New-York tribune., 1922-10-20
PincIlot Certain
Winner; /; Labor
Unrest Y exes
Next Governors Policy ON
Industrial Future Of
Pennsylvania Concerns
State More Than Politics
Six Districts May BE Lost
Candidate Gains Machine
support; Local Leaders
Forced 10 Declare Stand
By Carter Field

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big coal strike in both hard and soft
fields regarded as virtually certain for
next year, Pennsylvania leaders gam
orally are more concerned with what
Clifford Pinchos is going to do about
working out the industrial future than
about who is going TO be elected this
fall.
There is no doubt about the election
~ Pinchot over Jehn A. McSparran,
hsad OF the state grange. who is the
Democratic nominee. There is no
l0uot also as to the election of George
Wharton Pepper and Daniel A. Reed
as United States Senators. The only
dou5t Is in some seven or eight of the
fhlrty-six Congressional districts. All
2 the rest are sure Republicans, and the
reasonable probability Ia that not more
than six districts can be recaptured
by the Democrats-ail normally Demo
cratic.
pinchot is making a smashing cam
pssgn up and down the state, going into
every county. So far he has been do
ing remarkably we'll in handling the
local candidates, many cf whom. hav-
ing been nominated by political bosses
to whom Pinchot was anathema, we're
at first inclined to play their own hand
ana ignore the gubernatorial ticket
PiHchot Calls on Leaders
Pinchot has been calling the local
candidates in for conference before
invading any district or county and
asking them where they stood. If they
agree to support his policies he goes 10
Dat Tor them while speaking in their
communities. II they sulk he ignores
.nem, MOST OF them have been climb
ing aboard the Pinchot bandwagon. His
TASK IN this respect is naturally made
much easier by the undisputed certain
~ that ne will be elected Governor for
.our years, leaving little incentive for
the local politicians, no matter what
their personal desires, t. leave him out
Of the picture.
Some Of Pinchot's friends. now that
nc has won the Republican nomination
~ one OF the most spectacular fights
ihc keystone state ever saw. arc q
nttle pertarbed lest ne go too far in
nis promises TO clean out things NJ
harrisburg. Many of these menVwho
Fought as vigorously for Pinchot in the
PRIMARY as they possibly could--told
the writer that as a matter of fact the
administration of Governor Sproul has
oeen much better than pinchot seems
TO betieve, and that actually. while the
down, there has been very little real
graft.
What they are afraid of is that
Flnchot Is making such extravagant
promises that he will find himself In
rather difficult position after he en-
ters the executive mansions when it
4 comes TO carrying out his campaign
pledges. There are some state depart
aasnts, they say, which have been ad-
manistered in q fashion almost above
praise during the Sproul regime. one
OF these being road construction.
pennsylvania has built up her road
system IN the last few years at cost
which surely, if these people who
ought TO know are correct. yielded far
less velvet to the contractors than
In certain neighboring states; for in.
stance, New Jersey.
Liquor Stand Nc Fair Test
To those who regard Pennsylvania
as a very wet state the fght pinch ot
is making against liquor selling is in
teresting. What the effect would be
II this We're really close state no
one can tell, for there has been moth
ing except the widespread LIQUOR law
violations to indicate whether the sen
timent or the state was really wet or
dry But he is hammering along and
w''"iHR ehe respect or the elemt MT of
The people who want the law enforced
no matter whether they like nip now
end then themselves or not.
Pennsylvania is the only state in
che Union which still licenses saloons
Under the so-called Woner law these
licenses are issued Just as if there
were no Federal prohibition amend,
ment, and as if Mr. yolstead were ,
native of some foreign country.
These saloons are selling liauor and
beer all over the state. They have ne
monopoly in this trade in intoxicants
OF course, facing the ordinary bootlet
srate which fourishes in other statnI
as their competition. But the licens
sngs of these saloons has been n 4hor,
IN the side of the drys, and csus
for shame among those VINO believe i,
some pretense of law enforcement.
Pinchot is promising that the 6rs
act of his administration will be 1
rush through a repeal of the Wone
Law. He is promising also drasti
enforcement of the dry law, pledgi1
the use of every force which the stat
government can bring TO bear to thi
end, This includes the state constat
ulary. SO hateful to organized labo
leaders, and so extremely efFcientSa
preventing violence during indussr.s
disturbances.
Ore of the big breaks which his