The Nome daily nugget., 1912-03-18
TWO TICKETS
 IN THE FIELD

Yesterday afternoon the bette. ih' day the better the deed" the socialists nominated a full ticket for tn, con: lns city election. and will try tu havs the running of the city turnei over 10 them for the coming year, beiry p.eds' ed to continue the present eff"'"nt work in running the affai's of the city. also to try and introdu sevA~il new features. that would he fine. pre- ! vided they could be plac"l tn opera
 ton but such being unla''f,A. VII have Co be confined to paper and promises to do their best.
 The socialists union formed by Com ! rade GohcI or some such name who was here late in the summer. nomin- ated the following candidates to cham piou their cause
 Joseph Chllberg. Peter Lee. \ Parry. Peter Bodin. John Helm, Fred saurdan and William Stlpek upon 'he foIowul platform
 The other ticket will be th, present council. who ran SO well last spring and had team work down to pcrfe1- ton they could have dropped tho dis tant flag on all other entries even with a hobble on
 We the socialist parry of Nome. bearing an integral part of the great unit ot humanity. The International Socialist party of the world" We there fore heartily endorse the national plat form of the socialist party of the United States which fully recognize the international character of the movement.
 As to local affairs being fully cog uizaut of the fact. That not to the yietors belongs the spells, but on the contrary to the victors belongs the responsibility of making good There fore we pledge ourselves to make good by. carrying the following pogram as far as practicablee:
 Ffrst-To continue the present sys- tenn put in operation in 1907 of having the city's business on a cash basis.
 Second-To not only maintain the fire department up to Its present splen- did efficiency but would increase its excellence by recommending at least two call men as provided for by ordi nance now in force.
 Third-To support the public ;hcCi~ and will strive to secure the intro" duction therein a course in soHiaio8y to the end that the coming generation may learn something of the economic forces which govern society.
 Fourth-To install and naint,r T municipal steam heating plant in con nection with the fire department with which to furnish steam heat fo- our citizens and power for pumping pur- poses for fire protection.
 Fifth-To establish a municipal wa ter and scavenger service. l Sixth-An eight hour work day al a ten hours ay for all city emp'oyes except the fire department. | Seventh-Before installing any new municipal utility involving an exp'n- allure of over two thousand dollars, the same to be submitted to vate of the electors of the municipality for their endorsement or rejection.
 Eighth-we promise further inova- tons by pledging ourselves to estab. li4r in the future. as the means and opportunity will permit municipal coal yard grocery stores. newspaper pub lie amusements. etc. in fact We pre- pose that the collectively do for tl,em- selves everything which they caa d' | more cheaply. than is done by pri- vate ownership But always bear io mind our ultimate arm is tho c,rpiete socialization and utilization of all means of production and distribution hence the complete abolitioi nf wage l slavery