Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-05

the machines, the mines. factories and
railroads gives to the capitalist class
control over the lives of the membeds
of the working class thru the wage
system.
Tie owning class can give or with
hold employment at will. AS result
of this absolute power. the workers,
who perform all useful labor, must
humiliate themselves by begging for
Jobs of a class that performs no use
full labor. Ii this permission to work
is withheld. they and their families
must starve.
The wage system is the cause Of
starvation. disease, crime. prostitution.
child labor, stunted bodies and warped
minds for the workers, While 1t gives
to the capitalist palaces for homes,
the pick of the worlds markets for
their food, the finest raiment, culture.
education, travel and all that makes
life worth living.
Society is thus divided into two
hostile classes, the capitalist class and
the working class. This condition has
brought into birth the socialist party;
the political expression of the struggle
of the working class for power. This
party owes allegiance to and Is part
of the international socialist move
ment.
With a system of industry owned and
operated by the workers, the struggle
for existence would be shifted from the
individual to society as whole.
The ownership of the means of pro-
duction and distribution by the capital
S,k L. 4 =,
legislatures, the courts and all execu-
tive officers. Republican, democratic
and reform parties are financed by the
capitalist. and are, therefore, their
servants. thus in effect making gov
eminent the executive committee of the
capitalist.
This fact demands as an inevitable
conclusion the organization of the
working class into political party
that shall be. everywhere and always,
distinct from and opposed to every po-
litical 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.
The socialist party. when in Office,
present system of wage slavery is ut
terly abolished. make the answer to
this question its guiding rule of con-
duct: Twill this legislation advance
the interests Of the working class and
aid the workers in thier class struggle
against capitalism p II it does, the
socialist party is for it; if it does not,
the socialist party is absolutely OPP
posed to 1t.
In accordance with this principle,
the socialist party pledges itself to con-
duct all the public affairs of this state
in such a manner as to promote the
interests of the working class.
In conclusion, we appeal to the work.
ing class to study the principles OF So
cialism, to vote with their class at all
elections until they overthrow the
power Of capitalism, abolish indus
trial classes in society. terminate for
ever the class struggle and inaugurate
the co-operatiye commonwealth based
upon this fundamental principle of
Justice:
ITO every worker the full product or
his labor. Workers of the world, unite
You have nothing to lose but your
chains. You have a world to GAIN
On Colorado Situation.
After the adoption of the platform
the convention went on record in re-
gard to the Colorado trouble, or as
one member stated it, the Rus
sian situation. and the following reso-
luton was adopted aster u warm dis
cussion:
BE it resolved, that we extend TO
the suffering members of the Western
Federation of Miners our sincere SYM
patty, and that we denounce the brut1l
barbarity of Governor Peabody, Adju-
tant General Bell. and the other tools
of the citizens alliance, and that we
call upon the working class, not only III
Colorado, but thru the entire country,
to express their disapproval of the
Colorado outrages at only one point
where it can be effectiye-the ballo.
box--by voting for the only party
pledged to defend the interests of the
working class wherever it may be en-
fructa6 with nower the socialist ma IN