The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-22
CORRUPTION in
CITIES CAUSED
BY POLITICIANS.
Bird s. coler, Comptroller Of New
York, Discusses danger Of tho
Commercial Spirit In Politics..
NATIONAL MUNICIPAL LEAGBEl
Greed Of officials Greater Than Their
Public spirit-Publis Opinion
Must be Aroused.

MILWAUKEE. Wis, Sept, n-1,he
national municipal League held Its ftnaf
meeting of the annual convention to-
day. Charles ]. Bonaparte, Of Ba!lti-
more, was the principal speaker of the
forenoon session, His paper was entl-
tied 1.-THE Essential Element In GOOD
City Government
5 George Z. Hooker, Of Hull Honsef
Chicago, read paper on Local Trans-
portaton and its Relation to the Wels
fare OF the Municipality" iiS
A paper on Municipal Political Bar
ties" by DR.. Milo R. Matlbie, of New
York City, was read by the secretary,
One of the principal topics Of the1af-
ternoon was q paper by Bird S. Cdler,
comptroller Of Grenter New Yosk. MFR.
Coler was unable TO be present andihis
paper was read by the secretary.
Mr.. Coler's Paper. IN
Mr.. Coler's paper was on Danger Of
the Commercial Spirit in Politics." He
ass usseteeu i.l' u.'e, N ~ ~ ou. sy e,et..
but In recent years, he said, our mn
terial progress, that should safeguard
.i'e peitiieee :, ouf t1's : 'e'ion t.a'
III ieai'.s osei' ..'e iN ''ui sei ~ 'Ao
yravest dangers that confront the peo-
pie While getting rich and growing to
greatness 'i". eeeiiis ~ inve no i'ii't''
we IA We oeei' o'o"iS' a. 'i'ites u.ieo
se'oNisiy' u'a"i.e u"a! M :. t' eu'
from .nose si'npie' W. Imperative fu,es
oi pNni'e eoi.uu.t iu'u uown III us w
'he sinen Wy cteh.eu out % s'e'i
Oh soveFiiiiieh.'
spihtt - eoiii''.ef eiaiistii Na'
ea our poh'les unu our s'aeeslliaasnip.
Pupiic imIres,s nave oeen saefinseu ~
n.a !, 80 sew ,,,,na,. - .sa M hn.,aoss ~ nnm
tics and vi, h many ar thou, their yreed
10 preoter th1n their nubIic spirIt. q
.,.E.n
he root '' u 4"is efii' wiiicn is so oan-
sefous - our i's,tt''ioiis' may pe iounu
N Spe .nis'aAea ~ our system oi poA-
'ies ae'N our i,ac',''iefy ior .i'e ihair'e- +
i''iiiee 'i ol poii'ie'A' soi'isions nus pecolne
so sst anu eo'h On p''e'ttea Ns't .h"' Aatse
Sums sums Vi iisoties ii'e fe'luisep " heep AZ
III i'io''on
II IS Ail heceplea una universally
practicea E.a theofy among prac,ieal poll
ticians tii"'' cohuitioL's peihs equal al
otiieers ana iavors OIL soVefhthene
should go 10 members or friends OF tne :
party IN power Ihe puoic' business
heea not suiLer IRON a hh'r ana honese
application OF this system, oat ~hen
eon1nerciaism CON i:s mas inHa.Ea pontics AZ
is an easy matter to MAKE conditions
''uin.te!su' eau"i " 'us'i1v tu'oS -
pAi 'icuitf e'ti peiso''s'
Attacks the Trusts. i*N
Every trust in this country to-day L
In whole or part a creation Of dishon-
est commercialism In politics. Honest
governments connected on business
principles do not grant to combinations
. . 20. .HH . o. 10 .
of men or capital special privileges or
powers that are denied to the individual
citizen. Such legislation is a radical
and dangerous departure from the true
spirit OF our system of government. It
is not an honest experiment to test q
new system to meet new conditions. It
is plainly a business of barter and sale
in politics and public life.
Under existing conditions there Is no
safety and little protection for outside
investors who buy the securities OF
great corporations, A legislature that
will charter an iIIegftfmate corporation
that promotes swindlcr. [
Remedy for Corruption. H.
In conclusion Mr.. Colcr said: fe.%
rr,o -o,,od,, +or +ho o,I, or corr,,,S
'''e