The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-06
CURRENT COMMENT
government and Business Ef


a most striking feature OF this movement IL
the vlgor with which 1t has smitten some OF
tho favorite traditions of American political
thought Theorists have III fact furnished less
resistance to the spread Of the plan than any
party to It's discussion: and the enemy has rested
less upon theoretical objections than Ia any
prominent constructive political movement In
the mast Thus the theory OF separation of
powers. Familiarity known as checks ana bal
nnces," has come In for some heavy hammering
The old style OF city government was deviseuly
complex studiously Checked. and ingeniousiy
balanced. But tho commission plan rudely
brushes the theory OF separation OF powers
aside. -
The fru, of this iconocasm Is reasonably In
ferable from the mass of testimony to the bust
ness efficiency of the system. Inc WORD mass
is used advisedly for. In view OF the variations
Of the individual charters. any deductions In
support of the essential commission type must
lie comprehensive in scope. lhese are solne
of the results reportd
Dallas Tex A deficiency OF 100000 wiped
out and a credit balance established in two
years
Topeka, Kan. Municipal bonds sold at pri.
vate sale at higher rate than under the Ola
burlington, Iowa. The old city debt refund
ed i'm serial bonds bearing IL per cent inter
est instead of per cent as formerly.
Columbia S. c. Extensive reduction In budget
for corresponding items under the old aom'n-
istraton.
Hutchinson Kan. Bonds selling at a lower
Cherryvaie, Kan The bonds of the city selling
at par for the first time.
ments In streets and sidewalks. ETC.: property
values greatly increased. .
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Bonds OF the city sell
ing al "A better pssnliRrs, than formerly,
Barticsville, Okla City warrants worth par
and city deposits now bearing interest,
Houston, Tex. The credit of the city re-
stored from eighty cents on the dollar to par,
and the tax rate reduced from $500 to $l.7o
on the same valuation.
Leavenworth, Kan. Bonded indebtedness re-
duced by s112 900 In three years while the tax
rate remained stationary.
ffaverhtit Mass. saving of $4,000 effected
by the first years administration.
From "rhe-Sheft Ballet Ia American Cities
Ivy II. s. Gilbertson, in the American Review OF
Reviews for January
WY rt9nuspas, Wiifsm asta3a Mayer Ssyssof.' S'@S
A certain MIR. Hamilton Fyfe after visiting
America, went home and according to the
custom OF his kind, wrote up In the Fort
nightly Review. lie takes note OF the move
ment in behalf OF Woodrow Wilson, Governor
Of New jersey and Principal OF Princeton Uni
versity" The principal Of Princeton Unit
versitv'' ls learn, snrdonic man, with an
expression hard and cynical There is nothing
picturesque about him. nothing to touch the
,nasination--H mot a-man- ef-ideass he
does not even assimilate other peoples ideas
readily; nc cautiously waits to hear whether
an idea is "going we'll However. when he
sreak~ "he punches out the words fno, not Mr.
ROOSEVELT he IL talking about Principal Will
SON the man With the harshly moulded face
and the eye with a steey CLINT In ~, "he
punches out the words machine IN a ship
yard Another likely candidate Is Mr.. Cay
nor Mayor OF New York. whose Chance or
nomination was greatly improved by the