, 1876-04-29

late u money to bs tnado 1egsl-tendor, u
lest for all private dobie. Redemption Of p4.
per should 10 q matter, not botaesu debtor and
creditor. bus between the sssuer aud thd holder
OF tue paper.
WhAtcyer paper tho Government may permit
to circulate aa mopoy aaould bo convertible on
damand Into coin. or Into tho equivalent Of cotn
namely. = national obligation payabie, ~hen
paid IN coin. aud until p.id bearing intercat In
coin, and tcconvestiGlo At tho pleasure CT tho
holder Into currency. sa'es OF Government
cott. currency, or obligations At public snc.ion.
el'o1ld he prohibited ant supprcascd ~ against
public policy; and tue utmost effort should bo
made. IN alt lawful wRyb, to break up tho exist
ing systom OF l,laok-frday gambling, to tho
end that tho banking capita! of the country may
be remtttcd to tie support Ut legitimate busl-
neao operations.
1.-hEFonM IN THE GOVERNMENT or CITIES.
!. Az tho essentia! oienaeuts Of free State,
resulting In Just bstance Of classes aud In
terests, eau never, by physical possibility. exist
In city, therefore, the representative govern
ment. Which is the best known form for the
atsta is not adapted to tho needa Of the city.
The autsRoniam Of interests and classes In 4
city, and tho rush and whtri Of tho struggle for
advancement or for existence, units 1t TO b .
proper fold for what may be tesmod tho rural
syBtom OF government. A setf-goyernlng city ia
~ far in tho future a. elf-goveruing maonlno-
allop.. or railroad cotupRnys or store: Tho
1ut9i'[AH pfok0N VI tih+ &NFShAtAVlt AA*tto0 kAo
control Of tho dangerous claases for purposes
OF public aud private pluoder. new aYsseu,
based OH radically different princfples, should DO
subetItused for Il. Thero snould be no delega-
should DO 10 political department Of city eov-
ernnent. The .wholc government Of . city
should DO administered BY executive and judicial
officers, under general Lars. Tbs farmer, 10
tho interior OF the Btate ts directly interested
In the good government OF tho groht cIties bs-
cauho misgovesnmens and over.fa1aton viii in-
crease the prices Of tho goods no buys and
decrease tho price OF the grain ho soils.
Hence. the State at large ought 10 mako the laws
for tue government Of tho clties ~ we'll ~ for
the government OF counties.
2. The proper purposes OF city government
are, tn gene.AL tho sdequxto protection Of pes.
son. property, aud industrial intescste, aud the
construction and control Of public works.
by, executive, ofacers appointed BY :
body Of seiect electors. who should
represent, not mero numbers, but Atl awful
classes and Interests, aud who should be chosen
ts1.psying should b. ono Of tho condisiona.
such executive officers should bo clothed with
large aud positive powers tor tho enforcement
OF tho laws, and the preservation Of wrong.
doing. and; on the other hsud. they should 10
Of power aud violation of law to
tho courts Of .justice and to the Chiot
Executive OF the Btate. In other worda, thu
legitimate business interests OF city should
govern 1t. Thus the largest measure Of pros
pority and happiness to 81! classes may BE- Sc
cured; rcsuir mich, in tho nAturs OF thiuge,
eau never come from the control Of ctr by
any mere majority OF tho persons who may bsp-
pon to be ith inhabitants. A democratic govern
ment for the State. and business government
for tonna aud cltieB, Ia tho true EIlo.
Tho purpose NJ theso suggestlous ia TO invite
those who arc Interested Ia tho subj loot to which
they rofer to consideration Of practical meas,
urea for the redreAs OF owls, the existence ot
which 10 almost universally admitted. They arc
Ia leading to othors botter adspted to soouTs Tbs
desired end aud Without any assumption thai
they are al which tho eulsrgsnolaa Of tha time
den1ua,