The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-29
THE GREAT NEED FOR REFORM

St eing ecggmplained Of It would have the
,,,bN A., y. Nauslng business mon and others
WY e9 not usually pstticlnate In eleetions
MY ~, primaries, 60 take an iutTreSt IA sncb
FOR sny hi, 9f cruising L to Be impcssible
ofitee S wv tne right men 10 be elected to
tainiy he u forn ae 9fganixatlou should Ger.
,ts 70 yop believe thar It should conduct
~ nv By'' my mei ~ sscreti" was asked.
Everything should be onen ana sMn,.
poarq, IN thht way aud in thar ,yay onlv.
ean tae purposes ~ the organization no
secr rgg osS WI, /! ANYTHING even approaching
lAauon would he immediately ino1, "a nn
WIN suspicion and u very largo pereSninEe
w. rs capacity for good would he lNsf
1,5 'ne pnoRe In possession ~ an the facts
INV ie. II know exactly what Ia being
done. The idea OF SECRET organizotlon IL
NOT TO be thought Of for noment."
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INC Idea Is good one" said Colonel
\, 4 Mile. IAN organization Of taxpayers
~, 'o'1 ~, accomplish much II 10 worked along
read the interview In sundays Post
very carefully" said MIR. II. II. Keller,
and want to say that do not believe
il9l thc gentleman Interviewed exaggerated
nv 5,"yI 'he condition Of affairs at present
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PAYERS OF the city should Interest them.
SeiNts IN the matter OF the nroper govern.
ment OF the city, This VIII prove orr only
nuN4lloh' am heartily ln accord With
w iue1 ar forming an organization along
the INES suggested IN The Post and | want
70 say right here thar the sooner this is
uQhe the better IL win he for all con
cetncd. Reforms arc needed here They
have been needed In other cities I'm the
country and they have boon brought about
Ol the taxpayers themselves forming or
CARNATIONS, doing away with an partisan
snip ana petty personal ANTIQUITIES aud
working for tho common good. The Same
thlng may be done here IL the good people
OF the city will only throw on the feeling
OF iethargy which seems TO Cypress them,
interest themselves in matters of local gov.
ernment participate In the primaries, vote
az the elections and In other ways eNer.
clsc their rights as citizens. | would adj
N,ocate an organization open to all good
citizens with every one on an equal foot.
Ing. All Of the really good citizens of
Houston who are eligible should join The
more the merrler. Such an organiZotio
properly conducted. would he n great power
for good and would unQuestionabiy result
In the bringing about OF certain badly
needed reforms. Organize taxpayers
union. ny all means and see that the gov
eminent Of the city OF Houston is all that
It should be-"
81 favor the organization Of taxpayers
union, or any method that will bring about
the desired results said Mr.. Horace
Booth.
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'The question Of improvement OF city
government said Mr. ]. II. McAshan, lis
one on which everyone will agree, no mat
ter how good the government may be. The
tendency OF organizations, such as tax
payers unions, Is too often to fall under
the control Of designing men who will use
the movement and the enthusiasm engen-
dered 10y 1t for selfish purposes. ! do not
think that there is any question about the
fact that the citizens Of Houston who are
interested In It's permanent welfare should
and do so without regard TO political atiilia-
lions, making the good of the city their
whole platform, l think all such move.
ments should he entirely open and public.