Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-10-05
PHILADELPHIA.
OUR sATURD LETTER.

Public Buildings and the Market Street Kali
way-A Novel Opinion Of the City sslicitor-
The Indian Reception - The Ia lor's Strike
Mr.. sothern's "Brother SAM" Etc.
PHILADELPHIA, October 4tb.
The pardon Of Messrs Marcer and Yerkes re-
mains the event Of the week, although not the
freshest Of news A prodigious excitement wat
caused by this proceeding, which has even aftel
this lapse been only measurably allayed. YouI
readers are aware that shortly after his releaeo MI
Yerkes made apublic statement that the affidavit
purporting to be made by him, wherein General
Hartranft was accused of various dishonest deal.
ings, was All utter and outrageous forgery. All
men of discernment, especially all who knew
anything personally or from report OF General
Hartranft, had long ago made up their minds tu
precisely that which Mr.. YeIkes has now sworn
TO, but ii nevertheless very gratifying to
Republicans to be able to place this matter SC
clearly before voters A greater outrage or Sc
ries of outrages against the good name Of an
honest man was never perpetrated than in this
criminal crusade against Hartrauft, principally
made by men of his own party.
The vndcation, il such it may be called. OF
the Republican candidate IL complete There
has been barely pretense made OF assailing 1t,
for 1t il seen to DB impregnable. or course Col
FOrney has had his fling but it was very fee
BILE one and OF course the N. Y Tribune has
profeHsed to disbeeve Mr.. Yerkes while unable
to disprove his statement.-but the great influ-
ence tie Tribune once had in this quarter is now
all dsspated 1t ID strange to note how tiercey
the Pennsyyanis battle is being fought in New
York. Nothing more than this il needed to
show the great Importance OF the contest. The
Tribune feels il Pennsylvania is lost to Gree
ley aud Buckalew that the Liberal Campaign is
as good as'decded. Here we know that il Mr..
Greeley even carried Pennsylvania (Which he
will not do) he could still never be elected, but
fro.n their own side Of the question victory
is indispensable to the Liberals. This has been
virtually admitted by the Tribune and World
The fight in the State is going to be close
one, but Hartranft is going to win it, And is
ii not bad state of affairs that are forced to
admit that it will be a close one, that man with
the Infamous record Of Buckalew is acknowledge
ed to have strength sufficient to run close upon
the vote OF a citizen like Gen. H4rtranftl II il
one of the stIangest specLacles in American poll
tics, and it has been brought about by the
treachery OF leaders whom the people have
trusted and admired for years.
Another tantalizing anomaly, this time in
smaller way, is the Municipal Reform Party Of
Philadelphia. This movement, sta ted by
Republicans has all its real support from Dem
ocras who see the hopelessness OF voting their
own ticket Its effect, an far as it has any is to
destroy the Republican party in this citv and
yet the leaders senselesHly pirate about havingno
desire to meddle with State affairs as il tho city
and State could be separated at juucture like
this IL is annoying TO see men 30 bndy selfish
at such time Mr.. H. @. Lea, Mr.. Eli X. Price,
aud other principal men in the Reform Move
ment are persons Of the highest respectabllty,
and the entire Republican portion of the party
mean well -bnt they have no head for politics.
This was not the time to press an independent
ticket. II the State House Row needs reforma-
-
another twelve mouth, after having stood all
these years. YOu must not understand me to
say that the so-called g reform" diversion will
amonnt to anything lit is simply aggravating
to see some good Republicans who ought 3
know better, playing so innocently into the
hands Of the Democracy.
1t H. altogether, the iiveliest campaign known
here for years. Meetings are held in every di
rection nightly, and although the limit prescrib--
ed by law-wihin which torchlight PROFESSIONS
&C., ave forbidden-has been reached. the streets
nevertheless are filled every evening with ex-
cited crowds. The largest meetings have beoA
those at the WigwAm," where during the week
Frederic Douglass, Mrs. +. Cady Stanton. Gen.
Adam T. King, OF Maryland, aud Others have
made addresses. Among all the speeches de-
livered at the "Wigwam" and elsewhere, there
was none more powerful and effective than that
of Mrs. Stantons The thought would not be
suppressed that here was woman the full equal
of any person she was addressing, vastly the su-
uti deprived of citizenship. Mrs. Stanton,
with rare strength and elUquence can till the
people how 10 vote, can make by her unaided
efforts many votes, and yet she cannot vote her
self Is this not rather illogical of the American
peoplei
At the Public Bnilding Commission meeting this
week. il tIanslhred that the Market st. Railway
Company WAS not certain Of the right of the
Commission to place its tracks on FilOert Oak,
Juniper aud other streets ia making the detour
fufarHaPfiOtl llAntnany ia
that this Wholesale appropriation Of other streets
'inyalidates its franchises. as it puts the case,
and asks for an injunction ON the work until TIE
dsbatahla point Is finally settled. The act of n
corporation OF the company Ohly gives 1t right
OF way ON Market street, 70 YOU see the point Of
the trouble, Soi9tor COlIs gave rather
amusing opinion on tie question IN dispute. He
said that Wm Penn opened Market rtreet from
river To river that the squares ,rers part 9fh,f
street. aud that il the tracks were turned to run
around the Intersection Buiding they would
still be on Market street. Ii In Olly due to the
intelligence OF President Martin, Of the
Market Street Line. and to the members of the
Commission, to say that they did not concur in
this view.
The grand Indian reception here this week,
was in the nature OF a tizzle. The noble red
man i'd somewhat played out especially when
you have to pay to go and ace him. 1t has not
been long sincs large delegation gave n free
reception at the Academy of Music to full
house. The government thought to turn
penny on We nesday night by charging all ad-
mission fee of % cents. Either on account OF
the novelty having worn of, or the money con-
siderltion, or the election excitement, tile att
dience was not large and the proceedings wei Q
undeniably stupid Running Antelope" and
the rest Of the Braves Occasioned only ripple
of exciteme as they walked the streets in full
rig. And il we come to that why should the red
man be considered All everlasting novelty
Everybody knows by this time just what he is
like and there Ii nothing in the least attractive
about him.
The Tailors' Strike continues. II any strike
il justifable those men fairly seem to have the
right OF it in their present dispute. At present
rates Sl2 week is called fair aud SIS first-rate
pay for good hand. A carpenter or a brick
layer can make go to S25 per week without
really working as hard as the tailor that is al
though more muscle may be put into his labor it
il not as combining aud wearing upon the health
and strength Ihpn, too, the mechanic has GER
tain hours for labor, alter which comes reat.
The tailor is never done, 30 to speak, and to
make the highest rate Uf wages just mentioned,
he must work in the evenings we'll as by day.
1t is hard life, and the wonder is that men can
be found to follow it, As in every other line of
work, however, suppose most OF the men know
nothing else, they must snip and stitch, or
starye.
Mr.. Sothern has made another great hit with
his Brother sam, companion picture to lord
Dundredry. The demented baroDet was con-
peared, and the audiences finally made up their
minds. Betsy Prig did concerning the famous
Mrs. Harris, that "there was no rich a perron."
There really was, and is, though, ami Mr.. Soth
erns art has made him very enjoyable. 1t ID not
hs remarkable a performance as that Of Dun