Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-16

| Government would take over the man
I agement of the railroads, and there
would be no need for suspension of any
law. Notwithstanding this. Senator Sproul
| insisted upon having IL suspended, caused
the resolution to be introduced and IL
was passed by the Legislature controlled
by these men. who were willing, though
warned by me of the danger, to EN-
| broil the laboring classes.
1T was vetoed by the Governor, as 1,
should have been. After its passage by
the Legislature and while In the hands
of the Governor, l was threatened by a
prominent railroad official that II
did not have the Governor sign II I
would he professionally destroyed.
have his letter
Il could go on and give numerous
other instances of the absolute disre-
gard by the men who are leading in that
support of the candidacy Of. Senator
Sproul of the rights of the people. They
are selfish and sordd lot. absolutely
reckless of the consequences of their
acts, and they have been laying up
wrath against the day of wrath, and Il
~ only a question of time when they
will pull down the house over their own
heads.
II am prepared to prove not only be-
| fore the court of public opinion, but be-
|
leaders among the men who are support
ing the candidacy of Sprou have never
| regarded public Office as a public trust
| but have always used il as a means for
/ the enrichment of themselves. no mat
1 ter who suffered by their aggrandize-
1 ment."
ONaii Scores Hts Foes
/ Deputy Attorney General Kun and J.
Denny O'Neil were the other speakers
who said
'Penrose and Grundy. with their local
lieutenants, Kline and Jamison. are pre-
pairing to open up their mud batteries"
said the Highway Commissioner. IN
my fight to clean up Pennsylvania and
make it a safe State in which to raise
our boys and girls, to improve living con-
ditions and make happier homes. have
incurred the enmity of the underworld. I
thank God this fight against me Is being
made by Penrose and Grundy, the liquor
interests. the underworld, political
crooks. ballot box suffers, and all men
who hate God. despise virtue and wor-
ship the dollar as their God. This is not
my fight, II is the fight of the people.
Grundy, Penrose and their allies, the
special interests, are far-seeinE. They
have in view the war after the war.
They want TO elect a man Governor of
this State who has shown by his 22 years
they can depend upon him to stand by
them In the great readjustment that
must come after the war
| IF | am elected Governor I will re-
spect the rights of capital. but I will
also respect the rights Of those who toll.
As Governor I will see that every man
I'm this state receives Il square deal. and
that is all that anyone is entitled to and
all that anyone should receive"
Senator Penrose referred TO Attorney
General Browns attack as "hysterical."
He said:
ANY money collected by the Manu-
facturers Association in the campaign
of 1914. which Is said to have been
approximately some 100000, was col
lected openly. out of interest in the
success of the Republican party in Penn
sylvania and was almost entirely ex-
pended on publicity matter. literature
and postage
"It was expended in behalf of the
whole Republican ticket including can
didates for Governor. United States Sem
ator, Congress and members of the Sem
ate and House from the different dis
tricts. 1t was all duly accounted for and
the accounts were filed at Harrisburg.
according to law"
Senator Sproul is In New York on
business today and cannot be reached.