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He did more. He so aroused the Quakers that although they refused to authorize the purchase of powder for the army, "because that was an ingredient of war," they voted an aid to New England of three thousand pounds to be put into the hands of the Governor, and appropriated it "for the purchase of bread, flour, wheat or other grain." HE DID MORE HE SO AROUSED THE QUAKERS THAT ALTHOUGH THEY REFUSED TO AUTHORISE THE PURCHASE OF POWDER FOR THE ARMY BECAUSE THAT WAS AN INGREDIENT OF WAR THEY VOTED AN AID TO NEW ENGLAND OF THREE THOUSAND POUNDS TO BE PUT INTO THE HANDS OF THE GOVERNOR AND APPROPRIATED IT FOR THE PURCHASE OF BREAD FLOUR WHEAT OR OTHER GRAIN
ater 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. 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. Franklin relates that by a judicious application of Madeira wine to the gullet of Governor Clinton of New York, he borrowed eighteen cannon for the defense of Philadelphia.  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 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 FRANKLIN RELATES THAT BY A JUDICIOUS APPLICATION OF MADEIRA WINE TO THE GULLET OF GOVERNOR CLINTON OF NEW YORK HE BORROWED EIGHTEEN CANNON FOR THE DEFENCE OF PHILADELPHIA
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