The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-18
TWO VICTORIES FOR MUNICH.
AL OWNER~HIP AND
PURT ~ IN POLITICS.

NONN . N+4AN ON'
crat; Una R Carter, Republican, and
John P. Altgeld, indie OendenG Demo.
crat. The vote was as follows:
Harrison $500. l48 Az
Garter. 10Y 439
Altgeld. go. AZ l42
Mr. Altgeld, We are told, ''entered
the field as an independent Democrat,
because OF Mayor 81 trrison's alleged
combination with Richard Grocer, of
New York, TO transfer che control Of
the National party 10 1900 from the
Weetern element to TammaDy Fl all
and the conservative wing IN the e tst
"a plan which he proposed TO defeat
by defeating Mr.. Harrison aud so pre-
venting bis control Of the next State
convention"
The two plauks in his platform were
Municipal o Vnership" and 1.-The Chi,
cago platform
But che former was the Overshadow
ing i9sue, and the idea OF municipal
ownership of street rail ways aud other
natural monopc lies became so popular
that long before the election Chicago
found in each of the candidates an ar
dent supporter ~ che reform. The fact
thst nearly SO, O0O D 'mocrats bolted
the regular nomination of their party
in order to support Altgeld does not to
our minds confirm the claim of Harri-
sons friends that Altgeld is nov dead
political Harrison's re election
seems to have been due to a desire on
the part of the people to show their ap.
probation OF his mastery defence OF
the cIJy's int' reets against the street
rail way magnates rather than to any
money Question or Organism. He had
the support Of nearly all the r publ
can newspapers, Carter. the RepuOli
can candidate, being considered a
secret friend of the street. railway own
ers. Friends of Altgeld claim that
HsrrIson's re election by r pu 0licsn
votes will cost him his place in the
Democratic party.
Lux SAOC9lOA kuoE CA66Ely
shows: fret. the astonishing popular
ity OF municipal ownership ana, sc
ond, a gratifying weakening of party
ties.
10 the election at Toledo, Ohio, these
two less ms were even more strongly
emDhasrz d N 1t within a decade mas
principle had su ID a triumph over
OarEy, and perhaps never before has
nun C pal ownership Won such a signal
victory. Two years ego, Samuel M
Jones, a manu- 'acturer and a Republi-
can, was elected Mayor of Toledo. a
city Of 145 90 inhabitants. Mayor
sIty Of municipal ownership of public
url!Ities"-meanIng sucn things as
lighting plants and street transporta
CIOn sVsGens-and In season and IL
Of season he preached this doctrine.
ChIs, of course, brought down upon
him the wrath Of r publican brsses
and professional politicians and they
Determined [ o prevent his nomination
vi q 70 'bA4O " Ii ouO kLOy Olu ouG
Mayor Jones, b lIeving that his course
bad tine approval of the majority of
che citIz n of 70 edo, announced HIM
s-If an independent candidate. Hs
platform was:
"PuOlIc ownership Of all public utili.
ties;
No grant of new OF extension of
existing franchises;
The abolition OF the contract sys.
Ct IN Of dong the work of city improve
m-nr;
Toe substitution of the day labor
plan with g. minlmum wage of 81 so
for an eight hour day, and
Tine employment of organized labor
on all public work."
The campaign was hard fought and
more votes we're polled than any at
previous election in Tnledo.
And the result urpri7ed the most
hopeful OF Mayo Jones' Importers.
20 thirds of the r 'publicans of Tole
do repudIRted the party machine,
which &C the bidding of moneyed IT,
terests had refused TO re nominate Mr.. |
Jones and W thirds of the Democrats
of the city alb 1ndoned the regular nomi
nee of their party and voted for Jones. |
o. the toral vote he received Is 895 !
against 4 266 for the regular R-puOll.
a candidate ADD 8 1875 for the Demo
cratic nominee. Speaking Of the re-
suit he says:
The over ~heIming victory 4 = Il
ia a great triumph for the common PEG
pie and indicates the beginning of q |