Daily Republican., 1885-07-11
OBJ iecttons 20 sise Park.

Daf,p Conflict, the first copy of which
has been issued as prospectus, taough
profeesirg tc favor moral reform as its
leading characteristic, etarts out In de.
oided opposition to the laudable effort
now toing made to seocre park upon
the Braldyvine, or indeed we might
suppose q park anywhere else unless
decided in fee simple IS a free gifs 10
the city, with endowments 10 Keep IL
in order and to beaudfT 1t.
1t is not-cersnge th at there shocid DO
surerise st paper that advocates CLOS
ing all the iiquor saloons OF the CITY
vbese 80 r,any resort for pleasure, and
refu se to give in place of them even
cool. shady spot upon the Brandy wine,
to which they could resort to pass few
sultyy houre without being consadered
tresPessefs.
Ths,frst objection to the pssposed
park is that "it is rugged and will be
oxoseiingly expensive to prepare and
besuefy It," Who ever knew o. de-
sirsbke park glound that was not rug.
reSq ,IsYairmount Park not rugged? |
Js the Uontrsl park not rugged, and
l,sqe mot hundreds Of thousands OF dol |
] srs bean expended there to make It as |
uxgsd as places upon the Brand5Wine
a re In, state of nature without ex-
u ,use? How about the great Natlo n
a, Perk-the .Yellowstone Reservation
- 10 II. not rugged Tho Niagaraf alls
p rk, ust .pr released by the State OF
N ~ York, in it not rugged The very
tb ing objected TO by the rew candidate
10, tjcur nalis.ic honors, is the very
tn, H,Sa hat ms kes the hills of the BTan-
DIV vine val liable for park ground. Ii
the ruoged htlis of the B-andywine, as
the ! .appear in the neighborhooS of
Ra, clesi,ake rrn were tran sferable, they
vN I'D lise worth millions to such cities
rs l Philadelphia and New York.
r nit is said further that the pn.-
chas ,imsnsy sSi 80. 900, will be but the
frat bite of this beautiful cherry
Well perhaps it will. Fifty years
heue, "a .millioI dollars may have beer
expe, died In securing and identifying
a par ( or the ,53randy wine, and two
-hund, sd shousard population Of that
dav m AZ hook, uPou II as tie best in
vested ansney in the city. But 1t is 8
natur, llbake eyep," we are told. Then
,fitis we.osn heve a splendid park an
yxiuter. which nc other city can have.
s'The psOple of Wilmington are need.
trp bre VI Iow irBtead Of stones" ID
,zrged Sairsst the park prp.ec o.
course, bey always needed bread, and
ve expe aLwsyC will. There wa:
never an enterprise undertaken In Will
mipgton or any ether city that cos
morey W hAz the came cry was no
raised.
kuothe r,sbjeo.ic2 is that 4" tie 100
are.going TO buy th-s PARK iof TIE TIC
instead of th.s rich. FOR the poor Eve
tbisohieet nz is net we'll founded. Th
moor man s0nerihrsss to purchasing II
Of oorrse b 3 Ssoes, and who will mol
eniey it thu N the peer. Rich men d
not need tn park. They have none
enough to ts ,ke them away to seasSor'
and reunta, N shades. The poor nlui
remaip at he Ine. What kind of philal
thropv is it t. iat to saSe poor naa
few per MES a year, would pen hin
bjs wife and ,is children up in a
city with no . lace to GO where they ca
enioy the cool. ug bree- es and grAtee
shade. while IL ,eis richer neighbors a.
away eti In the mountains or dashif
through, the bri ~ surf on the ocos
shore
The rich will be moro heavily taxe
than the poor to purchase and keep u
aDark snd the I oor in this instan'
Mt .east wall reap the greater benefit
Obi ect.on, is s.ma1e because the rich vi
be + euefltted by having property in u
vici, ,ity thatevill he enhanced in valu
This is & vers foolish objection. T
avery. :ch man thus favored doz
nj nor men would be favored, aud i,
really pity the man whose grovelil
spirit would lead him to stop every ii
nroyeu ssnt simp,y y because soGre wealtl
mans property may be increased
value b such Lm mprovement
Asan other obi ection, we are to
that the pcGpertyis not worth l5O OF
Ifit is n, Vt, then that much will not
maid for IT. The park commissiont
will not D ~ whatever man asks
his, proper ~ Tie price is to be
term ined Y osurt commissioners. "
may .detern i ne that the property is l
worth half Vat asked for it. 1t ie b
ping the ouesgiaal to euppose Sltf, {
Ia to be paid for ,eigRty acres OF ls
on the BrandyrTihe. The Leglslat
has given 'fke park commas
authority to DO rrow 1lA 900 for pi
Durposes. They NAY not spend
half of that an ount, and they n
pur chase laud el 80 where than upon
BrandywSne.
"The people b ave the Nrandyw
already. The po u are privileged
resort thisler at ill to the extent
their wish and abb Gty. They go
enjoy it, says our park objector.
the people dc go up tie Brandyw
but they go as tres passers upon Of
peoples property. rhey 60 at will
only because the ow ners of the
perty do not stcp tb en-. They ei
it. YES, indeed they do, but they w
ne. enjoy it 30 well if l'oards nane
the trees witk tbe inscription,
trespassing permitted on these
mises."
The truth of the an after is, there
be no serious objection to PARK Q
purchased now, If oEe ID ever
purcI ased Land is CHI saper now
1t has been for years, an cheaper
it will be for years to cot 1e. Inc
are being cut down and q % surface
figured with stone quarrie ). The
should be purchased nova nd no
lous objections like those allude
should have feathers weie ht IN
full consideration and detetn lnatl
the case.
THE Kellar case is now made IL
cuse of the Democrats for an at "a
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