The Washington herald., 1912-07-07

clared. to deny before the old grand Jury
the accusation brought against him. Thus
he escaped.
Il made Cox the issue In my campaign
for Mayor in the fall Of 1911. If you de-
feat me- told the voters, you will have
said that you disapprove Of my efforts
to drive Cox out of the politics Of Gin
cinnati and that you still want a gov
eminent by telephone-Cox giving his
orders to Herman and Hynicka and
they telephoning the orders to the city
hall and the courthouse was elected
in November by a plurality Of 1900 votes
and took the oath Of office on the first
Gay OF this year"
What He Means to Do.
And what are you trying to achieve
as Mayor of the city,"
IT mean to see II we cannot get o
dollars worth Of service or material for
every dollar we spend OF the peoples
money Unnecessary oficeholders are to
be dismissed. Contractors will have to
give US honest work at reasonable
prices. Children are to be removed from
vicious influences. The social evil,
which has been VIGOROUSLY evident in
the past. will be brought under control.
Our public schools. once the best in the
",
What do you think Of the commits
sion plan OF municipal government"
Il should say that 1t is unavoidable
in large places. 1t fails to center re-
sponsibility but passes II around SO
that II is difficult to find the man who
Is personally to blame for misgovern-
ment. I believe In short tickets and
would only elect a mayor and a small
city council in large municipalities-the
council to make laws and the mayor
to execute them. Accountability then
could easily be located, and government,
think. would be vastly improved"
Would you have cities own al their
public utilities?'
''Oh, / think SO, IL they had an edu-
Gated and honest civil service to oper-
ate them. Were street railroads and
lighting plants given over to the. spoils
system conditions would be much worse
than they are at present"
WHO owns the street railroads Of Gin
cinnati. and how are they managed?"
Shareholders own the property. but
an outside corporation. In which the FL
kins and Widener interests OF Philadel-
phia predominant, are In active control
of its management under a lease which
guarantees a fixed dividend. The Legis-
lature OF Ohio once authorized certain
cities to grant fifty-year franchises to
.
ell quickly voted such a franchise. The
people of Cleveland were SO threatening
and fierce, however, that the Council
there was afraid to act, and the Legis-
lature soon repealed the law. But Gin
cinnat In the meantime had been tied
up by a contract, and for the nsxt
thirty-seven years the fare here will be
five cents"
Why Councilmen Sell Out.
why do so many counciimen in cities
become grafters?'
Because most Of them are ward poll
ticians- They are paid nominal salaries
and public utility corporations satisfy
their cupidity and necessities We are
slowly learning that an underpaid man
in public office is not a safe Investment"
Have you any convictions concerning
the initiative. recall, and referendum
II look upon them as the safety ap-
planes of local government. The In
itiative and referendum would compel
action by City Councils and State Legis-
latures and would break up a good many
crooked transactions. But my attitude
toward them SO far has been hardly
more than passive. I have been think
ing on other subjects. am a lawyer.
but heartily support the proposition to
recall the members Of the judiciary. The
Cox machine controlled our courts for
many years, not only the courts of Gin
cinnati, but the Supreme Court Of Ohio.
There is nothing sacred about the bench
when 1t can be bought and sold like q
horse or ton of hay"
The father of Mayor Hunt was a prac-
teal railroad man, serving upward from
division to the management Of an en-
tire system. A receivership which he
administered was given to him by Judge
William II. Taft The Hunts lived from
time to time In -Cincinnati-where the
Mayor was born-Atlanta, Lexington,
KY. ana Winfield, Kans. The elder
Hunt was ''no-tarin Republican" Co
ing to Yale. the son came under the
influence of Billy Sumner" and ac-
cepted the views of his father, but not
his party associations.
During the first two years of my
practice" the Mayor said. business was
rather bad. Then my father let three
lawyers go. and I did their work for
one-third Of the total he had paid them.
I tried lawsuits and settled for sheep,
cattle. horses, and mules that had been
run over by freight trains. met q
great many farmers and other persons,
and thus added to my education Then
one morning I started my Silver Moon
examination"
There are three children in the Mayors
own family. He belongs to the Epis-
copal Church and Troop c Of the Ohio
Militia. He will be Governor Of this
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