The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-28
FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT
CITIZENS LEAGUE WILL BE ORGAN
lied IN INDIANAPOLIS.
Communication Sent Ont by Execu-
tive Committee Outlining Future
Activities-Letter in Full.

Indianapolis Is to have Citizens League,
and Woodruff Place already has representa-
ton in its membership. The league is to
be organized In a nonpartisap way, and its
purposes are explained in the announce
ment made by the executive committee"
which Is as follows:
To the Voters OF indianapolis:
An organization has been effected to be
known as the Citizens League OF Indian
apoIis. and the following statement is
made on behalf OF this organization. The
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 TO be held by men who 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
filed by capable men has 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.
TIE Citizens League has the following
objects:
i To secure the nomination and election
OF aggressively honest and capable men,
Irrespective OF party affiliations TO all city
township and county offices.
2 To secure efficient and thoroughly
businesslike administration OF municipal
township and county affairs.
}. To watch tie conduct OF public af-
fairs by officials, with a view TO making
a public report on these matters
II IS not the purpose OF the league to
antagonize any party organization, but the
league will. prior TO elections, publish re-
There is no doubt that the great ma
j0rity OF voters desire TO see good men IN
office. and TO have the affairs OF the com
lHunity conducted on business principles
IL Is the purpose Of the league 10 assist I'm
securing these results II proposes TO act
without fear or favor. and TO conserve only
public interests. IL cares not at all what n
candidate for local office believes in regard
10 the tariff ship subsidy BILL but il does
Insist that he should be a man OF integrity
and capacity. who win treat public office as
a public trust
The approaching city election makes II
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 10 secure
the election Of honest and capable men.
Those who enroll themselves will be known
only TO the members OF the executive com
mlttee. unless by their own act. FOR their
names will not be made public by the
nent can only be attained By a prompt
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 mall the blank coupon below 10
George Edwin Hunt. Commercial C,lub
building, indianapolis.
THOMAS G. DAY.
WILLIAM FORTUNE
FRANCIS HENRY GAVISK
THEODORE +. GRIFFITH.
GEORGE EDWIN HUNT
AUGUSTUS L. MASON
LuCIUS II. SWIFT
Executive Committee.