Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-30
NOT ASKING FOR MUCH.
The Social Labor Party Unusually Modest
In Its Demands-onIy Fourteen General
Requests and Six That are PoliticaI-The
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The Social Labor Party Unusually Modest
In Its Demands-oniy Fourteen General
Requests and Six That are PoliticaI-The
Platform Adopted.
NEW YORK, Aug. 9s-The following is the
platform adopted yesterday by the National
Social Labor conventions:
First-Reduction of the hours of labor in
proportion to the progress of production.
Second-The United States shall obtain
possession of the railroads. canals, tele-
graphs. telephones, and all other means of
public transportation and communication.
Third-The municipalities to obtain pos
session of the local railroads, ferries, water
works, gas works, electric plants and all in
dustries requiring municipal franchises.
Fourth-The public lands to be declared
inalienable. Revocation of all land grants to
corporations and individuals, the condi-
tions of which have not been complied with.
Fifth-Legal incorporation by the States
OF local trades unions which have no ma
tional organization.
StXth-The United States to have the ex-
elusive right to issue money.
Seventh-Congressional legislation pro-
viding for the scientific management of for
ests and water ways, and prohibiting the
waste of the national resources of the coun-
try.
Eighth-Inventions to be free to all; the
inventors to be remunerated by the nation.
Ninth-Progressive income tax and tax
on inheritances; the smaller incomes to be
exempt
Tenth-School education of all children
under IA years OF age to be compulsory,
gratuitous and accessible to all, py public
assistance in meals, clothing, books, etc..
where necessary.
Eleventh-Repeal of all pauper, tramp,
conspiracy and sumptuary laws. Unabridged
right of combination.
Twelfth-Official statistics concerning the
condition of labor. Prohibition of the en-
ployment of children of school age and of
the employment of female labor in occupa-
tions detrimental to health or morality.
Abolition of the convict labor contract
system.
Thirteenth-An wages to be paid in lawful
money of the United States. Equalization
of women's wages with those of men where
equal service ie performed.
Fourteenth-Laws Tor the protection of
lite and limb in all occupations and an ef-
1cient employers liability law.
The following are the political demands of
the party.
First-The people to have the right to pro-
pose laws and to vote upon all measures of
importance, according to the referendum
principle.
Standardization of the Presidency.
Vice-Presidency and Senate of the United
States. An Executive Board to be estab-
lfshed whose members are to be elected and
may at any time be recalled by the House OF
Representatives, the only legislative body.
The States and municipalities to adopt COR
responding amendments and statutes
Tnird-Municipal self government
Fourth-DirecG vote and secret ballots in
all elections. Universal and equal right of
suffrage. without regard to color, creed or
sex. Election days to be legal holidays.
The principle OF minority representation to
be introduced.
Fifth-An public officers to be subject to
recall by their respective constituencies.
Sixth-Un1form civil and criminal law
throughout the United States. Administra-
tion of justice to be free OF charge. Aboli-
tion of capital punishment.