The herald., 1898-03-09

meetlnS was Calleu, Wouiu HiNiee ohiy PSA
sonal friends, leaving out large numbe
of the stockholders? What would be sait
of a bank, for instance, that would car
ry on it's business in that way? Yet this
is exactly in line with what our Repub
lican friends have done and are doing.
hope to live to see the day." continued tn
speaker, "when the principle of non-parti
sanship in municipal affairs will be thu
governing one in all cities"
DIR. Fay invited the local papers to shov
in their columns the reasons for the actor
Of the so-called straight Republican
party of Pasadena.
C. f. Harris was elected permanen
chairman, and, in taking the chair. sale
that since he had come into the building
he had received the first intimation tina
he was wanted as chairman of the meet
ing. Dr. Fay had asked him to take IL
as his health would not permit him to I'll
the position Mr.. Harris thought thai
Daniel Websters words, "A government O.
the people, by the people and for the peo
ple.' should be the watchword of every
government, whether national or mun1c
ipal, and to follow this motto could nevel
lead us astray. 1--WE may not agree on thu
subject of the tariff, the annexation O.
Hawaii, or any other national question
but we certainly do agree in the matter
of protecting our sons and daughters ant
providing a clean, pure government of oul
CITY,"
Paul S. Heffleman was elected secretary
The following resolutions were adopted
Resolved-That the citizens of Pasa-
dena, without regard to party or poit-
ical affiliations, unite for the purpose
of promoting the present and future
welfare of our city.
That our duty in the coming election
40 oil Il ha fo of "a
municipal corruption, the overshadow-
ing evil of our land. the one source of
widespread Generalization, the pu-
trid cancer of American cities, is the
offspring of party politics.
In view of this fact. is it not well to
establish in our beautiful. growing city
precedents which cannot be overridden.
Eastern cities are giving attention to
the widespread evil of corruption in
municipal affairs, and are finding
remedy by eliminating party politics
in all affairs of the city government.
We heartily believe in a non-partisan
policy, and we will work earnestly for
it's success at the polls. confident, as
we are, that it is far better calculated
than any other to, first of all, exem-
plify the true spirit of Republicanism
or Democracy.
Resolved That the question of pub
lie morals is one of most vital import
ance. We are, therefore, opposed to
the licensed saloon, with all its at
tending vices
If elected to office, we will, so far as
possible, punish all violations of city
ordinance No. 220.
NON-PARTISAN PLATFORM
The following platform was offered b!
the committee an Unanimously adopted:
to, ti,,rr re.
sembled, hereby set forth the following
declaration of their principles and adop
the same as their platform:
AS politics is the process by which ar
instituted the means and measures fo
transacting public business and promoting
the public welfare, therefore, the right o
the people-and all the people-legall.
qualified to participate in devising means
and measures for the promotion of th'
public welfare is unquestionable, lying, a
it does. at the very foundation of true Re
publicansm or true Democracy. Thi
right of all the people to representation is
indeed so essential that in preparing for al
election of city officials a failure to prac
tically recognize it, or, rather. a purpos
to utterly contemn it, by inviting to th
caucuSeS and conventions, ostenSibl!
called to prepare for such elections, onl,
q portion of the citizens of the town is al
insult to common sense and a burlesque o
the whole spirit of Republican and Dem
ocratic institutions.
In preparing for the ensuing election, th
leaders of the so-called straight RePub
lean party of Pasadena have pursued
just this unfair, anti-Repubican course
by inviting to participate in their deliber
ations only those who would bow to oil
garchical dictation.
We affirm that it is false and misleadin!
to represent that the principles and legit
innate aims of the great national politica
parties can be made to bear upon ou
affairs.
We favor a broad liberal and honora
BILE administration of our municipal af
fairs and that our motto shall be: Gov
ernment of the people, by the people ant
for the people," And it ought not to bt
difficult for good citizens who believe il
political purity and the high charactel
and good name of our city to decide which
policy they will endorse.
An extension of the city limits is desira
Bile, and we favor such extension as sool
as it is deemed practicable.
Good roads and d proper maintenance o
our public highways is important in tn,
highest degree to the welfare of our city
We favor a better system of road-makns
and a more economical disbursement O
the fund for street purposes.
We favor the municipal ownership of oul
electric light system.
We are opposed to monopoly in all 1T
forms, and welcome every legitimate en-
terprise which seeks to enter our city anC
which will add to the Industrial and bust
ness activity of the community.
In accordance with this belief, we con
slider that the action by which competing
lines have been debarret
from entering our city has been and is det
to the best interests of the com
and not in accord with the spiri
of progress which is well known to per
meate Pasadena.
We hold that whenever it shall be neces
sary to issue city bonds, that they SHOULD
be in such denominations as will max,
that our own citizens may have an oppor
tunity to invest in them.
We believe that the time has come Whe1
the growth of our city demands that w,
should be Incorporated as a city of high
er class, and that steps should be immedi
ately taken to secure such change.
We favor an impartial enforcement O
all city ordinances.
We believe that the right of petitionin,
our city authorities is constitutional on,
which should not be ignored or denied
tHu tHdt lne manifest Will OF the peOpl
should be the supreme law.
With these statements of the object
and purposes of our organization and il
he deep conviction of the perfect rectitudt
If such purposes and the wisdom of sucl
objects, we ask the cooperation of ou
elbow citizens in electing a board of city
'fIicers such as will be in full sympathy
With these purposes and pledged TO the
attainment of such objects.
NOMINATIONS