Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-08-11

II ah hhANAf he
OF the new administration. During
the last campaign. a certain Milwau-
kee arti-Socialist lawyer in the last
city campaign was awfully concerned
about the incompetency of the Socia
Democratic candidate for city attor-
ney. But the voters of Milwaukee dill
rot listen to the plaintiff, they elected
our candidate Comrade Hoan TO the
city attorneys office.
Now one Of the first cases that Com.
Hoan tried was the case against the
Chicago. Milwaukee * ST. Paul Rail
way to compel IL to lower its tracks
through the city thus protecting the
lives of the people and especially tn,
working men on their way TO work
and children on their way to school
And one of the lawyers on the side oi
the railway happened to be this very
snti-socialist lawyer who was SO much
worried about Comrade Hoan's incom-
potency.
He does not worry about 1t an,
more. Comrade Hoan won the case
and he lost
Is anybody else worrying lest tbs
socialist administration of Milwaukee,
should prove incompetent? lie ma,
as well calm his fears.
The way socialists are handling a.
departments is enough TO silence hall
the objections that have ever beer
made TO putting socialists in power
especially the objection that only pri-
vate owners can manage big business
successfully.
II is true that the power of the
socialists in Milwaukee does not go very
much further than their power for
the capitalist politicians are much a
fraid that the socialists will catch
them IL they don't watch out
This Is undoubtedly the reason that
since the socialists carried Milwaukee
a difference has been noticed even In
the courts. Suits brought under var
ious factory laws for the protection OF
children. cases against child labor. ect.
are receiving much more attention
than ever before.
This is not because the courts love
the working class any better than they
did before April 5th. But-thcy
are learning n little wholesome ap-
prehension.
Some socialists outside of Milma aukee
were a little disturbed because Mayor
seidel took an expert for the office Of
health commissioner. instead OF a
dyed-in-the-wool socialist. These
comrades forget that hygienic laws
are not governed by the law OF sur
plus value.
For such department as the board
of public works. however. there may
be feasons why a socialist can do the
best work. II is therefore gratifying
that comrade Harry e. Briggs has
been chosen to that office. One OF
his first acts was to choose comrade
]. J. Handley as his assistant His
second act will be TO eliminate ali
waste in his department The pract.
Ice OF buying everything needed In the
department. at retail prices has pre-
vailed heretofore. to the profit OF
many private concerns. and to the loss
of the city. Comrade Briggs will es-
tablish a buying department. which
will have charge OF all purchases made
and will be directly responsible for
economic management.
This is one OF the ways in which the
socialists are stopping up all the little
leaks in order 10 have funds for
the big things that We are planning.
A far more important means OF stop.
ping the leaks is the measure intro
duced by comrade Victor L. Berger
! in the Milwaukee Common Council