The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-07-23

The attitude of the Democratic party
at St. Louis has for the time put that
party in a rather suspicious position
with labor. Its trimming Of the labor
plank gives labor no assurance of re-
lief. A confidential letter from the
Citizens Alliance indicates that both
of the old parties were influenced by
that organization in framing their
PLATFORM
The following are the labor planks
in all Of the leading political plat
forms:
The Republican Party.
"Conbina tions Of capital and labor
TIRE the results Of the economic move
ment of the age, but neither must be
permitted to infringe upon the rights
and interests Of the people. Such COM
binations when lawfully formed, for
lawful purposes are alike entitled to
the protection Of the laws, but both
are subject to the laws, and neither
Can be permitted to break them down."
The Democratic Party.
We favor enactment and adminfstra-
tion of laws giving labor and capital
impartially their just rights. Capital
Each is necessary to the other. Each
has It's rights, but the rights of labor
are certainly no less vested" no less
"sacred" and no less "unalienable'
than the rights of capital.
Socialist Party.
To the end that the workers may
seize every possible advantage that
may strengthen them to gain complete
control Of tbs: poWerss of goYernment
and thereby the sooner stablish#.the
cooperative comm onWealth; the soc-
ialist party pledges itself to watch and
work, in both the economic and the
political struggle, for each successive
immediate interest of the working
class; for shortened days of labor and
increases of wages: for the insurance
of the workers against accident, sick
ness and lack Of employment; for
pensions for aged and exhausted work.
ers: for the public Ownership Of the
means of transportation, communica-
tion and exchange; for the graduated
taxation of incomes, inherftances
franchises and land values. the pro-
ceeds to be applied to the public en-
ployment and Improvement Of the con-
ditions Of the workers.; for the complete
education Of children, and their free
dom from the Workshop; for the pre-
vention OF the use Of military against
labor in the settlement Of strikes; for
the free administration of Justice; for
popular government, including lnitia-
tive, referendum, proportional repres-
entation, equal suffrage of men and
women municipal home rule, and the
recall of officers by their constituents;
and for every gain or advantage fol
the workers that may be Wrested from
the capitalist system, and that may
relieve the suffering and strengthen the
hands of labor. We lay upon every
man elected to any executive or legis'
lative office the first duty of striving
to procure whatever Is for the work.
ers' most immediate interest and fo1
whatever will lessen the economic ant
political powers of capitalists, and in
crease the like powers Of the workers.
The Allied Peoples Party.
We demand that postal saving:
banks be established by the govern
ment for the safe deposit of the saw
ings of the people.
We believe In the right of labor tt
organize for the benefit and protec'
ton or tnOse VINO toll, dHu pleoSe LII
efforts Of the peoples party to pre-
serve this right inviolate. Capital i:
organized and has no right to deny t.
labor the privilege which it claims TO
itself. We feel that Intelligent organi
zation of labor is essential; that l
raises the standard Of workmanship
promotes the efficiency, intelligence
and character of the wage Garner. W.
believe, with Abraham Lincoln, tina
labor is prior to capital and mot it,
slave, but its companion, and~we pleat
for that broad spirit Of liberation ant