Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-03-16

tons bear their full share in the con.
solidation of our city and county ad-
ministrations, in the public control of
our food supply In the interest
of public health ana in the highest
development Of a reasonable public
service. At the proper time the party
will Introduce and carry out these
and other measures To secure self
government for this city and the right
to acquire and manage public utili-
ties will be one of the first efforts Of
the socialist party. We make In this
spring campaign the following de-
mands:
That the city secure the ownership
and management of all public service
enterprises as far and as fast as the
state laws will allow. And where such
ownership and management Is for the
time being impossible, we demand
that no franchise be given to any
street, interurban or steam railway,
telephone or electric light companies
except on the following conditions:
That the entire property is to re-
vert to the city without any compel-
sation at the end of any specified per-
iod. or that the city shall have the
right to take over at the actual value
that part OF steam or interurban rail-
ways, trackage and rolling stock or
the equipment Of the telephone or light
companies that Is necessary for the
operation Of the same within the lin
its of the city or county at any time
when the city or county acquires the
power to buy, own and operate such
lines or named companies and to issue
the necessary bonds for that purpose
THAT a guarantee be given that
the rolling stock and the trackage
wiring and other equipment be kept
in good condition and that we demand
from the street railway sufficient cars
that oyercrowding may be avoided.
THAT the city get certain yearly
revenue from the various companies
for the franchise while in operation
''That every franchise approved by
the city council or the county board
iof supervisors must have the endorse
ment of public referendum before
! it shall go into effect.
s.That while some laws on our sta
tuteN books may not be in full accord
with our views, yet we believe in the
rigid enforcement of all laws as they
now stand and hereby pledge ourselves
to that end.
While we sincerely advocate the
owning of our waterworks-we want
to go on record as strenuously being
opposed to the ownership of the pre-.
sent water works system being sad
died upon the city at the price now
being asked.
I'VE condemn in the severest terms
the act of murder and believe in a
just punishment thereof, but the man,
ner in which our comrades, Mayor,
Pcttibone and Haywood were arrested
and spirited out of their state and
away from their homes and their low,
ed ones we view with contempt and
regard such conduct Of the Idaho and
Colorado officials as an admission OF
weakness and insinoerity and extend
to our imprisoned comrades our sym
pathy and our support to any extent. y
Resolution Is Passed.
/ Preceding the adjournment Of the
convention, the following resolution
was submitted by @. j. Barnum and
adopted by the convention:
\ I'm the placing Of our ticket before
the public we call the attention Of the
citizens of Ottumwa to the clean mer
we have selected and commend them
and the principles we advocate to the
consideration of the voters of oul
\ city"
/ Chairman Christie was then empow
cred by the vote Of the convention
to fill any vacancies which may occ,ll
on the ticket as chosen. The meeting
adjourned.
i Wrinkles are age-tellers. Drive then
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! Mountain Tea. It's better than cosme
tics 1t does the business. 35 cents