Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-09
FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT.

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New York has, at last, been awak-
ened to realization Of the necessity
OF doing something to obtai, good gov
eminent. And SO Il committee of one
hundred has been organized to promote
the election, next time, Of an
economical and efficient adrninistla-
ton Of municipal affairs. The chair
man is Eugenius Harvey outerbridge,
a merchant; associated with him are.
lawyers, bankers, engineers. contract
ofs, labor leaders, educators, social
workers, and men who are acquainted
with the practical side Of politics.
The people OF New York have become
Convinced that the cost Of the admin
istration, under the spoils system. is
| out of all proportion to the benefits de-
rived. They have come to the conclu
sion that even a city like New York
to tho wealth of which contributions
| come from all parts of the world, cam
not afford to contract Indebtedness
without limit. Itmakes taxes higher.
and. consequently, increases the cost.
OF living, They believe that the time
has come for the people to take a hand
in the government, In the interest of
economy and efficiency.
They have also become convinced that
ly under the leadership Of men and
women who are free from obliga tons to
the dealers in corruption. This was
made very clear when the Mayor, Nc
Clellan. removed Police Commissioner
Bingham. who has made his depart
ment more efficient than any commits
sioner before him. Bingham was
honest and efficient. He WAS free from
political influence. He was a terror
to evil-doers. The New York World
said: Every criminal, every dive
keeper every crooked policeman, every
corrupt politician in New York has rea-
son to be glad. Thanks to George B.
Mcclellan, Theodore a. Bingham Is no
longer at the head Of the Police De-
nartmcnt, and in the manner of the
dealt to the cause of good government
the hardest blow it has sustained In
years. This conviction seems to be
general, 1t is generally believed that
the action was taken for political rea-
sons of the most descpicabIe sort. 1t
York. No wonder If the people are
emancipating themselves from a system
that means insolvency and corruption
wherever 1t is applied to public affairs.
1t is not the intention of the com
mittee Of one hundred to attempt the
building up of a political organize
ton. It's members only want to give
the city a good government. They
know that there is widespread dissats-
faction with the Tammany administra
tipn and that scores OF citizens, and
organizations, are anxious for q. change.
They know. therefore, that the time
has come fer uniting the various forces
for decent government
K The chairman OF the committees
ing of the outlook, said the other day:
II think 1t is safe to say that the
committee will not lend itself to giving
strength to bad ticket simply because
there are some good mon on 1t. We
wish to be a club over the heads of
both parties, and If we develop the
strength and the confidence that think
we will by the fall. | believe that our
action viii meet with the approval of
the Independent voters
There was never an idea that the
committee would go into the various
eiectton districts and organize for
campaign. Oul. committee is in a
different position from those OF tho
previous citizens committees There is !
no great slogan. no great moral issue.
and yet 1t is aran g II: the iss,.s,.
Willie one of personalities. The tran.
sit question Is one of the most import
ant matters before the public today. but
even more important. think, in fact. 1
every bit as Important as the cllarac-
ter of the man TO be elected mayor is