this term the jury wheel was
stuffed in gross violation of law, and the
criminals went unpunished The liquor
license law has been so administered
that the sale and consumption of liquor
have increased, and according to open
assertion and honest belief, license= have
been granted principally in the interest
Of one family and those whom that fam
ny deslgnates.
The common belief is that riots, dis
orders and murders in Chester are the
result of an impression that our court is
80 allied with the liquor politi-
cal machine that criminals with political
protection can go unpublished. Condi-
tonc exist in our county as objection
able as in the notorious Fifth Ward in
Philadelphia. Drunkenness. lawless-
ness. crime, suffering and moral degen-
grafton have increased in Delaware
County.
The resulting deep and irreparable
harm to our whole county life cannot be
overestimated.
Is it not evident that we must build
with other timber? That to re-elect
Judge Broomall. the nominee of this
same liquor-controlled political machine.
is but to indorse and perpetuate the old
powers and the old evils?
At the recent primary election the vote
for Judge on the nonpartisan ballot was
As follows:
William b. Broomall .......... 10094
Albert Dutton MacDade ....73l2
James l.. Rankin ,.........3 1916
- 1O,95S
The majority of the combined opposI-
ton against Judge Broomall was, there
fore, S6i.
At the general election the only name
10 appear in opposition to Judge BroomaH
Will be that of Mr.. MacDade.
The Peoples Association, therefore,
turned to Mr.. MacDade as the one
source from which to hope for relief from
the deplorable conditions under which
our county has long suffered.
Mr.. MacDade has made a clear state
ment of the platform upon which no
stands and pledge of the principles
which will govern him If elected.
This statement meets our hearty APP
proval We believe it is made with sin
eere purpose of fulfillment.
We, therefore, heartily indorse Mr..
NacDade for the high office of Judge OF
delaware County, and urge all of our
ieHow citizens to work and vote fer him.
copy Of Mr. MacDade's statement is
hclosed here with your information
In the two terms Mr.. MacDade served
as District Attorney in Delaware County
MS official acts proved that he was not
subservient to the corrupt and criminal
political organization then, as now, con-
Golllng the government of Delaware
County
The vote for Judge Is nonpartisan. No
question of party loyalty is involved, but
he vital interests of our county are at
stake
we urge with deepest earnestneSs.
therefore. that every citizen recognize
MS Obligation and do his duty by voting
we believe that in large majority our
Siuzens will vote for the emancipation OF
pelaware County from rum rule and dis
.hesS politics by voting for Albert Dut-
Ton MAcDade.
Fe0Ple's Association of Delaware County.
franklin N. BREWER, President.
y w. ZlEGLER, Secretary
HOOVER AN IN IT'D ENITnN