New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-20
LOCAL sELF-GOVERNlIENT.


City furnishes a sIriEa lesson Of las damages q
constantly res9rJtns % The Legislature a. Albany
ability 70 apply taer own remedy a. home Con-
sequenrly q teeIns o. d71e11=uce -as been en-
geIldered -ld SAe voters l--- "a go - 5H91.1
can be saved from the results OF rAe-r folly by Al
There has been 10 abatement % pu5Iia interest
genera zc1l1issceTcs Fl 7Ee contention rasr each
city should al its franchises although there -
sun great diversity OF opinion Is 10 T1e-1ec
the city should control or operate them There are
few indeed who are wt--g 70 rnz-----1 Tag z ely
-liou-o s-.s a"ay q So ~ a. ----.7 ~ 80 -
or other municipal necessities To advocate s1ca1
- he man nv me- ar ssv g--5 are v-I-E % 90
rowed itself down % the determination whether Las
city shall merely control the franchises II a gem
acLla--y oIe-4-e ne pants ---=c--S- 49,. s-.
The cry .9- Inl1-5-pa5 o72=rsH-P r. &c eos-[se-
77 -i 49, - 80 - y
poses Of public plumber This may De taken
GificuIry o. establishing more than . very few
I would that il were possible 70 describe re for
ward steps taken IN the direction O. making our
clues OF larger usefulness and osne1- . their resi-
from domestic Comforts but tasy are TOO nunsrous-
w01rEvs WORK FOR CHILDREN.
The establishment o: public baths, ice plants and
grounds and puzzle squares. The opening O school
yards during The sumner a. PayErol-1z IncsE ths
suPe-inteadeae7y Of co5PeLeHt 5ns--3er9rs Pu51s
= - go - --'-5-- an .--5-a 800 TvS-e-1s
Along these and more strictly educational lines
not been slow 70 utilize Inrousn me n-ecluul O
auxiliary committees IS ws- as -1-15g2 separate
~ - - 80 49, .-t1 $3.50 f-z- -
carefully devised laws viii be Of but limited efci-
Tie blind and selfish Parzz.ssnsai2 Which gave 70
figures in municipal LIE today. and likewise made
who has throus1 1-s Initiative and sP-sn5td -sacer-
snip placed many wholesome avs CPoc me staruCs
book P-r-sours re-o-ul=-s. after several years q
fres1 courage ana q new view 81 ne struarior
bsi- Co1re-a-f0- IN H. 5s-l7- -sS0--n r5ovz-1-7r
rtght5oizg IS Of NV srovrE A hastily expressed
There are many oLher points whisa q right
years development has been extended and
varied, the movement has sr0wr 50 vigorously and
that il IS simply OUT OF the question 20 touch
however. must al agree. aE5rds ground FOR
encouragen1ent and reasonable hope and amply
work for which the National Municipal League
The foLowizzs officers we're elected to-day: Prssi-
dent James g. carter NeV7-4 orA 1rs- vlce-prest-
dent Charles E--c1ar1s9-- E',l-ade-2a-a- second
vtee-2-ez--5en5- S11aZe- 3 capsz- 5osJon; satrd
e-cer5s--1-- -------1 IL S---s- -C--4i, Oe-'
leans. G-Cr vtce-pr=sl1e--. Edmund J James chi
Cag1 secretary, Clinton RCEers woodruff Philz-
delDhia. treasurer. George Durham IT. Philadei-
phla- Executive Commute Charles = BCnaparrs.
chairman Baltimore George y. Guthrie PITTS
burg William g Low Brooklyn joseph A. Miller.
Providence. Harry A. Garfield. Cleveland. Oliver
NcCEutOcE PiC-sbu-E- Dudley T-1ci--s. TOY
George W Ochs, Chattanooga John A Butler.
Milwaukee Hector Mcintosh P-t'7Csl---a- Frank
y. Hartweu Louisville. and the officers.
Tonight. designated Wisconsin N-Ehr. vas
devoted q large pubic meeting az -le Paost
Theatre Joshua stark. OF Milwaukee the pr1nct-
pal speaker on the urCg-a1-r-=- spoke or The NJ
uciuaI Programme and Wisconsin Cities John =.
Burke Of Milwaukee. read 1e1e- CT Improper
influence fu legislation cv Public Service Con-
uanies." and Dr. Amos ?. Wide. Of Madison Wis,
talked or Primary Election Laws