The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-23
VOCALIST MAYOR SAYS
H REGIME IN MILWAUKEE
HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL
Emil Seidel Announces His Cam
didacy For Reelection
To Office
PUTS HOPE IN M. o. PLANK
Declares He Is Going To Win
Fight for Public Ownership
of Utilities
PUTS HOPE IN M. o. PLANK

81 MILWAUKEE, Wis, Feb. %
The first Socialist administration ol
milwaukee has been decided sue
cess, and We base our demand for re
eiection upon q review OF our record
\ and upon our proposition TO institute
city ownership of all revenue-bearinG
public utilities"
Mayor Emil Seidel, whose candi
dacy for reelection has just been an
: Ilounced, In this statement today al
mitted he based his strongest hope
upon the municipal ownership plank
In HIS platform.
& I'VE are going 10 carry on our fight
. for municipal ownership of public
\ utilities and win II, too" said the
former pattern maker, who left his
workshop nearly two years ago TO
take the mayors chair. "Prohts OF
+, revenue bearing utilities which now
20 to I'LL the Golfers OF the privileged
wealth, will then be poured into the
city treasury, 10 be used in solving
the problems OF municipal life.
'It IL noticeable" he continued.
that municipal activities which are
non-revenVe-bearing are lett 10 me
average American city TO perform.
+ All revenue-bearing service is con-
trolled by the monoplies by means
Of franchise grants"
Quoting from the party platform,
the mayor outlined in brief the
achievements of the past administra-
ton which he claimed would force The
average honest voter TO return the
Socialists TO Office:
I'm spite of the opposition Of old
Marty politicians in the council, In the
safe legislature and even the courts,
the administration has built the first
public lavatory in the city; is con
stfucting an electric lighting plant;
acquiring a municipal stone quarry;
b0ilding a municipal hospital; has a
c0nsolidated fire and police alarm,
system: establishing city telephone
service. and is steadily demanding the
public ownership of all local utilities,
Early in office the Socialists IN
covered and stopped long standing
paving graft The cost OF paving has
been reduced from 1925 TO $40 down
to $1.26 to $40 per square yard by
the opening up of specifications and
Elimination of favoritism in contract
awards. This alone saved the voters
8 1.-The honesty of this administra-
ton, which has been watched by the
ewes OF the nation and msligned by
the colored capitalistic press, is un-
challenged," continued the little ex-
ccntive. 1T has also been distinctly
aworlxing mans administration. The
wage of the common laborer an city
employ has been increased from $1.75
to 50 per eight hours work. The
ltnion scale Is paid TO all skilled work
men and materials purchased by the
administration have. wherever pos
9ihie to obtain, been manufactured by
union labor
1.-THE city has established a system
OF factory inspections; inaugurated a
Ridley of social activities looking to
the young In the dark shadows of the
average American city: commissions
have been appointed for the investi-
Ration and Inauguration of the fight
AGAINST tuberculosis: furthering child
welfare: relieving the unemployed;
better harbor; parks; public garden
patches, city planning. housing and
market places. A bureau
IT experts on efficiency and economy
has been appointed and is now al
work studying and solving these many
problems."
do you think-the Socialists have
Y legitimate claim TO be allowed 10
proceed with this program" che
mayor asked.
Reports detrimental to the admin.
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