Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08

Washington. d. C.. June 8. ,
GIT PAYS to advertise" is familiar
i newspaper maxim. Good works arg
apt to stagnate unless somebody talks
about them. The city of Philadelphia
Is a good thing to talk about, particu-
larly from Washington viewpoint
Most everybody in Washington thinks
more favorably of Philadelphia after
visit. 1t is one of our misfortunes to
be talked about unfavorably, due to po-
litical conditions. which sometimes
create a false impression as to the real
lie and heart of our people. We have
much to show and much to be proud OF.
We have points of historical interest
that no other city affords, and an en-
vironment as interesting and picturesque
as is to be found anywhere. We have
a great Industrial life which puts us far
in advance Of our competitors. and have
but to put the best foot forward to win
the commendation of those who hereto.
fore have not known us.
If we could take more strangers along
the Delaware River and show them our
shipbuilding developments; II we could
take them along our bouevards from
Torresdale on the north to League
Island on the south: If we could but
give them a glimpse of the beautiful
homes in Germantown and along the
Main Line. Philadelphia would stand
out much more conspicuously AZ a great
national city than she actually does
! 1t Is a real delight to some OF US to
''show our goods and watch the sur
! prise and delight. Of our visitors. The
recent trip Of members Of the Merchant
Marine and Fisheries Committee. under
/ the auspices of Congressman Edmonds
and other members of the delegation,
which In this instance had the hearty
encouragement of Mayor Smith. was an
eye-opener to the men from fifteen or
more of the large States of the Union.
! who had been In the habit Of looking
upon Philadelphia as political caul-
dron, controlled more or less by mer-
cenaries and gunmen. Since these men
, have returned to Washington. along
with the Pennsylvania members who ac-
companied them. they have talked about
Philadelphia and the Delaware River In
a manner most gratifying. That Della
ware River of yours was a revelation
is the way many of our returning WIS.,
itors expressed 1t. And they were rep
resentative men coming from as far
north as Maine and from as far south
. as Louisiana. Moreover the chairman
of the committee, Judge Alexander.
author of many of our new navigation
laws, was from Missouri.
THE pinochle players of the Anti.
/ i Golden Club. where David Martin
holds forth in the Nineteenth Ward, will
subscribe as readily as the Twentieth
Warders. who gather around the table
when David II. Lane is passing few
words of instruction to George G. Pierre
and some Of hts other "buddies," to the
pleasant way in which Uncle" Joe Can
. ''on. now past e'ghty-two, congratulated
the nestor of Philadelphia politics on
his recent birthday. Uncle Joe" Can
non Is something of a pinochle player
himself. and they do say in Washington
that he is familiar with one or two
other games. So when Billy Henderson
reminded him Of several Republican con-
ventions in which he and old-time lead
ers like Lane and Martin had upheld
the standards of Republican nominees
for the presidency he inquired how old
his Philadelphia comrade was and what
] particular form of amusement most ap-
pealed to him, for Uncle joe is not
much given to solemnizing on birthday
OCCASIONS nor to "agonizing," - use his
own familiar term, over weddings SO,
satisfying himself that Lane had several
years the advantage of him and was
still pretty active at the game-of poll
tics also--he took down a volume OF
Pope and, making sure of his quotation,
wrote the Philadelphia Republican phi.
losopher a cheerful message about the
good things yet in store and this:
''See how the world its veterans rewards
A youth of frolics. an old age Of cards. y
DEMoCRATs in the House of Repre-
~ sentatives were a long time getting
their bearings on the election In Penn
sylyana, and It is doubtful u they yet
know how to analyze that mosa unusual
political situation. Most " them
: be able through it to gauge home condi'
tons The long delay In the returns
still further mystifed them. AS to the
result, they don't know whether II was
, a test of Wilson's popularity, which they
, are inclined to doubt. seeing how small
the whole Democratic vote was. oi
whether the Democratic voters played
up Republican factionalism to such ar
= extent as to cloud the meaning Of the
, returns, One thing that greatly sur
prised them was the apparent Palmer
5 Mccormick opposition to Congressman
Dewalt, of the Berks and Lehigh dis
trict, and Congressman Steele, of Eas
ton. These two Democratic member:
have made a good impression In th'
House. Both are on Important commit
, tees. and why Palmer who, Is well re
membered as an ex-member should hav'
: encouraged candidates against them we'
: not easily understood.
2 The comment since the primaries ha'
4 teen of an inquisitive nature. with a.
0 occasional fling at the methods pursued
by the Democratic State leaders. Bu
4 what the average member ponders ovei
$ most Is the confusion resulting from thu
wet" and dry" returns While thu
e Republicans and "the preachers In poll
: tics" are not excused for starting trouble
n with their mixed tickets for candidates
!, outside Of Pennsylvania. the overthrow
! of the Palmer dry" gubernatorial ticke
4 by Bonniweli. the wet candidate. will
= former Congressman Logus. an out-and
4 Iout dry" AZ . possible RuRning psate
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