The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-19
CITIZENS MASS MEETING.
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 they did not calculate that the city would grow to its present size. To re- lease the pressure improvements would be made at a cost of some $4O,OO0 The school question and the efficiency of the fire department he referred to at length and was about to speak on the police department, when Professor Kent re- minded him that his time was up. The mayor, in closing, reminded them that it was the little things they had to look after; the bigger things would take care of themselves. He did not think men were so much better or so much worse than one another, but they were always seeing other peoples faults bet ter than they did their own. (Ap- plause.)
 Dean Henry Wade Rogers was the next speaker His subject was Meth ods of Approach" Dean Rogers began | by saying that it was generally conced- ed that the city governments of the United States had been frequently con- spicuous failures. His address was for cible and eloquent and was intently listened to all through it's delivery, In part he said:
 | MT. Rogers said it had generally been conceded that the municipal govern ment of this country had been a con- spicuous failure. Extravagance and cor ruption. gambling and other social evils | were prevalent and the laws regarding | them were not enforced. Some of the cities were run in the worst possible l manner, and at the greatest possible l cost. He did not say that New Haven was one of the worst governed cities of the country, but 1t was not as good as l 1t ought to be and could be improved The charters were sometimes blamed l Charters might be bad, but with good l men in office they could be made all | right, while in the case of good char ters with bad men in office the reverse i would happen. It was an important
 matter to have the great body of the
 electors aroused to a keen sense oi | their duties and responsibilities in the l community. It was important to eman.
 cinate the well to do citizen and get | him away from his own selfish interests and take a hand in the interests of the public. What was most wanted was ar ! organization that would rouse publlt ! sentiment and call men to a sense oi
 duty which they owe to the state ane
 the country.
 I Speaking of the political machine, hf
 said it was always kept at high pres
 sure. well oiled and in general goot
 going order. Every man who loved hi'
 family should love his city, and 1t wal
 his duty to see that it had the pest O
 fire and police protection, as we'll as tn'
 proper sanitary methods He deprecat ed the part played by the party ooss
 Men who were elected to office were to'
 often at his mercy and had to do m
 bidding, and act according to his 1n
 structions. The occasional topplini
 over of the boss did not always enC his mower. as he was frequently allow
 ed to rise again, and the great troubl ! with the average citizen was that h
 did not journey far enough on the DO ! litical highway, but got tired and gay LID the tourney before he had accom-
 niished his purpose, As showing hoy hossisn could De overturned he referre
 to the case of District Attorney Jerom
 of New York, who, after being turne
 down by the bosses was elected by m peonle. He advocated strongly nom
 r,l,e in city government, and said tha the state legislature ought not to allowed meddle and interfere in loca
 affairs.
 Seventy-f1ve years ago Great Britai
 was in a more hopeless condition tha } we were but she had redeemed hersei
 and so would the men who were I } e1ade the city affairs, but they mus
 not be office seekers, but men of tn l stamp of R. Fulton Cutting of Ne
 York. who has always absolutely re 3 fused to run for any office.
 At the conclusion of his able addres I Mr. Rogers resumed his seat amid grea | great applause.
 f. Led by Professor B. Jepson and Pro
 lessor Harry B. Jepson at the egai the large audience rose and joined Isinging "America."
 3 John F. Gunshannon, of Harfort
 smoke on What the Workingmen Ca 3 Do" He spoke of the experience
 had met with by coming in close cor
 ltaet with the workingman, and of whs 7 they were doing in Hartford throus
 line agencies of the Workingmen's clu Q of that city. The workingman, he sai'
 was a pretty good fellow. He advise : the promoters of this movement in Ne
 Haven to visit the factory districts, g