Bisbee daily review., 1902-06-05
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT.

Recent disclosures and exposures oi offio fal rottenness of the city govern ment Of St. Louis has been astounding. Indictment after indictment has been of the city council, who had been re garded as most substantial and re spectable citizens. Several of these councilmen gave large bonds and fled to Mexico to avoid trial. A number of convictions have been secured, and the defendants sent to states prison to expiate the crime. The grand jury spent weeks in probing every sem blance of official corruption The re port of that body. turned into court last week, says:
 While there may have been corrup- tion in other cities as great as we have had here, yet at no place in the world and at no time known to history has so much official corruption been uncovered and the evidence shown so that all could see and understand. These revelations have been so appail- ing as to be almost beyond belief, and it will be years before the extent of the discoveries is fully realized"
 The citizens of Chicago and other cities have recently been giving atten- der which they live and furnish sup port. In nearly every effort made to dig deep into the vitals of municipal government startling disclosures of the very worst kind of boodling have been made, establishing the lamenta- ble fact that municipal government in the United States has been conducted for the benefit of politicians. rather than for the benefit of the people who foot the tax bills. Rad service from well paid incompetents is almost the universal rule in the municipal gov. ernments ia this country.
 Commenting on this deplorable state a Chicago paper observes that the American, in straining every nerve to build up his own business, hes been led to neglect the needs of his fellow man. If the police service is bad he prefers to hire a private watchmar rather than take the time to compe improvement or the service. If his street is untidy he joins a local i'm provement association and helps keel h;e o,up paighhorbc>od olooD IT tbt city water supply is unhealthful ht buys his water in bottles. Thus h. makes his own immediate surround ings tolerable and leaves the public tt it's fate. This selfish policy will no do. Questions of the public needs 1T municipal matters cannot be set aside The municipality as a whole demand, the best thought and the solicitor. care of its citizens.
 The city of Bisbee is just now en tering on the trial of municipal govern ment The greater the interest dis played by our citizens in the condi tions of the city the better will be thu results of our local incorporation. behooves every citizen to study th' conditions and the best mode of solv ing the problems that must be handle, by the city government Criticism O men in public place for erroneous poll cies will avail nothing unless accom- panied by suggestions of ade1uat' remedies. We are all interested il the welfare of Bisbee, and all shout, give to our municipal government tha attention which is necessary to pre- serve its efficiency. That can bes be done by all giving careful and con stant attention to the affairs of tn city, and where inefficiency is note by a visit to the city council or b. otherwise calling public attention t the evils. Little can be accomplishe by street corner lamentations owe lever short-coming. Bisbee has mad q a good start in the way of city goveri ment. and it will improve and resul in great benefit if all will determin that such shall be the result