Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-01

by asserting that the Governor is "lifti
the lid Of n contractors garbage car
Penrose's statement follows:
A statement regarding the alleged
reduced majorities In Pennsylvania
have been repeated so often that they
seem unworthy Of further answer They
are the stock argument Of the enemy In
the present controversy. AS n matter
OF fact the ma jority this year In Penn
sylvania was looked upon as very cred
table under the circumstances by Re-
publlCans In other states. In presi-
Dental year every one thinks Penn
sylv8ula is certain, and speakers and
contributions go to states considered
close or doubtful, to the detriment of
Pennsylvania
Moreover. the state Administration,
in many places was against the Repub-
llcan candidates In some OF the de-
partments at Harrisburg, ! know per-
sonally that many employees were sent
for and ordered TO turn IN for Demo-
cratic candidates, particularly In legis-
latve districts. IL the proper support
had been given by the Governor and his
subordinates the Thirtieth and Thirty
second Congressional districts would be
represented In the Slxty-hfth Congress
by Republicans instead Of Democrats.
Insurance Commissioner ]. Denny
O'Nell and state Employment Agent
Samuel II. Thompson live In the Thlr-
tieth Congressional district and they
were openly fighting the Republican
Congressional candidates.
NOT O'NElLS FIRST OFFENSE"
This is not Mr. O'Neils first offense,
as IL is generally conceded that he
contributed principally to the defeat OF
Congressman John DalZell, the cham
pion OF protection. and i'm this way i'm
"a Ia M pf q
protective tariff throughout the country
The party in Pennsylvania during the
recent campaign was handicapped by
the character Of the people who SUR
rounded Governor BrumbauEh Refer
ence has already been made to Attorney
General Brown and an investigation Of
this case is just beginning Then the
unspeakable John II. ( Scott was on
the ticket indirectly Weakening the
ticket.
The voters still had fresh in their
minds the description of Scott given by
Philadelphia newspaper which is now
supporting his efforts wherein he was
described in the following language.
without any attempt on his part to deny
or refute the charges:
quite apart from Scotrs political
affiliations we hold that no right-thinll-
ing, hOme-loving, clean-liviug man
could cOnscientiously support him by
reason Of his official and professional
record. For years this man has main.
tained himself as defender and pro.
teCtor of the lowest type Of criminals
--ballot-boX suffers. cadets. white
slavers and vice panderers. His gang
connections have given him such profit
able nOtOrlety that this business has
brought him fortune. the growth OF
which was not hampered by Scruples
as to the form of his fees. for II Is said
lie has accepted the very jewels from
women clients in lieu of cash.
STREET CLEANING INFLUENCE
The ignomny of the street cleaning
contracting influence on the party was
another heavy handicap. This could not
he more forubly illustrated than by
witnessing the character OF the meet
iugs which We're held in Philadelphia
under the auspices Of the city Com
mitteC and directed by the Wares only,
no one else being asked to take any
part Particularly is this statement
true in reference to the meeting at the
Academy of Music in Philadelphia.
This meeting was unanimously COn~
ceded by those who participated in 1t
to have been the most humiiating fail
ure that could be recalled within the
memory of the oldest campaigner.
Hardly any citizen Of note permitted
the meeting. few were on the stage
and the body of the house was not
much more than half filled. The pitt
able performance of Congressman Ware
in trying to monOpolize the glory Of
the occasion, like a boy orator, lent a
touch Of comedy to the spectacle, but
did not help the success of the ticket
the following week
When the present cheap and sordd
gang of political conspirators now at
the Governors elbow is eliminated from
the Republican party Of Pennsylvania
il Is likely that the majorities will
again return TO their normal size. II
il no wonder that the people OF the
state, in the midst Of a general pros
pcrity, hestated when they considered
the course of the Governor Of the Com
monwealth. He constantly breaches
sweetness and light" and he seeks
them by lifting the lid Of a contractors
garbage can,
state Senator Edwin II. Ware immedi-
ely took issue with Senator Penrose
gave Hughes a majority OF
70, 900" he said.
THAT is greater than the majority
ughes received in any other city in the
untry, and more than twice as large as
uGhes's majority throughout the rest of
e state. That is the best answer | can
We to Penrose'