Show FOR FOB MUNICIPAL REFORM i A national conference for good awl government Is to be held at pi ard on nov and dec lot and J will be devoted to the considerations completion of a plan for the go boyf ment of american cities which outlined in a municipal program bodying what are believed to be the sentiel principles ples for the correct duct of a municipal corporation providing a plan for putting the prial pies into practical effect it is expected as a result of thai the Ss liberations libe rations a charter will be drawn flip A to serve as a pattern f for ot all american cities this agreed upon it will bew bp w 5 duty of all who are interested lil iab work of municipal reform to labor labo rIar its general adoption the work easke N formulation of the proposed bunji j program has been going on for a g since the time of the conference lu louisville in may 1897 a c committee t ten representative of its e composition po ti has been engaged in drafting a re report on the subject for presentation at alv indianapolis meeting the committee ai recently held a series of sessions at 11 ll 4 lanta city and its members are a working upon various features of report the findings of the com commatee comm I 1 ltee it is asserted will represent care careful re 1 search and thorough study of civic codex cota dit editions ions in a circular calling attention to 1 conference it is pointed out that m mi cipal government in america is a q qu hodgepodge hodge podge with legislative tink pinkei constantly adding to its varie varieda 70 forms forma presenting one picture here another there yet nowhere approach an acceptable common deal then it goes on to say apart from the legislative as the conferences have pictured the ful state of affairs it has been ass assert that the defects in municipal t arise from permanent and unive causes and that the general situa Is substantially identical in all the g f american cities A summary b upon developments at the various ferencek feren ces sets forth these assertions least estimable and least truss trust woi classes nearly everywhere condu public affairs wastefulness ft and frequent scandals difficult and certain enforcement of the law as to tenses benses against good morals scandal sean dalot ML ly great political influence of those who gain a livelihood through vices ese tion practiced upon criminals and aptt X to vice payment of bosses by great corporations al moHl open bribery and theft of CL and an public sen which declines to listen to appeals fw for tf fl better order of aff affairs airs sy such conditions the friends of referd reforms M propose to grapple with and it ls Is bt 1 71 lieveld much good will be the res result of of the conference at indianapolis |