The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-06-22
Railroads, He Says Have Been
Great Benefit to This coun-
try and They Should Not
Be Prosecuted.
HURTY TALKS SANITATION
he SAYS THAT CITIES HAVING
COMMISSION COVE r N N z Mt
LOOK AFTER THIS FEATURE
BETTER THAN THE OTHERS.
PROGRAM, THURSDAY. 900 A. n.

PROGRAM, THURSDAY. 900 A. n.
Query Box Discussion.
Water Supplies for Cities and
Towns-Hon. John Bray. Mayor. Bra
zil
Discussion. led by Hon. A. @.
Schlicker, Mayor, East Chicago.
Should District Work Houses be Es-
tablished, and II SO. How?-Hon. b.
H. Campbell, City Attorney. Elwood.
Discussion led by Hon. J. L. Puckett.
Mayor, kokomo.
Should the Constitutional Limita-
ton of Indebtedness of Two Per Cent
be Increased Hon. James e. Burke.
Mayor. Jeffersonville.
Discussion led by Hon. Arthur D.
Cunningham. City Attorney. Lafayette.
General Discussion OF Proposed
Amendments OF City's and Towns
Laws.
Reports from the Different Sections.
Reports of Officers.
Reports of Committees
Election of Officers.
Selection Of Next Place Of Meeting.
Unfinished Business.
Noon Adjournment.
200 p. NJ.
Visits to places Of interest over the
city
Reception by South Side Improve
ment Association at Beallview Park.
of
In a scholarly and masterful address
the Hon. John Macvicar, SECRETARY OF
the National League Of American Mu-
inequalities and q member Of the COM
mission of Des Moines, la, today en-
tertained the members Of the Munich
pal League delegates far past the dis
missal hour. The program for the
morning proved longer than expected
so that Mr.. MacVicar was not called
until IL 80 o'clock, but when he did
appear he held his audience to the
Closest attention. Mr.. MacVfcar II 4
of government. His answer to the
topic, rs Government by Commission
the Best Form of Governmenty was
decided yes" But he preceded his
| talk upon the Des Moines plan with
some general observations upon mum
cipal government in the United states
which were much Appreciated. Mr..
Macvicar said in part:
Macviear's Address.
81 want to congratulate the league
| upon this splendid gathering. It II
| by such meetings Is these that ~
will finally solve the problems Of mu-
nicipal government. Cities are more
than were collections of houses and in
dividuals They are units. morally ~
sponsible for what they do. We have
taken up the problem OF municipal
government and we will not lay it
down until the city shall have been
robbed of its slums; until every mem
Der OF the city shall share in its pros
perity; until 4 little child born into
the city shall be given the fullest op-
portunity.
| Mr. Bryce after his visit to Am
erica said that the one conspicuous
failure in our government II the man.
I agement of city affairs. I do not
agree with him. We have failed IN
much but believe that for those fall
| ures the state legislatures will finally
| have to answer. Our municipal officers
are generally intelligent and generally
/ honest. but they have been working
| under the wrong system.
Il Praise for New York.
/ Nevertheless many cities are won
/ derfuIly well governed under the old
plan. Take the example Of New York.
/ We often hear Of the corruption there.
4 But believe after . study Of the SIT
/ uatien that New York 10 Z well gov
/ erned city considering the problems
which confront its municipal officers.
Il It has every year to assimflate 10000
/ foreigners into its civilization Its
/ omcia1s are quick to respond to public
| sentiment
Il There the bureau Of municipal re-
4 search II doing eMcfent work. Il =
preaching . new doctrino-the seleo-
ton not Of honest men, but o9 e1lc3ent