Show i Barrier to Civic Progress I WHY is it that one American city flour- flour iY and gr grows ws while e another oth r poss possessed poss pos pos- pos pos- s s of ide identical Ucal advant advantages ge lags by thee thet the t e wayside side Specific comp comparisons to this end are r to be found in all 1111 lI sections of The The- I t populations wo wonder lder about it it t f from om time timeto to time tune but rarely do io anything ing about it 4 except x et ept to move from one environment to another When they have effected this 1 Ea gc ge they find that it is not th the cities cities' that thal re different S so J u mu much h as it is is the people S THe TIie chief distinguishing mark be between HUes is i found in civic consciousness Where fife Tb people are deeply conscious of t their civic civicS S responsibilities you find vigor and indu industry try rind and r a keen int interest rest in the public w welfare In le ess V S aggressive g es e city iy you fin find that t th tilt tilt- CI civic IC responsibilities of the individual are ares aresS S jl measured fr from m the selfish standpoint In matters nitter I J of of public moment the the individual lI d de his ins viewpoint vic and his action n according accord accord- ing i-g i l To ta tl the e afi- afi direct ct benefits that he he himself fin I ay derive S S n. n is without int wholly interest est estin in the 1 br broader ader r viewpoint the benefits which the tle public as s a a whole may derive In In other wV E s Jle he i is is' is lack lacking g. g it in civic iv consciousness l W i cit in in in which these p people ople predominate I lab rs r's u under ider a a severe h for rea I severe eV re handicap ri cap for the rea rea- Qi tEt t public public progress progress s is too oo much Intertwined Inter Inter- twined t 1 dy with ith private privat gain A Alack lac c of interest it il and state affairs is is is' is indicative indicative of of or orS or'S S 'S his 4 ti i indifference differ nce f- f the tIie problem n of taxation as it if o th the people as a whole You rarely S Hear ran an who ho is not directly affected fc cO that tax rates ar are impeding th the public p hc progress If he complains' complains it is be- be he himself has has' been dire directly affected Q Because Lause au a lower tate rate would afford him a saving definite ite and tangible For reason ason a a good nany people who pay ii nt ire are r w without tho if ill interest erest in ill tax problems They e think of c course that they the thes s escape ape tax taxation tion so that for them the tax tak Job problem bl n ni becomes S something for property owners Jo fig f about They fail to fo sense t api re responsibility S I I S election For Eor another example take any ulY pu public lic and analyze if you yoL can the motives which V-fi V h direct votes in in certain ch channels One woman nan votes for fot one candidate because he a. a better belter face than his opponent A man v votes t s' s for foi 4 a candidate because he knows a aS S man who knows the candidate Another lher votes for his choice hoi personally i e because he lie has r Jl g red that h he will win All AlJ of these elere ele ele- s nl-s are re beyond the I t the pale pale paje of civic conscious- conscious ness j A keen civic chic conscience would laugh them to s scorn rn as reasons for S 4 deciding the thel cour course coure e. e of elections 5 f i i ij j J They hey y are nevertheless realities They are reflective of a i. i lack of civic consciousness in theise S individuals They are indicative of f in- in y to look took upon upon the problem in iii in its its broader b asp aspect ed or an unwillingness to see a i p r public duty because there is no private benefit or in ill advantage sight Too of many our pi people Ppl l determine d termine their votes in the govern govern- mental organization according to tlc the private viewpoint i vp ignoring the public or r the ge general le l n This p reflects a lack of civic CIVIC conscious conscious- r ness r SS the greatest arrier barrier to that h progress a community 9 can have ave 5 t. t K |