Bisbee daily review., 1914-07-08
NEW YORK SETS ITS HOUSE IN ORDER

A western man writing to a New York newspaper the other day. pleasantly remarked that New York isl the symbol for weak men, masculine childless homes and civic rotenness."
 With the first three accusations we need not concern ourselves The last is no longer The cyic rotten ness which has for decades been the shame of the metropolis and the scorn the nation seems to have vanished like bad smell before breeze.
 Tammany still exists, nsdious and corrupt wise in petty politics and incredibly stupid in the larger politics of a new era But Tammany is out of power Whatever the tigers influence may be Albany, at home his claws are clipped and he faces lean years
 The astonishing truth is that New York the exploited, the inefficient has risen all at to level of civic honesty efficiency probably unsurpassed by other municipality in the United States.
 With a population of five millions with a budget of nearly S2OOoOOOOO year. offering the largest field in the world for civic brgandage staesmanship the big city has suddenly swung side of righteousness and common sense It is now governed by body of experts theorists but trained in city administration applying their public tasks the methods and yigor that successful officers of great corporation apply to private enterprise.
 The new system began the first of the present year when john Purroy Mitchell the youngest mayor in New Works history elected fusion ticket took office and launched nonpartsan administration Elected with him were George cAnemy as president the board of alder men and William A. Prsndergas as controller These men, the onyolfoias voted for by the entire municipality con sttued the real governing power with almost complete authority over policies and expenditures.
 All three were nominated and elected regardless Of
 
 or leading merchants or honored citizens but simply because they were of experience and achievement in running the citys affairs.
 Important appointiye positions dependant tho mayor were filled in the same businessIke way Some of Che appoinees were well known; others will be bet ter known hereafter Katherine B. Davis, the woman commissioner correction has shown such abil ity and force as dsarm all criticism. Henry Buer' as city chamberlain has made" big office and com mands the respect of Wall street fnancers Lawrence Purdy retained as head of the board, is lmowI nationally as authority on police charities civic ser vice. docks tenements parks. fire department etc. arr all under the management of experts directly responsib to Che mayor who spite of his youth. he considere the best expert on alaround city administration tha New York has ever had in the executive chair.
 The first six months of this business admiuisratio have lus ended. So well has 1t done it's work that d spite the bitter parsanship that has long characterize the politics and journalism of New York there has bee but one serious erucfsm.
 10 looks as if Mayor Mitchell may realize his an bition of bringing the administration of Che city d partmcnt up 10 the level of the best private Dusnes and making New York citys government model administration for the benefit and service of the en community"
 It is a part of his business, he adds, Ito make Tar many government of the old kind utoerable by maEir fusion or citizen government successful and popular"