Show probably most and possibly all of the candidates on all of the municipal tickets have been written to or otherwise approached by representatives of different interests in the city who have desired to know what the policy of the candidates if elected will be toward those interests the candidates on the citizens reform ticket have been approached pro ached in this way repeatedly and by persons representing different classes or interests in the community there can be raised no valid objection against efforts made in a legitimate way to ascertain how a candidate for office stands upon any issue of the campaign or other matter of public interest but if such inquiries are accompanied by promises that votes will be given or threats that they will be withheld if the candidate consents or refuses as the case may be to pledge himself as the person approaching him may desire then there may be serious objections both moral and legal to such overtures the provisions of law relating to election offenses are sweeping and specific and are very likely to cover such acts threats or propositions as are here indicated dica ted so far as the news knows the candidates on the citizens reform ticket stand absolutely to any and every party class and interest in the city the only pledge they have any cause or indeed any right to make Is to the community as a whole and is 19 to the effect that if vested with power they will use it for the greatest good of the greatest number they promise an impartial conservative and businesslike business like administration no class or interest as such will be singled out as an object of either opposition or favor the law will be enforced on all alike but there will be no radicalism in short the principles represented by the citizens reform ticket are the best and safest that could be offered for the support of the voters of the city no class nor interest in the city except such as may violate the law need feel the slightest apprehensions as to the policy that will be pursued by the he candidates on that ticket should they be elected they will be fair lust and conservative further than this they stand before the people un trammelled by pledges or obligations of any sort |