The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-17
DENVER ADOPTS
COMMISSION PLAN
BY BIG MAJORITY
Voters of CITY and County Register
Opinion Saturday By
2 to ] Vote.
MAYOR MADE HARD FIGHT
Police Sided With Him Threatening
Saloon Element Gang
l5asping for Breath.
MAYOR MADE HARD FIGHT

Denver. Queen City OF the Rockies,
Saturday joined the cities In the
United States governed by the Com
mission Form Of Municipal Govern
mont, the question carrying by a
vote Of 2Sto /
The question of referendum car
ried by 10 to |.
The administration OF Mayor
Henry J Arnold, backed by the
Bonfls and Tamman Denver Post
fought the issue hard, The Post us
ling cartoons in an endeavor to de-
feat the measure. one In particular
depicting the taxpayer Jumping
from the frying pan into the FIRE.
The same arguments that have
been used in all ages from Zoraster
down TO the present time in Cairo
tof wait until later and now is
not the opportune time as many i'm
/ lprovements that are projected will
be lost II change in form Of gov
Iernment is made" but without
Iavail. The saloon element was
Threatened and bankruptcy was
Iprophesied Ii the city should vote
| Ifayorably upon the question.
| II * quite evident that George
ICreel, Of the Rocky Mountain News,
la newspaper man Of national re-
nown, Judging from the vote cast.
backed the whole gang, opposing
the measure, to the ropes where they
are now gasping for breath.
| Denyer is city of 2t3.3St popu-
lation according to the federal CEN
sus of 1910 It covers an area OF
| co square miles, has net publ,
Idebt of $Si0,000 and $134,S00, 900
assessed valuation OF all taxable
property with a tax rate of $3.45
lon 33 Ia per cent basis.
In accordance with the policy OF
| Tho Bulletin favoring liberty Of
| thought, speech, and action upon all
puhlic questions herewith is pub
lished letter from Bloomington
gentlemen relative to the matter Of
adoption of the Commission Form OF
Government in Cairo. lie presents
Inctther facts nor figures, neither
does nc quote the law which he says
would not be advantageous to Cairo.
| Editor Bulletln,-It has been my
pleasure TO be interested in civic
and municipal work in the city of
Blooming of this state for the past
tsix years. Conditions to be found
there are the same as in other cities.
The indifference of the average CIT
izen and his failure TO understand
the operations of the laws under
(which he lives is the result Of poor
government, Since Cairo is to vote
Or pass upon the idea of the COM
omission form of government, 1t Is
we'll for every citizen TO have a per-
! feet understanding of this plan as
Z operative under the laws OF this
> state.
RI Commission form of government
is bad thing for a we'll governed
city and an excellent thing for a
poorly governed city. The value OF
any government in city. state or
nation is to be found only in public
: officials of the highest moral char
: acter who conduct their offices fear
lessly, honestly and efficiently In
the beset interests Of the people.
AZ the present time Cairo Is found
to have made much progress In pub
lie Improvements under the present
: kind OF administration. believe
. that while public officers make the
laws honestly they make some mis-.
: takes
AT the present time the law oil
o this state relative to the commission
: form OF government for cities the
size OF Cairo is inadequate. II does
i not inspire or encourage the besi
government. 1t Is so constructed
that the salaries of the commission.
ers Is not inviting enough TO secure
the right kind of men for public
loffces. Temptations for graft are
e Encouraged by inadequate laws. All
l. aldermen and city officials You have
now are honest until proven guilty
take IL that they serve the people
q far the very hest intereefs Of Cairo
II Is certain that any alderman in Q
: city OF this size is not attracted tf
che office by the salary. If he gives
e his time to HIS work the proof Is suf