The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-09
LET us HAYE PEACE.

LET Us IA YE PKACE.
OUR usually amiable contemporary, the Bul- |
letin completely lost its amiability yesterday, |
and made a melancholy exhibition Of bad
temper, which, considering the recent suo-
cess of the anti-Penn Square ring in the
Senate, was as unexpected as it was grief
inspiring. 1t always saddens us when the
Bulletin gets into one of its wild moods, but
if its bottled-up wrath must be vented, we are
pleased, rather than otherwise, if The TELE-
GRAPH >is made the object of it, for we
know in that case that no harsh words calcu-
lated to disturb the serenity of the Bulletins
sanctum will be used, and that with judicious
treatment the patient may be expected ulti-
mately to recover. 1t is otherwise in the
case of some of our respected contemporaries
frantic attacks, and we can remember an in
stance when one of our judges was compelled
to pronounce from the bench the opinion that
the Bulletin was a 'habitual liar" This
has been matter for regret with
us ever since, for it is not judicious
to speak the truth on all occasions,
and we would have dealt more gently with
our contemporary than Judge Stroud felt
impelled to do. The cause of the Bulletins
wrath yesterday was doubtless our statement
that its opposition to the Building Commis-
sion was rather remarkable, in consideration
of the fact that it endorsed the much more
obnoxious commission schemes started at
Harrisburg last winter. Facts are facts how
ever, and the Bulletin would exhibit itself to
more advantage by making an explanation of
its conduct than by flying into a
passion and using abusive language against
The TELEGRAPH. The ire of the Bulletin
was also aroused by previous statement in
these columns to the effect that a number of
the gentlemen who went to Harrisburg to
protest against the irresponsible Building
Commission were themselves members of
irresponsible commissions created in the
same manner that it was by the Legislature.
1t is really not our fault if these
things are true, nor are we responsible
for the fact-for it is a fact-that members of
the Senate we're paid in good money of the
United States to vote for the abolition of the
Building Commission. 1t is we'll known that
| all the property y-holders in the neighborhood
of Sixth and Chestnut streets were assessed to
pay the expenses of the campaign against the
| Building Commission. Doubtless the BuHe-
| tin will deny this fact, as it has many
others; but the public, bearing in mind
Judge Stroud's decision, will know exactly
how much credence to put in the denial.
Now we are anxious to know what has been
done with this money, for money has been
contributed literally for the good and suffi-
| cient reason that it is worth while for the
property holders in the vicinity of Indepen-
dence and Washington Squares to pay hand
somely to retain permanent monopoly of
their business of letting offices at exorbitant
rates. We commend these items to the candid
consideration of the Bulletin, and in doing
SO we ask it to keep cool, and not
to strike out SO wildly as it did yester-
day. The credit of journalism is at stake
when such an exhibition of bad tenn
per as that of the Bulletins yesterday is made,
and we ask in the kindest spirit possible that
we may not have occasion to reply to the like
| again. Let us have peace.
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