Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-16
.ATSPROUL
General Says Gu.
prial Aspirant
rpttled" Labor
BRUNDY HIS BOSS


- RNuatOt eBipoi taudiudlt
Dublican gubernatoriaI NOM
"a the men associated with
campaign. were made here
Attorney General Brown in
~ 4 noon meeting held In the
VDf Highway Commissioner
}Nlfsd States Senator Penrose,
Qrundy, president Of the State
ers' Association "a promi-
<oad officiar' and Senate
are accused by the Attorney
~ having sought to throttle
legislation through threats "to
- who sponsored the measures.
&arges of the Attorney General
4lnost as great a sensation as
4rl<s which Governor Brum-
,eting from his Little Black
attributed to Senator Sproul
Cuths ago concerning his stand
cbtion.
orkmen's Compensation Act.
4 Labor Law, the Full Crew Re-
4pd the act to create the State
- OF Public Safety and Defense
<QSninently in the state secrets"
II by the Attorney General.
1 to keep silent now would be
0l In my duty as a citizen" was
NATION offered by Attorney
] Brown for making public his
He declared that he bore mo
l3ward any man" and said that
been In active association with
|o leaders of the Republican
~ ut least twenty years.
.tWorkmen's Compensation mea-
I'D Attorney General Brown, in
~ his list of accusations, had
puitted to the Legislature in
III 1918. and had been defeated
11nces controlled by special in
and privileged classes In this
nWcalth. Prior to the session or
. labored for months in the pre-
- 81 an act to meet the needs Of
bring people and In justice to the
HRS of this state. Germany, now
|kised, had adopted such "A law
Sofore and similar acts were In
y several other continental coun-
|nd In a large number Of States
1nion. Notwithstanding this, and
measure drafted conferred less
! upon the laboring people than
|nws of other States, 1t was ac-
n those honestly interested In
MI and economic welfare of the
1ot strongly opposed by the men
now urging the nomination OF
! 0proul and his colleagues In the
insisted upon the retention OF the
law defenses which would
nctically destroyed the measure.
- finally passed and the pres
II was 80 great that even
WAS compelled to vote for 1t.
IL had received Sufficient
4f votes before his name was
~ was 20 eminently fair and
- the opposition to 1t. In my
was little less than inhuman.
1 only be attempted to be justi-
4. |.nordid md selfish men. who be-
laws should grind the poor
men rule the law. 1t was In
- relieve from charity and assure
~ support to those crippled and
<ndents Of those killed who labor
aud provide the wealth of our
- the consideration of this bill
/ L8gislaturs. on one occasion /
to one of the Senate coterie
"a persistently for years opposed
zng for the benefit of the people
|rhich Senaor Sproul was one and
"a q reason for the opposition to
which was so palpably fair.
Ikly Informed that a prominent
|skurer, giving his name, had COL
'S9 900 to help elect PeIfrose. with
|joment that no legislation would
~ TO help labor. and that the man
raised the money was threaten
hin everybody who violataed that
mt.
I bargain was unholy and in
BE, hut was one of the incidents
|1ended the passage of the work
Gompensation act of 1915. l
.&Gkance another: 7 went to the
us house to n dinner he had
. number Of the members of
aks and House. to hear my ex-
~ Of this compensation act. ]
tO them for its support and at
= the Governor stated that he
ttosted In the proposed child
W- He was very abruptly in
~ Senator Sproul that he would
<hing to do with 1t. and that
6ouid vote him on that bill.
. present at the executive Of
~ the Governor met four Sem
<appeal to them for the passage
b war-safety fund.
Gproul was there" The At
General quotes from a newspaper
hat the Senators further told
1ernor In plain words that he
hot be permitted to administer
that the money and the jobs
aditure would require were re-
~ spoils which must be con-
lon would not be made until he
" surrender his constitutional
onator sproui. one OF these
yported by an aggregation Of
Philadelphia sacrilegiously
l.