Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-04-08
United Citizens Party -
Passes Resolutions.
Also Adopt the Pisss.r,a Adop,c-s
ny That Party East Year.

Al a recent meeting OF the United
Citizens party. the following resolu-
tons We're adopted. and the plat
form upon which they made their
fight last year was endorsed. BY
request We publish the resolutions
and also the platform In fun. They
are as follows:
WHEREAS. the United Citizens
Party came into existen "a last Year
for b. purpose OF ensetins much
needed reforms and correcting Ger
tain grieyous abuses in the admins
tratioD OF municipal affairs I'm the
city of Bluefield which have Justly
caused widespread dissatisfaction
among our citizens, and
WHEREAS. Notwithstanding the
fact that the people rallied Loyalty to
the support of this movement. yet the
removal OF two of our men from the
city gave the petty politicians In
alliance with the saloon ring the CD
portunity To practice their methods
oil trickery and fraud and again sub
vert the viii OF the people. and
WHEREAS. the saloon with all it's
accompanying evils Is stil protected
nd encouraged I'm its nefarious work:
the laws for the supnresion OF vice
and crime are not enforced: the viii
ot the people on moral qucsuons is
hderantly disregarded. the majority
now In power have shown nnmis.
takab'N lint they "A a allied with the
lie or interests and are determ l. ed
at all costs to perpetuate the saloon
while questions affecting the high
est interests of the city as To- its
progress and general welfare are
manifestly of little consequence to
them as compared with the LIQUOR in
terests. and
WHEREAS. persistent effort has
been made to lay the blame for this
mal-administratlon OF affairs upon
the minority composed of good men
and true. elected by the United CHI
zens Party. therefore be II
RESOLVED. that we deem IL more
necessary than ever To reform the city
government and cleanse our munic-
ipal affairs from the corruption of
ring rule which has brought so much
reproach upon our citys good name
BE IL further resolved that we
nominate good business men and
true men, irrespective of party afil
iations, for The city Offices and bend
all our energies To secure their eIec-
ton and call upon all both white
and colored. Democrats and Repub
leans To- unite with us I'm this effort
BE 1t further resolved, that we re
afiiirm the principles which we set
forth last year as our platform which
is as follows
! We stand for liberal. Intelli-
gent yet economical administration
of the city government We take
just pride In the rapid growth OF our
city. we have confidence in It's fu-
ture, and we believe that vital fac
tor ia our future progress Is the
of our public affairs
by men elected solely for this pur-
pose and fully competent 10 do II.
We stand for the election OF men
of sound business capacity. men OF
integrity and honor. VINO will tell
the truth and represent the people.
and In their public acts be unbiased
by party spirit
2. We stand for the suppression
of the sale of intoxlcants AS beyer-
age In the city OF Blueheld. The sa-
loon Is "A direct cause of crime and
immortality, and he nsuor dealers.
with some others. have for a long
time exercised "A most pernIcious in
nuence In our municipal affairs.
seeking constantly TO dominate the
council and govern 1t for their own
selfish Interests, and by machine
methods have so controlled nomina-
lions, the elections. and thwarted the
viii OF the people at the polls as TO
disgust our best citizenship, and
arouse them for their overthrow.
We stand for honest elections. cor