The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-12-08


portion 20 the mileage within its bcun-
diaries. We propose to get AZ the true
vaiue OF the railroad property BY tax
ing the selling value OF its stocks and
bonds. as with the other public CoFp0-
Fations.
The present political campaign in
Ohio is of special Importance because
OF this taxation issue against the rail.
roads. and II we carry the State We
will secure condition that. l believe.
will be enlulated by every other State
in the Union. establishing a source OF
taxation that will go far toward help
ing along ideal municipal government
by solving the question OF income
which must always determine the eX-
/ tent and effectiveness of a city gov
eminent. Properly solved it will bring
about many improvements end new
ideas Il viii enable the municipal
ties TO improve the schools. 10 lay out
additional parks. and 10 secure suit
able public buildings without mortgag
ing the future and without going too
deeply into the pockets OF the working
citizens. In all these matters all the
cities of the United States are below
what should be the standard. Every
city should have parks scattered plen-
tifully throughout its limits. and es-
pecially in its congestsd districts. as
nothing so directly affects the welfare
OF the people as a comprehensive park
system. Such system should include
free baths.
We should go Just as far in this
park matter as our income will permit.
The parks should not only be beauti-
full. but useful. There should be no
Keep of the Grass signs. There
should be nothing TO interfere with
the pleasures and comforts of the peO-
pie within the limits OF reason. or
course there will be vandals here and
there who will perhaps destroy some
shrub or pick some flowers But they
should be dealt with individually. The
park system should establish all man
uer of institutions that can contribute
70 the welfare of its citizens There
should be Fairgrounds. refreshment
places and public gymnasiums-
In the matter of public buildings
every city should strive to have some
thing that is not alone useful but or
namental. Every public building
should he q public monument, should
be a lesson to the people in art and
architecture. AS sheer business
proposition it pays a CITY to make it.
self attractive. and nothing will help
it along so much as imposing public
buildings.
Getting the Best School Buildings.
Special attention should be devoted
TO the character of the school build
ings, both inside and out. Without
undue extravaganza. the school build
ings should be of the best and the ap-
pointments as perfect as they can be
made. AS a primal proposition. there
should be ample school accommoda-
tons for very child of school age. The
spectacle that we see in many OF our
cities. where thousands of children
are denied the benefits OF an educa-
ton for the lack OF school room, is one
OF the most disgraceful exhibitions OF
the ineffieiency OF our present system
OF city government.
The ideal police system is yet 70 be
found. One thing is certain: the sys-
tenn so generally in vogue of making
sporadic raids on disoFderly places
fails entirely Of effectiveness. No
permanent good was ever accom-
pIished by police raid on a disorder
~ resort. The keepers pay Their fines
and resume business. They make
good their losses by perpetrating add
tiOnal outrages on the public Ny
father was at one time the Superin-
tendent Of Police in Louisville. Ken
lucky. The most difficult question he
had to deal with was the regulation OF
low saloons, dance halls and other re-
sorts He found after repeated ex-
pertinent, that the mostN effective
measure with places against which
complaint was made was to station a
policeman II uniform at the door. The
policeman was instructed TO inquire
the name and address OF every one
who went in and out OF course, in
most instances the man declined to
give either. but the presence OF the
policeman and the query were sufi-
eient TO keep that particular person
away from there. and the result was
that the business OF the place was
ruined.
Since the present administration
has come into power ia Cleveland this
method has been tried with excellent
results. We have driven SIX disor-
DERBY establishments out Of business.
and have closed up twelve dives that
were The resorts Of notorious thieves.
The disordeEly and criminal element
having lost its choicest meeting
places. has found Cleveland very IN
attractive. Some CT the resorts that
We closed made q considerable show Of
resistance. One man who kept a par
ticulaTly vicious dive withssOod the
presence OF a policeman at his door
for six months He brought all sorts
OF political and personal influence TO
hra- &c sseuTe the withdrawal OF the
policeman. and when he found this
unavaiiing he declared be would run
anyhow At the end OF six months.
however. he threw up the sponge.
Having large discretiouzrT powers.
policemen should be exceptionally In
teiligeut and should be endowed with
more than the average amount OF
common sense. In their selection all
questions OF politics should be entire
~ eliminated They should be aD-
pointed under a strict civil service
system and undergo careful mental
as wen as phvsica' examination
In every city department as con-
Quoted today there ara openings for
improvement I have picked out only
a few Of what consider the most i'm
portant toward the realization OF ideal
municipal government-Fromt the SAT
rrday Evsning Post