Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-28
woUlp-sE GOVERNORS
F'Ins'ns light shafts o. satire At
Some 81 the Gentlemen WHO
Would Like to step Into
The ehoss Of Gov.
srnor eproul
By GEORGE NOX MCCAIN


BY GEORGE NOX Mccain
A DISTINGUISHED citizen Of Pennsyl.
"A vania handed me three pages Of type.
written manuscript the other day.
He T. widely known for his independence
In Republican politics.
and q member Of one Of the learned pro.
The manuscript. I found, was clever
satire on the present subernatorial situa.
tion--the candidates particularly.
1t is printed herewith without alteration,
comment or suggestion Of any kind.
1t doesn't need any.
IN THE welter Of candidates for the Gov.
= ernor's chair 4 shrewd observer has taken
the pains to investigate the early lives Of
Judgment without either fear or favor.
AS the boy, 30 the man,"
1t follows, therefore, that an intimate
Independent voter to reach an intelligent
conclusion upon his choice for Governor.
We have taken up the "esrly lives Of can.
didates" in the inverse. ratio Of the i'm.
portance Of their candidates.. The reader
can readily appreciate the patience and labor
devoted TO this txsk, reaching back into the
past. Where Il has been possible we have
depended upon the testimony of the nurse.
VI course, where 20 many candidates have
sSprung Sern, u rom the very poor but honest home
least none surviving. In such case we
M have fallen back upon the testimony of
Again II the candidate is SO extremely
democratic as to have been denied the usual
opportunities Of education and to have lifted
himself educattonally at odd and uncertain
moments stolen from his daily toll, we have
20 fal! back upon mere rumor, hearsay and
local tradition.
Rem nonnhortus - ..l.. .,..- .L.u. ...
proceed Immediately with
HARRY c. MACKEY, of Philadelphia.
\ Mr.. Mackey is the friend of all the
working classes.
His old nurse, now an aged woman in
Susquehanna County, has told us tina: baby
Harrys nrst intelligible word was ''com
lie Office '
While still Of tender years he became the
leader OF his fellows in all kind hearted
deeds. and when he wrote his first message
10 the public he described himself as
nature"
He has been forced into the limelight by
a great swelling volume of voices Of men
ana women who are calling to Harry the
Morkman's Friend" to stand for Governor.
It has become almost sacred duty with
this tribune of the people.
nUlTE antipodal. to the tribune of the
people," with an upbringing entirely
ppposed to the simple life on the Mackey
farm. born with a gold spoon in his mouth
nurtured at tables luxuriously spread and
breathing the rarefed and pure air of pike
Pinchot.
Always distinguished in appearance, al.
hauteur Of manner not easily ACQUIRED. Gif.
ford Ifnchot may well count upon the vote
OF the women, or at least the young and
susceptible female vote.
Young Pinchot had two nurses-a day and
night nurse. We have it from them both
that Clifford was always distinguished and
aristocratic baby; that among his playthinrs
ne always chose the stiff little green trees
OF his Nouh's Ark; that his first real word
later ts cNnss,.t,an and the next few days
His entire and expensive education was
directed to the thought Of becoming United
states Forester-and he did.
, The only real drawback to Pinchot for
noverq1r ;so Is the fact that his idealism is so
situation he is apt to be "up tree"
WE NOW come to another rough diamond,
w at least rough. rugged, STRAIGHT.
forward county leader: A real politician
Edward Beidleman.
Ed Beidleman and Dauphin County are
almost synonymous. There are others. but
EsDi,oi "a is pretty nearly at" around the State
What he and Harry Baker do not .know
about the ms and outs and arounds and
abouts Of politics is not worth knowing. ""N
OF French Huguenot descent, Ed Beidle.
mans forebears settled long ago in the cant.
tai city to give Ed his chance for the GOV.
ernorship. II the decision rested with Dau.
not families Of Womelsdorf and Werners.
vile and even as far as Allentown had the
deciding vote, 1t would certainly be aN over
with the rest Of us.
Eddie never required the services of a
nurse he was always strong boy. Perhaps
he was allowed to walk a little too earlya
but he was always self reliant and sure and
had bass voice. A boyhood friend of Eds
put 1t tersely when we inquired about Ed for
Governor. The bOyhood pal remarked: ed
Beidleman Is good enough for Lieutenant
Governor
OUR next in order is from the real conn.
~ try. One Of the interior counties where
to lectures and church socials, and where a
man IL known through and through
Such man, and one who has won the
united support OF the home folks, is John
Fisher. who il neither aristocrat, plutocrat,
tribune Of the people nor astute politician, ;;
II he were more astute he would avoid
the entangling alliance with the manufnc.
turers.
John had q good nurse, was educated M
home, lived ut home, was sent to the Stote
Senate, was a valuable member of the Con.
stituttonal Commission and very useful
Banking Commissioner. N'
II We had been his nurse we would cer.
tainly have whispered in his ear many times
day the cryptic letters IN. G. -" IN. O. :"
May, Fisher be delivered from the hands of
his friends. ~
WE NOW come to the man, the peerless,
w fearless leader of Schuylkil County
the knight errant who wins to Office by he
happy disposition: his carefree manner and
limitations. You have guessed his noma
also French Huguenot," Charles 4. Sny.
der.
Charlie was rosy, rubicund baby tba+
gave very little trouble to his nurse.
He was fond of flowers and always wore
a carnation even in the days of bib and