On Tue, 28 Apr 1998, Rosser Jr, John Barkley wrote:
> Milwaukee's socialist Mayor was Frank Zeidler in the
> 1950s (amazing given that Joe McCarthy was a Senator from
> the same state at the same time). Last I heard, Mr.
> Zeidler was still alive and kicking, although quite aged.
> He was known as a "sewer socialist" for his emphasis on
> building up urban infrastructure. By most accounts, even
> from those who were his ideological opponents, Zeidler was
> a pretty good mayor.
Don't forget Daniel Hoan who was the Socialist Party's mayor of
Milwaukee from 1916-1940.
(The last I heard Zeidler was alive and kicking, my brother that still
lives in Milwaukee mentioned him recently.)
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Joseph Noonan
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When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why
the poor have no food, they call me a communist.
Archbishop Helder Camara
