The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-29
GOVERNMENT 81 COMMISSION

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F5veTnzsrt fus-elt % t.o siss-zsz
from eara SAD -ayo- arr fo--
rc-Dlsai0rers 20 large s-e slettei
a.1 'hey r11 - s-si-esE 1t he city
. Thag EefD -opel h1lsa a-1 trzasa--
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. man f9f -eZs,1r r1es'irrs-,ley %
..sinsss ssery Day Thsy rs5-sse1t
. ne zhoss city. ard o-e zars has 70
. afTaafaEs ose- a-0she- uari y rezE-
/ y y aavl1g r.o-e Itfle1f.sl alte--
1an. Ca'ves,on "a re frs, Tetss
/ rity - as85- ~ Plan. ard g. proved
T siaae- Hglst1z gave u a t-ll anf
fafe1 tf55r19 l- o-e year Bea4-0a.
/ f0iioref ~ith f.rlai fg-cess Dallas
/ hsf s9s afo1.ed TIE plan rIth Fo-t
Worn s-f se- A1.1aI1 r1-s.1r-i-r
g. fffIsa god 'hfrz f3- t.a larre-
ei'lss .tT nj 'ta smaller 1tss--
south H-AleE.rr CAPITAL
Tho c1mn.sia1 form ~ us1i,iD.'
r4rr-lmsrt A. It is i1 vogue ia Cal.
Fe-'9. ana r01s'11 o. a'.r-ctirz he
a''s-'.on ~ asz7rarars 41d students
~ soot municipal g5serumeai
tlrll gho-' the r8I-trr
i1 roc@lt irsge .Ha sp-i1vfeid
iNassl Rcpasucal has the foii1zins
70 a-y = this form q rose-rmeat:
.A''eutlon ir bs.ng called .o a sia
El.ar development f1 municipal EDy.
rrnncnf ir Tczas. rrsgitan. ou'iroiy
from the deGtructior % GsIveston six
yearf ago = az inuEdau0u. A. that
time. fYr purposes % the emergency.
he city vas PLACED 81 the EoyefnO-
under ihe control q a commission u
hye men after the old city goyernr.. r.
had been abol.shed by the lezisi4tY-e
Tho commission vas virtually abso-
lutte. and rs wofk o. government du-.
INK the yeaTs 81 fec0nstruct.on Nls
~ completely successful .hat the ~.
ilsnB u Galveston has declined 20
return 10 the oid system of mayor
and common council aud various 9th.
Or adminiatfaiiyo posts filled by pop.
1lar election As o permanent system
u municipal government. Galveston
nOS has simply tho commission of
| hvc men. one of whom De- given the
title % mayor. and al % them are
| elected By the people This commits.
sion II virtually a board Of directors
intrlstsd with municipal administra.
ton In al Is phases. SO successful
docs this system appear 20 " N Gal.
weston that other Texas cities are
| clamOring for g. Houston has just
followed sui, By securing a new char.
tor embodylng the Galveston iiea,
and Dallas also last week voted for
Il. There s. a popular movement in
IA. same direction at both san Anto-
Mo and Fort Worth"
II Is rather Interesting and IN one
respect rather instructive 10 find the
experience OF Galveston under govern.
mcnt by a municipal commission held
up aH a proof Of the virtue Oh u, par.
ticular form OF government. say tho
Pittsburg Dispatch The Dispatch le
clarcs that this illustrates the com
mon and apparently Incvpurgable idea
that good government leo IN o. ccr.
tain form Of government. while the
truth Is that IL lies "a putting homes,
and able men in charge ~ tho gov.
crnment Under the spur Of a great
emergency i've good men were put
In charge of the municipal govern
ment Of Galveston. and the same In.
ccniiyo aroused thcm 20 earnest work
for rescuing their city FROM rs dis
aster."
Referring 10 the experience of Gal.
weston and Houston ho Topok, cap
ital says:
The least that can De said ibopt
this IL that q Is worth looking into
carefully. IN the Capitals opinion Il
Is well worth the Commercial cl15.
or some Independent body ot cltizt. 5
sending committee OF taVp1ycr8
down 20 Galveston and Houston and
reporting 10 the city how the new p.rp
II regarded by the business moa there
aud how Il works. II n not a dIs1arasa
ment OF councilmcn 10 say that our
city government costs TOO much In
taxes. because this is notorious
truth regarding municipal COVE nmont
in tho United States. James Bryees
statement Il well known a 20 the
failure OF municipal government II
Is the fault OF a system ib whi;h thu
city Al largo II without representation.
the pulling and hauling OF ward