The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-07
SAYS COUNTRY is
GROWING BETTER
Or. G. E. Vincent Tells of Re-
form Movement.
IS ENCOURAGED BY OUTLOOK
Is NOTED SPEAKER AND soCI-
OLOGIsT.

Dr. George T. Vincent who arrived
mere yesterday morning to fulhu am en-
sagement with the summer institute TO
oelVer a series OF public lectures al
barratt han. was seen yesterday after
noon at the home of MIR. and Mrs j..
q. Miller, 943 East First South street.
Mhefe ne IS stopping as q guest Dr.
Lncent Is close student of political
ana economic affairs and spoke enter
talnlngly upon the subjects. He point
ed out the advance made By the adj
perenLs or the reform movement i'm mu-
ruclpal government during the past 1--WE
years gave his views regarding the pO-
htical situation in the north middle
west and told of the department OF
journalism, of which he is the head
a. the University of Chicago
Questioned IN regard 90 the outlook
1or municipal reform in the future. Dr.
Vincent said:
The very fact that many are in
cllned to despair OF better municipal
government is q sign that men are
reading and thinking over the problem
or how 20 obtain it. Tt indicates that
the corrupt conditions. as shown by
economic writers, are being iuvestigat-
ed and remedy sought. Possibly
many are inclined TO look altogether
too much on the darker side.
ITO me the progress in municipal re-
form during the past few years has
Deen most eucOuTa ging. Tt has been
both a positive and negative reform.
The negative indications are the un-
covering of political jobs in several of
the largest cities OF the Union. while
there has been "a positive movement
towards honest officials and civic bod
les. The work for better government
IN st. Louis, Minneapolis and Boston
has been attended with success Never
before has Chicago had a body.0f alder
men more above suspicion than the
present board.
Praise for Mcclellan.
I'm New York CITY Mayor Mcclellan
mas shown himself "A worthy successor
of Low and the latters reform policy.
lie has commanded attention BY re-
moving any doubts as to whether or
not he was under machine domination.
III am convinced. after a study of the
situation, that such a thing as the gil
ganuc grating operations of the past
are now almost impossible The voters
have come to a realization that to have
q government without graft they must
elect officials who are BILE.
It IS combined action on their part that
mas resulted I'm such splendid victories
for reform in Chicago"
In regard TO the political situation in
the north middle west Or. Vincent said .
''Ihe states of Illinois, Iowa and Wis
consiu hold the center of the stage Just
now because of the factional strife that
appears to be raging within. Illinois
has just Witnessed a deadlock un-
eQualed in her political annals. while i'm
Iowa, the Iowa idea men. backing
Governor Cummins. and the stand
patters' are reputed TO be eager for a
test or strength. In Wisconsin we have
the La Toilette faction aud the ants.
Analyses Situation.
cit is in the latter state. it appears
TO me. that the Republicans have the
hardest contest. 1t Is there that the
contention seems to be the bitterest.
There was less factiOual bitterness dis
played an the Illinois deadlock than
might be supposed from outward ap-
pearances. The result Of the long ses-
sion was TO put the delegates on a
friendly, social footing, and there is no
indication Of an intention 0n the part
OF the defeated hackers to knife.
I'm Iowa the 'stand-patters' seem TO
have the best of the situation. and the
Governor Cummins faction viii un-
ooubtedly be won over rather than see
the state lost politically
Journalism in Schools.
Referring to the department Of jour
nalism. of which ne is the head, at the
University of Chicago, Dr. Vincent
said.
I'VE have what is called a school of
commerce and administration, I'm which