Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-31
Vaye an Migrate
Say Liquor Men

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, win H. Wares threatening the liquor
power to enact prohibition laws If they
do not Mt once turn in and vote 70,
Senator Sproul; Notwithstanding Sprou
has already declared himself In favor OF
destroying the liquor industry and
promised to use all his efforts whcr
elected Governor to pass q prohibition
law There are some rortincut parallels
between the liquor men in politics and
senator Ware in politics. Perhaps such
parallels will be at least interesting.
Forced to Back BonniwrI
THE liquor men were driven into
politics against their will aud cx-
pressed Judgment: Senator Ware chose
to go. and even fought his way into
politics. The liquor men have been
forced to support Judge Bonniwcli. the
Democratic nominee for Governor, in
order to prevent the destruction cr their
property by prohibition-ronii~cnto
laws. pledged by S"nn'o" Srroul At tho
behest OF unreasonable aEitators, Scra-
tor Ware loapod into the political game
. IN order to Great. n business. and he
has been very successful, having built
/ up tremendous business through his
/ political prowrss; and now he further
purposes to advance his personal
political ambition by coercing the men
engaged in the liquor business
The liquor men have been compelled
to espouse the cause ana are fighting
to maintain the political touets an
nounced in the platform of Judge Bonn-
well Not so much to prevent being
lcgislatcd out of business by Cover
nor in the hands of the Anti-Saloon
League, but because those tenets and
principles in the judgment of liquor
men are the hasics upon which Amcri-
can democracy and the American
Government will survive The liquor
men support Judge BOnniwell in order
to conserve American democracy. and nt
the same time to protect their prop
ortv- Senator Ware supports Senator
S'proul and Republcanism in order to
satisfy an insatiate ambition for wealth
and demagogic honor.
Once Worked Hard Together
Both the liquor men and Senator
Edwin II. Ware have fought hard and
worked earnestly together in the past:
both have obtained results. Both are
still in the political gene; both are now
fighting for their respective ideals and
purposes. slight resume Of results for
both az the reward for their past en-
dearors viii be interesting
The result obtained by Iiuuor men
for their forced political work has made
them an open target of invectivcs and
spleen from press, platform and pulpit
regularly, in end out of political season;
they have been held up to a scorn and
ridicule in church and State with an
indecency which manhood would blush
TO describe; it has been mental drain
ana source of worry on their business
In innumcrahle cases; it has brought
them keen mental and moral sufferings
worse than their large financial losses
Their object has always been. and only
can he, tn" safety of their legal COM
mercial rights, and the protection of
their hard and honestly earned properly.
What beth it profited them? what re-
ward have they obtained for their long
ana arduous political work under MIR.
Ware? tn" defeat of "A few sumptuary
and coniiscntorg bills by the Penn>yI-
vgnia Legislature. That's all. That is
the summum hOnum of all their years of
political organization, strenuous fighting
and hard working. Their sincere sup
port Of Judge Bonniwell cannot bring
them less nor lniure them more
Ware Rraps All Profits
Senator Edwin II. Ware, while vul-
nerable, has rarely been the object of
such spleen as his liquor allies; he has
been rewarded by office after office and
by business contracts so vast that his
wealth in common parlance is measured
IN terms Of millions the results of his
political labor have enriched him to
where he can afford to haunt fearless
arrogance; it has developed for him 4,
powerful influence. He may make a. chief
executive puppet Of his will or drive
statesmen to their knees as whinine an
plicaHts. for his political favor; II has
brought him some honor, too, and the
prestige 10 assume that his leadership
Is apsolutt' what hath ii prohted him?
All ihat ne hhth or ever asked for en-
cept one mnyoralty term of Philal.Iubi,
Honor, power aud wealth is his reward.
Wha thas it brought the liquor menp
Nothing save the defeat of a few bills
carrying sumptuary measures in several
sessions II the Pennsylvania Lcgl7la-
ture.
Amy resume of the history of hath
liquor men and senator Ware must in
ciude the pages dealing with the cr.a
tion of the political influence and n,var
of senator Ware. Those pages show thai
the liquor men have always been a mo-
tent factor and "A tremendous aid in
Fran
League Island 10 Germantown. ana from,
the Delaware to the Schuylllill River
the liquor men have been faithful. earn.
est and hard workers in laborine Ia
promote his interest and welfare. and
did as much. If not more. than anv
other factor to secure his political lead
ership in Philadelphia
Senator Ware and the liquor men will
their political effort in the i'm
mediate future. The liquor men, in de- 1
fensiye political fighting. have accrued
urto themselves only a small organiza- /
ton of the men who are engaged in an
branches of the business. Their fight
Is. and must in the very mature of
things, continue to be for the sole 'pur- |
pose of saving their commercial right
To do business, and to protect their !
property honestly and legally acquired. /
The liquor men must, therefore. hon
estly and sincerely support Judge Bon
niwell in his open declaration of a
square deal for all men II must fear
lessly oppose Senator SpIou for his
open declaration and avowad purpose TO /
give TO the liquor men the double cross,
through prohibition legislation"