Municipal Election, 1911 :

Trinity ward. election of alderman ; great demonstration; Mr. John McManus (Socialist Labour Candidate) /
Irish Republican Socialist Party.
Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Socialist Party of Ireland
Summary:Election handbill published by the Irish Socialist Republican Party in support of Mr. John McManus during the 1911 Dublin municipal elections 1911.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published / Created: Dublin : Socialist Party of Ireland , 1911
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Notes:This item is held in the Ephemera Department.

Part of main body of text: 'Mr. John McManus (Socialist Labour Candidate) will address the electors in the Antient Concert Buildings (42 Brunswick Street) on Sunday, 15th January, 1911, at 8 pm...supported by a host of well-known speakers, including : - Messrs. T. Lyng, R.J.R. Mortished, Fred Ryan, Thomas Murphy, Vice-President Trades Council ; Thomas McPartlin, William. Richardson, John Farren, Richard O'Carroll, T.C.; James Connolly and others.

Within main body of text: 'Workingmen and Women! Who would be free themselves must strike the blow! If you would be free, Vote for McManus ; if you would build a better city for your children, vote for McManus...'

A quote from Father William Barry is included: ' "Let no man fear the name of Socialism. The movement of the Working Class for Justice under any other name would be as terrible" '.

Excerpts from text continues: 'Why you should vote for McManus'. We quote from the letter of Sir Charles Cameron, Medical Officer of Health, to the Lord Mayor in 1909, and from his Annual Reports: "There is no city that I know of in these countries which requires a more extensive system of Housing Improvemnet than Dublin".

Physical description: 1 sheet [2 p.] ; 28 cm x 22 cm.

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