The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-10-14

disarmed on the economic side, all
the instruments of producing and dis
tributing wealth being owned and
controlled by the holders of capital
z. There is only one weapon with
which the working class can success
fully oppose the capitalist class-and
that is the ballot.
8. This fact demands as an inev-
liable conclusion the organization in
to a political party that shall be ev-
erywhere and always distinct and
from and opposed to every political
party not founded entirely upon the
interests of the working class. The
socialist party is organized to meet
this demand, and is therefore the
party of the working class.
8. In conclusion we appeal to all
to study the principles of socialism,
to vote with the party of their class
| at all elections until they control the
machinery of government, abolish in
| dustrial classes in society, terminate
forever the class struggle. and inau-
gurate the cooperative people for the
purpose of making the commonwealth
based on this fundamental principles
of Justice:
To every worker the full product
of his labor.
The convention adopted what
was termed immediate demands,
which follow:
| First-Eight hour law: To effectu-
ally secure the permanency of an g.
hour law for smeltermen and miners
we declare ourselves in favor of the
submission of a constitutional amend
ment to the maximum eight-hour law
part of the constitutional amendment
of this state, and we pledge our. can
didate, if elected, to work and vote
for the submission of said amend
ment to the people.
Second-Direct legislation: We de
| clare ourselves in favor of the initia
tive and referendum as the peoples
greatest weapon against veniality in
legislation and courts. The initiative
to be based on petition of 5 pei
cent of the voters, and the questions
to be submitted on separate ballot
Third-Woman suffrage: We fav
or placing the ballot in the hands O
men and women alike without prop
erty qualification
Fourth-Trades unions: We de
clare ourselves in favor of trades
unions as economic schools for the
working class, and urge upon ever.
socialist to DIN the union of hi:
craft for the purpose of further edu
cation and for the general bettermen
of his own condition.
{ Fifth-Blacklist: We denounce thu
blacklisting by corporations and EN-
ployers in this state of workingmel
courageous enough to take up thu
fight of their class as an outrage OF
i humanity and demand the submis
sion to the people of constitutions
amendment prohibiting blacklistinI
or the demanding of personal record
by employers; also the passage of
law making both penitentiary Of
lenses, and we hereby pledge our rel
fesentatives, if elected, to supper
E such amendment and state law.
Sixth-Employers liability act: w
demand the passage of an employer
liability act which will make the EN-
+ ployer responsible for injuries re
sponsible for injuries received by tn
+ employee while acting under the OF
ders of a subordinate in the servic
, of said employer.
While we demand these things a
means to an end, our ultimate oil
; iect is the transferance of the cor
troll of all the machinery of govern
ment to the hands of the work1n
: class and the substitution by the1
;. of collective ownership of the mean
of production and distribution in tn
a place of our present system of indus
: trial anarchy Then and not unit
= then, will we have system unde
which there will be no hungr
: tramps, no sordid millionaires, n
q hungry babies, and no ruined live
E and under which every human bein
a will have an opportunity of happines
+ and the free development of the
a own Individuality.
Workingmen of all countries unite
h You have nothing to lose but yor
chains. and the world to gain.
r Labor Platform.