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Show TO CURE QUR MUNICIPAL ILLS. Citizens, Republicans and Socialists Each Have a Plan "You Pays Your Money and Takes Your Choice." Citizens' Ticket. For Mayor, Uriah T. Jo hob. Oounollmon (1 years term) S. J. Foster; (2 years term) Jos. II. Armstrong, Arm-strong, Ooorgo II. Wood, Alox II. Rollo. Recorder, Robert W. Hoyborno. Treasurer, Lottio O. Perkins. Marshal, Thomas Urio. Justice, Robert Pago. TEMPERANCE PARTV PLATFORM Wo, tbo citizens of Oodar City fa. voring tho nbolitiou A tbo liquor tralllo so far as posaiblo, horoby rouow our nlloglanoo to tbo principles for whiou wo voted in tbo muualpal eleo tion of 100:5, plodging oursolvoa to tbo maintenance of law, order and good govorumont,-.aud tho suppression by ovory bonorablo moans within our powor of tho liquor trnfllo. Rosolvod that wo ondorso tho policy of progression that has characterized tho presont administration and commit com-mit ourselves to tho mniutounnco and extension of tbo publlo improvo monts already inaugurated, ns far as tbo means nt our command will permit. Wo point with prldo to our water Bystom, but call attention to tho fnot that until tho practical utility utili-ty of thiB improvement shall hnvo boon fully demonstrated, it will require re-quire muoh wataful vigilanoo, for if ueglootod now it will prove uusotis factory nud soon dogouornto into n whito olopbant on tbo hands of tho taxpayers. tax-payers. Should the nurturing of this valuablo improvement bo entrusted to its legitimate pur out, tbo Oitizou'a Tomperunco party, or consigned to tho moroy of a, bostilo noighbor? Vc'en& tlfptfv't tbnGlherv'KcoJi-Biderahlo tbnGlherv'KcoJi-Biderahlo oxpeueo cduuented with tbo establishment of new enterprises whioh ultimately beoomo solf supporting sup-porting and whilo we regrot that it has boen found noooasory to laoroaso, taxes, wo doprioato tbo course' of thoso who sook to make; political capital of tbo faot, knowing bq they do that tbo rovonuo of tbo city has boon economically and couBolontious-ly couBolontious-ly oxponded. Wo denounce tho poli-oy poli-oy of thoso who would sook to divest thomsolvos of tbo burdon at tho ox-pouso ox-pouso of the manhood and woman hood of tboir offspring. Wo stand for wiso and caroful expenditure ex-penditure of tho publlo funds, nnd plodgo oursolvoa to tho obsorvnuco of thoso polioios. Reaolved. that wo deem tho abolition aboli-tion of tho liquor ovil tho paramount issuo in this campaign, comparod with wh'ob nil othor issnoa sink into Insignificance,, and for tbo welforo of our oity, of our families, of our schools nud of our homos, wo divest oursolvoa of nil party prejudices and partisanship, ndu oobiuo ofr tho accomplishment of this alii mportant object And bo It furthor Reeovled, that wo pledgo our moral nnd mutarinl support to tho oilloors of tbo oity iu tbo disohargo of tho dutioa imposed upon thorn, and for tbo enforcement of law, ordor and good government. Adopted .by Oitizous' Toinpornuco party in convention assembled Oct. 4, 1905, |