The sun., 1873-10-13
4 Last Wori.

A''I'.'' 81 ttt iitfltu. n l, 10
4 Last Wori.
TIN etN has aid and done too much e.
strengthen thc hands of the friends Of re-
form n Philadelphia to he silent on the
last day when is words of warning can bc
OF any uv.l. Tomorrow the citizens of
grcj; commonwealth aud especially its
metropolis VIII nave TO decide whether
tn otil dc-poti.m of acabal rs wicked and
couup, as over allictoda community shall
b. pc'pctuntcd or ovcrthrown.
Ga" year more is about all these rogucs
ECcI 1hcy know well enough for even
rui-u,ly hus his sort of purbiiud sagncity,
TIL, there must some day be limit 10
thci, mi,l",up, lut they think, and well
tacy may, that with one years more
tenure they can afford with gorgcd
Fpck,.s T. retire lt they elect
Tie two Tr,a-ur,rs of state aud CITY,
having the Governor, Auditor-Gcucrl
and the Legislature. they know that for
Ehcu time they are .rcurc agtin.t invcs-
u--t."u AMI pUn,-luucnt. IL they elect the
:. II. ELtty r-'u' 90 the most reckless
o. thr sang having the Judges ard tine
Ii.ui,t Attorney thoy 'rC N, asurahly safe
pm luaIriHl rtuD,-. cs kENBLEs bank
my l., anew eolgrd with t"c public funds
tn lii, fhc GL.ou RANK II bursts: the no.
t,1.ou. abuse OF fees, viii 40 on unchecked;
ia, ~hcin WIFI draw hi $1,000 ana mann
h. s't"| and rrt rruihonotniics in pro-
rur .uI; Nmr, ,tR'~ ,lviA viii have new
,han,r Of ~to3lme trust bonds from the
sLic; Mr- Fri1tt. entirely couvalesccnt,
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OF lt.,i,n.
We have said TINT ultimately this wlll
al g.. rulciy hrpu-ut 90 end, aud rlia-
ulu then will wonder and bitterly
Mou,u that It ha> 'en allowed to 20 on so
Ion. Better. far letter. FOR every Piiila-
Il ..n..I interest. mater iial and moral that
g., 'ow ,Aoull tai now. Her future, She
clIlnis. will be a bri,ht one. Not SO f this
iucvitghlc catastrophe BE- deferred til
thtt hiieu future duwns. She contrm-
pace ..rcat centennial commcmoration
ntup.ti.i MT more remote than three
ycaI.. li-r d, art - we'll it may be, is SET
upon IL. lis projectors have congratulated
thvus ciy,- uatur.,,.y enough that the late
huuucLl catastrophe occurred when il did,
Hid not when their preparations were
u,r' advanced or when, as at Vienna,
whylc Huuuc.l Iu.n stood On the very
tlr~lold th"N are completed.
favorable political result now viii
ndold neW ground for self-congratulation,
iol as -urr as are tllc rising and setting OF
t"muU' W. .ttu. il the local political and
LL0urial cat suoI h., which Will hc coin
cld,ut with tho downfall of the Rtg
occurs when the centennial proceedings
are MATURING. il Wlll he fatal 10 the cher
i-bcd centennial Itself. Does any one
imagine that we Of New York, with all Our
elasticity -sould have veuurcd on an
international exhibition in the same year
or the year after the explosion Of our
Rugi The same rule will apply TO Phila-
dclpha, where the Ring is quite as bad rs
ever our- was. Size must begin as soon as
may hc to purge herself and live cieanly.
VIII Philadelphia do sol We hope, and
yet We fear The m souce OF all respecta
llr coUut"uauoc from the Ring rally Is
very encouraging, hut mere inactive, neg
utN' resp .ciahiuy counts hut lttl'
against such a compact phalnuX OF ini
luity a. th'-c bad mrn can % in into the
hcit Rcsportahlity, cvcuif discontcutcl
shrink, from the employment of mean
too often necessary t. attain political re
tu'i-, while tai, Ring, having the Stat'
aud cty trca.urics at their command nut
ine enforced contributions OF the Fedora
udcohu'.irr- ON which they can draw
and u constituency ~ ro-ucs and rufhan
ora which morcGWy influences are opera
tive goes into tine contest boldly aud con
ni,utly Hence it = more than doubtful
hui not desperate.
We venture On two clear proDhccips
II Tomorrow tho Ring s ovcrthrown, ~
amount of Official aud financial niquit,
will bc revealed in Philadelphia and Har
ri.hurg ~ which the honest public, thougl
II has shrcwd suspicious of il, viii stan'
nphn-t They VIII have reason 10 thanI
their STAR tiint il went on no longer. |
the Ring rule continues, there will in Ia
new lease OF power Ice rapid accrctlon O
vliainy which viii put the actual condi
ti,H @. thiuG- wholly in the shade.