Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-05-15

organ, there was "a great rally Of the
middle classes" the backbone Of the
British nation, TO the Reformers'
cause.
Women Voted Against M. o.
The women have the right of suf-
frage in municipal matters in England,
and the papers of all political faiths
agree that the majority of the women's
vote was for Municipal Reform and
against the further following Of the
false gods of municipal ownership.
One of the successful council candi-
dates In commenting on the awaken
ing says, "Our organization was ex-
cellent, and our canvassers, especially
the ladies, were beyond praise" Com
menting upon the vote of the women,
the Pail Mall Gazette says: "It Is In
teresting TO note that women's suffrage
has not assisted the more hysterical
side. There was no distinction of sex
In this election, and the result is
wholly in favor of a cause which was
conservative with a small c."
That the women who opposed the
Progressives did so mainly In order
10 rebuke the socialistic tendencies
which were being developed under the
gulse of municipal trading" is gener-
ally agreed. One voter of the fair sex
expressed herself very decidedly upon
this point when she deposited her bal
lot All the London papers In their
election accounts made special note of
the unexpected activity of the women
on behalf Of Municipal Reform, and the
illustrations In the Daily Graphic in
cluded sketches and photographs of
women at the polls and working among
the voters.
Not . Fractional Victory.
The Daily Graphic also publishes
maps which show that the victory was
won on neither sectional nor class
lines. Great areas of the city inhabit-
ed almost exclusively by middle class
people and wage earners, formerly
Progressive In preference, voted solid !
ly for Municipal Reform this year
Commenting upon this, the Telegraph
says:
"The gains OF the Reform party were
distributed all over London, and this
goes to show that the change OF opin- =
Ion which has produced such star
Ting reversal of the old order OF
things Is quite general. Hitherto the
Progresslves have looked upon the East
End as peculiarly their own, but dlsas- /
ter overlook them In several East End
divisions. while In one or two instances
the Reformers made clear sweep"
The small tradesmen were against
the Progressives In nearly every part
OF the great city, and even according
to the Progressive Daily News Il was
the small tradesmen and the clerks as
we'll as the people of leisure among the
normally nonvoting classes who utter.
ly swamped" the advocates of munich
pal socialism.
Along this line the Times says: "Tt is
instructive that the Municipal Reform
party should have done us we'll as It
has done In South London, where the
Progressives could pose as local bene-
factors, having put into operation there
one big municipal ownership enterprise,
the Southern trolley lines. Yet eight of
the South London boroughs went solid
ly against the 'wastrels.'"
The Globe says In similar vein: 1T is
no use pretending that the victory is
the work OF property owners or OF any
particular class in the community. The
verdict Is the verdict OF London as a
whole, and In the sweeping victory
every class may claim n share"
That the newly elected councilmen
very well that they are ex-
pected by the voters TO cut loose from
municipal trading as soon and as
as possible Is shown by
their views as furnished for publication
by thlrty-five OF them In the London
Argus.
ut behooves u.s." says one, "to do
without flinchlng the bidding OF the
men and women who elected us. These
men and women require us first to null
llfy socialism In the council, to cut mu-
nlclpal ownership losses and 20 start
the process OF healthy reconstruction
with enthusiastic ylgOr."
Another councilman elect refers 10
''the revolt of the electorate at the high
er assessments and local taxes aud the
justihable fear OF further municipal
ownership schemes, such as milk aud
food shops, bootmaking, piano making,
etc, and the CHASTITY fear OF the cleo
tricity scheme"
\ certain British alderman. discuss
Ing the situation before the election.
up his views and what has
proved 10 be the views OF London's
10y referring 10 the oft repeat
ed cry OF the socialistic Progressives,
when charged with extravaganza and
bad business in carrying out their mu-
nlclpal ownership schemes that they
are building for the future and for the
benefit OF posterity, about as follows:
II don't object 10 building for the fu-
ture, but | don't feel called upon 20
mortgage every comfort l and mine
should enjoy and are capable of enjoy
Ing for the benefit OF my chldren's
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