The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-13
CALLS SALT LAKE
PLAN POOR ONE
President Of Henry George AS
ISOLATION DenounceS Pro
posed Commission Form.
DANGEROUS WITHOUT
PROVISIONS OF RECALL
Declares Utah Congressional
Delegation on Lower Plane
Than All Others.

owe arc strong exponents OF the
Des Moincs plan of commission form Oh
municipal government, but certainty we
c.nnot condemn too strongly 'hv
damnnble commission form o; govern
mont which YOU are about to put 'n
opcratiop in your city. The salt l'aAe
plsn is fully in accord with the caPa,
biIities of Smoot, Sutherland anu
Howell, who probably constitute the
worst congressional delegation that rep
reseuts any state in the union"
Frederick II. Monroe of Chicago.
president of the Henry George Lecture
association, who is in Salt Lake arrahS'
ing for the Inauguration of Campaign
ia cultivate public sentiment IN iaNo'
of the passage of laws TO put IN optln
tion Utah's constitutional pro.is'V. -
for the initiative and reIerehaef"'. he
emDhatic in his denunclatlon OF 'nc
commission form of government soon 70
be nut in operation III salt Lake. ms
statements likewise evidence no hlgh
regard for the statcsmanship OIL wv,
rrnresrntatiycs of Utah in the natlonai
congress.
Worst Form Of Rule.
'.The commission form of govern
mont without the Initiative and reief'
endum. the recall. the public service
commisslon and the greatest publicity
of all proceedings said Mr.. Monroe
sis probably the worst form OF muhlS
ipal government that could be devised.
If YOU do not have these safeguards
ronr Snly snfctv lies in large numbers
Then YOU need the largest council pos
s;hlc In that way you secure ths
greatest possible publicity. ::
"sWith the opportunities there are III
q small commission for secrecy OF pro,
ceedincs and for doing all sorts OF
things that need not he made pubic
thc voters have no protection, unless
they have the initiative and rereren
dpm and the recall. The commission
form of government is the proper form
OF municipal government when proper
ly safepnarded. otherwise it is ths
worst. Tho commission form winch We
adyccatc is the Dcs MONIES plan. VIII
the initiative and referendum. the re
call and provision for sendir bulle
tins containing tho full proceedings OF
the commission 10 every voter In th'
city.
isIn Utah vnu have a constitutional
provision fer the initiative and refer
endum but vour legislatures have no
enacted the laws to put this constltu
tional provision in operation. 1T Il
orr rurpose to inaugurate campaign
OF education to create public sen
ti:uent that will force your next legis
lature to enact the necessary laws
Extensive Organization.
stThe Henry George Lecture associa
tion has organizations in 2J0 cities o.
the United States. An organization
will soon be formed in your CITY thu
will take charge of the work locally
Our association is; not concerned witt
parties-members of every politlca
party are included in its membership
nor with candidates. Onr only con
Germ is with issues.
''SThe late Henry George was tn
first man TO advocate the Australlal
ballot. and through his efforts tn
Australian ballot has been general.
adOpted throughout the United States
Another Henry George man was th
father of the initiative and refercn
dunn. Others have started yariou
movements for progressive legislatio
and their efforts have been largel
successful
"eThc Henry George Lecture asst
clatiou has been organized for elgh
wears. and the speakers of the associa
tion have been material factor /
the passage of reform legislation i
various states, Among our speaker
are Congressman Henry George. Jr
Rev. Herbert S. Bigelow. John Sherwi
Crosby, John w. Bengough. John
White, Peter Witt and Charles FreI
erick Adams.
Henry George May Come.
''It is possible that Congressma
Henry George, Jr., Will speak in Sa
Lake this fall, between September an
December Congressman George is
member of the special coGgression'
committee appointed to look into tn
Controller bay controversy in Alask
and it may be that his time will be
fully taken up with this matter b
tween sessions Of congress that he wi
be unable TO come here.
"In any event, Charles Frederic
Adams OF Brooklyn will be here shor
~ after the first of the year to ope
the campaign for the initiative ar
referendum. 1t is likely that he wi
spend about two weeks in Utah spea
ing for the initiative and referendu
In various parts of the state NJ
Adams will also lecture through Idal
and the northwest on this subieC
Others Of our speakers will probab
follow Mr Adams in this territory. -
Mr. Monroe said that he had enlist,
score of local people in the NOV
meut and that a committee would
named to take charge of the eampaiI
in this state. Mr.. Monroe will lea
either today or tomorrow for Chieae