Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-13

Appeal to the Voters to support It's
Candidates for the Council.

| President f. A. Catlin, on behalf of the
Good Government League, issued the fol
lowing address last night:
| To the Democratic Voters in the City OF
| Richmond:
The end of the campaign is before us
| and the issue is to be decided on Tuesday
| next by the voters of Richmond. Let us
| briefly review the points which are sub
mitted by the Democratic League for
! Good Government.
!. We cannot increase our bonded debt,
| for that is already large-being now three
| times as large, and even eight times as
| large-as that of cities of like size and
population i'm the country.
z. We cannot Increase our hoatng DEBT,
| for that must be eventually met by turn
ing it into a bonded debt.
3. We cannot increase taxation, for that
is already laid on our property, which is
| assessed at 20 per cent. to 30 per cent. be-
yond its market value-and though nomi-
nally Qor city and State) $3.50, IT is really
SIG when brought to the same basis OF
taxation as in other cities. The question
before us is one really which not only
affects the future life and growth of our
city, but the wages, salaries, and profits
of every laborer, clerk and merchant
within the city limits, or dependent upon
il for a livelihood.
We may blink at or ignore the condi-
tions that confront our corporate life.
and our business on the same plane OF
competition with other cities i'm the land.
or are We prepared 70 ignore the hand
writing on the wall, that the fittest only
survive in the race for commercial life?
The Democratic League for Good Gov
eminent believes, and knows. that the
whole fortune of the city-its business in
terests, manufacturing interests, labor in
terests-are dependent solely upon a fixed
purpose to maintain our expenditures
fl,a Of l,af,
sonal severance from all pursuit of office
within the gift of the city, and the char
acter and probity which is conceded TO its
membership, is the guarantee of good
faith and civic patriotism.
They have with infinite trouble and
much personal labor succeeded in sub
hitting TO the people of this city tickets
in the several wards for membership I'm
the Council and Board OF Aldermen,
which should command the unqualified
support of every citizen who has the
desire to sustain the city's best interest.
They do not claim for these tickets that
they are perfect; but they do claim, UNI
hesltatingly. that they are the very best
that the civic patriotism Of this city gives
them 10 support.
Having labored in the cause without
hope or desire Of reward, save such as
shall be open to the enjoyment of each
and every citizen, as well as to them
selves. they submit the matter TO your
decision
The candidates who have accepted the
endorsement OF the league are committed
to the policy Ito live within income"
either expressly or by implication, and 1t
is incumbent upon all who believe in that
commOn-sense policy TO sink personal
preferences and personal opinions. The
league ticket should be sustained as a
whole. for in this way, and this alone,
can this policy, the wisdom of which even
our enemies admit, be maintained. In
doing this you encourage TO further labor
those who have borne the burden and
heat of the campaign, and whose only
interest Is the maintenance of good gov
DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE FOR GOOD
GOVERNMENT