Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-01
Womeu's Societies Petition Governor Sproul
to Have Denoted Member OF State
Board Made Chairman Of That
Body When Office becomes


Board Made Chairman Of That
Body When Office becomes
Vacant in May
Now, MS matter of fact | happen to
belong, in one official capacity or another.
to great many women = organizations, po-
litiCal and philanthropic, and to a variety
Of clubs. and ] happen to know that this
matter Of the reinstatement Of the former
member of the censor board has come up for
consideration and been passed by as not ap-
prorriatc for action by many women's or
ganzationS on the ground that the action
Of the Governor IN the matter Of appoint
mcnt, dismissal or reappontment would be
best left Unhampcred.
CuriouSy enough. the sclf.appontcd body
that has championrd the rcappointment idea
has never given any but the most general
reasons for pressure to ho brought on the
Governor to rcsCind his action, has never
produced the candidate for public appraisal
in any successfully arranged gathering. has
no statistics or practical propaganda to
offer Ivy way OF backing their candidate un-
less their taking II for granted that the work
Of DR.. Oberholt2er in the past had been 50
Spcctacularly satisfactory that to know it
and him was to be convinced without pledges
or promises that plans or power of putting
them over were necessary.
venture to say 90 per cent of the women
approached by the candidates advocates
have never seen, much less worked, with DIR.
Obcrholtzer.
yINlIE only ground for compelling the Gov.
/ ornor TO rCinStatc him would be that he
S the best man for the place in the state.
But IL hCt
II there are other men quite as good and
more congcninl I" the Governor or to the
other workers, why keep up this din for
Or, Obcrhot2Cr?
II no was sacrificed because Of his intcs.
rity. let us have the direct facts not the
orics; facts with tho dates the place and the
IL m pf
II do not like you, DR.. Fell" and there
is Snme one Just as good whom the Governor
has in mind to suit tho job, fail to soc
why the womcn's clubs of tho state should
champion o candidate whom the Governor
finds Incompatible.
\lTE ALL know what il Is 10 have 10 work
| w with or over "A person who does not suit
! Us tcmpornmcntally, no matter how worthy
| he may be Ms to morals. Ruth McITcnry
! StewHrt's old Chorcman who got his r8tions
| out Of trash barrels, remarked, "Whcn gar
| hagc goes agen YOU YOU cant force IT," It
| seems to me there are times when oven good
| table food cant b. forced There ore tinlcs
when tho Angel Gabriel might hamper YOU
| Oh your job.
| heard q country deacon preach a funeral
sermon on neighbor with whom hc had
! been at variaurP,
~ might suy number Of things against
our departed brother, I might point 70 the
| place where ruCh failuyo us were his lead
| to and not seem unreasonable" said be-
| "But | shall not do 50, because in such
cases alWa avs give the corpse the benefit Of
! the Doubt
For my part, taking it all in all, though
| the Governor is no corpse, ] do not So" why
/ in this censorship case he, rather thHn tho
! lately denoted member Of tho censorship
| board. should not have the benefit Of the
| doubt
Let tho women make it plain by the kind
| Of movies they patroniZe the kind of censor
| A.. 10 thaIn mol,