Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-18
O'NeH in Fight
for Governor
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stone stand for reality as well as merely
a name.
~. tep Is regarded as making in
evitablc n break in his party. and
whether the Wares stand behind him or
not Governor Brumbaugh's organization
n'' 'n'1 mp against the Penrose faction
finally It is believed that the G YER
Hra az ment Of last week was def
hlteiE directed against Senator Sproul
"hen ho mentioned candidates who had
not supported progressive and humani-
tartan legislation"
Thousands Of requests and many ms.
suranccs ~ hearty support from all over
the state have launched my candidacy. 30
Commissioner O'Neil said last night.
Made bold by the fact that Penn.
sVlNania's substantial manhood is
concerned over a great world war.
'enroSe has summoned special privi.
leEe, corrupt politics and all the allied
forces of evil. including the political
underworld in n supreme effort to re.
gain control Of this Commonwealth.
senator Sproul is an ideal Penrose
candidate. His record shows that he
blndly followed the Penrose lead and
that he was always opposed to legisla.
ton I'm the interest Of the peoplc.
Pennsvlvauil needs and must have, as
Lincoln said, government of the peo.
pie by the people and for the people. >
And not government of Penrose, by
Penrose and for Pcnruse.
should Penrose succeed in naming
his candidate it would mean the repeal
or hamStringing Of all progressive and
humane legislation and the defeat of
all the great moral isues now before
The people. I stand foursquare upon
all moral issues and upon all other
legislation in the interest of the people
| am now and have been all my life
engaged In active business and am
sure that | realize the great economic
problems confronting us now and that
will arise after we win the war. l
hall put my best business PRINCIPLES
into my public service.
This is the day of patriotic and
lofty moral effort. / am ready and
prepared to take a definite stand upou
every great issue. | shall not hide
hohind any subterfuge. A candidate
who will not define his position on
every Issue and whose record is not a
pledge Of sincerity is not worthy of
consideration. | do not pussyfoot.
PENNSYLVANIA is spending many
thousands Of dollars to get rid Of
hlghts that prey upon our crOps.
This is well. 1t is now time to devote
our energies to eradicating this 10.
litical cankcr that has All too long
proved upon the life of our people, II
is time that the politics of PennsvI.
vania should he placed upon a higher
plane, and I shall appeal to the people
To support me in an effort to make
Pennsylvania the keystone State in
reality as well as in name.
I'm due time I shall issue a state.
ment to show the people exactly what
the issues in this contest are and what
my position IS upon each and all of
them"
Governor Brumbaugh, who has been
for O'Neil for Governor ever since il
became known that Sproul would he
the choice Of Pcnrose. refused last night
to say anything regarding the candi.
dacy Of his highway commissioner.
II have not read the statement of
Mr. O'Ncil," he said, "and I, therefore,
do not know what it contains. de.
sire to read it carefully before l say
anything about it,"