The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-08
NSTR0NG SPEECH
OF JUDGE dunno
Newly-Elected Mayor of Chicago
Visits New York.
WARM WELCOME EXTENDED
ADDRESS ON MUNICIPAL OWNER
SHIP.

New York, April Fresh from his
triumph III the recent municipal cleo
ton. Edward f Dunno. mayor-elect
of Chicago, tonight addressed a large
meeting in Cooper Union under the
auspices OF the Municipal Ownership
League of New York city. He told
how he expected to carry lsout his
pledges made in his recent campaign
I'm Chicago to attain municipal owner
ship, Of the benefits. as he conceived
them, Of city control Of public utili-
ties, and closed with congratulations
To the local league on being pioneers
in the movement in New York. His
speech was enthusiastically received.
Recent agitation in New York for
municipal ownership added interest to
Judge DUNES -utterances. james era
ham Phelps Stolles, vice president of
the league. presided. Judge Dunno
said in part:
Judge DUNES Address
Men of the East: We bring you It'd
ings Of great joy from the men of
the west The exploitation of public
property by private capital. with its
attendant greed, eXtOrtiOn and cor
rUptiOn. has had its day in American
cities, but that day is about TO end.
Next Monday Chicago starts upon her
mission of dislodging private capital
from the control of our street car sys-
tenn. She has succeeded in the opera
ton of her waterwOrks system, IN pay
ing some $3S, 600 for its equipment;
has lent $5.COO0O0 from that depart
ment to the sewer system; is today
giving the cheapest water of probably
any city i'm America, and has a cash
surplus of nearly $1,000 600 She has
50 managed her electric light plant
that she has reduced the cost Of arc
lamps from S125 to about S54 per an
mum. She - operating both depart
mentS as well as her police, fire and
educational department. without scan
dal, graft or corruption. besides cheap
enlng the cost of utilities furnished
TO the public. She will have the same
record of success in relation to heE
street car system.
Great Saving Effected.
THE citizens of Chicago have been
educated uD to the fact that mu-
nicipality can operate any of the pub
JIG utilities with much greater salts
faction to the people than can the same
utilities be operated by private CAPT
talIsts. They have learned wherever
a city i'm any portion of the civilized
world has taken over the operation of
fits waterworkS, gas plant, electric
light plant or street railway system
that i'm every case, when fairly tried,
the cost of this utility to the public
has been reduced, the wages OF the
men Who operate them increased, the
day reduced and more efficient servic
rendered.
Objections Disposed Of.
The only two serious objections
raised during the recent struggle in
Chicago against public ownership OF
the public utilities are:
First. that il would tend to build
up a great political machine. None Of
the friends OF municipal ownership in
Chicago or elsewhere advocate the own
ership and operation of any utility by
municipalities unless i'm connection
herewith there is civil service law
under which all applicants for posi-
tiOns. irrespective OF politics, viii be
treated exactly alike. and under which
just and reasonable tests viii be APP
piled to public servants to ascertain
their fitness TO perform the work en-
tailed upon them We have such a
law i'm the city of Chicago, under which
for several years past 1t has been al
most impossible for any man 10 place
q friend upon the police, fire or water
department.
Money Easily Raised.
THE only other serious objection
urged i'm Chicago was that the munich
pality had no money. There is no
force whatever i'm the objection. The
operation Of these utilities, either by
public or private persons, IL a Nalu-
able privilege We propose TO raise al
the money necessary To purchase an
upI to- date street car system upon GER
lificates which are special or limited
promises to pay out Of the income col
Iected from the system.
The operation Of public utilities by
municipalities Is no untried theory
Wherever a municipality has taken
over a public utility, as to this utility
corruption and bribery cease. There
is no motive for the corruption of an
alderman in case of d utility operated
by the public
Old Charge Exploded.
IF good results have been secured
in the cities of Europe and Australia,
why cannot they be secured in the cit
les Of New York and Chicago. and the
other cities of America The men or
parties who charge the citizens of Chi
CagO or of New York with being so
inefficient incapable or dishonest as
to be unable to own and operate their
own utilities. frame AN Indictment
against the citizens of these communi-
ties which our people Will answer at
the polls with the verdict of Not
guilty
The movement in favor of munich
pal ownership of all public utilities has
taken deep root among the intelligent
sentiment. It is here to stay. Munich
pal ownership and operation of these
utilities. and governmental ownership
OF railways, telegraphs and express
transportation is practical question
upon which the people must pass with
i'm d very short time, and the poll
tiCians and parties who ignore this sem
timent must be prepared for short
lived career before the people
No Fear of Result.
we i'm Chicago have no fears as
90 the results of municipal ownership.
We are confident that the viii OF the
people can be carried into effect, and
that. too, without the imposition OF a
single dollars worth of taxes: and
we say to you men of New Hrk that
you can. by the exercise of the same
determination. bring about municipal
ownership in your city of any public
utility that you may desire furnished
by the people of your city without an
increase Of taxation upon your clti-
ZenS.
IT congratulate the Municipal own