The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-16
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call for a mass meeting was issued
, AS night BY the provisional committee Of
meeting is to be held in G.. A. r. hall, in
the Collins building, and it's object Is to
arouse interest and to obtain signatures
for the statement Of principles and call for
the inauguration of nonpartisan move
ment, which was lately issued by the
The following letter was drafted yes
terday at a meeting of the provisional
committee, and Secretary Moulten in
structed to send a copy to the chairman
mittee of each of the regular parties:
I'VE invite your most serious consideration to thu
following outline Of policies to be submitted to the
THE undersigned citizens Of the city Of Seattle
believing that the public interest will best be served
and protected by the nomination and election Of
citiEens' nonpartisan ticket. composed OF repre-
sentative men pledged to definite principles of local
government do hereby enroll ourselves and call upon
other citizens who believe with us to unite for In
dependent political action at the ensuing city cleo
ton for the support and establishment Of the fol-
lowing principles and purposes:
II Nonpartisanshp in municipal government BY
the absolute separation Of city affairs from the
party politics Of the state and nation.
q Tho right Of the people, upon petition, to de
tsrmins ali important municipal questions by pop.
"a. Protection of the homes and honor of our
ciiy oy an honest enforcement OF law.
~ Public ownership and operation Of public
utilities IS the eventual policy and intention Of the
70 be rgidy enforced in the interest Of the people
until their purchase forfeiture or expiration and
! no new franchises to be granted except with an
prevail Of majority vote of the people.
-. Tho submission TO vote of the people at y
Special election to be held about June g. 1901
Of the following specific propositions.
tal Tbs granting Of the consolidated street rail.
way franchise, or as an alternative, a declaration
Tor progressive policy towards public ownership
"tb) Tho vacation Of public streets rs petitioned
for BY tho Northern Pacific railway.
''(c) A definite plan for the immediate establish
msnt Of municipal lighting and power system ade-
quAte Tor public and private supply.
You will observe particularly the definition con-
tanned In tho first proposition namely 'Nonpartisan.
ship In municipal government by the absolute sepa-
ration Of city affairs from the party politics Of the
state and nation
I'VE agree with Mr.. KILLER. Of the Ohio munich
pal code commission, when he says in his report:
IL were to define In few words what I regard
to DO the bane OF municipal government in the
United States, ii would be tho almost complete dom
nation OF municipal Affairs BY partisan politics.
Mayor Jones, OF Toledo, also expresses our con-
victions in equally explicit language: From this
tina forward we shall find the noblest patriots in
the ranks of those who dare to be free, who dare
to own themselves, to veto for principles and TO
ignore party Political parties curse to every
department OF our municipal government
We believe all students Of municipal government
both theoretical and practical are agreed on this
fundamental proposition
1--WE therefore invite YOU. the official representa-
tive OF national party organization, to ignore ma
tional party lines in the coming city election We
urge you to refrain from making the usual party
nominations for city Offices. We most respectfully