5 quotes by Daniel Webster Hoan (1881-1961), (Labor Attorney)

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Daniel Webster Hoan

No! I stand by the man who works. To hell with kings!

During his first term as Mayor, it was suggested that Milwaukee invite King Albert of Belgium to the city. His Honor exploded:

Daniel Webster Hoan

During the 26 years I have spent in the public service I have been guided wholly by these economic formulas [of Marxist Socialism] as a foundation in effectuating policies and in promoting governmental measures.

Daniel Webster Hoan

[Milwaukee in 1912] was in the grasp of the sinister and slimy hand of special interests, dive-keepers, crooked contractors, petty racketeers, and political bosses. The city was then as graft-ridden as any other.

Daniel Webster Hoan

Does success, a clean record and experience count for anything in Milwaukee?

Daniel Webster Hoan

So you're from the press? Well, your newspapers can all go to hell. You lied yesterday and you're getting ready to lie again today. Go climb down my back.

Responding to reporters who asked him if he was going to bolt the Socialist Party:

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Born: March 12, 1881
Died: June 11, 1961
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Profession: Labor Attorney

Biography

Daniel Webster Hoan was an American politician who served as the 32nd Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1916 to 1940. A lawyer who had served as Milwaukee City Attorney from 1910 to 1916, Hoan was a prominent figure in Socialist politics and Milwaukee's second Socialist mayor. His 24-year administration remains the longest continuous Socialist administration in United States history.

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