New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-05
GOVERNMENT OF CITIES.
PRESIDENT ANDREW D. WHITE SUGGESTS
A NEW PLAN.
HO IDEAS EMBopIED IN A PAPER REA1 BE
BORE THE SOCIAL SCIENCE AsSo:
CATION AT SARATOGA.


Saratoga Springs, Sept 4 SpcciaD.-1u the American
Social science Associations department OF iurisprl.
Ienos this morning. President Andrew D. White read
q long and carefully prepared paper on Government
Of American Cities" After referring at length to tue
admirable system Of many European cities, he said
AID now. what Is the cause Of this difference be.
than ours; do not allow that their conditions are
municipal development in their case and for the %l.,
which has never been found to work practically in any
sa o. s wo 81 IN he &
. The ,.N % & 81 sn syeTy sSS
viii confiseauon aud bloodsled.
,lls sy theory 1t simply that nt the
to 90 with national political parties aud issues: What
Is my fundamental contention. 1t Is that city is
DO With general political interests that party political
names and duties are utterly out OF place in city
erection Of buildings, sanitary arrascmsnts incldins
s supsS: provisions H TIC paSi health and and
eSses and tho like The work of CITY being the
sr and ne S0n Of AS tine city peee d opy by
lose Sssss who ha S's created it, who have ttis
@so can tnsS s sesi ssons
It, Hnae S on theory st e.hy y FAXED IN from so
hemian mines or italian rOIbcr nests Irish peat
boss exercise virtual control HOW Sw. sa ssv m as
not alivo their own most direct interests nave
is'srIsS tt ;n ne od
City by the new Health Board. II fcll to my ioe
this er inc the ps sonao of the
cessfL and yet, had ut any time within the wear
sna s ns nSss s Sd thus
my own Life would not have been worth an hours
IN SeSsS af the pol,tical manager who were murder
ing them. and against those who saved them. l..
that all these well ordered cities in England France
Germany. Italy, switzerland whether In monarcmes
Corporations sSS and not political bodies that they
not concerned with matters Of national policy that
government upon aseertdnoa iaS.s regarding human
them upon the sams principles observed BY honsi
and energetic ner in business affairs. We. on the
Ss always VANS & and viii always YAH
city p Iii. dn So s sg ey saat
obeyns national party cries and obedient to national
eon %ass 0 viii, i That
ss,psfse Sos and entirely and
By those who have : direct gsegnary interest In IT.
not b. bent completcly 70 logic Certainly All a.
once A wise; siatesnanlike view would indicate
Ta SaTs il beswesn e Political idea
and corporate idea. would not break away entirely
preserve from the past better future. To this e1d
wouM stu leave in existence the theory teat the city
political SS Soa e asts t o. s %sycT
present. / would elect the Common Council By a
St e Sss Fs ns S lie Ss 81 at .ns
br send thieves and robbers and so that men who
elect Board Of Aldermen general ticket inst as
tho Mayor Is elected now thus equrng candidates ties
ssnassl s body but t"S nos in sdai'ies sAl;'
them alone the election Of Board OF Control without
the vote Of which franchise should be granted and
70 expenditure made. This should bs the rule but to
this rlle am inclined to make one exception. ana
that is 10 allow the votes Of the Board OF Control as
regards expenditures for ps mary education 70 be over
should do this because here alone does the
city policy into direct relations with the general
argument Tor the existence Of our public schools
they absolute necessity to the existence OF or
EspTnS ths. Without %oS tns s as
clements control the destruction OF the republic Is sure
On this ground considering the public system as
based upon National poica necessity, ] would have
an execution made regariin. the expenditures for IT,
leaving them last resort TO the polucai aSsemoy VA
tie people. ,., nv,
t,s VIII oh has made the cities of the European epub
lies what they are and 1t Is this which has made IT en-
honor for the foremost citizens OF many iorcen couu
tries to serve In the Common Councils OF tlcr cI'leS
"Iai,scz Fa,re Run Mad, was the tile Of o paper
read BY Dr. H. l.. wayland. of Philadelphia, which was
followed by discussion. L. Benct. of Ncw-iork City,
nreseuted paper which gave history OF voting BY
THIS evening a paper by Eugene Smith, OF New.
York CITY. on prison science is Emtodieo IN rlso,
LEGISLATION in Vow ork,' was loIo"cu ny e7''o a'
and extended debate.