Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-14
WILL PUT TICKET
N The FIELD
Prohibitionists Decide to Enter
City Politics With a Com
plete Ticket
HOLD A RouslNe MEETING
HOLD A RouslNe MEETING
Addresses Made Denouncins City Ad-
ministration and Declaring for a
"Home Protection Ticket"-PIatform
Adopted-A. w. Dudley, N. w. Lundy
and M. NJ. Dickson Talked for Mayor.

| Marshalltown will have at least two
candidates for mayor at the election on
March 80, If the plans of the prohibit
tionists of the city carry out as IN
tended. A rousing caucus was held
Friday night at the home of County
Chairman w. Howard, 500 North Cen
| ter street, and a platform of nome
protection ticket adopted. me me, eau az,
thusiastic prohibitionists. who are OF
the opinion that the present policy OIL
the city administration is not accord
ing to Hoyle. and that the reins OF
city government should be in the hands
of officers not in favor of the saloon
| The meeting Friday night lasted
from o'clock until midnight. A great
deal of enthusiasm was shown In the
discussion of city government, ana lhe
criticism of city officers. There was No
man present who asked for a NOM
nation to any office. but several ex-
pressed Willingness to act IN the ca
pacity of q candidate providing better
ones could not be found. The genearl
argument advanced was to put UP a
ticket of clean men in the held. WIN
convictions and principles That can not
he tfnkered with, and in exact harmony
with the platform. The candidates
according to the sentiment expressed
must be men who will improve the
interests Of the city IN every way. and
the condition OF the unfortunate IN
particular. The following preamble
and platform was adopted:
.Realizing that every individual vol
err is a sovereign in his citizenshlp,
and that a majority Of citizens agree
ing upon principle, may incorporate
1t into the established policy OF our
city government, therefore we appeal
to the citizens Of MarshalltoWn for
their support Of the candidates, who
pledge themselves to carry out In their
municipal rule, the following declara-
lions:
.First-We affirm that with seven
years of saloon rule in this city, taxes
are higher, crime more rampant, the
police force much larger and disorder is
ON the increase.
"Sscond-That nearly every dollar
paid to the saloon is just so much di
yerted from respectable and beneficial
business houses of the city, now
amounting to nearly 100000 annually.
"Third-That the legalized saloon
policy is wrong in principle, bad in
morals. expensive to care for, demoral-
izing and degrading to every interest
of the city, and the citizens thereof,
and as a revenue producer failure.
"Fourth-That saloon rule in mu-
inequalities has been an incubator of
boodleism, defalcation and special
privileges"
Therefore the municipal policy shall
be to oppose the licencing of saloons, or
allowing the liquor traffic for beverage
purposes within our city, or taxing of
vice for the support of city govern
ment.
'.ro faver hiring city employees with
respect to efficiency and qualification.
To favor strong endeavor and a
the people all questions on municipal
against exclusive franchises and COR
porate greed.
"To favor placing the water tax at
aCtual cost 10 the cOiSuIIlcf anu IiielSE-
ing every service.
ITO favor hiring city endeavor and o
liberal policy in interesting new man
ufacturing plants to locate here. but
contracts must hold, the corporations
as well as the city.
'DTo favor sufficient license to pro-
tect the mercantile trade of our city
from itinerant tradesmen or peddlers
ITO favor Furnishing the violators of
law and to oppose the policy of remit
ting OF fines.
ITO favor the Establishment of the fee
system.
ITO favor the proper recognition of
union labor.
.To recognize the right Of the peo-
pie to petition and receive proper recog-
milton.
"Malfeasance in Office we hold to be
an unjustitiable offense and would re-
move any appointee on proof of such
an act.
Mr.. Howard presided over the meet.
ing, and Melzar M. Dickson acted as
secretary. Mr.. Howard, when seen re-
garding the plans of the promoters of
the new ticket, said that they expected
to put complete ticket in the field
and that the only candidate before thu
people now, agreed upon as being fit to
have place on the home protection
ticket, was City Solicitor Van Law
The fight is to be made against the
saloon and the present administration.
There are several" said Mr.. Howard,
who will take the head of the ticker
in order to carry out the principle n,
matter what sacrifice it might mean
in business way. There is no one
who really wants 1t, but several are
willing to head the ticket providing the
saloon and every form of vice can be
put out of the city. We will not Mons
mate any candidate who can not stand
on the platform as adopted Our coun-
ell will be a set OF clean men, who
oppose the licensing of saloons We
think we can win, for we believe that
there are a sufficient number of moral
and upright people in the city who will
support the ticket
Among those who addressed tn
meeting Friday night Were Delano r.
Smith, Chaplain Jesse Cole, of the
Soldiers Home, c. H.. Culley, N. W..
Lundy, A. w. Dudley, and Editor o. d.
Elicit, of the Iowa Prohibitionists.
The candidates on the ticket will be
named at another meeting, to be held
Monday night at the Howard home.
Three men are being talked of to head