The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-05
VOTERS LEAGUE
TO GET GOOD men
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organizations. It will seek rather to work
amicably and tremendously with them, al
ways inviting their confidence and CO.
operation. to the end of honest and scapa-
BILE candidates in all parties. Whenever
such candidates are assured. the leagues
policy toward the party organizations will
be that of "hands off.
VIII Not Dictate Candidates.
It is also no part of the leagues plan
to dictate candidates, either in. or out
side the party organizations. It will work
on a. wholly different plan 1t will put
into the hands OF the voters the informa-
ton that will enable them on their own
account to make discriminating selection
from among the candidates offered by the
party organizations. The league will then
join effort with honest citizens to elect
the best men.
The league. believes that this policy will
meet with the hearty approval, OF a. yery
large element in our city, and, moreover.
that it is a policy that will win att the
polls. The league believes that a large
majority OF the citizens OF Minneapolis
have an innate desire for honest and com
petent city government. It. believes, too,
that they are ready to ignore party lines,
should the necessity exist to secure It..
The league is also emphatically Of the
opinion that if given the opportunity to
make a well-advised distinction; between
candidates the voters will uniformly
choose wisely. It believes that, when fully
informed as to the facts by competent
and reliable Authority. they will not give
any considerable measure of support to
dishonest Or otherwise unfit men, or to
men who have as public officials betrayed
| their: trusts. Holding fast ito the :conNic
ton that the people Of Minneapolis really
want good municipal government the
league believes that to assure it. there is
needed to-day only some reliable agency
| of information to give definite direction to
the voters in their choice Of the men who
are to represent them In the city council.
! It is the leagues. purpose to afford them
| thru the means OF this organization the
/ and permanently against the domination
Of the corrupt boss and 3the3grafter in the
/ civic affairs of Minneapolis. f.
VIII Inoorse Best Men.
! The leagues. methods are essentially
/ simple and direct: It VIII Investigate
Ethoroly, and without personal sor parttzan
i bias, the qualifications and character Of
all aldernanic candidates. At the proper
time. it will publish fearlessIy the results
/ of such investigations, with q recon-
Fmendat ton to the voters ito support those
candidates who, in the Judgment Of the
! league, are best qualified for service in
the city; council: s. $50 v5# 4
! =. The league Twill, not only assist actively
4 In the nominate and e1ectionsof men of
character and ability, but will use ifs
influence to retain in the city's service
/. those aldermen whose. records show them
to be men worthy of public confidence. It
purposes to make the. way OF the honest
and competent official to a denomination
and reelection so easy as to give him
every: Incentive to remain in the public
service: It will seek to make it an. hon
orable ambition to serve the community
in the. city council. Another important
Function of "a in ifS Ty1rr, RI
become permanent agency in civic inn.
provement in Minneapolis will be unceas-
ing and vigilant scrutiny Of all council
Legislation. -; -.
TIE officers Of the league are president,
treasurer and secretary. The actual con