Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-06

League has been organized. Meetings
are held on the flrst Sunday Of each
month. In the last local election. when
inc Snyder leaders grabbed the Demo-
cratic nominations. this league put up
an independent ticket, and the vote
received showed that If the Democratic
vote had not been nullifed by the
Stealing of the Democratic column
the Snyder candidates could have been
defeated.
AS it was. Judge Bonniwell carried
the county over Justice Schaffer in the
contest for the Supreme Court and the
snyder leaders suffered serious reverses
in their special balliwicks. Schuylkill
county independents arc out to smash
the Snvder bi- partisan machine and to
repudiate his Endorsement of prodigal
fees and payments for his favOrites.
=, 'Snyder's Oriental splendor," said
Mr. Candee.' is most alluring. Think
OF these politicians sitting in the S12.-
oOO gold room listening to the sweet
strains from the gold piano.
Carpets On the Ceiling"
Those who have visited the mansion
tell wonderful and nmuring tales of
rooms richly hung with tapestry. Why
this magnihccnce that when she was
telling of it she exclaimed: 1t was the
first time ever saw carpets hung on
the ceiling. And the seven buthroOms
Goodness. Snyder boasts Of them.
Well. it Is certain we need to clean out
Pennsylvania. We don't want Arabian
Nights in Pennsylvania. The taxpayers
are tired Of paying for all this ex-
travagancc.'
The. resolution calling for the judicial
investigation recites that for months
newspapers have been telling of the
.'looting of the State" This resolution
further sets forth that the names of
Syndor and of his law associate. John
II. Fcrtis. have been mentioned in con-
nection with the payment of, fees and
extra clerk hire. 1t will be recalled. it
was explained. that Colonel George Nox
Mccain. in dispatch to the EVENING
PURL1C LEDGER from Harrisburg. told
OF extra payments by Snyder. when
Auditor General. to Mr.. Fcrtig.
The Judges are asked TO take such
action as should be taken to protect the
good name of the bench and bar of
Schuylkill. if these widely heralded
charges be- true. or to protect the names
OF the members of the bar of Schuylkill
County. IL the charges are not true"
The charges. of course, are that it was
not proper. for example. for Snyder TO
pay legal fees to Mr.. <Beidlcman when
an net of Assembly had ordered that
legal action be conducted through the
office Of the Attorney General.
Judge Bonniwcl described Governor
Sprroul as magnificent mountebank'
and 'sanctlmonious hypocritc." lie
said that the Sproul Administration. in |
defiance of the Constitution. had run |
up bills for which no appropriation had
been made and that consequently the
first bill introduced at the nst session
was deficiency bill for S3,579 800. SIS.
Public funds he said, "had bccn
spent with Coal Oil Johnny lavishness.
Judge Bonniwell declared that while
the old Board of Charities got along
with an expense Of 100000, the new
Welfare Department, which replaced
the old board, has already created Jobs
in excess of $21O, 900. with every prob. |,
ability that the expenses Of this one
department. before the end of the year
will amount to 81 ,O0O, 600"
Coal Tax Decision
Referring to the decision of tho
Dauphin County Judges in favor Of the
constitutiOnality of the hard. coal tax
the Judge said that the lower cour, had
only reversed the Supreme Court be-. I
cause OF the expectation that the pres
'nt supreme Court would stultify itself ,
under the lash Of Sproul." * for
Justice Won Moschziskcr's demand ,hot
Judge bartlett be appointed TO The lnIe
Judge Bregy's seat. Judge BonuiwnI
said: W
ut is abhorrent that the Chief Jus.
lice should dare to seek favors from
tho Governor when he knows he will
bH cai'd on to pass on the constitu-
tlonality OF the hard coal tax. And
what right has he TO dictate appoint
mcnts of Judges when he has r. nnss
On their decisions?' '"''
Judge Bonniwcll was vigorously an
plaudcd when he. an opponent of MO
hibition. denounced bootlcggcrs This
was regarded as especially interostinn I
Tor the reason that it is common cossin
IN pottsville that Schuylkill County ,s '
chief resort of booteggers and no,iN q
ticians are creditel with rcapins a har.
vest from protection" ,
Judge Bonniwell. in fact. declared {
hat the bootlegging syndicate "reochod
light into the Republican organiza'
ion. c
Judge Bonniwcll charged that the road
building program In PENNSYLVANIA WAS
IN a highly extravagant plane. lie d
aid that It costs. about $75, 200 n mile
y this state against an average OF l
'33, 900 in New York and ,S34, 900 in
)hio. He charged that there Is deficit
n the State Treasury, between moneys O
illegally expended and legally due. n d
be neighborhood of $40. 900, 600. =
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