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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. 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
ING PART OF HIS BREAD TO A POOR WOMAN Philadelphia, 1723] As has been the case with many journalists, his calling speedily brought him into political relations, for he was chosen to be the official printer of the Colonial legislature; and thereafter for fifty-nine years was seldom out of some form of public employment. Thus established as a kind of public character, Franklin set himself to improve both city and Colonial governments. In 1737, he was made postmaster of Philadelphia, and caused great surprise by his prompt and accurate financial accounts. [Illustration: DR. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN From a painting by Duplessis in 1778. The original, in the Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, is believed to be the best likeness of Franklin] Benjamin Franklin also organized himself into the first Good Government Club on record. Backed by at least half the press of the city (for he owned one of the two newspapers), and unanimously supported by the postmaster, he demanded a regeneration of the city. FREE SCHOOL IN HIS COMMONWEALTH IN SEVENTEEN FIFTY FIVE HIS SCHOOL DEVELOPED INTO A COLLEGE WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY BECAME THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA NO MAN IN AMERICA HAD SUCH SOLID AND THOROUGH GOING VIEWS AS TO THE VALUE OF EDUCATION AS HAS BEEN THE CASE WITH MANY JOURNALISTS HIS CALLING SPEEDILY BROUGHT HIM INTO POLITICAL RELATIONS FOR HE WAS CHOSEN TO BE THE OFFICIAL PRINTER OF THE COLONIAL LEGISLATURE AND THEREAFTER FOR FIFTY NINE YEARS WAS SELDOM OUT OF SOME FORM OF PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT THUS ESTABLISHED AS A KIND OF PUBLIC CHARACTER FRANKLIN SET HIMSELF TO IMPROVE BOTH CITY AND COLONIAL GOVERNMENTS IN SEVENTEEN THIRTY SEVEN HE WAS MADE POSTMASTER OF PHILADELPHIA AND CAUSED GREAT SURPRISE BY HIS PROMPT AND ACCURATE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ALSO ORGANIZED HIMSELF INTO THE FIRST GOOD GOVERNMENT CLUB ON RECORD BACKED BY AT LEAST HALF THE PRESS OF THE CITY FOR HE OWNED ONE OF THE TWO NEWSPAPERS AND UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTED BY THE POSTMASTER HE DEMANDED A REGENERATION OF THE CITY
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