Telegram-herald., 1890-10-29

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paoLscs. aeeept as pr.aeipIs, tlaAt es@ss
are, sna snc1ld be. eorpoE&Eons. ana
nos Polltieal bo.diess tat they are noE
conserved sith matters 0f city. STATE OF
Naaea4l politics.. taaG Poase.Ai parties.
Of wnalessr naaas, have aeshing what
ever 70 10 sith city euesGoas. City
governments soo0la ba ossea upon
pE4eEl~al facts. 2scertziRed from f4eis,
ana upon Figas snc good impartial
noa-pOlIieal reasoning, lost reasoning,
Ia behalf or humanity, and humanity .
geaerzl good.
City governments should be conduct
ed upon the principles observed By
honest aaa eaergetie men n their osn
business Affairs. We. on the ether
hand, hays, and are continuing % pat
ourselves upon A BASS wnlca las always
failed. and will always fail, 50 long as
We mss. on mixing the same Win poll
tea. tne idea tnAt a city IS political
body, and therefore 20 90 ru4ed by =
pgoletsr.an mob, obeylng party cries,
saossryisnt 10 party leaders. IL danger
0usly unjust, ana dangerous 10 the city
IN which the evil . allowed % exlst.
Let our well-minded citizens see 10 the
beat Interests OF the cily by placing
a., ). a rfs..a a.. f..f artr
safety, and now eau We remedy the
EVIL, some Will say, let the city DC strict
ly controlled by = corporate body and
governed exclusively and strictly by
those VINO hsve diriet pecuniaiy and
tax paying interest IA the property OF
the city.
This may seem right, reasonable and
just 10 some OF Us, but politics cannot
be bent completely 10 even reasonable
logic, certainly not all At once. A
wise, statesmanlike view would indl-
cate and suggest compromise. What
ought this compromise To be- Would
Il not be best 10 line the compromise
between the political ana corporate
IDEAS. Ii may not DO best 20 break
away N once entirely from the past,
bat instead, build upon what may be
preserved from the past, better tu-
ture. This would STILL leave in exis-
tence the theory that the city Is po-
litical body, as regards the election OF
the mayor and common council. We
would advocate that the Mayor be
elected by the votes of the majority OF
all the citizens as ct present. We
woul elect the common council by 4
ma ajority of all the citizens. instead OF
elecung them from the wards, as al
pre- sent, so that wards largely con
troled by gambling houses, thieve:
and robbers. could not send mel
OF the same stamp, and SO that mer
who can carry their wards could not
| control the city.Wc would elect board
| of aldermen on = general ticket, just
as the mayor Is elected now, thus re
| curing candidates for the board L
make city instead Of ward reputa
ton.
BOARD OF CONTROL.
So much for the retention OF the ides
| of the city as political body, but no "
in addition to this, in obedience to the
( fsct that the city ls corporation, We
would have those owning property J
in il, properly recognized; we woulc
| leaNc 10 tneul, auQ 10 tneii AiOHe, tHt
election of board of control, withou
the vote of which no franchise shoulC
be granted and 10 expenditure al
! lowed
This should be the rule, but to thii
rule an exception may be made, which
is to allow the votes of the board o.
control, as regards expenditures fol
primary education, 70 be over-rIddeT
by two-thirds majority of the boarC
/ of aldermen. We should do this, be
cause here alone does the city policl
come into direct relations with the gen
eral political system of our entire re
| public. We can see no good reason
| why ignorant men, however honest. 0
ward politicians, or political trlckster
of whatever party, should be EN-
powered with the management Of on
/ city or State government. at the ex
| pense and detrlmept of our more intel
ligent citizens. Men VINO have neve
shown fitness TO manage themselves, o
/ their individual business, are made tn
custOdians Of our city and the propert,
! of intelligent men. What farce AM
/ INSULT Yet intelligent men will vot
for just such unworthlness, perhaps 70
g selfish purpose. c. G. 5.