The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-16
MILWAUKEE, ELECTION.

Milwaukee. April s.-To what can
tho Social Democratic victory be at
tributed7 This is a question, arising
in tho minds OF many. and which the
writer will attempt to answer.
Tho Republican party was disorgan-
i1od. On ono side vorc the Half
breeds (adhercnts of u. s. Senator
Ia FoIlette) on the othcr the Stal.
warts (adberents Of u. S. Senator Ike
Srephensonl The Democratic ma
chine and Mayor have pilfcred wher-
ever opportunity presented itself. ID.
s. Rose, present Democratic mayor.
devoted his time but very little 10 his
ofacial duties; he was lecturing
throughout the country against Pro-
hIbltlon. particularly obnoxious
thing To Milwaukee, The voters Of
Milwaukee were sick OF this. The
Republicans were quarrclling among
themselves. This then was an oppor-
tuno time for the Socinl Democratic
leaders 10 play their trump card.
Thoy got up a platform In which
they demanded home rule, Initiative
and referendum. municipal ownership.
a scat for overy fare on the street
cars. etc III stranger coming TO
town had gotten platform from the
threo parties In his hand, without
their names thereon. he wouldn't have
been able 10 tell the difference.
The Paper Platform.
The literature md statements OF the
g. n. p speakers contained phrase
ology 10 convey to the worker the
idea that all that was necessary to
reduce tho high cost OF living was TO
vote tho S. ID. p. ticket
Another cause for their victory is
their adherence TO the A. F. OF l..
Even national ohlcers OF the Inter
national Unions told their members
to vote for Seidel Upon reading tho
above statement one will inquire. has
the A. F. OF L. captured the S, ID. P,
or did the S. ID. p. capture the A.
F. OF l.
Mnyor-elect Seidel Is man Of good
standing in the community: his In
tegrity has never been questioned,
The voters were disgusted with the
old parties, and threw their lot with
the S. D. P. this resulting in vote
OF 27,622. The Democrats received
2O.512. the Republicans .262
But the real s. u. p. vote was
hhpll. j tr1lor. LUIS WIZ noa vast AOA
their candidate for Circuit Judge.
Klclst Their Civil Judges fnred even
worse or the Z TO be elected the
s d P's who got in, did so near to
the bottom OF the list with less than
1900 votes each. All voters that
really wanted the S. u. p. naturally
voted for tho judges, those that did
not. only voted the g d. p. City tick
ct for one or other OF the reasons
stated above,
Conservative Campaign.
Tho Milwaukee, Sentinel Of We'd
nesday. April 9th, says: THE S. ID.
p. conducted a conservative cam
paign." The capitalist press editor
tally congratulates tho new S. ID, p.
candidates.
The s. d. p, now havo working
majority in tho city Common Coun-
ell, and In the County Board.
II you meet an S. d. p. man now
and talk Industrial Unionism, he
won't listen Why should he7 Didn't
they capture the city, They are let
ting their enthusiasm get the best
OF their reasoning faculty. But
when the smoke OF the election is
gone, tho S. D. p. is confronted With
this question: II the capitalist class
renlly fears YOU. and at the next cleo.
tion threaten to close the industries
II your men are elected. what will
you dor
Their (thc S. II. P) economic or
gsnization here Is the A. F. OF l.. all
having sacred contracts"
Tho flcI OF the matter is that the
s. D. p. Is NOT FEARED. Tho mid
die class even helped them at the
last election; and. as 10 the high up
Republican capitalists. they pumped
their vote for the S ID. p, but OF
course not for Kleist
II ever the teachings OF the S. L. p.
nre TO receive vindication. thcy will
be yindicatcd right here in Mllwau
kee. Watch and see
Section Milwaukee will stand by the
good lightship IS. D. p. Logis" and
when tho : ID. p. suffers the ship
wreck In store for it the S. l.. p. viii
continue 10 throw IL slight upon the
stormy sea OF disorganized labor.
This article will be Immediately fol-
lowed up By one on what tho S. ID. p.
stands for and has done In Wlscon.
sin.
Readers OF Tho People Will be reg
ularly Informed on how The s. d. p.
Is bringing about Socialism"