Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-22
MOORE DECLARES
. FOES ARE AT WORK
Mayor Says Enemies Are Try
ing to Embarrass and Dis
credit Administration
USE MINOR APPOINTMENTS

An attempt to discredit the present
city administration and sow discord
within its ranks is being made by the
enemies of good government, according
to Mayor Moore.
! He made statement to this effect
last night during a dinner at the City
Club, where he and other members of
| his cabinet were guests of several or
CARNATIONS allied with civic reform.
| Enemies of the present regime, the
Mayor said, are manipulating minor
appointments over which he has no
control as means of embarrassing
the administration
Mr.. Moore declared however, that he
had strong ally in Governor Sproul,
who agreed that no such appointments
should go to men out of harmony with
the administration.
Challenges All Enemies
The Mayor incidentally issued chal-
lenge to his political enemies to do their
worst. The defiance was directed at
the old leaders, judges on the bench
who seek to make appointments out of
harmony, and others who resort to OBJ
strsctional tactics.
"The old enemies of clean govern
ment,' the Mayor asserted, ''are put
certain places over which l have no
direct control. In this way it can be
seen that the department directors and
myself are not the only persons who
have been hard at work during the last
two weeks. Our enemies are hard at
work also.
''But Governor Sproul agrees with
me that such appointments should not
go to meu who are out of harmony
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ton. He agrees with me that there
must be reform of the magistrates
courts, and improvements in other
lines that will insure perfect harmony
in Philadelphia in the interest of eff =
! cient and honest service. Proving that
he means what he says, the Governor
today appointed to the bench Judge
Thompson, a lawyer not put forward
by any political boss, and not sug
gested by any Of the representatives of
the old regime, man who will faith =
fully and honestly uphold the sanctity
and integrity of the courts.
Some May Lose Faith
'These old enemies are seeking in
another way to undermine this admin
istration. Certain of you people who
are now applauding this administration
are likely to become impatient some OF
dirty street here and there, for instance
and say, We'll, you promised to clean
this street and you haven't done it.
Please do not do that. If you do you
will be giving comfort to the enemy.
You will be giving the enemy just the
opportunity he desires to divide your
ranks. We are in this fight to stay
and you must stay with us and see il
through"
''Thank God for u man like Director
Cortelyou," Mr.. Moore declared IRE
Gently he has been dealing with men who
clothed with authority and wearing the
uniform of honor, have been playing into
the hands of ambulance chasing law
yers, encouraging thuggery ard creating
; terrorism and in other ways oppressing
the poor and denying the ordinary hum
, Bile citizen common justice. But these
: men, small though they may be, have
cen seized by the throat, and now where
, are they? They are down on the ice
boats and the policeboats, where the,
can do no more harm.
1--WE are investigating more of thi
business, and we are investigating i
: with a challenge to any police officia
and any political boss who dares stanc
in our way. 1t may take time to do al
: this work 1t takes time to clean tn
= old ship of certain barnacles and to re
: love the fungi that have attached them
5 selves to the police department, but i
will be done. There are certain leader
: who will stay on the outside and refus
to join us so long as We manage thing
in this manner. Let me assure you tina
these leaders will remain out, too, unit
hey are ready to come in on our terms.