Show KING DISCOURSES ON DES BES MOINES New Plan of City Government Advocated in Strong Terms CRITICIZES SPOILS SYSTEM Business Administration of Municipal Affairs Warmly Supported The hardy ones of ot the sons of or Utah tanh nine fame out in lit spite of ot tho rain Insi lai night to hear heat William II King on tho superiority of tho the municipal government govern ment merit of ot Dos Des Moines with Its method of or electing and appointing officers on rounds grounds of over O tho the prevailing prevailIng prevail prevail- ing form tonn of city government go with Its Us practice of handing around plums in inthe tho the form torm of oC offices contracts fret frn etc ote as reward for loyalty to lu and Influence exerted In lii behalf of ot th thi- political party in iii power Without qualification the tho t r characterized 9 per cent cout of the tho na nations nation's on- on tion's municipal governments go as tha Mit at t failures allures wh when n considered from th thc standpoint of the tho purpose of their or 01 LIe IIo Io dwelt olt on tho tue superiority superior superior- It ity of ot British municipal government as zi u compared to Undo Uncle Sam Saut am s 9 methods o of oC f cit city con control Partisan politics In municipal government gov gov- said sald Mr King KillS is a mistake It results lu in graft franchise grabbing and machine rub rule rue and nil an any party that thatus bit t us s a city for tor or its own advantage o or r advancement wilt will become corrupt rh The Tho o object of city government Io h ho con continued 1111 0 is the tho simple business of pr pro providing providing I viding for the people good streets ts good lI lights ht good water vater system clent dent police pollee force foco and such mch things Inan In Inan Inan an ordinary business way a Do man titan I s employed ed for tor his qualifications for fOl at attending attending nt- nt tending to the thing thins In han hand In a a. i municipal way whore politics control contro l he ho Is selected In consideration of fu future fu futuro turo ture uso or past service to the ma nut chine chino AH H a n rosult result wo find him looking lookin g after tho welfare of ot tho the party that tha gt t gave n e him hint his position to the ne neglect neglector te t or direct harm of tho Interests of ot th tho e people whom ho he Is supposed to serve linn of ot According to Mr Mi h King Des Moin H s Hhas I has taken Its government o out of poli poll tics tirs Its repealed und anti old C charter rt r was S I a a. new now one ono enacted Un it tt a Lt mayor and four foUl city councilmen councilman are aro l lat at largo large from the city Candidates have to mal make e application to the city clerIc clerk for permission to run for or of- of lice nce at tho the time presenting a 0 petition signed by y a n number of ot citi elti citizens zoos zens In his behalf There Is no limit to Iho ho number of oC candidates an anti and 1 nil all nam names 9 arc published for some Bome sometime time be before before be- be fore tore tho the primary election The Tho name i are aro arranged In alphabetical order anti and tho the Australian ballot system is used In tho the primary election all aro are eliminated but two candidates for mayor or and el eight ht candidates for tor coun councilman Between these lies lie tho the finishing I Igle glo gle gb in the final election All AU civil ci service or appointments aro made on a basis of or competitive o examinations examinations nations and hol hold as ns long IonS an ao proof nf sit efficiency is given Thus politics IB is gotten rill rid of ot and the avocation of or tho the petty pett politician Is gone Iono Tho officials ate arc well paid and can afford to give civo their time to the public service All deliberations of the mayor tutu ami city Ity council in committee assembled e ar-e are open to the public These tivo men arc are 11 directly responsible to tho the people anti and they thoy are ma made mado e to realize It It t. t lulIc Office n Public Trust Trim l Public office says Mr 11 King Is Isa isa a CL public trust and not a private graft under such a n scheme of government Io Continuing ho lie remarked that we are arc living lI Jn In n an nn ago age of ot exports and special special- hilo our municipal governments govern Sovern ments mente throughout nd lt I run by l rH anti I- I n ian C fi l not bo be 0 away wn hut buti made mado t furnish means for or t the tho Ie defray detra- detra log ing of tte civic expenses In our om city said the speaker the tho Democrats Republicans and mil Americans have havo at nt times tumbled over themselves to give I e away valuable franchises He lie gave Save It as a a. rub rulo that the hom Is ls the test of at the municipal conditions If It the Individual and family are aro inter Intel sted the symptoms are more favorable fn than where whore Ignorance and dissatisfaction tion are ale tho the order Civilization is measured b by government o Hero Mr h King diverged to give a n generous tribute to tho the Slavonic pee peo pie pIc The development of tho the Slays Slavs Has as been regarded by oppression but hut things thing's are changing And Anti the two great Teat characters of ot future time will b be betho tho Russian anti and tb the UA Anglo |