Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-11-18

represent Wisconsin in the national
congress. Berger will have the dis
t%inCtiOn of being the first social demo-
crat to sit in congress.
III addition to this they swept Mil
waukoe county, eleCting their county
ticket from top to bottom by pluralities
ranging from 5000 to 1000, the latter
being attained by William A. Arnold,
the candidate for sheriff.
The vote for governor in Milwaukee
county was: Jacobs, social democrat,
%, 1872; MCGOVern, republican, 20,030;
SChmitZ, democrat, 1886; Van Keuren,
prohibItlOnlst 500.
Added to this the socialists elected IS
members to the Legislature, one sena-
tor and II assemblymen from Milwau-
kec county.
The republicans elected a La Fol-
Iettc Legislature and their entire state
ticket. Francis f. McGoVern, republi-
can g0vernOr-elcct, has a plurality es-
minated at $4,000. The republican state
central committee claims at least so
votes in the legislature for La Toilette
on joint ballot, which is a safe ma
jOrity. Eight republican congressman,
one democrat (the Sixth district) one
social democrat (the Fifth district
were of"ctcd.
Three proposed constitutional amend
mcnts providing for re-apportionment
u SNAiEAAN HiNA HSSN lliDiS uloIl lNLS, III
creasing legislators salaries, and pro-
viding for appropriation for the pre-
ScrVatiOn of and development of the
watcrpOwer and forests of the state.
are said to have carried. Berger was
pitted against Henry G. Cochems, an
"insurgent" republican and Joseph P.
Carney. democrat. Berger's plurality
young man Of university football fame
who also gained popularity by placing
United States Senator La Toilette in
nomination for president at the last re-
publican national convention.
Mr.. Berger today CAV out the fol-
lowing statement:
Il am deeply moved by the unpre-
cedented victory of the social demo-
cratic party in Milwaukee. The United
States Of America now gets into line
with all the other civilized nations of
the world, and the working class of
Milwaukee has the immortal honor Of
starting a new chapter in American
history.
The reason for this is obvious. The
working classes Of Milwaukee have
been educated by a literature prOpa-
ganda of many years. They have been
taught the cardinal truths Of social
ism. which is nothing more or less than
the political economy Of he working
class.
HNOltollllN tOlldlllOllSs VIC II uSto anu
the trust prices did the rest. These
facts furnish examples of the theory
we eXDounded. | deeply feel the honor
of having been selected as the first man
to represent social democracy in con-
gress, but l also feel the great Tespon-
sibility. I can only say that | shall
give the best tina is in me in the fu-
ture, as / have in the past, to the great
cause which / have espoused, which,
after all, is the cause of humanity"
The socialists plan of campaign vas
unique. In the absence Of a daily
newspaper organ, they had printed
each week for the past six weeks, many
thousands Of copies of a four-page
paper in English and German, in which
their doctrines were expounded.
These periodicals were taken in hand
by 1900 men each Sunday morning
and it is said every household in Mil
wauRee county was supplied with a
copy. Noon day meetings at the fac
tories and night meetings at various
halls seven days Of the week were also
held.