The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-06-18
SOCIALISTS WILL
HAVE TICKET
IN FIELD
J. Frank Bradbury Of Benning-
ton For 1t. Governor
C. E. ORDWAY FOR GOVERNOR
Another Address by W. B. Killing
beck Urging Voters to Support
Socialism

The Socialists are preparing to put
state ticket into the field this fall
and are circulating papers to secure
the necessary names. Two years
ago the Socialists had a state ticket
but cast only SAT votes which was
less than one per cent OF the total
vote. To hold its place on the bal
lot party must cast at least one
per cent Of the total vote
To get their ticket back onto the
ballot requires the signatures of one
per cent of the voters as indicated at
the last state election. This year 1t
viii require about $50 signatures and
the local Socialists are working to
get as many here as possible. Sign
ing their nomination petitions does
not bind anybody to vote for their
candidates and they will therefore
have no trouble in getting the sigma
lures as almost anybody is willing to
sign as an accommodation.
The Socialist candidate for COVER
nor is Charles Il. Ordway of Proc
torsville while they have named }.
Frank Bradbury Of Bennington for
lieutenant governor
w. b. Killingbeck the socialist can
didate for governor of New Jersey
spoke again Friday evening on the
Putnam House corner He said in
part as follows:
Our purpose tonight is not to
speak so much about the ultimate
goal of the socialist movement. but
to try and show you what We intend
to do right now, or as fast as we
gain partial political power
1T Is a mistake to suppose that
nothing can be accomplished, in the
way OF ameliorating present condit-
ions until we have gained entire pos
session OF the powers of government;
as the growth Of the socialist move
ment in every country has resulted in
many immediate reforms which tend
TO make much easier the final tran
sItion.
For instance. political corruption,
as we know II In this country, has
been much lessened and in some in
stances entirely abolished, at least so
far as municipal government Is con-
cerned; In many cities OF the world.
where we have strong socialist
movement
Take any of the scandals which
have become so frequent in our Am
erican cities and underneath the scan
day you will find the hand OF the
seeker for special privileges.
The right TO build a trolley line
for instance, comes from a municipal
or county government. The fran
chise Is a valuable asset and natur-
Ally the capitalist is willing to pay
for such a privilege a pretty stiff
price; and then you wonder why
, your Alderman or other official sud
denly becomes rich. II is not a Ques.
ton OF electing good or bad men to
official position, so much as decid.
ing that We have nothing for sale
, In the way OF franchise for a public
/ utility, which will solve this prob.
! lem.
, The reason why we have succeed
ed In wiping out graft In the cities
which we control, is not so much
, because the men that we elect are
any cleaner morally than our oppon
4 ents, or that We have changed human
nature, but simply because the grant
ing OF franchises to operate socla
$ necessity has entirely passed out o.
= the hands OF the elected officials, a.
s the cities own and operate sucl
@ things as gas plants. trolley cars, tel
i ephones. electric lighting plants an,
o other social necessities themselves
i Or In other words, there is nothing
n for sale, consequently no buyer I,
u corrupt your elected officials.
(, The speaker pointed out tn
splendid results produced I'm Ney
e Zealand, by the application OF fe,
Il OF the Immediate demands OF the soc
b, ialists. That graft had been practi,
Ie ally eliminated In that country, tina
poverty as we know II had been abo
ished, and that as n result New Zea
s and had become the richest countr
OF the world per capita The speal
-. or also referred to the good work a,
complished by the socialists. sine
their capture OF the. Milwaukee cit
of government. The school houses {
rs that city are now used In the ever
OF ings by the young people, taking thei
er away from the degrading Influences
lc the cheap dance halls connected wit
saloons. The Socialists aim TO ha,
IL. the rickety and disease breeding te
ID. ements wiped out and municip
dwellings OF high type erected /
the city and rented to the workers
cost They also expect the exactior
nd OF the beef trust to be lessened to
large extent by the erection OF mu
n, icipal slaughter houses and the exec
~, slvo prices OF milk and ice charg,
"a by the trust much reduced by the ci
~ taking charge Of those functions.
~ All OF these things are not socii
or ism. but Il Is part OF the soclalI
program In every country, as IN