The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-31
PEOPLES PARTY CITY PLATFORM.


The Peoples Party in the city of Mime
apolis in convention assembled, believing
that the government of cur great cities
present one of the great problems of our
civilization, and that municipal campaigns
should be based upon municipal issues,
makes the following declarations as
bodying it's idea of the pressing demand of
municipal reform
First-The laws of the state and the or
dinances of the city should be rigidly and
impa rtially enforced
Second-The city should possess to the
fullest extent it's autonomy, and its cleo
lions should be changed from autumn to
spring.
Third-That the people may be complete
ly represented, proportional representation
should be adopted.
Fourr, Municipal ownership and opera
ton under the civil service Of the city of
the railway, telephone, gas and electric
plants, is the only just method to all the
people.
Fifth-The employment of the best class
of men in all the departments of the city's
service should be demanded, and work of
any kind should be rewarded according to
it's value, irrespective of when it is per-
formed and by whom it is done; and that
eight hours should constitute a days labor.
Sixth-That the city business be admins
tered in a business like and economical
manner, so that the people may not be
taxed for the benefit of politicians and
middle
Seventh-That the salary of the city Of
ficers be reduced to equality with the
salaries paid for equal services in private
enterprises.
Eighth-That all municipal work be done
by labor hired direct by the city, without
the intervention of contractors and middle
men, and that employees be paid each week.
Ninth-We advocate the system of local
option in the levy of taxes, and demand
that taxes be paid semi-annually; and we
demand a more equitable assessment of the
city property, and that the city assessor be
elected by direct vote.
Tenth-We declare against the proposed
filter system, to cost over a million dollars,
and recommended by City Engineer Cap
peen, and believe that the city can be
amply provided with pure spring water
from a series of artesian wells, and believe
that no great Indebtedness for new water
system any other proposed improvement
should be saddled upon the city of Mime
apolis, until the people have had an OPP
portunity to vote upon the question.
Eleventh-We deprecate the influence of
the saloon in politics and condemn the at
tempt of the liqu6r interests to foist men
of their choosing into the city council.
Twelfth-We believe IN the principle that
man should be presumed innocent until
he is proven guilty, and that he should not
be required to ihcrim1nate himself and
therefore advise such revision of the
vagrancy laws as will make them CORE
spond with these principles.
To the capitalization of these principles
and the adoption Of these methods into the
customs laws, and the institutions of
city, we, the delegates of this convention,
pledge ourselves unreservedly, and require
of every candidate who seeks our suffrage,
public statement that he is in full SYM
pathy with these declarations, and will do
all he possibly cam foftheir popularization
and their enactment into law.
The resolutions verb adopted amid en-
thusiasm. At theGconcmsion of the read
ing Of the resolutions. Tom Lucas offered
the following:
Resolved, That I'VE exercise our united
efforts in influencing the next legislature,
of the state of Minnesota, to pass law
embodying the Australian system of prim-
airy elections
THE CITY TICKET.
For Mayor-H. J. o. Reed.
For Comptroller-Mathas Eidsness.
For Treasurer-J. c. Scallen
For Municipal Judge-C. f: Baxter.
For Special Judge Of Municipal Court-F.
X. Claffey.
For Justice of the Peace, North Division
H. S. Seed.
For Justice of the Peace, South Division
e. r. Lynch
ALDERMEN
First Ward-Thomas' Chapman.
Second Ward-Andrew Sinnott.
Third Ward-John S. Rossall.
Fourth Ward
Fifth Ward-John X. Falls. !,
Sixth ward-Johannes Hansen. * "a