Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-18
.P|NCHOT'S VICTORY
SIGN Of NEW ERA
Voters Demand Better Office
holders-Seek to Improve
G. O. p. From Within
BIG HELP TO FREE LANCES
By CLINTON W. GILBERT


Washington. May is. Washington
talks Of little today except the PinrhNt
victory. Due allowances is made for
the extent To which local conditions in e
Huenrcd the result in Pennsylvania
but no ono here regards that result a.
II local phenomenon.
People might do 80 II II had not
been for the Bcvcrdge victory in lndi g.
ana. but these two Ipsots for tn" Re-
publican machine are interpreted to-
gether ns showing wide unrest among
the Republican voters and II movement
g similar to the one which developed in
1910.
/ The two favoritc exulsnations are
thai business conditions have caused
general discomfort and the voters ar"
on the loose and that the progressive
movement. winch died away after the
defeat Of 1912. is once more In fuII
swing.
The organization Republicans in .he
House aud the Senate are badly fright
oned. What happened 30 New and
Alter may, they feel happen I" them
when primaries in their states and
districts occur meanwhile they ar"
tied I" Washington working upon an
endless program Of legislation which
they are sure will only increase th"
unrest among voters When II Il passed
J Afraid Of Tariff Issue
70 ""' na> any I'l"S,"nS ao"", IN"
LarI" Nn"" u o'lhs trH'nro' u -
s"'"s i" w "o"Pi',"'r ny '"' '"'"''H
impotent to recnst II and make il ar.
raDt able And every one : afraid 10
rrn'H 'h'u'' '"' '"f " "N'''' ""'''
"'''' "'''il""' >,
~ '"L!'"S ~, S,.-'h''on rN'H'> WIT ,1 r'sa.l
!" ] ,nIs ulI,' W. nay" ,n'ore,Ira'N Party
k' ~ "''l'n. WIZ ,"' ''Hl'rh' ~ n'",'
branch of the Government is almost
|"Ii'lS against lhe OIL Whl.h me resi-
ne parry III congress - FORMING
Mr. tiard!hE. - IS Sala on 'r'dlOI,
a"'h"rltN' - IN me SAN" Nla'" "i mn.
over me Mr' umper f"rdhtS arm
hiIi as Mr' latt was IN over 'hr iaHh"
Al"rl"h larin blIi. lie - very hli''
annoyed n, M"'umher personally. 1911
u"th'ng = done nor can be don"
Nc, lumber is :" afraid that only chaos
Will snN'i" " ne attempts :" chang" III
program NJ 'hIS stage 'hat 'h"r Is IL
moving MIN.
/ Inc ina"hin" moves '0rWhrd as II
fascinated by lt> own doom ana unable
{" avert II.
NAT Is ,ru" OF m" tarlf lS true also
o! the b"hus. Every on" working on /,
knows Ihat Whatever iS done votes Will
De lost. though l." Surress "f Senat"r
Pepper In III" Pennsylvania primaries
Will "n'olnag" ihoS" VINO ar" trying IL
PM the bonus issue over until the next
) "ngre>S'
Seha ,"rs ana 'onsrrSsmen would IKE
7" ger pack nom" ana LOOK amer lh"!f
p"'I'"ai aHaIrS. oUt 'he! are 'halh'h I"
: ,"e .HSn VI 'h"hihs 'h''r own r'h"hl :
'nn. na. 'on ana perhaps F"'''ecu"h more
"'u'c"'t'
Little Party Government
,,.h.,, ~ ,I n
Ii,,, n,,' '"'"- '""' :, i'!'
nrn,,,is -" ,,.,,.', -.
III. ,,ris ,nd ,ha bm,, n,', - =
a Ioyon y, hars "hnw, h,,, It,'Ia a', "',,.
y,vernmer, thar. T.. '"'''
par,y vnrorrmor, Lo. ro,IoJ ho..,,,...,
+ ,f n, ia :; n, ,ur,,;,,, ,s ,.,n,i,.. l., ,..; .
i,ie. and ncrsonaI yrn,'n. Tho rm'n".
seeing it's failure. are seeking t" put nblor
and stronger men into public life. II
parties are imp". "nr. why. =" the feel
: ing runs. nominate for office inferior
M just bocauis" they are recommended
by parties?
lh" tendency has an important bear
ing upon The control Of the next House
and perhaps beyond that upuu the cam
pnlgn Of 1924. :" far ~ it has gone
III" movement for better men in office
iS entirely within the Republican party.
The discomfort leads voters not rn turn
away from tn" Republican party. but 10