ojects of the West, could not
be entrusted to the spoilsman and his minions.

The war has accustomed us to the commandeering of utilities, of science,
and of skill upon a colossal scale. From this height of public devotion
it is improbable that we shall decline, after the national peril
has passed, into the depths of administrative incompetency which our
Republic, and all its parts, occupied for so many years. The need for
an efficient and highly complex State has been driven home to the
consciousness of the average citizen. And this foretokens the permanent
enlistment of talent in the public service to the end that democracy
may provide that effective nationalism imposed by the new era of world
competition.

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

There is no collected material of the literature of exposure. It is
found in the official reports of investigating committees; such as the
Lexow, Mazet, and Fassett committees in New York, and the report
on campaign contributions by the Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections (1913). The muckraker has scattered such indiscriminate
charges that great caution is necessary to discover the truth. Only
testimony taken under oath can be relied upon. And for local exposes the
official court records must be sought.

The annual proceedings of the National Municipal League contain a great
deal of useful material on municipal politics. The reports of local
organizations, such as the New York Bureau of Municipal Research and
the Pittsburgh Voters' League, are invaluable, as are the reports of
occasional bodies, like the Philadelphia Committee of Fifty.

Personal touches can be gleaned from the autobiographies of such public
men as Platt, Foraker, Weed, La Follette, and in such biographies as
Croly's "M. A. Hanna."

On Municipal Conditions:

W. B. Munro, "The Government of American Cities" (1913). An
authoritative and concise account of the development of American city
government. Chapter VII deals with municipal politics.

J. J. Hamilton, "Dethronement of the City Boss" (1910). A description of
the operation of commission government.

E. S. Bradford, "Commission Government in American Cities" (1911). A
careful study of the commission plan.

H. Bruere, "New City Government" (1912). An interesting account of the
new municipal regime.

Lincoln Steffens, "The Shame of the Cities" and "The Struggle for
Self-Government" (1906). The Prince of the Muckrakers' contribution to
the literature