The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-26


rigmarole about slave labor, capital,
wage earners, etc. After a long and
heated debate 1t was finally voted that
a committee Of three. consisting OF Geo.
r. Peare, Lynn; Alfred Jones, Everett;
David Goldstein. Boston, revise the
planks of the national platform so as
to make them conform to state require
ments and report within a week to the
state committee.
Motions and counter motions in con-
fusing order poured in upon the chair
man, and every time he ruled them out
of order, an appeal was taken from his
decision that necessitated long debates
ana votes by roll call. There was more
appealing in five minutes at this con-
vention than there is in Judge Utley's
court in month.
Comrade Kersting of Springfield, anx-
ious to get home, called upon the chair
man to cut off the "wind-jammers" as
he termed the orators. But Chairman
Maioney might as we'll have attempted
to sweep back the Atlantic ocean as
Mrs. Darlington did on certain mem
orable occasion, immortalized by sgd
ney Smith.
When it was moved to adopt the res
olutions considered at the Sunday con-
ference in lump. the sparks flew and
there was one of the prettiest displays
of oratorical pyrotechnics ever seen in
this city. As Spy readers know, one of
these resolutions was rap at Mrs.
Avery for calling in the state police to
aid during the scenes attending her ap-
pearance as an agitator in Marlboro at
the time Of the SHOE strike. This was
oHered by Frank Mcdonald of Stone
ham.
There was fire in Mrs. Avery's eyes.
her bosom heaved with passion she was
unable to suppress, and then, proving
her ability for the delivery of extemp-
! oraneous, expressive English, she scored
her opponents despite calls for pre-
vious questions, and attempts of the
chairman to squelch her She appealed
from the claimants ruling and beat
MIN. This nettled Mr.. Maloney, and he
lost his head, but the convention was
with Mrs. Avery
When Mrs. Avery got through, her
opponents didn't have a leg under them.
the Romans standing on the broken
columns of Carthage did not more WV
idly personify triumph than Mrs. Avery,
standing before her bowling opponents,
with uplifted hand and flashing, FEAR
less eyes.
Daniel De Leon. who was present,
made long speech, in the course Of
which he said that the socialist labor
party is now freed of an element (mean-
ing the kangaroos) that never belonged
in ito ranks.
The dissenters Of the socialist labor
party that left the hall In the morning
held convention of their own in Jr. V.
L. nall yesterday afternoon and elected
state ticket made UP as follows: For
governor Clarence E. Spillman of West
neld; acknowledgements Charles G.
Marcy of Worcester; secretary ofstate,
Thomas M. Carpenter of Worcester;
state auditor, Charles Mcclure of Law
renee; treasurer and receivers general
john B. Cullen of Springfield; attorney
general Maurice Rattan Of Westfield.
The convention will test the legality
OF the other socialists convention. and
copy Of the work done at this meet
ing VIII be sent to the secretary Of state
20 decide which convention was legal. |
II the secretary Of state decides that
the meeting of the dissenting body was
illegal, and that the other convention
was legal the dissenting body will sup
port the slate nominated by the De
Leonites and will work for their sup
port
In the meantime, the dissenting oody
Will work for the slate nominated yes
terday. The dissenters wish it under
stood that they are not trying to get
men OF their own set in, but that they
think that the meeting of the other con-
vention is Illegal and that partiality is
being shown
The anti-De Leonites adopted the fol- |
lowing:
me socialist labor party in state con-
vention assembled, reaffirrns and in
o9fses the platform and constitution
adopted in the national convention If
the socialist labor party of 1886
period of depression, an Industrial
crisis, has just been passed through,
and that part Of the Woodworking class
which is now employed is suffering the
eTects of short period Of so-called
capitalist prosperity in the form Of over
work, OF increased hours of labor, and
OF SUNDAY work, against which the So
clallst labor party presents its protest.
The natural revolution of the indus
trial system has developed in the CAPT
talist productive organization a neces-
slty for what is known as a foreign
market, a wider field Of exploitation
Ihls necessity is presented by the oapi-
talist class in the form of an expansion
policy or a policy Of imperialism as 1t
Is sometimes called. Expansion and
imperialism are issues of the capital
1st class alone. and are therefore not
the concern of the wage working class.
Educational facilities are impeded by
the increased demand for child labor
and the ever-increasing difficulty of OBJ
tanning an existence The socialist la
Dor party recognizes the increased diff
dculty Of obtaining an education in its
demand for state and municipal assist
ance in food, clothing, etc., where re-
quifed.
The money issue of the capitalist DO
litical parties is no longer a live issue
even among themselves.
The proposed antitrust legislation is |
merely another scheme to further d. !
vide the working class over an issue
in Which It has no immediate interest.
The socialist labor party recognizes
In the trust a higher, a more perfect
development and organization Of the 4
capitalist productive system Because
IT is the natural consequence of the |
competitive system of production it 4
cannot be legislated out of existence
while the capitalist system survives.
and the only remedy for the evils which
proceed from the trusts is the abolition
of the entire capitalist system and the
establishment Of the cooperative com
monwealth.
To secure this object and to secure
also immediate amelioration of their
present condition of wage slavery. the |
socialist labor party calls upon ali
members of the wage working class to |
Unite under it's banner and to cast their
votes at the polls for the only candl- |
dates which truly represent their class
interests.
We demand, therefore, with view |
to the immediate amelioration of the |
condition of the working class. the |
strict enforcement Of the labor laws of |
the commonwealth with reference to |
the employment Of wage labor and the |
enactment of more stringent laws in |
behalf of that class which produces all |
wealth, but which under capitalism the |
prevailing economic system receives |
only so much Of the total product of its |
labor as enables its members to exist |