Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-01
CHAPTER Xxx tContinued)

h weaver had said Behind the faces of
l. len were faces of women on the curb.
!. 40r women begin to take an interest in
Dolitfcal discussion, even where they
cannot vote: especially do the wives of
X0rkfngmen since they have come to
y. ly0k more and more to politics for so
Z tQtion of their own problems in domestic
oconomy.
But the tariff isn't an issue here"
urged Jerry. addressing himself to all
ALts honest government or dishonest
ne taxes and the rents are higher than
< meyrought to be, the service in sewers
( ana water. police protection and--that's
< All poorer tfan it ought to he. You're
disfranchised by this machine; you are
treated like slaves. Don't you see that
4 mothefs?' he asked, calling out at VEN
ture to the women on the curb
But their faces were blank and ex-
pressionless for a moment: then they
turned to each other and laughed or
chuckled among themselves, although
I finally a voice from behind the front
row. and therefore out of sight called
I'VE don't have money to pay taxes or
nothin' else II we don't have work"
s.Ay. Ay, We KEN grunted Sandy,
Enhuggling his pipe bowl in his hand.
"Its brandt on the souls o the women.
too. Yell no get the people O. Kensing-
ton to vote against the Republican party.
that finds their bread and butter for
item. I'm tellin ye, Mr.. Archer" And
( turning away. the cid Scotchman. amid
the uncomfortable prominence in which
he had suddenly found himself
The feeling of disappointment IN
Jerry's heart must have reflected itself
'They can't see 1t. Mr.. Archer" said
z younger and more intelligent appearing
lnan, pushing up These people have
ranny. What Sandy said is what the
Mill bosses drive into them all the time
and they don't dare think anything else"
Jerry. detecting the note of sympathy
land Of understanding in this man,
reached out his hand to him. with
Gnile of relief.
II thought everybody here was against
Well. I'm against you, too. Mr.
!. Archer" responded the other disconcert
! ingly. but for other reasons. l can't
see how vote for Penrose is any better
than a vote for Wares"
And 1t isn't" declared Jerry. stoutlv.
But that's what you're workin for
sbs ss5inE s65TaT% f0r sbestsa Jerry
little heat creeping into his tone. 'on
he contrary. they are working for us
The new speaker allowed his left cyelid
indulge in a cynical droop.
Those birds?" he sneered. Who
rer knew them to moult a feather to
e. any nest but their own. My cousin
q beaten till he afterward died by
bunch of election officers over in the
NTH Ward. and right in the polling
zee, Besides. I'm off of you reform
was for Blankenburg, and look
pid to you'" exclaimed Jerry,
sitting. He gave you the best ad-
nistration Philadelphia ever had"
bakers face flushed with anger at an
pleasant memory. He double-crossed
THAT'S what. Mallory's my name
r. Archer. Jim Mallory. and I've been
EARS, and the goat in this ward of
rery reform campaign till this one
.S'what you have. JIM" jeered the
SsRlght over there on that corner,
mt on Mr.. Mallory. shaking his hand
Dlently at the spot where Jerry had
nkenburg told the voters Of this ward
II any city official dared to violate
Shern law in the coming election
you'd see that he lost his job. Well
was the result? why. on election
them pirates came in here and did
what they'd been. a-doin'. They
pay no more attention to the
law than if there wasn't any.
when Blankenburg was elected
guys were scared to death. They
their hour, had come, and went
gin' round the streets, the sickest-
~ bunch for about week you
see And then what happened? =?
Biankenburg makes so,1o sob speech
and overlook the past None of
pirates was punished-not one of
~ came dTOuTu anu ileu III NY
Their wives insulted my wife.
children stuck out their tongues
children on the street. | was
work and behind with my rent,
was all right with my landlord,
hese fellows went and stirred II
h the landlords agent TO have me
d. / had light and they took
from me-"
electric light down there that
right in my back yard and in
stairs windows. and they got
to take 1t away from me and
away up by the other division
house. It's there yet. We won
elton, but the machine crowd
nnish me, because they still had
and my side wouldn't either
me or help me get even-so
er bunch gave me the horse
for for reform" And Mallory
n his eloquence to wipe a heated
see /" said Jerry, who had been
respectfully, for the sincerity
nan was beyond question. And
he the division leader for Blank
hat worked against him? He did
And did he put us into the Admin
tion-us men that had been
remember? Not on your life.
pulied a Civil Service rule on us
I'M for Civil Service too, when II
klGnt ana not WTOHs bul w iAo'
ID. / can't pass an examination
Kraphy and algebra and loga-
bu-call-'ems. But / can talk like
Uncle, and I'm good neighbor.
barry my division most or the
l,|II x workingman too-not bum a
and I'd have done the city good
in a lot of jobs. Instead. they
the old political buns in, feedin'
lngry mouths of the Organization
vas goin to fight reform at the
lection the same as ever ana ala
and beat II too. IL you remem-
you want to know why George
was beat so bad. Mr. Archer,
- one reason. 1t don't pay TO
or REFORM because reform don
hoot for the Individual; and, 1t
3ay to work for the Organization
e II takes care of its friends.
Mr. Archer that's all wrong"
ks face was very thoughtful. he
that in some degree the
was misrepresenting Blanken-
that in a large degree there
in his plant. At any rate
RI Spractical sense In it, for the
ufacturer was beginning TO
he necessity for division and
q so long as human nature
hia was constituted as II
yction laws in Pennsylvania
Unchanged and he was more.
81 less shocked at the idea OF
worker being rewarded with
an he had been two montha
taikinr to Michael Kelly.
u workin' for a reform be-
d TO get a job" went, or
reading Jerry's thoughts
z believed in it. But some
have the jobs. II stands