The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-18
. TR1pAY. MARCH Is, 1e1o.

Congress OF March 8. 1879.
FRIDAY, MARCH IS, 1910.
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HOW THEY DO IT IN EEL PAso.
Judge Joseph U. Sweeney, who blew
into this port Wednesday, is true
Texan There can be no doubt about
III. He showed it in everything ne
said to reporter OF The Times -Dis
patch. He began by boosting his
home town, Ell Paso. with all MS
might and main. and tried to make
that distant burg loom up as the rca1
metropolis of this nation, barring
none. Then the Judge announced that
he was a friend OF Senator Bailey.
This at once marked him as an abor-
ginal of that state. which is IN Hous-
on. according to George Bailey, be-
cause nobody outside OF Texas ever
had a good word for Bailey OF the
toea and the oil-can.
We were more interested. however,
what Judge Sweeney had to say
kbout commission government than IN
What he had to say about either OIL
the Baileys. or Of their friend. Cone
ROBINSON, or OF the industries of that
own of Ell Paso. II anybody knows
whether commission government WORKS TX
BIZ not, that man should be Judge
sweeney. because he works commits
Eion government in his town. He is
Mayor, according to the language OIL
he East or Chairman of the Commits
Zion. in the parliamentary and legis-
alive parlance OF his section.
Jndrc sweeney says that the best
HING about commission government
S that 1t means progress. and he pro-
ceeds, in his remarks printed IN The
Times Dispatch of yesterday. to prove
his point. We think he did prove it.
and We think that what vas good for
She progress of FL Paso will be GOOD
Tor the progress OF Richmond. If COM
mission government could take that
struggling. Greaser town. filled with
Rad liquor and worse men, and turn
HIT into thriving city, commission
Efgovernmcnt should and will carry
5lRichnond and every other Nirgini;
Ncity along the same road.
The commission which the judg'
fheads did not start out to make tn
Awhole town over. or to make a nev
Ssyovernment for new people. or t
reform the Greasers and tame TIL
ETcSans. The commission went int
Hpff1ce as business concern to mana 81
H.hc business affairs of the town as Il
8Would manage the business Of any
Sthcr concern. This was all there was
sstso the. proposed reform. and this will
a5e all there need be to the estab-
Rishment of commission government in
iasyirginia. We do not want to wage
far on good ofliceholders or to upset
Che Fundamental principles of self
government. We only want for Rich
anond. and for every. city in Virginia
She best, the cheapest and the most
susiness-like government that can be
Revised.
4, The State is going to have this gov
Tnment, Just as soon as the Constitu-
Zion can be amended. and IS soon as
Inc hidebound provisions of tho or
sanic law for a bicameral form of
lily rule can be changed. When this
government is authorized by the Con-
Etitution of the State. every city will
fave the right and the opportunity TO
isst it. II it works here as i. works
4 Sas-and,it certainly should work
ietter in a better country-the cities
an keep it. II il does not. the Con.
tuition will then permit US to adop,
form of government that will sui
ar needs.
I'VE trust Judge Sweeney will com,
Jack TO Virginia when we hav'
approved city government we'll un
,sr way. We promise him III advanc
9at he will then return to Texas an
,sgin preaching to his people tina
ley should do as the Virginians d
I'D move on to the same goal.
.ould be fine thing for Texas.
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