Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1902-07-11
LAUNCHING A PARTY
SOCIALIST STATE CONVENTION.
Withdrawal Of Lieutenant Gov
ernor coates.-Party Platform and
Address to the People Adopted
Nominations viii BE Submitted to
q Referendum Vote.

No"iNaUoUs VIII DC oopW'tseo "
a Referendum Vote.
Colorado Springs. Colo. July G.-Ycs-
tcr,lny was the second day OF the
state Socialist convention. 1t was
marked by the withdrawal from the
convention OF Lieut.. Gov. David q.
Coates becnus. OF n proposed article
In the constitution providing that no
person shall bc eligible to membership
In the Socialist party who holds any
office. either nppointive or elective.
under any other party. Mr.. Coates
denounced the action In II strongly
wordcd speech ana left the convention
hall. Later the section was amended
no as TO apply only to persons who
shall hereafter join the party. but
whether this will heal the breach with
the lieutenant governor Is not YET
known.
The report OF the committee on aEl-
tation. ns adopted 10y the convention.
provides for n sccrcinry-trcnsurcr anu
a state executive committee OF seven
members. who shall arrange meetings.
hire speakers. etc.
The report also recommends that the
party shall withhold Endorsement OF
any privately owned newspapers ana
that the executive committee shall cs-
tabiish paper ns the official organ OF
the party.
The afternoon session was devoted
almost wholly to the discussion OF the
platform. and the platform ms adopted
follows:
..Thc Socialist party OF Colorado. in
delegate convention assembled, for tho
purposc. nmonr others. 10 n,iopt and
submit 10 Nh. .l.ctor. n constructive
procrnm for n radical and revolution.
nry change In III. economic system and
political government OF the state. and
iirtniy believing tint VIXEN any system
or form of government becomes de.
sir,,ciIyc OF IN, common welfare, 1T
is the right Of tho pcoplc 10 alter or
abolish n and to institute, n new gov
crnmcnt. LAYING Its foundation on such
prIucIplrs npd organizing IL. powers
in such form ms To them shall seem
most likely 10 effect their safety and
hnppInc.s. md further believing that,
In natural law To which all Just Geo.
nomIc syst.ms md civil Institutions
should conform. the only right In land
and cnpltnI is based upon occupancy
nnd use 10y the people. nni that such
right IL innlIcpnLl.: that Ill. full prod.
pc,, of labor constitute. the natural
rccomp.ns, OF lnI,or: TINT the capital.
list system of ppproprintins land and
cxpioi,inr inh,r by means Of rent, in.
,.,.,., ,nJ nrn,,, .hnui,i IN. ,l,oiIsh.d.
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wnrc system the coii.ctIy, ownership
by m. n.onic of nlI means OF pro,i,,c.
tion and distribution should he csinb-
IIsh.d: therefore, this convention de-
,lnrcs:
.Eir.,-Th,t II ,dh,rcs IN the prIncI.
pic NJ International socialism and re-.
niiirms and endorses the platform OF
principles adopted Mt the national con-
vcntion OF the Socialist party held at
Indianapolis. June -. 1901.
''Sccond-That II demands :hc cstnb-
lisimcnt OF the cooperative common.
wealth. based upon the principles Of
the collective ownership by the people
OF NIL means OF production and distri.
button.
''rhird-To or,inin In the organic law
OF the commonwealth the collective
ownership by the people OF all the
means OF production and distribution.
nnd the opration by the people In their
collective capacity OF nil mines. smcit-
tiers, mills. factories. railroads and 9th
or Industrial activities.
"Fourtb-To abolish the competitive
wage system and ordlnin that every
worker shall receive the full product
or value of the protlict OF his or her
labor,
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