How shall we dispose of our poor?
Shall they be disposed of by private arrangement--sold out to favorites, of whose responsibility we know nothing?
[Cries of no, no, no!] If anybody who is responsible--and now he is attacked, mark you, I propose to stand behind and be responsible for Mr.Buffum myself--can do the work cheaper and better than Mr.Buffum, let him enter at once upon the task.

But let the competition be free, nothing covered up.

Let us have clean hands in this business, if nowhere else.

If we cannot have impartial dealing, where the interests of humanity are concerned, we are unworthy of the trust we have assumed.

I give the Rev.Mr.Snow credit for motives that are unimpeachable--unimpeachable, sir.