Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-30

pundits and pastmastcrs Of phrase and
promise.
Therein was Mayor !. Hampton
Moore the victim of wrong perspcc-
tive.
Lane and Martin Welded TO Idols
Mcssrs. Lane. Martin ct al. are welded
to their little old idio8ynCracics aud
idols. And not only the feet. but the
whole corpus Of the idols. seem to hc
made Of clay. Senator Martin and Mr..
Lane recently. to the regret of numerous
we'll wishcrs, have betrayed political
traits that meke them eligible for
registry in the William ]. Bryan class
Of 1S96--thcy never learn and they
never forget. They are. | am afraid. of
those whose cars are deaf to the voice
of one crying in the wilderness. Old
things have passed away.
have said Mayor Moore waited in
vain.
What with mistaken zeal for supposed
reform among some of his own people
and a refusal from the opposition to
clasp hands across the hloodlcSs chasm
of last November. he reached the con
clusion that patience had not only
ceased to be virtue. but was an offcnsc
to good politics. With municipal de.
partmCnts infested with spies and tale
bearers it became necessary to speak in
the only language understandable to
those folk.
1t was tho language of the broad ax. .
the billhook and the clcavCr.
Property interpreted. this language
is producing results. Those who hout
the gesture of welcome have the alter
native of the guillotinc. And am in
formed that it has been properly
creased
AS for the ten cOunciImanic repro
scnativcs of the old regime. they are
safe and their salaries are secure for
four years. They can afford to pipe the
bazoo aud hurl defiance. Their i'm =
pious slogan, Till he'll freezes over. "
is cminently impressive. ornate and ap-
prOpriatc.
They hav" long wait ahead. lee
palaces and skating carnivals have
never achieved fashionable prominence
in hades.
The peak" of the councilmanic load.
/ speaking in the vernacular of traction
experts. is due to be reached next week
/ Council as above set forth is going 70
| investigate itself. Having failed to in
Ncstigatc or inaugurate anythig else. il
will now proceed to investigate its own
status.
! The public, paraphrasing the age old
expression Of grateful hearts. will
doubtless eXclaim: 'FOr this much. ol
Lord, make us truly thankful.
To Shake the Poke and Drop the Cat
There have been reports. rumors. Cos
sip. hearsay. talk. title tattle. mar
IatiOuS and buZZing concerning ALLEGED
councilmanic cupidty. There has beer
head wagging and mouth to ear whis
UcringS. Council now proposes to shake
the poke and drop the cat.
I Mayor Moore has talked with his ina
iority mrmberS. He put the matter
squarely before them. In this he prOveC
that he was unafraid. BY the same
process he aroused the virtuOuS ire ant
indignant oratory of the opposition.
So there we arcJ The burlr>quc. OF
tragedy. is on. II was the opposition
let il be remembered. that stretched
forth its hand for the scalpel. the bis
toury and the probe.
There have been such things as po
ltical flare backs. The "Bull' An
drrws LeXowing of Philadelphia i
memorable Likewise the Van Dyk
brown taste that it left in the mouth
OF all PhiladclphianS. II is the Var
following that must hold itself respon
siblc in the present instance.
Model political history is full Of in
stances wher" men were hoist by tnri
own pctardS and ~inged by the fires the,
, had kindlcd.