Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-05
PINCHOT IS SEPARATING
SHEEP FROM THE GOATS
Shows Sincerity in Exposing False Pre-
lenses Of the Legislative Candidates
Secretly Opposed to His Program

CLIFFORD PINCIlOT seems TO he acting
~ on the theory, novel to most politicians,
thnt tho voters have rich 20 know whore
every other candidate on the Republican
ticket stands on the issues Of the campaign
RS well as where he stands
Senator Max Leslie and other leaders in
rittshurgh did not want him to force tho
candidates for III" LEGISLATURE to put them
selves on record. l;ut Mr. rlnchot is not
fighting for office. He is fighting for better
government. II" regards II as Uf the first
Importance that the voters know whether
thr candidates for the Legislature ar" pre-.
pared 70 "o-oVorntc with bin.
When the legislative candidates in AIlc-
gh"ny county knew that Mr.. pinrhot in
tended to announce tho result Of his canvass
Of them they all rrofcsscd to be in sympa.
thy with his general program. Some of
them reserved the right Of liberty Of action
ON III" liquor question because they arc
pledged I" support the "wots."
LcsIi" is tho chief opponent of tho anti
dry program Of pinchot. and although h"
says that h" is with the candidate for
Governor on almost all other matters, he
insists thnt thcr" IS no mess in Harris
burg TINT needs to he cleaned up.
This places Losi" among the mon on
whom lInchot can depend for little h"lr
when til" crisis comes for the whole theory
Of the Pinchut campaign is based ON tho
v"'!- grounded assumption that there i>
moss in Harrisburg. LCs!i" and rs friends
are part Of tho mess. Il is too much to
expect linn tn admit that hr needs 20 hc
cleaned up. Road contractors who wi~h tho
States specifications to call for n patented
and exclusively controlled s,rfacing for the
highways might as well bo expected to ask
for open specifications which Wou'd permit
the Use Of any good Surfacing material
Wumon's Republican Club about reciprocal
political fayors is oIdfa>hon"d stuff. such
~ used 10 b" accepted in this Common-
wealth when II was commonly held that ,h"
organization. like the King, could do 10
wrong.
Mr.. Mach"y said that III" organization IS
supporting Pin"hot and Pepper and Reed
this wear. Hnd that next year these men
must help IL" organization in th" mayora'ty
camrHign.
50 far - rn"hot is concerned wo ar"
convinced that rL"r" has been no d!rlcr
about next years mayoralty campaign. The
questions arising then will be mot then on
tlclr merits II would b" surprising if any
Of these men has deprived himself Of his
liberty IF action next year.
Members Of tho Republican Women Of
prnnsylvania hav" broader views on their
political duty tlan Mr.. Muckcy'>. Mrs.
George \. nuMning, speaking at their last
m"rrIng, protested against a." i,N!o of
crcu,nr calling on the women TO vote "a
straight ticket" She insisted that any
pledge TO vote the straight ticket IS merely
pledge 70 take orders from tho bosses,
and that uuIcss tho women &S.or. their in
do,"ndour" they can hav" no !ntlU"noo.
She is c,cr.a>r.nsly righ', just u Mr..
Pfu,hot T. right IN forcing IT, rand.da'"s
for ri" Legislature" into tn" "i"n.
The straight ticket may DO for those who
live By politics and Mold that the whoi" end
Of the political man Is served when th" party
organization has its unhinder"d way. But
'hr Spli' ticket is the weapon Of 'l"s" who
hold thar good government Is III" ond oi
mrry organization and that III" winning o'
an organization nomination i in itself no
guarantee OF the fitness of II" "andjdatc
for Office.
II tho women can preserve their lrdo-
pcnrI.rrr and vot" for IL" candidates accord
tn- 10 their fitness rather than according
n party label. their opinion VIII r'r"Iy" in
crcaetug respect in IL" futur" when NOW