An examination of the differences of opinion and interest that exist within cities and those governing them, the issues that arise from these differences, and the ways in which institutions resolve, or fail to resolve, them. The authors conclude thatMoreAn examination of the differences of opinion and interest that exist within cities and those governing them, the issues that arise from these differences, and the ways in which institutions resolve, or fail to resolve, them. The authors conclude that the rapid absorption of the immigrant lower class into the middle class changes the tone of city government.