The San Francisco call., 1905-04-04
THE CHICAGO CAMPAIGN.

THE CITY campaign in Chicago has
Of municipal ownership and operation railroads.
Judge Dunno the Democratic candidate radical po-
iton that question The Republican candidate more con-
finances which, Mayor Harrison says
municipal ownership OF the crying needs OF the city tor
other things and the debt and deficit now existing
Some OF the supporters OF Judge Dunno have urgedt his
oy be made large that will the only the
local but the Federal courts being included IN the alarm the
plans purposes of Judge Dunno be lawful he
illegal assault upon property rights it is hard why should
be brighten the courts II the movement however De
revolutionary lines may depend upon overawng the
judiciary That being the campaign song should be:
a fig for those by law protected;
Courts for towards erected,
Churches built to please the priest
When becomes necessary to effect public policy by the
time inquire the OF that policy
and take foresight to whittier tending The socialist doc
that municiDa ownership and operation OF street railways
vii take them Of politics 1t "A employed by
the city viii be employed for life He is to be under civil service
free of individuals The profits
OF public ownership also be large and the sumpuous pro-
gramme gitters with gain on all sides.
Municipal ownership Great Britain administered under all
possible discipline by civil service rules which that country
long before introduced into the public service
United Yet public ownership there that while
workman employed by cities engaged municipal trading free
from the ws OF individuals citizens and property owners are the
slaves OF his wms In the city of Glasgow there work
employed municipal plants The testimony there and in
other cities Of Great Britain that such workmen well organized
influence municipal elections favor of increasing their
far beyond the market and for the extension municipal
rhp into other fields the coming out OF the taxpayers The
London Daily News commenting the city election in Birming
the polls and pumped their vote The effects this Birmingham
keen felt by atepayers that the clerk said
all corporation workmen disfranchised.
London the railroads the south side of the Thames
operated by the County Council Before the Council
bought they very profitable Sir John McDougals
report municipal ownership the of admins
profit The workmen have banded
geher with outside organizations and increased the Of
operation nothing left and the OF the policy that has
destroyed profit such that deficit be faced unless the fares
raised.
Glasgow city credit has suffered from the carnival of
municipal ownership which that city has indlged Glasgow
per declined from I3o 49, and her
bonds have from Io3 o So
These results traceable the bc administration
putting control of the OF the municipal
workmen.
OF this experience in Great Britain least
doubtful the election of Judge Dunno and soaring the
judicial will bring the millennium Chicago. Thar
administers badly The
dangerous off the public schools and
pupils compelled by the Board of Education bring
boiled school in bottles for drinking 1t would under
that Chicago would do well wait before
railroad business until she has put money and energy into
purifying the supply and into administering pre-
and losses that are of
The simple touching
cities by neectng the duties OF be-
qualified large and costly business enterprises Chi
cago well kept clean 1t has
supply and ndereny poced Therefore, the socialist
qualified railroads. the have
10 be n order to do