The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-06

Y, thirty-six men were present to plan
for the great campaign that is now on
in Chicago.
Geo. H. Vibbert, of Boston made a
brief address that pleased and inspired
the committee. The following platform
was adopted for the campaign:
The present corruption of our city
is unbearable.
The great need of its cleansing is
immediate.
Neither the Republican nor the Dem
ocratic party has shown the disposition
or the ability to rise to the needs of the
present.
AS the majority of our citizens de-
sire a clean and honest administration,
we call upon them to unite with us
in our primaries, nominate honest can
didates for aldermen and then to fear
lessly work with us for thir election. In
SO doing victory is certain.
We stand for clean politics and the
honest, efficient and economical admins
tration of the city government in all
its branches.
For a city council composed Of hon
est, capable and independent men whose
acts will be for the best interest of all
our citizens.
For a just distribution of taxation &C
cording to the real value of property
SO that the rich may bear their proper
tionate amount, knowing that such an
adjustment will greatly lower the pres
ent taxes of the poor.
For the honest, efficient and economi-
cal administration of the city's finances
so that the tax payer may receive the
best results for the least possible ex-
pense.
We believe that a bond issue for the
city of Chicago should be favored only
when the officials who will experd the
same are of such high character and
efficiency as to make reasonably certain
the honest and proper administration of
the funds.
We are in favor of the establishment
of municipal lodging houses for women
and of public comfort stations through
out the city.
We believe Chicago should become
anti-saloon territory.
We believe in the abolition of the
whole liquor traffic
We believe in the actual Prohibition
by positive methods of the white slave
trade and kindred crimes.
We stand for the enforcement of all
laws until repealed.
For the positive and actual prohibition
of ali monopolies in. food stuffs
For pure milk.
For pure foods.
For a clean city
For we'll paved and well lighted
streets.
In short, we, stand for the general
welfare and best interests Of our city
and upon this basis we cordially invite
the cooperation and support of all good
citizens.
Candidates for aldermen will be nom
mated III every ward, and strenuous eff
forts will be made to poll the largest
party vote ever cast in the city of Chi
cago. Mr. Vibbert is speaking three
or four times a day in shops and factor
les and churches-whereve an audience
can be obtained.
The safeguarding of the no-license
vote in Chicago depends almost entirely
upon the machinery of the Prohibition
party, and every effort possible will be
made perfect for that purpose.
The Prohibition forces won a signal
victory on Monday morning when the
names of 68 sa1oonkeepers and bartend-
ers who had been nominated by the par
ty committees for judges and clerks of
election were withdrawn by the Election
Commissioners.
Objections to the confirmation of
these men were filed by the Chicago
Law and Order League and the Chicago
No-license Committee, the protests be-
ing drawn by w. F. Mulvihill for both
organizations.
The grounds of contention were CD
That these men were not of good re-
pute and character in contemplation
of the election law, as they were VIC
lators of the law requiring saloons to
close on Sunday, and (2) That as Chi
cago would vote April 5, on the ques-
ton Shall this city become anti-saloon
territory" the saloon men were parties
in interest and disqualified for that rea-
son.
The objections were filed with County
Judge Rinaker last Friday. On Mon
day when the matter was called up in
the county court it was announced that
through the instrumentality of the attor-
ney for the liquor dealers association,
who evidently was afraid to have the