The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-03
CHASE's soCIALlsTIC PLANS.
WHAT HAVERHIIL's NEW MAYOR
WILL DO FOR THE PEOPLE.

Every Atom of His Power to BE Ex-
ercised in the support of SociaIis-
tic observation-disclosures in Labor
UniOns-City Laborers to Get 81 "a
Day for Eight Hours Work.
Scheme for the Relief OF the PeO-
pie.
Haverhill, Mass, Jan, John Chase,
elected on socialstic platform, took the
oath of Office as Mayor of Haverhill to-
day
In his inaugural address Mr.. Chase as
sured the members of the city government
and the people that every atom of power"
possessed by the Mayor will be Exercised
in the defense and support OF the princi-
pies of socialism. in so far as they may
be applicable to a municipality"
The Mayor then referred to the desIra-
binty of preserving equal rights upon
which the liberty and happiness of every
man, woman and child are conditioned"
and asserted that. these are possible of at
tainment, only through the establishment
of the cooperative commonwealth"
Continuing, Mayor Chase said:
II believe that every power the munich
pality possesses should be placed at the
disposal of the people in the interest of
civilization. NS,h that aim in, view, 1
submit the following specific recommends
ton: t
First-The passage of an order estab-
fishing the minimum wage for street en-
ployes at 50 for eight hours work
'second-Union wages and conditions 10
prevail in all brick and stone masons
work performed under the direction Of the
street department.
"Third-Ail city printing to bear the
union label"
The Mayor then took up the subject of
the unemployed which he said had devel-
oped from the displacement of labor by
machinery and the concentration of capt
tai and a question which, he said no mu-
nicipality could solve it had become
a national and interna tional one
yet" ne said. some little relief al
least can be afforded bE-this city gov
eminent. l therefore recommend:
"First-That you proceed to secure a
tract of land suitable for the raising of
food products. and that 10 such of the
unemployed as desire be permitted to use
Sdh idflu tht NltSs ~ AulHtSh proper sStua
and tools.
''second-The enlargement Of the fuel
yard at the city farm to such proper
tions as will permit all who desire TO
earn by their labor such fuel as they
may require.
'Third-The appropriation Of such an
amount of money as circumstances may.
warrant to be used in providing employ
ment directly upon public works, not in
competition with the regular
public works, not in competition with the
regular employees of the city, but upon spe-
cial works two kinds of which l here
with suggest: First, Improvement of the
park system; second, construction OF
system OF bicycle paths through all prin-
cipal thoroughfares"
Mayor Chase, condemned the system OF
contracting with the lowest bidder for city
work, and said the system should not be
tolerated He said:
Low bids mean cheap work Cheap
work means cheap men and low wages.
and low wages over the standard of citi
zenship. The city should perform its own
work and furnish It's own material. giving
employment to It's citzens.'
The Mayor advocated increased appro-
priation for educational purposes and nu-
nicipal ownership of the electric lighting
plants and street railways.