Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1894 — GOOD CITIZENSHIP LEAGUE [ARTICLE]

GOOD CITIZENSHIP LEAGUE

A “Good Citizenship League” was organized at Indianapolis, Aug. 29. The organization was under the auspices of the religious societies, chief among which are the Y. P. S-. C. E., Epworth League, Y. M. C. A., Baptist Union, Brotherhood of St. Andrew (Episcopalian), and the Knights of Father Matthew (Catholic). Hon. Eli. F. Ritter was chairman of the meeting, and made a lengthy address setting forth the objects of the League, which he said was to purify politics and secure many needed reforms. Resolutions were adopted stating that the society proposed to drive the Saloonkeepers’ Association out of politics; condemning the liquor traffic; proposing to investigate the character, sentiments and reliability of all candidates Tor Congress-and State .offices: commending the course of Gov. Matthews, Mayor Denny and Supt. Powell in dealing with lawlessness; inviting co-operation from all who sympathize with these sentiments. Madison expects a boom in the fall. Mary Hopkins, who has been stealing horses by the wholesale In Kansas, has been captured. Carlisle now rules that all goods fntransit when the tariff bill became law shall get the benefit of the act. The Canadian Pacific table of earnings for the last half year shows a decrease o nearly sl/ 03,C00. i The police of Milan have arrested an anarchist, in whoso possession were papers detailing the plans of a conspiracy to stab the King of Greece.