Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-28

sNaSSS
all well aware how difficult it is under
our present system to place RESPONSE
bility for dereliction of official duty.
"Under the Federal plan there can be
no such a thing as deadlock. This
is another feature that would certainly
meet the approval Of our citizens.
"Under the bipartisan commission
plan such as we have here, it frequent
ly happens that party is not able to
secure the appointment of its best men
to official positions. When an appoint
lnent is to be made, the first question
that each member of the Board asks
himself Is not: "Is this man the most
capable and best qualified of all appli-
cants seeking the placer but the ques-
ton is To which political party did
the last appointee belong, and what
are the politics of the present appli-
cant? After it has thus been deter
mined to which, one of the two politi-
cal parties represented on the Board,
the appointment, then to be made, be-
longs the fitness. or capability of the
various applicants for the position to
be filed ..c is to be considered.
The question as to which par
ty is entitled to the appointment
having been settled, the members of
the opposite pHrty still have a voice in
determining which one of the many
applicants of the party, to whom it is
conceded that the place belongs, Should
have it. . And they may not deem it
best, from Il political standpoint to
have that applicant elected who is the
first choice of their opponents.
1.-THE chief objection urged against
the Federal system by its opponents is
the opportunity given under it to those
obtaining control of the municipal gov
ernment, to build up IL powerful and
invulnerable machine. They say that
it is possible under this system for a
corrupt executive to so intrench him
self that he cannot possibly be dislodg-
| cd from office. Such state Of affairs,
conceding for the sake OF the argu-
ment, that it is I'm evil one, and ought
to be'prevented, might very easily be
remedied by embodying in the law a
provision that no one should be eligible
to the office of Mayor for more than
two consecutive terms.
"It may then be said that an admin
istration might, Notwithstanding this
provision so interench itself while in
Office, that it could be able to name it's
successor and thereby effectually per-
petuate itself in power. This same OBJ
lection can be urged against any gov
ernment. where the officials are cloth
ed with authority, sufficient to effect
ually and forcibly execute the duties
devolving upon them, and if the people
are so blind to their own interests, or
become so Indifferent to their own well
fare as to select corrupt or incapable
men, they ought not to be heard to
complain.
"One Of the best evidences that the
Federal plan of government is success
full Is the fact that thus far 10 city
that has tried it has abandoned it for
some other plan"
Mayor Young referred to the neces-
sity of organization to effective and un-
form work. He believes, however,
that such organization should be pure
above reproach and their work con-
Quoted in a manner that intelligent
citizens would approve.
Referring TO the Municipal Code
CoHlHilssloh, hayor iouhS sulu' Iue
Bar Association and Boards of Trade
of all our principal cities have approx
ed 1t, and yet it will not become law.
And why? Simply because the poll
ticians who are forninst' 1t had the
promise Of the Legislators before they
were elected to oppose it.
Boards of Trade and Municipal as
sociatlons are long on resolutions and
petitions, but frequently short ON re-
suits. They will never accomplish
any thing, until they learn practical
politics, support the candidates, re-