Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-06-17
PHILADELPHIA.

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PHILADELPHIA.
our sATuR DAY LETTER.
| FLuanY IN LOCAL roLrrHos-rHH ArroINTxENT
OF DUNN AND Marks AZ GUARDIANS OF TNK Po0R
PROTECT OF TIE UNIoN LKAaUB-rnE NEW
BOARD or WATkD KN0TNEERs-O0MvRNTIoM OF
PAok1hs or CANNED aooDs-INDIvIDuAL GIFTS
rOR PUBIlC UsE-sxIBRRT AND wILRY-BUMNKR
AMUsRNRNTs, DC.
Special Correspondents ot tke comsnevoial.
PHILADELPHIA, June II.
Hardly any recent political evcnt has o.
casionod 20 much excitement - tho election by
| Councils Of VIM N. Bnnn and VIM N. Marks
Guardians Of the Poor. Mon Of the same cali
bre have often been named for office
without the fact attracting any attention,
and that there is such furry
over these ,particnlsr appointments show
would not, indeed, bo too much to say that We
arc In kind Of Transition period In public af-
fairs. The distrust Of the people with tho man.
ayers In power is taking shape. The feeling has
boon growing for months and the outbreak over
Dnnn and Marks Is not 30 much on aooount Of
the worthlessnees OF those parties ~ It is bo-
cause an opportunity seems here offered 10 pr,-
tect against the whole current system Of
lObbery and mismanagement. Tho mon who
tllat they have done 90 under the influence
Of mere party cries long enough. 1t IL not
enough that they call themselves Republican;
thcy must be Re l,ubiican-devoted in the best
sense to popular interests-in order to deserve
fhe debate over these appointments has been
waged actively for several days and the feeling
reached its climax last evening In the formal de-
cision Of the Union League that Councils had &C.
ted in an unworthy manner and that they were
Judgment and worre principle. This decisive
break between the League and the Republican
leaders In Councils IL the talk Of the town. But
Il would be . mistake to call 1t . real
Republican dissension: The little body Of men
who devise and carry these appointments do not
represent the party In any true sense, although
they may ignoranty be supposed to do 30. The
Republicans are a. strong and united a. ever,
and what 10 called dissension 10 but the manly
protest Of the bulk Of voters against the few
who by the accident Of place have power to bring
the organization into disrepute. Some Of the
number who voted for Bum and Marks begin to
sse that they have made . blunder demanding
instant correction. The appointments will
doubtless be reconsidered but whether they
would have boon without tho League manifesto
is not 10 certain.
1t seems ut last likely that the important ques-
ton Of our water supply il TO be treated in .
scientific manner Tho work has been undertaken
none too soon. Tho appliances for Furnishing
the city with water arc notoriously unequal to
the stress upon them and all previous efforta to
strike = Just balance have been unAvailing.
Yearly the complaints have grown moro griev-
ous, until 1t became apparent that nothing short
experience was not = pleasant one. Its possi-
bilitios .wore far greater even thar the extent
Of tho drouth suffered. This we are all forced
to admit, ~ we'll ~ the corresponding truth
that II this summer should be an exceptionally
dry one We sliould bo not only - badly OF, but
mnoh worse on, than we were last year. Coun-
ellis finally appealed to the Franklin Institute to
name gentlemen eminent ~ Civil Engineers who
would bo competent to give the subject investi-
CATION. The Institute complied with tho re-
from which list the Mayor was by the terms OF
the ordinance Of Councils to select five gentle-
men TO constitute tho new water commission.
They have been chosen - follows: VIM. J. Mo-
Alpine, Albany W. Minor Roberts, New York
FairMan lsogers, VIM. u. Morris, and Solomon
W. Itoberts, Philadelphia. These persons arc
each and all men Of high reputation and IL is ad-
mitted that the board IL ono that could scarcely
bs improved. For once, municipal improvements
have been taken out Of the hands Of politicians
and the record shows woll against other matters
Just considered. But in this time Of mixed pub
lie feeling the spirit Of criticism falls alike upon
tho just and tll6 unjust. donorAi fanlt-nndng
prevails, and the choice Of this admirable Board
% ousrters m tSst tbe Mavor f.iIed siansi,y in % h,s
duty in not naming Mr, Frederick GraefY.
who was one Of the nomiIoee OF
the Franklin Institute. But Mr.. Stokley's
Ihe names offered for the choice by the Insti-
tnte arc Of canal strength. And 10 have chosen
Mr, 0rsefY would only hsyo been to have left OH
some one Of equal value The Mayor was not
directed to choose Ave experta from the Insti-
tute list, one Of whom should be Mr.. Graen. and
having no such limitation, and having made
selection satisfactory in eyery respect. IL seems
hard that Lo should have to endure tiis attack.
Mr., Graeif has, 10 be sure been long associated
with the Water Department, and has won honor
in that Connection. but IL Ia possible the new
Board NAV be All the stronger from having M,
" entangling alliances"
Tho Convention Of packers of canned goods
did work who'll will donbtless before long be
felt in every household-in ohesper and more
Trustworthy supplies Of these necessary arti-
cles. The proceeilinus of the conyention we're
ainaularIv nraoticai And harmonions All the
paTfies interested we're aaread thst tbe trsde
,ng. and that the Complaints Of the PUBLIC. of
short weight and inferior onslitv of goods mt
forth bv oertsin packers were entiseiv ,1st
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