---
title: 'Needed Municipal Reforms: Our Present Opportunity'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Charles Henry Parkhurst'
date: 1894-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Politics'
- 'Citizenship and Government'
- 'United States'
scriptures:
- 'Romans 13'
- 'Matthew 22'
- 'Proverbs 29'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/parkhurst-1894-needed-municipal-reforms-our-present-opportunity
---

# Needed Municipal Reforms: Our Present Opportunity

Calls for thorough municipal reform in New York: abolish 'boss' politics, curb partisan control, restore citizen-led, nonpartisan, businesslike administration with clear accountability.

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