| Show y CITY government lat meeting of mayors which has T been held in columbus ohio to is fw by the te flippant to be an as of jf those who despairing of their cities aright at home r how the thing should be 2 itt in convention the sneer is not rifled however for out of the dis astella s and interchange of views at columbus gathering a vast amount S wood has come and the cities rep zed ought to receive a direct i att should also all others from etli s offered and adopted as es in charters increased oi or defined ined powers of mayors and bier her points argued and passed arft JI reference to the govern bof ca if municipality such gov jit J it best beat a complexity oving ving batem By tem of I 1 management na gement under it Is worse than a com att geatens to become except w in occasional instances what people know it has already become in most cases an abomination A new science in city government is needed the oldest most progressive and best governed cities have come to this conclusion and are working along the lines of reform it is a question of men now men of tried ability of freedom from party dictation of independence as to promises of spoils of antipathy to heelers or indifference to all other clamor than the proper demand for clean pure economical business administration if under the arching dome of the whole heavens there is a patriotic citizen who finds fault with those qualifications in city officials let him stand up and be counted of course there is complaint against that kind of candidates and that kind of a platform but the decent portion of the objectors are mightily embarrassed by the company in which they find themselves for while not all the opposition consists of those who live upon the spoils of office and are content to play the part of place seeker political flunkey flankey or party boss it is abundantly evident that there is not one of these latter varieties but is to be found w working jaws and legs and fingers on that particular side of the case if there is one thing more than another that should especially commend the idea of partisanship nonpartisanship non in city affairs to the favor of thoughtful and conservative citizens it is the character attributes and personal value of the great majority of those who are most loudly opposing it this vivid fact should not be lost sight of no matter how many idle imaginary or baseless sidelights the opposition may seek to throw upon the reform movement it is a sorry condition which confronts and worries those who while themselves reputable and honest and desiring respectability in their associates are unfortunately unable to rid their cause of the strikers and whom they despise as much as anybody can but whom party machinery still finds use and pay for |
