The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-28
FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT
CITIZENS LEAGUE WILL BE ORGAN
IzED IN INDIANAPOLIS.
Communication Sent Out by Execu-
tive Committee Outlining Future
Actiyities-Letter I'm Full.

Indianapolis is to have Citizens League.
and Woodruff Place already has representa-
ton in it's membership. The league is to
be organized in nonpartisan way, and its
purposes are explained in the announce
ment made by the executive committee"
which 10 as follows:
To the Voters of Indianapolis:
An organization has been effected to be
known as the Citizens League OF Indian
apolis. and the following statement is
league believes
That city. township and county affairs
should be administered in the interests of
the people and by the best available men,
Irrespective of their party affiliations.
That majority of the voters desire the
offices 10 De held Dy men VINO Will deal
Justly with all and grant special favors TO
none
THAT the efficiency of laws as, for in
stance. the city charter and the county
and township reform laws, depends. after
all, on the men who administer them.
That the voter DESTROYS of seeing offices
filled by eapable, men has no choice but to
vote for candidates presented by party
managers. In many cases these are not
the best that can be obtained.
There are many voters in Marion county
who desire a better local government, but
who have had no medium through which
their desires could find expression. The
league has been organized to afford these
voters that opportunity.
The Citizens League has the following
objects:
l. To secure the nomination and election
of aggressively honest and capable men,
irrespective OF party affiliations, to all city
township and county offices.
?. To secure an efficient and thoroughly
businesslike administration of municipal,
township and county affairs.
g. To watch the conduct OF public af-
fairs by officials with a view TO making
public report on these matters.
II Is not the purpose OF the league to
antagonize any party organization. but the
league will. prior 10 elections. publish re-
liable information respecting all candidates.
There is no doubt that the great ma
jority OF voters desire TO see good men in
Office and 10 have the affairs of the COM
munity conducted on business PRINCIPLES.
IL is the purpose OF the league 10 assist In
securing these results II proposes to act
without fear or favor. and to conserve only
public interests. liz cares not at all what a
candidate for local Office believes in regard
10 the tariff or ship subsidy bill. but il does
insist that he should be man OF integrity
and capacity. who will treat public Office as
a public trust
The approaching city election makes 1,
necessary that steps shall be taken at once
and we therefore desire to enroll all voters
who are in sympathy with these principles
and who will support an effort TO secure
the election OF honest and capable men
Those who enroll themselves will be known
only 10 the members OF the executive COM
mittee, unless by their own act. for their
names will not be made public by the
league. The greatest success OF the move
menf can only be attained by a promp,
response from all who sympathize with H.
All voters who believe in the purposes OF
the league as outlined above are invited 10
sign and mail the blank coupon below 10
George Edwin Hunt. Commercial Clut
building, Indianapolis
THOMAS c. DAY
WILLIAM FORTUNE
FRANCIS HENRY GAVISK
THEODORE f. GRIFFITH
GEORGE EDWIN HUNT
AUGUSTUS L MASON
LCCIUS -. SWIFT
Executive Committee.