The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-15
A MAYOR GOING TO SCHOOL.

A good deal is made in the Eastern
newspapers out of the fact that Mayor
Blankenburg of Philadelphia has gone tc
Madison, Wisconsin, to take course in
municipal government at the State Uni
versity there. The Mayor takes with
of whom will attend the class of instruc.
tion in municipal government which
that University offers TO optional study
on the part of any who desire to at.
tend 1t is a new thing to have mayor.
especially mayor of a big city like
| Philadelphia, confess that he needs in
structlon in his duties; and uDprece-
dented, we believe, to see such mayor
90 openly to school of instruction that
offers course of study in the duties of
municipal administration. But noting
The fact that Mayor Blankenburc is tax
ing this course, the New York Tribune
comes out strongly in favor Of Mayor
Gaynor Of New York going also to the
Wisconsin University and taking that
same course of instruction There is no
Indication, however, that Mayor Gaynor
considers that any one could give him
instruction in his duties as mayor Of
Greater New York.
Nor does the going of Mayor Blank.
enburg to the University of Wisconsin
to attend the municipal course in that
institution commend itself especially to
the newspapers of Philadelphia. The
Record Of that city, which was a strong
advocate of the election of Mayor
Blankenburg, makes light of the move OF
the Mayor of that city to get instruc-
ton from Wisconsin in the duties of bis
office. 1T talks in rather sighting fash
ION about the move Of the PHILADELPHIA
Mayor, and is inclined to make light of
the whole matter in the following com
meDts:
Undoubtedly Wisconsin is in the van
head OF Wisconsin marches its mniver-
SHY Even Theodore Roosevelt had
10 take correspondence course in pro-
gresslveness from President Van Ilise
and Il anybody can teach anything 10
Mr.. Roosevelt the rest OF the world
may well stand in his presence bare
headed and In awe, 1t has solved all
the problems OF government. that uni
versity has: IL knows how TO uplift
everything and everybody. It can regu-
late railroads teach life insurance. pro-
tect the people against the interests re-
form the Judiciary, make butter tea ch
the people self government, produce the
biggest turnips. secure the greatest hap
pness OF the greatest number. and get
the maximum OF sugar out OF beet.
Recently II established a special de-
partment OF football. and is now about
10 arrange q condensed course OF In
field Of American activity. municipal
government Mayor Blankenburs, a
part OF his Cabinet and selection from
th!ther for inocuaton with the serum
OF municipal government. DR. Fried
manns operation for tuberculosis is
not more important, and hardly so in
terestng as that which Is about TO be
performed in the Wisconsin laboratory
Yet the results win not be entirely
officials OF his selection have marked
susceptibility 10 reform. We should
like TO see the Wisconsin treatment ap-
piled 10 such obstinate cases as those
the Wares and Hugh Black and David
Lane. II Il will take with them no
one o. VII eyer deny It's potency. Here
reputation OF the Wisconsin treatment
for disorders OF municipal politics fiscal
deficiencies. razzie dazzle parkways. per-
the widespread disease OF municipal ed-
miDlstratlou which IS virtually epidemic
In this country. The university pro
poses 10 make twenty four treatments
in three days, eight per diem. ono every
hour, Tor in an atmosphere OF reform
no one works more than eight hours
We should Ike 70 see this heroic treat
rnent applied 70 hopeless cases. we
should Ike 10 see whether municipal
contracts can be made Immune from
graft. We should Ike 10 sec whether
the prices of real estate can he pre-
vented from ,rebllng az the FIRST sign
that the city Is going 20 buy the prom
"rtr- We should Ike to see whether
"ouncilmen can be successfully treated
for weak spirss and whether the aesti-
lenee OF the itching palm car he pre-
vented hy one lecture per hour for three
days administered by the Wisconsin ex
perts.
But We warn Dr. Van TIse At the
outset that he VII enin no glory from
making honest and efficient municipal |
administrations out o' the cases which
the CITY Club ambulance propose- 10 |
take 10 his hospitai Thev are IN prc,-v
rood health now. II the Wisconsin
treatment Is 20 establish It's claims
AGAINST all cavil let t hA tried on souno
~ the chronic cases which have been
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