St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-16
THE REFORM MOVEMENT.
CALI ron THE ORGANIZATION or
ctUsS IN AL TIE WARDS.
MANIFESTO rs ISSUED
To the Voters and Taxpayers Of
Minneapolis by the Municipal
Reform Lea&ue-The Organic.
cations Not TO Conflict With
Party Afh'ittions, Aim Being
to Select Eittast Gan did tea


cations Not TO Conflict With
Party Ambitions, Aim Being
to Select Fittest Candidates..
The Municipal Reform league has
issued a manifesto 10 the vnters aud tax
payers of the city, of which the follow
ing is an extract:
at is surely as important to the prog
ress and highest interests Of Mime
apOlis that its municipal affairs be di-
rected by the representative conscience
and brains OF the city, that its govern
ment be placed and maintained OIL an
honest and economical business basis,
aud that its franchises. licenses and con-
tracts be managed for the public good,
as TO determine which congressional
delegation in Washington shall next
tinker With the tariff. -
1.-THE municipal problem is more than.
local in its Importance; II has become
state and national problems. New York
city dominates the politics of New YORK
state. Chicago has reached the point.
where it does the same for illinois,
Even Massachusetts, is succuEbing to
the political influences of Boston. while
Cincinnati. st. Louis, New Orleans, San
Francisco and the Twin Cities have
risen to marked power in the political
control Of their respective states. The
tendency of population, wealth, intel
lectual and commercial power, and all
social forces both for good and evil is,
toward the city. There the great prob
lens of our civilization are to be solved.
.ln this city. besides the public agita-
ton under the auspices OF the board OF
trade. there is the Second Ward Munich
nal Rafnrm lQlUnn with q wall
lied membership. 1t is essential that
similar organization be formed in every
ward. In addition to this, the situation
demands that all the ward, precinct,
district or other municipal reform or
ganzatious of the city be united for
concerted action in a central municipal
reform body.
''These organizations need not con-
flict with the party affiliations of any
member. The OBJECT is not to create a
new party or to destroy existing parties.
The prime aim is to secure nomination
OF the ftteSt candidates to the various
municipal positions. and confine the
city campaign to city issues. The work
OF the municipal league is to arouse
patriotic citizens to increased interest
and activity In their clty's affairs. to
fulfill their highest duties as citizens.
and above all, to conscientiously attend
and take active participation in the
coming political primaries. The fight is
to maintain the name of Minneapolis for
purity and progressiveness.
"The undersigned. members of the
extension committee of the Second
Ward Municipal Reform league, stand
ready to render any assistance desired
by citizens in other wards toward the
formation OF municipal reform organ
izations. For information call upon or
address,:
JAMES EvERINGToN.
President Of League, 400 Union street
southeast.
CHARLES E. DYER,
500 and 5I1 Nicollet avenue.
FRED j. CLARKE,
633 Eighth street southeast.
Il. E. HANNUM,
12S Harvard street southeast.
Ii. j. o. REED,
2640 Essex street southeast.
A. u. Roe,
IS Twenty-Sevenlh avenue southeast.
F. n. STACY,
Spectator Office. 1O0S-9-11 Lumber Ex-
change.