The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-27
Mr.. Brown Tells About Mil
Waukee Under Rule Of the
Socialists.
Z. S. HOLDS RECORD FOR
MUNICIPAL CORRUPTION
Takes Brains to Be a Socialist:
Labor Must Control Pub.
lie Affairs.

"Thrce Months OF Socialist Rule in MIL
waukee Under Mayor Emil Scidel'' was
the subject of an address by the Rev.
William ThurSton Brown before q large
assenblagc at Liberty park Sunday al
tcrnoon.
Importance of the victory could be real
lied when IL Is taken into consideration
that Milwaukee Is tho twelfth city In
size In the United States 'On the fifth
of April last the Socialist Democratic
ticket was overwhelmingly elected by the
largest majority ever given,' said he.
For the past three months the Social
ist administration has been in control OF
the city. This victory docs not moan,
however, the attainment OF all the ideals
OF Socialism. We cannot have Socialism
in any ono little city. We cannot have
1t by passing a resolution or by elect
Ing a city government; we can have IT
only by capturing the nation, and that
is what VIC intend TO do. The only class
that can be entrusted with the admin
istration of public affairs and which can
assume the leadership of civilization Is
the much despised working class.
Record for Corruption.
"In no other country In the world
are the municipal administrations so cor
rupt In the United States. We boast
of the land of the free and the home
OF the brave That is only phrase; 1t
means absolutely nothing. BY eNamina-
tion OF the conditions existing In our
cities everywhere you will find that II Is
not the land OF the free and the home
OF the brave Ii is not such land
until every man and woman can nnd
work when he or she wants 1t:
Every intelligent member Of the work
ing class is n znember of the Socialist
party; every fool In the working class is
not n member OF the party. a man can
not be a Socialist unless ne has brains.
THE Socialists won in Milwaukee be-
cause a large part Of the working class
In that cIfV bocarnn intelligent. People
cannot vote right until they study right
The workingmen of Milwaukee were edu-
Gated by the public press of the Social
list party OF Milwaukee,
Will Return to Socialism.
''The Socialists in Milwaukee have
never failed In their loyalty to every good
cause. One of the reasons that they won
out In the recent election is that both
d-time parties had proven to the sat
isfaction, even OF their own members,
administration OF public AFFAIRS. Ihe
Socialist party will never be dislodged
from control in the city of Milwaukee un-
less 1t be by a combination OF both the
old parties, and even then. after the peo-
Pile have had their fill OF capitalistic rule,
they Will go back to the Socialist rule
"As a result OF Socialist rule In Mil
waukee steps are being taken by Mayor
Seidel and other city officers to create
sanitary conditions throughout the city
for the families OF workingmen. Milwau-
lSee will be a clean city for the first tine
in its history.
Another thing that is being done. The
Socialists will utilize public property Tor
the benefit OF the whole people School
houses that remain closed for the greater
part OF the time will be thrown open TO
the use of the public for various public
functions. The idea is TO make the city
a better home for those that work In II.
Have Curtailed Expenses.
"Since the Socialists gained control
they already have cut down the expenses
of government many thousands of dol
lars They have done away with several
high -saIaried offices that were created
by the other party for the purpose OF
paying political debts: In this city, the
Socialists arrested the street railway
president for alleged infraction OF the
law who ever heard OF this being done
elsewhere? Usually II is the poor work.
inglnan that is arrested.
fUnder Socialist rule there is no doubt
that the people OF Milwaukee will obtain
cheaper water, cheaper gas and cheaper
electric lights. u movement looking to
this is now on.
There is no reason--why VIC cannot
get control in Salt Lake City. / hope
that In the next campaign there will be
a concerted effort 10 capture this city.
After Mr.. Browns address State Or
Eanizer James r. Smith stated that the
Socialists will hold a state convention in
this city July "a. AT that time a rep
to congress will be nominated
A short talk also was given by Homer
p. Burt.