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The Quakers were then the great problem in the Pennsylvania government, since their principles forbade them to fight, or even to vote money for military purposes. THE QUAKERS WERE THEN THE GREAT PROBLEM IN THE PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNMENT SINCE THEIR PRINCIPLES FORBADE THEM TO FIGHT OR EVEN TO VOTE MONEY FOR MILITARY PURPOSES
nstables, who served in rotation, and in securing a police force, paid for that special service. He organized a fire company, which not only operated its hand engine when necessary, but carried materials for covering and protecting goods. He was also the first of many exasperated persons to criticize the Philadelphia pavements. When later elected member of the Common Council, and then an Alderman and also a local Justice of Peace, Franklin, like some other good Philadelphia citizens, became rather apathetic. Nevertheless, these honors were not unwelcome, for he said of himself: “I shall never _Ask_, never _Refuse_, nor ever _Resign_ an office.” By this time Franklin was involved in the public life of the colony. In 1736, he obtained the office of clerk to the General Assembly, which he continued to hold for many years. [Illustration: PORTRAIT OF FRANKLIN Owned by H. C. Thompson, Philadelphia] Colonial affairs became especially important when war broke out with France and Spain in 1744. EGENERATION OF THE CITY EVENTUALLY HE SUCCEEDED IN DISPOSSESSING THE OLD CONSTABLES WHO SERVED IN ROTATION AND IN SECURING A POLICE FORCE PAID FOR THAT SPECIAL SERVICE HE ORGANIZED A FIRE COMPANY WHICH NOT ONLY OPERATED ITS HAND ENGINE WHEN NECESSARY BUT CARRIED MATERIALS FOR COVERING AND PROTECTING GOODS HE WAS ALSO THE FIRST OF MANY EXASPERATED PERSONS TO CRITICISE THE PHILADELPHIA PAVEMENTS WHEN LATER ELECTED MEMBER OF THE COMMON COUNCIL AND THEN AN ALDERMAN AND ALSO A LOCAL JUSTICE OF PEACE FRANKLIN LIKE SOME OTHER GOOD PHILADELPHIA CITIZENS BECAME RATHER APATHETIC NEVERTHELESS THESE HONORS WERE NOT UNWELCOME FOR HE SAID OF HIMSELF I SHALL NEVER ASK NEVER REFUSE NOR EVER RESIGN AN OFFICE BY THIS TIME FRANKLIN WAS INVOLVED IN THE PUBLIC LIFE OF THE COLONY IN SEVENTEEN THIRTY SIX HE OBTAINED THE OFFICE OF CLERK TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHICH HE CONTINUED TO HOLD FOR MANY YEARS COLONIAL AFFAIRS BECAME ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT WHEN WAR BROKE OUT WITH FRANCE AND SPAIN IN SEVENTEEN FORTY FOUR
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