Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-06

own business that the illness of few
employees wouldn't tie him up.
AS to Burch's attitude on this job
measure" he added, IL don't know
what to say. don't know what it is.
But | do know this. There is no real
break. | am most optimistic.
Mr.. Weglein defined his own posi-
tion.
Will Lay Cards on Table
81 refuse to be fgurehead,' he
declared. II won't be one. And | ain
going to work my head off to make the
Moore administration a winner. I'll do
it if I have to work double hours.
Furthermore, my policy is, lay your
cards on the table That's where mine
are and will continue to be-
Thomas w. Cunningham. clerk of
the Court of Quarter Sessions and pres
ident of the Republican Alliance and
one of the close advisers of the Mayor,
took an optimistic view of the situa
tion.
ut will come out all right" said
he, That's just one of those things
that will occur
Referring to the fact that Councilmen
Burch and Develin stood out against
the Wcglein program, Mr.. Cunningham
made this characteristic comments
1T looks like the tail wagging the
dog-two minds against nine in the
eleven. Somebody Just wantsI to be
contrary. OF course. it's hold up right
now, but it will work out, The coun-
cilinen, ! have no doubt will talk the
matter over and reach an agreement.
Maybe il will be merly a matter of
little give and take.
Joseph p. Gaffney, South Philadel-
phia councilman and minority member
of the finance committee, said that the
whole matter of the salary budget would
have to be threshed out at next Mon
days meeting of the finance commit
tee.
Mr.. Gaffncy was reminded that in
a speech on the subject of the council
manic employees. he had warned the
Moore leaders that their majority rested
on a fiimsy foundation.
Il don t pretend to be Il prophet, or n
son of prophet was the councilman
comment.
will you and your friends support
the Develin amendment Mr.. Gaffney
was asked.
Il don t know That will have to be
discussed at the meeting of the finance
committee when Mr.. Devein and Mr.
Hall will appear and speak for their
amendments.
DO you regard yesterdays develop
ments in Councils as marking real
split in the Moore forces?" was another
question.
Il haven't anything to say about
that, replied Mr.. Gafney,
Senator Ware Won't Comment
Senator Ware declined to make any
comment on the councilmanic situation
Robert J. Patton, one of the coun-
cilmen from the northeast. and a mem
ber of the finance committee. said he
stood with Mr. Weglein.
Il think, said the councilman.
that Dick Weglein thoroughly investi-
gated this matter and arrived at u
result after he had carefully figured
out how much of a clerical staff was
have all the confidence in the world in
Dick Weglein. I am sure he would
not attempt to pad the roll
He spends all his time down at City
Hall in his capacity as councilman and
president. Some of the others only
show up once q week Further. Prcsi-
dent Weclein stands next to the Mayor
in the scheme of government under the
new charter
Develin's Delay Strange
IF President Weglein, for example,
is not considered worthy of clerk.
don't know who is. l think it strange
that Mr.. Develin should come in at the
last moment. as it We're. He had full
opportunity to study the situation, and
yet he comes in and says he is not
certain how many employees are needed
| don t see why he has not had time
to investigate the needs of the new
body. We are all paid by the tax
payers to be on the Job all the time
DO you think" Councilman Patton
convinced of the need of the number
of employees for which Mr.. Weglein
asksY'
don't understand the situation. There
has been some talk that some of the
reformers are dissatisfied over appoint
ments. though l don't know that such
affects Mr.. Develin."
DO you think that any of the mem
bers of the minority ten will vote with
Mr.. Weglein's friends to support the
original salary budgetF'
II would hate to see any deal made
he replied. The Mayors position is
plain. He says he will not be forced
to make a deal. Council should leave
politics out of the matter entirely and
stand by the Mayor
Won Tagen Is Not Sure
Members of the finance committee,
gave their opinions as follows:
Charles H. Won Tagen:
Il can t say just what III do. Ger
tainly | believed the original resolution
necessary or l would not have voted
for it.
This is my position, in nutshell
do not want the taxpayers to be
burdened with an unnecessary expense,
whatever. either in this, or any other
matter before Council.
But ! do not wish the spirit of
economy to be applied so rigidly as to
effect the legislative program of the
administration, or the service which
am sure the new Council and the ad-
ministraton as a whole will render the
people.
Isaac y. Hetzel:
IF you'll Just have patience to wait
until Monday you'll know how l stand
on the Devclin amendment
Alexis J. Limburner;
II voted to pass the original reso.
luton, but | am open to conviction.
If this thing is wrong | can be con-
WINGED it is wrong.
II have stuff accumulated on my
hands at tremendous rate. If they
show me that the new positions are not
then | will not want to throw
taxpayers money away.
CORRESPONDENCE is becoming some
thing awful. 1t is necessary to have
help. Wr'll require steuographers, not
one for every councilman,
bur certainly enough to take care of us.
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