The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-15
RAPS
CIVIC SPO|LSMEn
Believes That Civil Service
is Effective Remedy for
SWniish ScuffIe
WOULD RESTORE 1T
TO PROPER FUNCTION
National Municipal Leagues
Hear Interesting Papers.
Mr.. Foulke is Reflect
ed President

To suppose that politicians who
claDor- for spells, Will ox can dea!
worthily with the problem OF good
CITY government Ia. to my mind, al
irrational as to expect fig. from this
ties: to try to get such work out Ut
such workmon is as If Secretary
Meyer should order a new battle
ship built on the same stock ana win
the same material which might fur
AiSh forth an Old seventy four
such was the statement Of Mr..
Charles J. Bonaparte, of Baltimore.
In the course OF paper he read yes
terd1y afternoon at the session OF
the National Municipal League at the
Jeerson.
lie continued: ITO rid our country
thoroughly and once for ali OF these
dangerous and noxious counterfeits
OF Statesmen, and thus TO make room
Tor this genuine article, We must do
away with the incidents of public life
which have made IL no fit career for
honorable men. We must do away
with the swinish scuffie for support
at the Taxpayers cost, which has be-
come ali that politics means to too
many OF our public men, and once
something in which the Decalogue
and the Golden Rule have a place"
Defines the Kennedy.
Tire remedy is right before us.
No one can fail to find who troubles
himself to seek Ii or hesitate TO APP
ply II II he recognizes tho gravity OF
the evil. We have made our num-
cipai civic service breeding place
for innumerahle parasites and these
poison our political life with their
noisome presence. Restore the ser
vice to It's proper functions and thay
viii die out like the antediluviAn
animals for want OF an environment
in which TO live
The title OF Mr.. naparte's paper
Was Municipal Civil Service Re-
form" The paper provoked favorable
comment from several delegates. one
OF whom was Lieutenant c. T.. shaw,
OF Norfolk, who stated incidentally M
his belief that the initiative and ref
erendum must FIRST be ipaugurated In
Virginia before the people In this
State can hope FOR improvement.
Foulke Reflected.
Perhaps the chief business OF the
morning session was the election OF
officers. Mr.. William Dudley Foulks,
OF Richmond. Ind. bsrng again chosen
president.
Among the new sice-presidents are
Miss Jane Adams. OF Chicago. ana
MIR. William Kent, OF kentiield, Cal.
Alderman Marx Cunt was the only
member OF the Richmond City Council
in evidence at the afternoon session.
Mayor Richardson and City Account
ant Crcnshaw attended the sessions.
and were attentive listeners TO the pa
pers read.
The German unearned increment
tax and the value OF experts in the
and execution OF NUM-
estfy in papers read during the after
noon. The feature OF this session.
however. Was the paper by Mr.. Bona
parte.
Last night. the leaSuers enjoyed a
at the Commonwealth Club.
following a meeting and dinner of tho
Civic Secretaries Committee. To-day
the sessions OF the league will be re-
sumed at $40 A. NJ.
Sent to the Pen.
Further emphasizing the necessity
for proper and effectual Civil Ser
vice. Mr.. -BonapArte said:
Twenty years ago, there was an In
mate OF the Maryland penitentiary
who had been thrice elected treasurer
Of the State by Legislatures Them
selves elected at the close Of political
which he had conducted A.
chairman OF tho State Control Com
mittee OF the successful party. He
was In reality insolvent and q default
Ing trustee when he went into once.
although tina fact was net generally
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