Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-09-06

ed-Enthusiasm and Progress all
along the Line-Practical Steps
Taken for Vigorous Campaign
A Grand Rally at Cooper Union
Next Saturday Evening, Sept 6,
Under the Joint Auspices Of the
c. l.. F. and $. l.. p.
AT the third session of the Convention
of Trade and Labor held under the
auspices of the Socialist Labor Party at
Clarendon Hall on August 2S, Vice
chairman August Delabar held the gavel
and Ernest Bohm was secretary.
Credentials were received from the
Advance Association and the Socialstic
Liedertafel.
The German Walters Union reported
having organized a campaign club
which will hold its first agitation
meeting on Monday, September s, at 1856
Bowery, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
Delegate Lucien Sanial was requested
to be present as speaker
The delegates of Cigarmakers' Union
No. 80 reported that their organization
was heart and soul in the movement;
the Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners
No. 513 expressed themselves likewise.
Progressive Tailors No. reported that
they were in favor of going ahead indie
pendently and vigorously. Brass Work
ers No. 1 remitted list of their men,
bers, as did also BARRIERS Union, Section
Morrissania, S. L. P, Passementers'
Union, Dramatic Society Fortschritt,
German Walters & Surgical Instrument
Makers.
The delegates of Furniture Workers.
No. reported that their Union SO far
was satisfied with the proceedings of the
Convention.
Bartenders' Union No. /, Bakers
Union No. 2 and the American Section
S, l.. p. likewise endorsed the Conven
ton.
The Polish Section, S. L. P, reported
that they were organizing the Polish
workmen into campaign clubs.
Eccentric Engineers No. and the
United German Framers reported in
favor of independent political action.
The United Upholsterers, the Progress
sive Assembly of Cigarmakers and the
Scandinavian Section S. L. P. expressed
the same opinion.
The Platform Committee then reported
the following
PLATFORM.
We, delegates of forty nine labor or
ganizations of New York city in con-
vention assembled under the auspices of
the Socialist Labor party, re-assert the
inalienable right of all men to life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
With the founders CT the American
Republic we hold that the purpose of
government is to secure every citizen in
the enjoyment of this right but in the
light of our social conditions we hold,
furthermore, that no such right can be
exercised under system of economic
inequality, essentially destructive of
life. of liberty, and of happiness.
With the founders of this republic we
hold that the true theory Of politics is
that the machinery Of government must
be owned and controlled by the whole
people; but in the light of our indus
trial development we hold, Furthermore,
that the true theory of economics is
that the machinery of production must
likewise belong to the people in COM
mon.
To the obvious fact that our despotic
system of economics is the direct oppo-
site of our democratic system of politics,
can plainly be traced the existence of
privileged class, the corruption of gov
ernment by that class, the alienation of
public property, public franchises and
public functions to that class, and the
abject dependence of the mightiest of
nations upon that class.
Again, through the perversion of
democracy to the ends of plutocracy,
labor is robbed of the wealth which it
alone produces, is denied the means of
self-employment, and, by compulsory
idleness in wage-slavery, is even de-
prived of the necessaries of life.
Human power and natural forces are
thus wasted, that the putocracy may
rule.
Ignorance and misery with all their
concomitant evils are perpetuated, that
the people may be kept in bondage.
Science and invention are diverted
from their humane purpose to the
enslavement of women and children.
Against such a system we enter our
protest. Once more we reiterate the