The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-15

tion committees to represent them at
the public Socialist caslcua, SO at the
last evenings meeting one OF the nom
bers OF this committee, Mr.. Camininitti,
made the motion that only candidate
for mayor be put on the party ticket.
he said, moreover, that what the So
cialists wished to find ont ct the com
ing election was how many true Social
lists there are in Barre, and the commit.
tee thought that one candidate for office
would determine this better than fun
ticket. MIR. Scott did not agree with
the committee, but thought that can
didates for full ticket should be nomi.
mated. Some discussion followed. but
the vote determined that only one can
didate, that for mayor. should run.
Another vote was taken to determine
the choice Of men for candidate. With
little opposition, Mr. Scott was nomi-
mated The only objection to his name
being that It was feared the strength
Of the Socialist party would be exag-
gerated il estimated by the vote cast
for him.
A vote was then taken to adjourn.
after a resolution was passed ordering
that the platform Of the Socialist party
a. drawn up and read at the caucus.
be published
The Socialist Platform.
Socialism means Joint corporation.
not merely for undertakings OF mo.
nopolisfic nature, but for all productive
enterprises. Socialists seek the estab
lishment Of industrial democracy
through the instrumentality Of the state.
which they hold to be the only way
whereby II can be obtained Socialism
eontempiates an expansion Of the busi-
ness functions Of government, until all
business Is absorbed An business X
then to be regulated by the people IN
thelr organic capacity, each man and
each woman having the same rights.
which any other man or any other wom.
an has Our political organization Il
e become IN economic industrial or
ganization. Private property in profit
producing capital and rent producing
land is to be abolished, and private
property IN income ~ To be retained.
but with this restriction that It shall
not be employed ia productive enter
prlses. What is desired, then, Is not.
as is supposed By the uninformed. 4
division Of property, but a concentra-
ton Of property The Socialists do not
complain because productive property
Is too much concentrated but because
i is not sufficiently So There are four
elements in Socialism, namely, first. tie
common ownership Of the means OF pro.
duction; second, the common manage
ment Of these means Of production;
third, the distribution Of annual pro
ducts Of industry BY common authority
fourth, private property in the greater
portion Of income. Socialists make no
war on capital, strictly speaking. What
Socialists object to is the private capi.
talist They desire to nationalize CAPT.
tai and to abolish capitalists a. 4 dis
tinet class, BY making everybody, al
member Of the community, capitalist.
that is, a partial owner of all the
capital in the country. Our govern.
ment owns the postofice; most govern
ments own the telegraph Nearly an
own the wagon roads, some own tia
canals and railroads. Many governments
own factories. Probably even national
government does at least a little anu-
facturing. Most governments cultivate
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