| Show troubles of cities not in their the i r form of government but in men at the he helm by DR J P KERR Pie adent ot city council ginsburgh Pins burgh pa the city manager movement does docs not appear to possess the importance that many persons attach to it we cannot legislate good government I 1 think that i is s a political truism any form of government will work if the officers are honest capable industrious and have the proper vision the troubles of most cities have not to my mind been so much with tho the forms of government as with the men who have administered the government our election laws should be amended to provide effective methods of preventing the corrupt use of money in politics men who are candidates for public office should appear before the people and discuss discus political issues and the principles upon which they expect to administer the affairs of of the office should they be successful the unprejudiced and unbiased judgment of the people is usually right in england where the interest of the people is greater in their municipal elections than it is with us cities are governed under old i fashioned asb ionea forms there are little or no expenditures of money meetings are arc held in publio public buildings or in public squares and nd there is practically no expense the candidates candidate s address them and they expect to be questioned by the voters regarding their proposed policies if they cannot answer the questions satisfactorily they stand no chance of election it should be the same with vs us |
