Evening journal., 1920-11-29

his reputation suffered in conse-
quence. King James was his friend.
but King James was an INSCRIPTIONS
tyrant, who was bent upon breaking
down the bulwarks OF British liberty
and imposing a despotism upon the
people. Personally, Penn was greatly
|, indebted to the King. but that should
not have blinded him TO the fact that
this last OF the Stuarts was opposed
to everything that Penn considered
sacred. And although Penn secured
the release OF 1900 Quakers from iail.
even his friends began to doubt his
sincerity and felt that his religion
mad suffered In the court atmosphere.
Penn even went so far as to write a
pamphlet vindicating the King and
calling upon all Englishmen to obey.
He condoned James theft OF the Ok
ford colleges on behalf OF the Jesuits.
No wonder rumOr persistently held
the great Quaker TO be a Jesuit in dis
guise. In 1853, King James was ex-
PEELED from England and the Prince
OF Orange, as William III, ruled in
his stead. William was not inclined
TO friendliness with Penn, who kept
up a correspondence with the exiled
monarch-enough to excite suspicion
against him. Thrice he was charged
with treason and twice arrested as
dangerous to the government
William III was probably England S
greatest king, but Penn could never
see II and chung, as by some hypnotic
infatuation, to the fallen Stuarts. In
1892, the government Of Pennsylvania
was taken out OF his hands and held
by the crown. The Quakers refused
to arm and defend the commonwealth
against the French, and the govern
ment was compelled TO do IL for them
but in 1884, when Penn had cleared
himself OF all reasonable suspicious,
1t was handed back TO him. Five
ond visit to Pennsylvania, with the
intention Of spending the balance Of
his days in the New World. II was
fifteen years since his return TO Eng
/ land and during the latter part Of
that time he would gladly have Wis
tied his vast province, but money was
scarce-the land that ought TO have
been a source OF revenue TO him was
constant drain upon his purse.
/ Pennsylvania had now 10000 inhabi-
tants and was the most flourishing
colony in America, and the meanest.
! By this time, Pennsylvania owed him
$4,000. which he had paid in sal
aries but could not collect. to say
nothing OF all he had invested in
colonial improvements and all that he
had spent for the colony in England.
Whel he arrived in Philad lphia, q
was 10 find tasks that would have
taxed a giant. The government had
10 be reorganized a revised constitu-
ton adopted, old quarrels 10 be
smoothed out. new treaties 10 be
made with the Indians, and the few
industries OF the commonwealth to
be placed on a better business basis
For two years he labored at the task
winning the love and confidence OF
every one, stimulating development
in every direction and holding Quaker
/ preaching services whenever possible
But there was a bill in Parliament
TO place all the colonies in the hands
OF the crown and Penn felt that he
must hasten TO England to check the
measure. He succeeded. and from
that day until the Revolution, the
Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania re-
mained the private possession Of the
Penn family.
In England he again became the
curious combination Of courtier and
preacher; on the one side guarding
the interests OF Pennsylvania against
all encroachments and on the other