Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-11-20
CAUCUS TONIGHT TO NOMINATE A
MUNICIPAL ticket.
All Qualified Electors Who Will En-
dOrse a Platform Demanding Re-
ductiOn of Taxes, and Such q
Degree Of Morality as Is Be fitting
Civilized Community are Invited.

mass caucus Of all citizens who will
ratify the platform printed below will be
called to or0er at 8 o'clock this evening
in the city council chamber for the pur.
pose Of nominating a city ticket to he
voted for December 5. The following is
the platform which those participating
in the caucus will subscribe to:
lat. "That the condition OF our city,
morally, is such as to endanger our in
stitutiOns of home, OF learning and OF
labor, and we demand, and each and
every candidate by lis nominated shall
be deemed pledged to that suppression
of immortality in this city, and particu.
larly of the following, to-wit:
"We demand that all laws relating to
the employment OF females in places
where liquors are sold, be enforced.
1--WE demand that all ordinances au.
thorizing dance halls be repealed, and
that all dance halls be closed indefinitely.
"We demand that all gambling within
the city be suppressed.
1--WE demand that the law in relation to
minors entering saloons and dance halls
be enforced, and particularly do we de.
mand that an ordinance be passed pro.
hibiting news boys and messenger boys
(other than telegraph or telephone) from
entering saloons and dance halls.
We demand that the law in relation to
men living off the earning Of fallen
women be Iigidly enforced to the end
and that all pimps shall be forced out OF
the city or to an abandonment OF theil
evil practices.
We demand rigid enforcement OF the
law against landlords who rent. property
to prostitutes or for the purpose of pros.
titution.
2. Be it further resolved that the
financial condition OF our city is such az
to demand most rigid economy Of the
resources of the city, and the future vel
welfare of the city demands that taxa
ton shall be steadily but surely reduced
and We pledge the candidates selected BY
this convention and the candidates o
this convention by their acceptance o.
our nomination shall stand pledged to {
rigid economy OF the finances of the city
to the end above designated.
8. We demand the adoption and en-
forcement of the eight hour law on al
city contracts.
: 4. We demand the opening Of public
highway in this city connecting the
streets Of the city with the county roaG
leading to MOntesano and that sucl
highway receive the immediate attention
and action Of the city council OF this
city.
5. We demand that the North Aber
deem bridge be maintained as public
highway.
6. We favor the advancement of the
City of Aberdeen to a city of the Second
Glass.
Z. We demand that the city council
enact milk and food inspection ordin'
nance and that it be rieidly enforced.
7. We favor the holding of public
meetings to consider, and the employ
ment of all lawful means looking to the
deepening OF the channel to the sea.
| 8. And be it further resolved that this
convention be adjou ned to meet as a
maes convention in the city council
chambers on Monday, Nov. 20 1905 al
the hour of Eight (8) O'Clock P. NJ and
that all electors OF the City OF Aberdeen
who believe in and can stand on the
platform or propositions herein enuuc At.
ed be and they are invited to meet and
participate in such mass convention in
its nomination of officers to be voted for
the coming ele .tion.
10. Resolved that the name OF the
ticket to be nominated shall be the
Law and Order" ticket.
J. G. Cross,
Chairman.
A, p, WHITE,