Show DIG BIG DEMAND FOR FORDES FORDES DES MOINES PLAN Directors of Civic ivic Improvement League Lea jue Find Growing Senti Sentiment Sentiment Sentiment ment for Municipal Reform x The directors of or the Civic Improvement League are arc receiving re much encourage encouragement encouragement ment mont in the plan of or campaign for br a bet better better ter tet city efty government They find tind the Des De DeMoines Moines plan in its simplicity and busi businesslike businesslike methods seems to meet the ap approval approval approval of or all aU classes of or people The Tho directors personally persona arc are seeing many of or those who have been nominated for the legislature to find out their views and If It they the will support this bill when elected and are receiving assurances as from flom those who have been acen Icen that it meets meet their hearty approval In Ogden the sentiment seems to be just as aM strong for tor or the change of ot govern government government government ment if f not more so than in Salt Lake and assurances assurance have been received from prominent business people of or Ogden that the members of or the thc legislature in that city lIty will support the Des Moines plan no matter what party part is elected to the legis lature Liture from Weber eber county count Vice President O 0 II 11 Hewlett received re a aletter letter from John one of or the tho commissioners of or Des Moines Ia la Mr MacVIcar Is la a strong supporter and thinks the plan of oC government in Des DesMoines Moines is a complete success His letter letterIs Is loll its s follows I l send In this mail mall two copies of oC the bulletins of the League of American Mu Municipalities containing matter pertaining to the Des Moines plan In my estimation the Des Moines plan planor of or government simplifies matters very VCr much and overcomes many of or the embar embarrassments embarrassments embarrassments found In ordinary municipal charters Among the features that are of ot value are Election at large and ana the elimination of ward representatives Salaries which enable the councilmen councilman to devote their entire time for the duties or of their office An absolute placing of or individual re responsibility To any an one of ot experience in municipal government It will readily be seen that these points point I 1 have named constitute the greatest assistance to the intelligent con duct duet of or municipal government In ln the selection of officials care should be he taken that the men elected can officially dally daily perform the duties of or their office Ignorant men are worse than corrupt men You will find fifty tift incompetent adding to municipal government where you u will find one dishon dishonest dishonest est official |