Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-30
Challenges Labor Party to Prove
Its Platform Identical With
That Of Socialists.
N0MI NATIONS NOT YET MADE.
Scores Local City and County Govern.
meni-,dopts Resolution Against
Farlcy's Strike Breakers.

ogden, Aug. 30,--The Socialists Of
Weber county sprung a surprise at
their convention called At the county
court house last evening when they
came out virtually with a challenge "a
the new Labor party 10 prove that the
platform partially adopted by that body
is Identical with the Socialist plat
form. With this object In view the
Socialists will attempt 10 read their
platform before the Labor party's
meeting this evening as proof 10 the
workingmen that they are Socialists
only they do not know Il. Awaiting
the result OF this disclosure 10 the
Labor party, they adjourned until next
Wednesday evening At which time they
will nominate candidates for all the
county and state Offices.
When the selection OF candidates Is
taken up the Socialists will place upon
their ticket all the union men, who are
known Socialists. possible In this way
they expect 20 poll as many labor
votes as the so-called Labor party.
A red hot resolution was adopted
against the action Of the united rail-
roads in getting the Farley strike
breakers for use IN breaking the street
car mems strike In san Francisco. In
the platform the prosecution OF the
officials of the Western Federation OF
Miners Is roundly condemned and the
members Of the party are called upon
TO respond TO the slogan AN injury to
one is an injury to all
The administration Of the city and
county Offices they claim has disgraced
the fair names Of Weber county and
ogden city and that il has gone so FAR
when an attempt has been made TO
unearth corruption % 70 attack the
courts
There were about % members pres
ont when tho convention was called to
order by !. McIachlan. After a short
address +. A. Alyord was chosen as
permanent chairman. There was con-
siderable discussion on the matter OF
the Labor party having practically
adopted the Socialist platform and II
was decided 10 carry the fight into
the enemy's camp this evening.
The following resolution was adopt
ed
whereas II is the sense ot thi'
convention that Farley's strike break
crs. 500 or 500 strong are en- rout'
from New York TO San Francisco and
Whereas. Farley's strike breaker
grc an armed force called together an,
maintained IN violation Of the spiri
of the Constitution Of the United
States. therefore be n unanimously
Resolved That this body voice II
diSapproval Of lawlessness and anarch,
as seen in the movement OF Farley
strike breakers
THE PLATFORM
The platform adopted was as FOL
lows:
THE Socialist party Of Weber coun
~ animated 10y the spirit of the inter
national movement, declares ina
modern society Is composed NJ tW'
principal economic classes, the cap
talist and the working classes
"The ruling OF capitalist class }
numerically Insignificant; It's power Il
hold the working class IN subsection
and to humiliate the general pubic
IS derived from the possession OF IN
socially created machinery Of produc
lion and distribution.
THE working class as a class is pro
pertyless. except for It's labor power
which. under the present system, Is
commodity whose periShable natur
will brook no delay in its disposal, an
whose price, called wages, Is goNerne
bv the necessities Of the laborer an
The fluctuGtion Of the labor market
Economic disturbances. Gale
strikes. are but manifestations IN IN
economic field OF the class struggle be
tween the working class ana the capl
tsist class, a struggle which must con
tinue until classes are abolished %
the social or collective ownership en-
cotnrol OF the means Of production.
"The Socialist party also recognize
the fact that not until economic nece'
sity compels closer attention TO the Al
fairs Of government Will votes becon
valuable.
''The working class Is at preset
divided on both the political and ec'
romical fields. by race. creed aud era
distinctions, the capitalist class Know
none Of these distinctions, when
comes TO an economic strife.
The mission Of the Socialist moy'
ment. as eXemplihed by the Ogden i
raj. Is to promote the political and ecl
pornic solidarity OF the working elias
-- The /. ". w. OF which the Meslei
Federation OF Miners Is a part, eXen
class solidarity on the economic field.
NO better proof Of the above cou
be had than the persecution Of Moye
Haywood and Pettibone, officials OF u
W. r. OF NJ, by the capitalists al
heir political agents. These men Ne
kidnapped from one state 10 anoth
without a shadow OF a hearing and
Tiolation OF all rights guaranteed BY I
constitution Meyer, Haywood and Pt
ibone are guilty OF fidelity 10 Il
working class. consciously advooatil
unity along, class and craft lines. r
his crime against the capitalist Moy'
Haywood and Pettibone are yet In da
Der Of being legally murdered.
The Socialist party calls upon Z
Sorkers and all other intelligent ci
,ons ia respond 10 the slogan, An
Jury 10 one is an injury TO all. and ral
20 the rescue Of Meyer. Haywood a
Pettibone whose enemies already trei
Die aud who seek graceful exit fro
Mat has become an awkward stu
ZION.
The administration In our coun
md city Offices has disgraced the Il
hames of Weber county and ogden eli
md has even gone 50 far AZ 60 alta
Dur courts. whenever an attempt b
been made 10 unearth corruption. I
present authorities appear 10 consid
he conviction OF every political grafi
isa covert personal attack upon the
lslves.
But corruption In these anairs is ,
new occurrence and we call sttentl
~ the fact that II is TO the corrupt
,ower capitalism and uncertainty Of
mture and the business lnstinc1 Of The
Who make politics business that
I'VE the scandalous corruption Of mu
,lpsl county and state administrati