Show MUNICIPAL AL OWNERSHIP Municipal ownership of public utilities such as water waterworks waterworks waterworks works electric lights etc is no l longer nger a theory It has been tried in many cities both in this country and Europe and in every instance it has been a success It will not answer any ny longer for its opponents to say that cities can not operate these utilities as well wen as private te corporations corporations corporations corpora corpora- because the facts are against them cities have handled them are now h handling handling hand hand- nd- nd ling them and in every instance more economically f for forthe rit the the e public than when controlled by j private corpora corporations corpora v Last fall the republican party carried the city of Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago by over plurality Last week at the city election the democratic candidate was elected in the same city by a plurality of over Why this great change Was it it due to changed political conditions No It was due solely to the fact that the democratic democratic democratic dem dem- candidate for mayor stood for municipal own ownership of the street railways and other othe public utilities and the people were with him I Public ownership is the ther r greatest issue before the American people today They see its ita success wherever it is tried and seventy seventy five five per cent of them favor it |