The morning call., 1894-10-21

unending discussions which yield so little
fruit. Have done with this uneDding talk;
come down and do something for the people"
Yes. We say as Non Partisans say to Demo
Gratis and Repubicans-a plague on both your
houses; have done with all this unending talk;
come down and DO something for the people;
come down and do something for pure muni-
cipal government.
Following up Rosebery's idea in reference to
pure politics in cities, we say that what we
propose doing for the people is to give them
politics that Will preserve the rights OF all cti-
Zens-poitlcs that will be based on a high
standard Of morality.
To-day / regret to say that the term Is
Synonymous with fraud aud political tTiokery.
How different in past agesl II one will read
Plato's "Polticus" he would find converse
tion recorded wherein politics Is defined as:
THAT common science which Is over them all
and guards the laws aud all things that are In
tile state and truly weaves them all into one.
This then, according 10 our view, is the perfee-
ton Of the web OF political action" In our
day every one who lives on the spoils OF office
is called politician and statesman. If Boss
Burns or Boss Buckley were asked, "WhaL is
your trade" they would reply, "Wel, you
may put us down as statesmen" Thus
have the words politics and polit-
clan, invented by the ancient Greeks
for the noblest of purposes become degrading
epithets to signify all that Is impure, all that is
venal, all that Is execrable in government 1t
is the mission of the Non Partisan party to cor
rect this and 10 bring the terms to signify some.
thing elevatlng and ennobling in the admins
tration of city affairs. We mean 10 have econ
omy in all Offices. We mean 10 have low taxes,
a surplus in the treasury. We mean TO have
good public schools literally endowed, clean
streets. policemen and iremen that will attend
to their duties, proper sanitary regulations, a
scientific system OF sewers, laws regulating
dives and saloons, regulations OF gas and water
supplies, properly paved streets which shall be
kept clean. an energetic District Attorney, de-
cent Police Courts, respectable and honest Su-
perIor Judges; in fine. we propose 10 have our
city second 10 none in a clean and economical
administration. In word, we agree with Clay,
that government is trust and the officers OF
the Government are trustees, and both the
trust aud the trustees are created for the bene-
| fit OF the people.
| The Non Partisan party.would have munich
pal affairs conducted as they are in the city OF
| Toronto in Canada. That city has population
! OF 100000. Is has clean streets and properly
| laid sewers. IL owns its water supply
| 1t compels Its street railways to pay
$500 mile for a single track and $1,000 {
mile for double track yearly for their fran
| chises, besides a percentage on gross profits
Its tariff for railway fares is 8 cents and
fraction for school children, cents and
fraction for workingmen, and all others cents
Only one fare is allowed, no matter what tn,
distance may be. All employees must be PAL,
not less than 10 cents an hour. may work NJ
longer than ten hours. and shall not be com
pelled to labor more than six days In week
All ward lines begin at the waters edge and ru
directly back. In regard to payment of salaries
the Mayor receives $4,000 year. the Aderme
nothing
In that city the telephone companies must la
all wires underground and pay per cent Q