The sun., 1901-08-30

4NtM 1HSlie COUNTY, lHeSleF county, fa.,
and Cecil county, Md, and there were
three Sunday School excursions from
Philadelphia.
| II was Il record breaker for the park.
there being no less than 10000 people
there during the day--the largest crowd
ever known. A conservative estimate
placed the number of carriages ut the
park at 1000.
Notwithstanding the crowd was so
immense everybody was in good humor
All the booths and every kind of am,isc-
ment in the park were well patronized,
and all enjoyed the musical treat afford
cd by the Royal Venetian Band. Cella's
'tafe was crowded with hungry people
and Notwithstanding that his corps OF
efficient waters had been increased Mr..
Celia was put to his wits end to handle
the crowd. 1t was the largest day for
business that the park ever had and
last night there was complaint that
hundreds of people who desired to visit
the fair could not get transportation,
prefering to remain away rather than
risk the crowded cars.
MIR. ROSSELL'S SPEECH.
There was but one speech made yestcr
day which was by John S. Rossell of this
city, al 3 j. m. The auditorium was
crowded and Mr.. RosSell was generous
~ appauded.
Mr.. Rossell said in part as follows.
The recurring annual deficits in county
funds-the excess Of expenditures over
receipts-and the honding of the county,
~ was done in 1897 To the a;nount OF
St5b0O0r with the continued increase in
lc tax rate. will lead inevitably to
bankruptcy. You cannot keep money
nonst i'll the treasury to meet the oh
legations of the county. Why. IN siX
Iyears--from January, 1896 to January.
1901, the tax rate has been raised from
is to so cents. $150.000 of bonds have been
issued, which sold for over Sl5S 600. and
yet when the $69.900 of Court House
bonds fell due in 1899 the county could
pay only $500 Of the debt and was com
PEELED to make q new issue of bonds tn
he amount of $4,000. How long can
this system of financiering be continued
without bringing ruin on the whole
county?
Now. my friends, we will not arrive
ut the right solution of the problem. il
we content ourselves with pointing the
finger of scorn at this. that or the other
official whom we suppose has been dere
lict in his nrty. Men are usually con.
trolled by their environments. 1t is the
defective system of county government,
as it is in our city affairs the defective
system of city government, that brings
| about the abuses of which we complain
we must look to the General Assem-.
bly, for relief. We have placed the SOW
ereign power of government in the hands
Of that body and we must make our de-
mands upon il for the reform measures
we all believe are urgently needed for
our future welfare.
Here is the practical side of the
question. See to il that only such men
| ARE sent to the Legislature as will repre-
sent the people faithfully Work within
Your respective parties and make your
party leaders understand that redress OF
your grievances are expected and are
leNpectcd speedily: and if we cant bring
our party leaders to realization of thf
Justice of our cause, we will have to for.
get party for the time, and select the
best men ohtainable, even if they differ
from MS in politics, to secure such legis
lation as we must have if we hope for
good government.
'Organize in your towns and villages
investigate and inqire diligently into the