New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-16
WOMEN AND CITIZENS UNION.
JESSIE J. CASSIDY TELLS WHY sHE
KNOWS WOMAN MAY ACCOMPLISH
MUCH WHEN SHE HAS THE
RIGHT TO EOT

THE adoption of the charter for Greater New
Yo-k makes the coming municipal election an oc-
cason of more than usual Importance says jessie
J. Cassidy, OF Brooklyn. "Tammany VIII make
desperate efforts to gain the control movement.
has already been started which aims to unite all
possible for the support OF ticket piedgeo
to rescue the municipality from misrule OF every
kind The Citizens Union. which has inaugurated
this movement, has issued the following circular
THE Union is made up OF citizens OF all opin-
that the city should be governed by the people and
for the people. not by the bosses nor Tor the
ness. in the trades in the professions. standing on
tho common ground OF good citizenship Ho n est
ject OF the Union. Every voter who beeVes IN ,I
ION as a Republican. a Gold Democrat, Silver
Democrat member or any Natlonal paIS
whatever The Union has no concern with coinage,
The Union demands an honest and efficient adj
minstraton. good schools. clean streets, more
breathing spaces. better housing in the overcroWd-
strict supervision Of the ctys franchise. full re-
turn for public privileges granted to corPoratohs;
and just and fair enforcement OF local statutes
"Dsregardng all considerations OF National ana ,d
State politics and parties the Union Is pedgdsq REQ 20
nominate no candidate unless his character ana re-
ord are such as TO Justly PUBIC oi nss his OH 81
permit II to be used. for the penent g, OF any ny
political examination but VIII ad nnnnes Of this
declaration
"R Fulton Cutting Is chairman OF the COMMITTEES
on Organization. and among the men identified with
the effort are Joseph II. Choate Dorman Il. Eaton
Dr. f. G. Janeway. William B.Hornblower, Henry
B. Kunhardt DR.. ST. John Roosa. James B' hey-
nolds Carl Schurz Spencer Trask. John b. fihe'
Richard Watson Glider and Samuel p. Avery.
cot special interest sufragists IS the fact that
the Organization Committee has issued not only
enrolment blanks for voters. but the toHowns APP
peal for women TO sign: We. the undersigned, APP
prove the principles and objects OF the cltZens
Union as stated In It's declaration. ann, peleVlns
that an honest efficient and Intelligent adrllns,
trnion OF the city government can best De assured
by the success Of the Union in the coming muhlc-
ipal election we appeal 10 the women OF New-ioIN
to their efforts and TO exert their lhHuehco III
support of those principles and objects - NJ,
Among those who have already signed arc NJ
Lucy Gibbons Morse, Mrs. Ben All Hagg.i' Miss
Grace ". Dodge Mrs Carrie Chapman Cntt, 4lts.
William NJ. Jackson. Mrs. Maud Nathan. Dr. Mar Mar
putnam Jacob Mrs. Mariana W: Chapman Mrs
Louisa Lee Schuyler. Mrs. Josephine Shaw Lowell,
Miss Adele NJ Fielde. Mrs Lucie Gilbert Ruhkie
and Mrs. Anna c. Field . r,..,,.
Mr. John y. Pine member Of the Executive
Committee recently said: We know all these
women can help us very materially, ana we want
to secure the assistance Of every one or mem mem ~
THAT women have thus beer appealed 10 py hlC'
shows 10 whas extent womans influence Is recog-
nIzed and suggests how much she may accom-.
plsh when the right to vote shall be ACCORDED her