Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-13
Moore InterUieU
With Col. Mccain
continued From rnre Ore

tiVh Cdn we STAND tOur more years OF
municipal government like the past
1our? Shall we put contractor cars
over us again? Can we vote for and
support the men who were responsible
FOR the Fifth ward riots and election
MURDER
AS Republicans can We vote for the
men and the system that has made this
city known all over the world Us cor
rupt and coutentcd?' I've seen enough
In my campaign to tell you that deep
dow in my innermoSt heart | believe.
as the candidate opposed to these in
famies. that / will be nominated and
elected"
lou ave been accused of being pro
German. with opposing the aspirations
of labor and of n personal ambition to
rule | continued.
AS TO the Enemy'S Charges
I've heard all of those charges aud
more, too. They are absolutely false.
If ! had feared such charges | would
never have entered on this campaign.
] expected to be misrcpreScntcd. and |
have been" was the reply. as Mr..
Moore settled himself back in his desk
chair.
Before | decided Ia even rouSid"r
the invitation rendered me in Wnsh +
ington by II committc" from IT," On"
Hundred, I was informed by personal
friends that all these charges would
be brought against INC. lIIt thnt fact
did not for an instant outer into tho
question Of my arrcptanro. 2
81 did not seek tho nomination. Even
after the subcommittee from tho Onr
Hundred had visited me in Washington
and | had heard all thrir arguments !
did not accept their iuNitati"u. In .
stead, | came 10 PHILADELPHIA and
looked over the situation. ! talked with
some of the rity'S leading business and
professional mon, and then and not till
then did | decide to enter the r"urr>t.
Considers 1t His Duty TO Run
81 regard my candidacy as a duty
j owe the city. 4
IF the charges You nave mentioned
were true and | knew they would be-
brought up against me. | wouldn't for
an instant have had the assurance" to
be n candidate. | did not f"ar them
then I do not fear them nov.
"Do you know whr:''
And once moro tn" Congressman
grow animated and pointed n long fore
finger To emphasize MS point.
Because this contest for control ot
Philadelphia is not a question of tho
personality Of the candidate. It, Il
question of rommon honesty and civic
decency. It's a fight Of self respecting,
proud, upright, home loving, decent
PhiladelPhians against a system. A
system controlled by tho contractors
that has made them miIIiouairos at tn"
expense of the taxpayers. \ system
that doleS out places to thousands Of
minor oficcholdcrs at small salaries and
then e~levatea it's favoritcs. som" of
whom can deliver their own vote and
no more. to high positions and keeps
them there year after yea, tho bosom
friends of the bosses.
Decent People Demand Change
'The curtain has been tori away in
this campaign. The millionaire con
tractors and their hanGfUl Of sub
bosses at high salaries have been OK
posed. The decent peopl" Of ThiladCl-
. phia are demanding a change. They
ere in open revolt.
81 have defcd the bosses. They have
brown out a smoke screen to fool III"
public by ~dPnounring me and accusing
of nearly everything. But it has
failed. I'm going to win, and il my
life is spared I'm going +" give Thila
delphia an administration that will give
the lie to tho declaration, corrupt and
contented,' - B
"Of course, you're aware that the
Ware organization charge that you have
an understanding with Senator renrosr,
and that you will he his representative
II you are elected Mayor?'
. Denies Pcnrosc Alliance
''I'ye heard that charge repeatedly
made. There might be some reason for
It II I had entered into ANY agreement
or understanding. expressed or implied.
with Senator PenrOSe or any Of his
friends. You will observe that I say.
with Senator PenroSe or any OF his
friends
"SepatOr Penrose has never directly
or indirectly, or through any Of his
friends, asked me to do or promise to
do anything for himself or his faction.
There is no understanding between us.
Senator PenrOse will receive the same
courteous treatment that | would az
cord to any citizen. n nothing more.
when j am Mayor. ] am absolutely un-
pledged to any political leader or boss.
''It would be absurd folly to make q
campaign to unsent certain bosses be
cause of their selfshucss. disregard Of
the peoples rights and corruption Of
the Republican party, only TO set w
some other bosses who would continue
to keep the people in subsection as the
contractors have done
''Have you any specific plans for the
betterment and improvement of PhiIa-
delphia? =
Constructive Program
''Yes. The development of the port
Of Philadelphia has been my hobby
ever since | entered public life. BY
that l mean transportation. II once
we can develop our transportation facil-
tiles by rail, river. trolley and sub
way we nave solved the greatest prob
lem of the day.
"Unlimited and u%nhindered trans
portation facilities means the growth of
, our domestic industries, the employ
ment of labor and the increased i'm
p~ortance of Philadelphia as a great
manufacturing center. Even as it is
with the facilities we possess. our
is second only to New York.
j would strain every nerve to increase
.nd avfand our TRANSPORTATION farili.