St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-14
ON TEE WAR PATH.
The Taxpayers Union Has a Scheme
to Purify the Elections.

to Purify the Elections.
Several months ago the members of the
St. Paul Taxpayers association had sub
mtted to them for a vote by its executive
committee: The ballot reform amend
ment 10 the existing statute On elections, i'll
the state Of Minnesota"
If the organization favored the amend
ment. then the duty of the society was to
see that members were elected for the next
legislature who would support and labor
for the measure, as well as TO watch strictly
for the taxpayers interests in all
LOCAL LEGISLATION
that will be suggested for st. Paul and
Ramsey county. Nearly 2, 600 ballots were
sent out TO the members of the association;
only seven members voted no on the ballot
reform proposition. This result is looked
upon as significant and it is proposed to
work for an enlarged membership of the
union before the fall elections.
The plan suggested for the executive
committee to consider is as follows: About
two weeks before the general state election
the Taxpayers association and Citizens
Union shall take q preliminary election on
all the candidates of the regular parties
in its accustomed way, by ballot through
The postotlice. The candidates for each
members will make the selection or ticket
the whole association will stand pledged to
support at the general election. Some of
the union say there is no doubt that such a
election will ali he elected if the present
membership is doubled during July Au-
gust and September. for it would then con-
tain between four and five thousand voters.
IL is proposed to send by mail ten tickets to
each of these members for distribution and
recommendation to their friends not mem
bers
Said q member yesterday: "During the
past year we have found that meeting oc-
easonally, and passing resolutions of advice,
to officers and statesmen elected by stiff party
votes has not the effect desired. Offices and
officers, salaries, taxes, bonds and assess
ments, all
ARE INCREASING FAST.
whereas the revenue of many of cur citizens
and workingmen is decreasing.
1t is our legislative delegation we must be
sound upon. 1t matters not whether they
are Democrats or Republicans, 30 they pledge
themselves true to the objects of our associ-
alton. 1t is the legislature that amends the
charter of the city OF st. Paul, and we pro-
pose attending to our delegation sharply. and
guiding them by the vote Of the association
On all important measures suggested
All citizens, irrespective of party or ma
honality, who approve of fair taxation and
economical government and who Wish to aid
the Taxpayers association and Citizens
union in their aggressive work this fall, who
are not now members. can become members
by sending i'll their names to any of the Off
GERS or members of the executive committee
with their annual Dues 81.
The membership is too large to hold many
meetings; BESIDES neither great eloquence
nor personal manipulation could have much
effect on body like ours. Quiet voting on
Dur measures through the postofce is sutfi-
eient. And our union on a wise selection
from the various candidates of the political
parties, ct all elections, will answ err the best
of purposes Candidates who pledge them
selves to our constitution will not dare to go
back on us when they know are perma-
nently organized for Il voting power at every
election, spring and fall.
Officers and members of the executive
board for 1856 are:
President, John S. Prince; vice presidents,
w. F. Davidson, u. w. Ingersoll secretary,
w +. Mason: treasurer, Peter Berkey; exec
utive board, George Mitsch, Lucien Warner,
E. T. Williams, e. J, Hodgson. Fl. H. Fuller,
j. II. Schumacher NJ. Defiel, Webster Smith,
Samuel ID. Flagg, II. d.