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Show MILWAUKEE SOCIALISTS Milwaukee April t Tho Social riemoerats took complete power In rlvie makers of Milwaukee for tho next two years as a result of yesterday's yester-day's elections. Many reforms are advocated t. the Social Democrat, which they will now attempt to put Into effect. In addition to horn- rule for the rlty. the Initiative and referendum, referen-dum, for which :ill three parties stood, the Socialists advocated nunli-l;ial ownership; the sprlnklinc of the streets hy the street railway company over Its various 'In: a feat for every passenger In street rs; three-cent ear fare; tlKht-hour day for labor; cheaper nan; municipal Ice. plants; municipal llKht plants; full rhare of taxes by corporations; cheaper bread, and work for th unemployed nt union wapes and an dent-hour day. As the street railway company has a franchlne which Roverns its rate of fare, and nwlnj; to the fact that the KiAle railway rate comml6lon tcku-lateS tcku-lateS the matter of fares, tho new political po-litical power In Milwaukee probably will not be able to bring about any changes In this line. Home rule cannot b brought into effect unless authorized al the next legislature. Mayor-elect Sddel den not look on the victory u a personal one. 'The defeat of the capitalist party was foreordained because It stood on wionR principles," said the new mayor. Victor L. Uerger. a prominent Socialist So-cialist and n national character and ala.) political adviser to the mayor-elect, mayor-elect, who whs elected alderman at larpe, says the citizens of Milwaukee, even the moneyed Interests, need have no fear durlnR the Socialist regime. re-gime. Everybody, he fays, will get a square deal There will he a thorough cleaning out of the city hall of persons who have he-Id civic positions oer a long period of years. Among tho more important im-portant positions to be filled are those of health commissioner, city engineer, building Inspector commissioner of public works water register and members mem-bers of the police and fire commission. |