, 1875-08-22
The Gathering Of Rusfal Raformers
at the Plankinton House.
How Taylor Is Hated.
Success Of the Scheme for An
ticipating Taxes---Large
Sums Already Paid.
An Tnva1fd's Experience of the
Watering.Places in Wau-
kesha County.
Late Arrivals at 0couomoWoc, Clifford s,
and Lakeside-Waukegan and
Racine,
WISCONSIN.

11AAAVs
WISCONSIN.
NIL WAUKEE.
MMw1uKxEs F1oHT WITH THE HNoa
gs<c1al c57ystpond<nce Of TAe Chicago Ttiburae-
MuvAuxrx, Aug. 2t.-Last week gave some
particulars OF ths coRt Of public improvements
already effected and DOW in progress in this city,
ahow1ng how, under the skilful administration
Of IN honeat Mayor, = peculiar condition OF A.
fairs hsd arisen that enabled the city to con.
stroct its public works. with greater efficiency
and economy, probably. than any city in the
Union A public improvements swallow up By
far the largest proportion OF the taxes We pay,
every man, woman, and child in the city Is inter-
es:od in knowing how the work Is done and
vhA. it costa. sistes cities. grooming under
zHx MY11cr1on OF coRRuPT AND TH1Ey1Sd
H1Nos,
may also ponder cur experience here1n related
with profit. For theee reasons propose to say
a fen words this week as to the manner in "h1co
the result has been obtained
First Of Ill, it must be remembered that when
Milwaukee credit Was low. and her paper 1t
heavy discount, she lay prostrate under the
fangs OF I ring as cruel and vicious II any that
ever yet thrott1ed the life and prosperity Of
fair young city. All those doings are past and
buried however, and I revive the memory only
to say that. when the people united, irrespective
of party. to elect Harrison Ludington for Mayor.
it vas with the sssurance that the heavy heel Of
this singularly honest and loJA citizen would
crush the earpent's head forever. The e1-
pectation was not disappointed Mayor Lu5-
ingtcn set his face resolutely against ex-
tzav4gance Of all kinds, and nas prompt
TO veto anything and everything that
could not be satisfactorily explained. It
was not sufficient that ward committees, or spe-
cial committees, or standing committees, or the
entira Council approved this, that, and the
other. The Mayor must BE- satisfied. first, that
the thing Was right necessary, and economical,
and next, that no steal WEE possible, before bis
signature wAs written. His Honor had done the
people good service, silently and effectively, in
this way, for some time before the facts leaked
cut; but It soon CANE to be bruited around that
the Mayor, who had crushed 30 many rings WAS
likely to fAil victim himself to ring formed in
the Courthouse itself for the express purpose
OF aathar
pR1y1sa HIN OFT OF OFFICE
OK preventing his reelection. The natural re-
suit was that tho people increased their conf
dnoce in him. and re- -elected him and then the
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ct oes@A ~ s1o" sues ~. '''a'e nus. Lave o''o
sof tosetnof' Al tnls time, the mayor "aa
being plotted against, xpnd chose coming most
into contact With him in their Off
cial roxit;ona .wers his most esrnest
.A poo'1on' .ooeN oatn0s'
opponents IL tne Esons. Inc o1d t'toes OF nnes
and cliques were sighed for, and the noney-or-
der system, With its dishonesty, heavy discounts.
md ,oaaaa to +ha ritv ascerv deairad o,,cs r,ora
o 'o@'ee s ~ sue ~,' g 4Ns oaeo n!olo
ee'etAl astemp!s 10 TOD tne c1ty py oa1e1aeeo
contracts hAd been put through tho Council,
but vetoed by the Mayor; and this occurred SO
often that the dissppoiuted scheuara finally
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e.0usu ~ 1902 ~ nope4e8a 40 ool'nu4so" ,.
Gu tnese vie como1oas'ons' and 1ot long t'ne
chey chased, and the Mayor enjoyed the credit,
80 Justly his due, of having defeated every at
tempt to steal from the ctr. In this good work
10 r. ..;x - hs-s .1.r.-s +ornd an ~. ,o,d5n-
~ 10 oota Gs1.a,,' ~ no - ts,;a.e 49, s.'
.of III eomP'.onef "n'te' ~uu 70 oeusseu ~ 70
honest fearless, and unnsua1v zeAloua 10 the
pet1ormanca OF h,s duties. an9oush opposed to
Tue Mayor u politics. lhe Mayor A~ass bore
In mlnd that ne wss
s hLsc1Ep 81 A.1ohlti r.. W .oa'
Au0. laRntly 1eGsIu1oR tne "aole tab5 ~ use Coa-