. Life and times of Conrad Weiser : the first representative man of Berks County . ld seemthat we, in the fourth generation afterward, by an ordi-nary ratio of progression, should occupy a higher po-litical position and be generally recognized for well-ad-ministered, representative government, with legislationin the interest of the people, and for public sentimentsof liberty, justice and equality. But by comparing thestatus of the people of 1760 with that since 1860, I amconstrained to say that we have not reached that degreeof efficiency in administrative aflfairs, both local andgeneral, whic
. Life and times of Conrad Weiser : the first representative man of Berks County . ld seemthat we, in the fourth generation afterward, by an ordi-nary ratio of progression, should occupy a higher po-litical position and be generally recognized for well-ad-ministered, representative government, with legislationin the interest of the people, and for public sentimentsof liberty, justice and equality. But by comparing thestatus of the people of 1760 with that since 1860, I amconstrained to say that we have not reached that degreeof efficiency in administrative aflfairs, both local andgeneral, which should have been shown in the course ofprogress; and the cause will be found to lie in our loveof gain, ease and luxury through mechanical power. Type of German Ancestry.—But the noble deeds ofthis man have been permitted to sleep silently in his-tory for one hundred and thirty years without a justtribute of any kind set up in this community for theobservation of men 1 Elsewhere, distinguished heroes,statesmen and representative men have been honored iiBflsiiaiiitiim LDDENS. 760 PENN STREET, thp: cheapest PLACE IN THE ;^-^ iramSchitler&Son
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