The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-13
SOCIALISTS
HAVE TICKET
Members of Party Met in
Convention Last Night.
ADOPT A PLATFORM
On Which Their Candidates
On Which Their Candidates
Will Make Race.

At convention of Socialists last night
tn the council chamber the following
ticket was put in the field:
uITY TICKET.
Mayor, ]. T. Parkhurst.
City Clerk. 5. T. Cunningham
city Attorney, c. Il. Quincy.
city Treasurer l. II. Kenagy-
Ponce Judge, l.. d. Barrett
TOWNSHIP TICKET.
Judge City Court, F. J. Arnold.
lem City Court, -. BabDitts-
Marshal City Court. Nicholas Rooney
FOR Members OF School board
rirst ward, - Whitaker.
Second Ward Clark Camp.
Alrd Wand, j. Nicodemis.
Fourth Ward, S. H. Maddy.
faftn Ward, harry Bocine
sixth Ward, Z. O. Grinsted.
For Members Of City Council
First ~ ard. \. Bracken.
Second Ward, Charles irish.
Third Ward. Z. s. Thorn.
r.ourth Ward, j. Il. Springgate.
rifth Ward H. L. Thompson
Sixth Ward -. Fields.
he members Of the Socialist society
Of this city he'd a convention in the com
Gu chambers OF the city building last
II ght and adopted platform for the
spring election and selected the above
candidates to be voted on at the coming
election to elect city and township OF
hcers large number of members of
..e party in this city attended the con-
venuon and took hand in selecting the
Candidates. Several speeches were made
and the convention WIS enthusiastic
4 he following is the platform on which
tn Socialist candidates will run during
this campaign:
The members OF the Socialist party
have reasons for congratulations. in the
IT that tie party cast marty one-hait
million votes in the last election, thus
making it the third party in numerical
strength in the nation; and also in the
fact OF the awakening of so many states
mon and better class if citizens TO the
trGths of cur contentious for the owner
snip by the public of the means of pro-
auction and distribution. instead OF such
means being owned by the Iyrannical
few for she oppre ssion of the masses.
When the majority shall realize that
all the things which are used by all the
people should be owned by all the pc0-
ple-the same as our postal system IS
owned and operated by all the people,
and for use on equal terms. and not for
proht-then shall we have government
OF the people. by the people and for the
people, instead of government Of the
strong to Cypress the weak. govern
ment of plutocracy and classes.
I'VE enter upon another municipal cleo
ton and place a ticket in the field on
socialistic principles. First, we declare
that the citizens of Wichita should own
and operate its public utilities, such as
lighting plant. telephones
ana street car system. for the use and
benefit of all the people. on equal terms;
second, as the present city administration
was elected upon the pledge for the pub
lie ownership of the waterworks, and as
this year, 1898. is the second fire period.
or opportunity, for tie city TO purchase
the same. We demand that the purchase
of these waterworks by the city of
Wichita, by voting of bonds or other
steps. be submitted to a vote
of the people at the coming spring cleo
zion; third. we declare that true gov
eminent is founded for the protection
of the weak against the strong. and thar
corporate greed. tyranny and robbery are
becoming unbearble to a free people. y
remedy must Toe found for the control
of and regulation Of these corpora tiors.
who ignore the rights Of the citizen and
OF communities; fourth. we declare that
what ali the people use all the people
should own. for their equal benefit hap
piness and comfort. and that every man
is entitled to the full measure of all he
creates or produces; fifth. the public
press and plutOcracy are now attempt
ing TO crush out social!stic sentiment
by all manner of villification and mis-
and claims that socialism
and anarChism are the same. when in
fact and in truth, they are the oppo-
ste of each other. Webster's dictionary
defines socialism as "A theory of society
that advocates a more precise. orderly
and harmonious arrangement Of social
Of mankind than that which
has hitherto prevailed If the people
would vote for what they want instead
Of for what their oppressors want. the
present condition OF strife. greed and
robbery would be changed to conditions
Of peace and harmony for the welfare
and happiness Of all the people Under
socialism there would be very few jails
or pcnitentiaries and no poor houses
We ask YOU To honestly investigate
the truths Of socialism and what it will
DO for you.
Fl, ]. ARNOLD.
Il. y. BARRETT