| Show i ROADS AND Nn ENTER Utah Development D nt League Hears Froh From H King and D R Roberts Robel ts DES iDES MOINES PLAN IS URGED A l Civic Sa siy llin id I Ji I iii I tin ics Gang Utile BIlIc Hh a II thi E to speed thorn on their way U tho thu men lIen who Iho engaged CI ic g Jn In tho th Work of founding tho tile Utah tt league will return n to of Utah front from which clime mimo each enthusiastic and anxious to carry the thc work vork for fo all the sta to Into his particular community s meetings throe three in hi 11 number began Ican with a n morning session which I Judge ludge William 11 n King oh on the he I Des De plan of ally tilty lt govern mont K H of or I Logan Logun Mi al rno for building bi good roads road in iii Utah Uia h This afternoon I a report from committee on resolutions was read and a l general discussion followed on tho thu s f tho the state these two t 0 ses seH Ions being followed tollo ed by b a scheduled to commence e at G 6 p 1 in 10 Judge King icings address this morning was wali an au indictment of 01 the present system s s tem teni of oC civic administration Tho The Des Dos s plan plon ho he advocated only as a astep step StCl In the thi th right direction nn an n n that could not help but produce om good and open the thel way vay for progress ress Ie s among among citizens Mr Mi 1 Roberts similarly made madO an all in iii indictment of the road building of tho thu state declaring that the spent pont 1 the tue state each cach biennial period for good roads hall hail been largely quan squandered dered used se 1 in lU various counties to build private trails and administered so jn ill that results under tinder tho pres pros present ant ent system were ere absolutely ab impossible OUTLINES F I S Harry S Joseph J created tell considerable diversion by b arising arl ing to ask Judge Klup KhU Klupa a Ii COw C questions after urlO he hc had h his lihi speech upon the Dos Des Molues plan phal Judge King avoided the thc line of 0 ques questioning questioning and retired he h haying an en on engagement at ho he University of f Utah In approaching the Des lollI SP system s1 tem t en of br government Judge ludge King first outlined the fallings of or o the tho present Ire ent mu municipal system Any Alil one ono can see hee he lie said that our OUI municipal system has haH nut not lived UI IJ J to the tIle standard de desired desh sired sh i 1 for OI It Jt It has hm fostered rings cliques gangs and party machines In fact the tho government has ha fallen into the tho hands hut ls of cliques s and i HI rings who ro re St tIle iH municipalities s us their lawful prey They The force milan men into In to office for UK ti part these niche men m n In ng Int g and public upon ls r i Jl fol them th pl t Sometimes our lUI system l ys m is compared or of nations 1 in There Thoro e ethe the b se nl i 11 officer because ho hie belongs l to a Ct clique o or 01 gang gal i or dl party wing but hut because ho knows the of the tho All 11 cities have problems ms to IC solve These e are firc connect connected ed ld with waterworks lighting systems s stems sewer oel systems stems highways and protection of df property who IS JS NEEDED NE D D Do wo s 0 need Democrats as II such to handle these thes problems 11 or Americans 01 or Republicans Or 01 do we wo need our citizens according a to tn their fitness and experience because they tho are aro of ot use and amI know now our OUI needs I r admire President Roosevelt when ho 10 says pays that It is Ig difficult to eradicate big hig evils olIs in a single sweeping move I IIII i in III this hits particular his hI message Is re me remarkable for fo as al these evils havn have grown slowly and amI have hae entrenched themselves upon tho body politic su S 5 must be removed with care and Ii judgment As to the lie l Des es Moines plan I advocate n o cate it only in so far fm as It is It a i be he beginning beginnIng ginning tg ona on a new now road roat It drives rIves out of or city elections tho the national on ILl party VUlt organizations organisations tho the clique tho the machine Und and the time gang rule Undo Under it men then of or orth he the th class composing these parasitic at attributes tributes of or our present system are am How many of us know good men Whom we Iwo need in politic politics and md who hio would get in to serve sere their city elty If it wore not for having to light politic polite L N I idle lans This plan calls for fat primary nomi nomination nations nation which means that the tho names namos of candidates go on the ballot 1 in al nl alphabetical order and that thal tho citizen cannot find his favorite elephant em emblem blem or 01 rooster emblem or 01 any em dill emblem blem Ho He must judge of f the men and of thom them only No Nu party ma machinery nL chinery manipulates his choice It Jt is not net necessary alY to put any party ma mit machine machine chine in iii motion to accomplish h any allY end under this plan The Tho ho people at t last la t are to manage their own affairs with all their candidates forced to stand on merits with a law making thom them felons if they spend money mone to secure their theil election or If they the make muke a single campaign promise to secure it NOMINATION BY PETITION Judge King outlined the tho system s oE of making ma lOng king nominations by petition and auth then by b the primary election eliminating ing all the candidates save SILVO the two highest for foi mayor eight high highest est cst for city councilmen four of whom are aro to be chosen at tho th general election To bo ho sent into inlo with the knowledge that nil all the tho th people aro are with you and that you OU represent them Is Isa I It isa a t tremendous incentive to good work tork ho hc continued and un mighty different from the lie obligation you OU feel when you know Imo a 11 gang sent Seth Cl l on there and can CM thrive drive you YOI oi away lat at its It pleasure me meI t I The Thc system he lic explained en n CS the tho th Independent voter ottO and through the lie referendum gives all pow power er Cl 01 both legislative and executive Into a Ii board bo ld of tour four men acting for fOI the pea peo people jilO ll jilt bUt with strings attached so so that tbt the tho assume their rights ts at any time through petition arid and al d may ml re retire tire Iho any an officer through petitioning for fat fora fata I a special election Milieu hen asked tim inference between the plan ilan arid amid c id the Doff Moines Momes plan pIau Mr KI said lam that the tho ton plan was Wl i ti IJ crudo beginning an and that hurt the tho Des Dos MoInes plan called ailed for r r a v III system sst m for appointments under the city which ch had hadI h tin the There Ther also other oth I Improvements lm nta sug c ste 1 b the tho increase In r Eo of oJ o familiarity t with the tho problem i King ing J h i In co impressed u l l i c n VII t n t Su uie gh mero m and that to necessity Vas WaS I a t united earnest arnet lion I est cat public opinion GOOD ROADS ROBERTO RODERT t D K B R Robel ot Cache known I on D as 4 l 1 t I 1 Good flood Hoods Hoc s Roberts RobertR because of or o his Iii constant devotion to as iu ft t hobby hobb sketched a history of oC roads r at through gh all itil nations thit ancient civilizations had roads rOil as their most enduring monuments ments lI cut and that locally l roads r ads erea pressing need Legislation tOI to errel t a It reorganizing rc of dr h III said iti was Wll nCe necessary essary oS declaims declaim that mit present Ine nt methods Word were w worse than th n tho 1114 adopted and amid that county count road supervisors vele lIero underpaid officials cl to be bl tho lie recipients of a political sop SOIl liter After bills to by 11 submitted to tho the to cover OC tho thio ho Hold of road lOll 1 road roa administration adin and 1051 maintenance e Ito lio la d Into tHo tHoan an attack on the thin lost legislature l for Ol OlIg Ig Ills his hills bills then introduced Upon his ills conclusion at nt 1230 19 12 30 10 a It recess was r d until the afternoon at 2 J p in ni |
