The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-30
|C|T|zENS FORMING
WELFARE LEAGUE
/ Organization Will Aid Local Officers
to Keep Laws and viii
Probe the
Records.
NO POLITICS ALLOWED
Campaign for New Members is start.
ed by Sending Out Let
ters to Pros
poets.
NO POLITICS ALLOWED

formed in Keokuk, and letters are be-
Ing sent out from the Office to eligible
men Of the city, asking them if they
will consider membership in the
league The organization is the result
of several months of preliminary
work. The object of the league is to
Ipr mote the welfare of Keokuk and to
laid and counsel with the various elect
ed officers of the city in the enforce
ment of city, state and county laws.
Politics and religion are barred under
the principles OF the league.
i A large number of the business
men of Keokuk have already put their
frames to the proposition, and will
lpush the proposition. The following
lines from the letter being sent out
will explain briefly the idea Of the
membership committee:
4 Every citizen who has the highest
welfare of Keokuk at heart is urged
to become member OF the organ
tization. We can accomplish much
more when we work along some defin.
lite line than it is possible to accomp-
fish without an organization. care
full, sane, conservative organization.
such as this league, can be made of
ling up of Keokuk"
Objects Of League.
The objects of the league are set
out in booklet which is being sent
tout by the opponents Of the associa-
ltion as follows:
TO counsel with and aid the var
ious duly elected and appointed Of
icers in the enforcement OF the
ordinances Of the city of Keokuk, the
laws OF the state of Iowa and Of the
United States:
ITO advise said officers of the VIC
lation Of any of said laws and aid in
the conviction OF the wrongdoer that
he may receive just punishment IN
. accordance with law:
ITO aid in the conviction of and re
lmoval from office of any public official
whether elective or appointive, who
may be guilty of malfeasance, mis-
! feasance, neglect of duty or any mis-
. Icondtict, whether in official or private
/ life, which would be in violation of the
L Esprit OF his duties as such officer
L and to take such action as may BIZ
most advisable If such conduct of sait
c loffcer be detrimental to the best in
tterests of the community;
TO aid in securing just and whole
some laws and ordinances, and to ait
in preventing the passage of and Sc
$ curing the repeal of these laws o
ordinances which may be unjust. op
pressive or unwholesome and prejudic
ial to the best interests of the city o
n Keokuk;
: May Probe Records.
y ITO investigate the record of thos
who may ask votes of the electors il
e any election, and, when advisable, in
&c form the public of those candidate
y who may be approved as being i
sympathy with the purpose of thi
Organization;
ITO aid in securing the most con
y Epetent, most capable of public spirit
ed citizens in becoming candidates 70
Lublic office;
IS ITO engage in any activity whic
may be determined as being for tn
best welfare Of the city of Keokuk."
This organization shall never e:
~ rouse the cause of any political part,
u and. at all its meetings the discussio
az of party questions from party stant
OIL point shall be forbidden; neither sha
e. any UNCONVENTIONAL religious questio
te be discussed at any meeting.
vs. The affairs of the league are to b
X managed by an executive committe
ed ~ twentv.one This committee sha
Oh anne the officers.