Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-10-13

gun their Congressional campaign with
a whooping SUGGEST They have tri-
umphantIy invaded waukesha. that
rocked-rIbbed republican stronghold
which is united with a part of Mil
waukee in one Congressional district
But for this handicap on Milwaukee,
we should have sent a Socialist to
Congress years ago. This is the dis
trict in which Victor l.. Berger is now
candidate for Congress. or course.
the first necessary step for the Mil
waukee Socialists was in some way to
break into Waukesha County.
Mayor seidel was assigned to this
difficult task. And royalty he per-
formed IL He fired the first gun. or
In other words. delivered the opening
speech OF the campaign. in waukcsha
City Park. A great republican rally
had been advertised with big posters
for the same evening. But as only
eight persons came TO the republican
mass meeting. the republican orator
announced that It was postponed"
Meanwhile, the crowd had all gone
to the park to hear Seidel. one thou
sand persons stood all through his
speech and listened most attentlvely.
Mayor Scidcl was at his best his voice
was in fine trim, his arguments frank.
simple, and admirably adapted to his
audience. lie spoke on the fake issu 5
of the reform republicans and ex-
posed them clearly, impressively. and
without the slightest bitterness. His
evident sincerity made a deep impress
sion on his hearers. ana IL is safe TO
say that very many Of them have now
voted the republican ticket for the
last time.
This initial victory has greatly en-
couraged the waukcsha Socialists ami
correspondingly disheartoned the
enemy.
One OF the most interesting pro-
jects now actually being worked out
by the Milwaukee Socialist administ-
ration is the purchase Of a municipal
stone quarry The city has a chance
10 buy a fine quarry OF limestone on
the shore of the lake. II this purchase
is mode most of the stone used in the
public works of the city can be taken
from this quarry. This will be a nuc.
Ieus. in fact. for a municipal works
department.
AS the Milwaukee charter. amid all
its prohibitations and obstacles. docs
allow the city to buy and sell land.
there is no legal obstacle TO this pur-
chase. IL is therefore likely that stone
quarrying will be the first real muni-
cipal industry inaugurated 10y the Soc
ialist administration.
This quarry contains enough stone
to furnish the city for generations.
The stone can he crushed an ddeiiver-
ed on board a boat at a cost OF 80
I'm the city scow, transportation will
cost cents per yard. and the unload
ing will cost ) cents more. As Mil
waukee is now paying s1.25 10 sl.40
per cubic yard for crushed stone, IT
will readily be seen what will be the
saving to the city. II, moreover. the
city should use its own tug and its own
machinery for unloading. there would
be an additional saving of six cents
per cubic yard.
As ,he Socialists are planning many
and extensive public works. this saw
Ing in building material is a most inn
portant matter, apart from the splen-
did example II will afford of municipal
Industry and Socialist efficiency.
And speaking OF Socialist efficiency
here is another example. The Mil
waukee administration. not finding a
Socialist at home who was an expert
on street paving. imported one from
New York City The administration
felt that for this important part OF
its work a Socialist was almost indis'
pensable. or cource. quite a howl
was raised by the non-Socialists about
carpet-baggers and outsiders bros ht
in to govern the city. But before this
young Socialist had fairly taken Off
his coat and gotten 10 work, he saw q
thecity the amount OF his salary for
seven or eight years. lie exposed n
deal which was on foot TO make about
200 per c'-' profit out Of the city by