The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-09-20
That Battle With and Con-
cor Dirt and Disorder in
Cities
Greater Victories Than
hose Who Destroy Fleets
and Armies.
ne Of American Municipali.
4 in Spssion.-Golden Rule
Government.

.c,sr. n. Y, Sept. 2O.-The
annual convention Of the League
,sr;can Municipalities opened here
400 delegates IN attendance, and
more are expected during the
Nayor Mcclure Of Syracuse made !
iaaress Of welcome to tho city. !
,nor Roosevelt. who was TO have
rod the address Of welcome to the
telesraphed that he could not 30
NJ. Former Mayor Samuel L.
Of Columbus. O.. president OF
a,ue, responded TO the address Of
bue In his annual address, Presi.
Black said:
i are not hero to lose ourselves In
use aud abstract speculations.
purpose is only . practical one.
cal with the human life; ~e seek
o,ouy il: to suffer il TO run its nat.
course. unchecked and unham.
bv disease. We aim to work this
by disposing Of such severely prsc-
questions as garbage disposal.
supply. civil service reform.
N regulations and similar meas
Neither the physician nor the
s,er Of the gospel go before rs in
humanitarian character Of their
II 10 Great Victory.
We and others working along this
can increase the general effect Of
health and happiness Of the mill.
who dwell in cities. We have
ela victory. compared to which
destruction Of q feet or an army 10
p,hing. Since tho last meeting OF
League our people have been called
b 10 undertake or at least to regu.
the government Of cities in new
btries. and in Havana. Santiago.
ila and other cities of the East
Wes, Indies. our vigorous soldiers
administrators are enforcing the
principles Of our municipal system
|eanliness and order-whatever plans
lroposed and whatever hopes we
plye, the bulk Of our voters are not
fa,el upon municipal affairs and
not informed of the advantages
can secure by proper exercise OF
suifrayes. The voter should be
ght wha, he can secure by intelli'
voting. This must be done by the
bet lesson and example Of other cit
Were so much has been done for thu
lc al large. Tell the voters what
Ole for. and put your examples in
concrete"
'ianta. Ga. is represented by
delegation which il making grea
Ms to have the next convention.
Paul and Milwaukee are also bid
gior the convention.
Golden Rule Government"
Ne principal address was made b.
yor samuel Jones Of Toledo, o.. upo1
subject: New Patriotism;
laen Rule Government" He sal
part,
AS IT stands today it is simply car
10 say that the word patriotism
most people q meaningless jingle
ohe conception they have being ~
'a'ea with red fire. bunting, flag
.'ackers and Fourth Of July. Tn
patriotism, however, is the ol
,'o'ls'n. The fag, the Stars an
.ts' still represent the love Of mil
> out we have been 90 busy in tt
Ne after wealth that any just col
rnoh Is we'll nigh lost in the hurl,.
IVY ,,!, OF the scramble.
~; "e have reached the point where Y
discovering that wild beast ethi'
ao' good enough upon which
y" permanent and enduring repu'
Inc ethics Of the wild beast, Il
"sal OF the strongest, shrewdest a.
~ "eanest have been tho inspirstte
~. materialistic lives during Il
qaarter Of q century. This fact
natural history has brught 40 tod,
70 face with the inevitable resu
(.,,a lave a nation in which . few q
laa Ivy few arc in what might
NJ W. comfortable circumstances. Va
IN o.Is are propertyless and millio
ra. paoperism and crime. Certain
IL s;asohable - person will contend til
.ne me goal that we have heen strr