The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-09
Says Socialism
Is a Failure
Former Socialist Leader De-
clares That Socialists in Mil
waukee Have Made the City
Worse
Remarkable Statement by For
mer Candidate of Socialist
Party For Mayor of Boston
Who Has Made Study of Ex-
isting Conditions

David Goldstein, q prominent stu
dent of economic conditions who is
now engaged in campaigning against
the advances of Socialism throughout
the country. declares that Socialism in
Milwaukee is a failure. The Boston
Herald publishes the following con-
corning Mr.. Goldstein and his views:
Mayor Seidel's Socialistic admins
tration in Milwaukee is a failure, the
party has failed to live up to it's pre-
election promises, the city has more
unemployed than ever, and the So
cialist party has not only failed to
provide its promised protection for
the poor and working classes, but is
also supplanting the Objectionable
features of the Rose administration
with features just as objectionabie@
this is the analysis of conditions in
f-Seidelberg," as Socialists call Mil
waCkee, which David Goldstein
brings back to Boston after a cam
paign through many states against
Mr.. Goldstein Is a former Socialist
Header. In 1897 he was nominated
by the party as the Socialist candidate
for mayor of Boston; He renowned
ker and works daily at the bench. He
is an official Of the Cigar Makers I'm
ion and is a friend of, such labor lead
ers as John Mitchell.
He has just come back to Boston
after q lecturing tour which started
Jan. Is, and included lectures in %
cities in the states of New York, Ohio,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Missouri, Him
ois. Indiana and Pennsylvania. He
against Socialism, and spoke to thous-
ands at the public meetings, besides
addressing students and faculty of the
Toledo. Detroit, Dubuque and st.
Louis universities. The tour was ar
ranged by the Central Verein of ST.
Louis.
Largest of all his audiences was
that at the second meeting in Milwau-
kee, Feb. IL. At the first meeting,
Jan. 20, he spoke in a hall which
were turned away. The second meet
ing was held in the Auditorium and
was attended by 5000.
There was plenty of excitement
interest aroused, and so bitter were
the attacks made against him in So
cia1ist publications, that at times, as
I'm indianapolis, arrangements were
made. without his knowledge,to guard
him by plain clothes men who follow
ed him about.
He made a close study of conditions
In Milwaukee, and found that the
facts seemed not SO promising as re-
ports sent out to the country would
show
I'm Milwaukee," he said last night
"indica tons show that Socialism has
become full blown and is now ready
10 run to seed. In the last election
there were 1000 less votes cast in
Milwaukee than in the election in
which Mayor Seidel was elected.
1.-The Socialists, seeing the ap-
preaching storm. have decided to
nominate only three of the seven
Judges that are to be elected April :.
The Socialists have q great press sys-
tenn by which they herald forth to the
country nearly every act of their ad-
ministration.
'I found that financially their ad-
ministration was failure. The Wis
consin assessment law allows a city
tax limit of IA mills. Being close
to the limit, the Socialists raised the
Taluation of property so that they
might collect a higher revenue for
Milwaukee without raising the rate
sn the dollar. This is a good So
r-alist S cheme so as to keep the fact
from the general public.
II saw stuck up all over Miiwau-
kee four-page posters left over from
the last campaign This is what they
sBaid- The Republican party has in
creased the cost of living The
Democratic party has Increased the
lost of living. Vote for the Social
Democratic party and reduce the cost
of living
THE Socialists were telling tse
working iasses that they paid all the
axes. II this is so the Socialist re-
Time has increased the cost of living
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