Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-03-07
Butte Socialists
Nominate
A Strong Ticket Put in the Field
Campaign Outlined Platform
and Resolutions Adopted

1h' NoIhhS 'ldsS Win proper Iaclll-
ties in this direction as wei as in every
other channel which the laws of the
state will permit.
Books shall be borrowed by citizens
from the public library without giving
any security therefor under proper reg
ulationa
The city council and mayor shall do
all in their power to supply work for
the unemployed.
The city limits shall be extended IL
possible so as TO include all mines south
Of the speculotor aud the Speculation.
The price Of water to be regulated
by the city eouncil and the city coun-
ell to prevent the water company from
charging extortionate rates The fran
ehise shall be revoked as soon as pos
sible.
The city council shall regulate the.
price of electricity.
The Socialist party shall apply this
test to proposed legislation Is it in.
the interests Of the working classi II
it is, we are for it; if not, we are,
against it.
Whereas, The capitalist class through
the agency of the political administra-
tiOn of Colorado and Idaho have kid
mapped three of our comrades, namely,
Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone, whose
only crime was loyalty to their class,
and deported them to the state of Ida
no and kept them in prison nearly
thirteen months without trial, and
Whereas, President Roosevelt sent
a member of his political family 10 the
state of Idaho, to assist in every way
possible to bring about the eonvic-
tion of these innocent men and
Whereas, the supreme court with but
one dissenting vote in the person of
Judge Mckenna has declared that the
kidnapping of working men is legal,
thereby showing that the government
is in the hands of the capitalist class
and
Whereas this is but a link in the
chain of evidence which shows the cap
italists to be the real rulers of the
nation, some of the important links be-
ing the Molly Mcclure, the Haymarket,
the Imprisonment Of f. V. Debs, the
persecution Of Shea and the imprison-
ment Of President Charles woerner, of
the Pressmen' union in Chicago for
feeding strikers, slavery today in the
railroad camps of Florida and we
might fiji volume after volume of these
links which show that the capitalist
rule is rule Of blood and at all times
is backed mp by the political govern
ment, therefore, be il
Resolved, That we, the Socialist par
ty in convention assembled call upon
the entire working class to unite under
The banner Of one political party, name
ly the Soeilist party, and overthrow
this desPot (the capitalist system,) and
establish a system whose basic prin-
eiple shall be given TO the worker. the
producer of all wealth that which he
produces. and be il
Resolved, That ws hereby sound the
note of warning that Mover, Haywood
and Pettibone shall not be murdered.
That we wish this matter TO be set
tied peaeeably but if necessary, we,
the working people will take other
methods TO secure Justice.
Resolved, That copy of these reso-
lutions be furnished President Roose.
welt, Governors Gooding and Mcdonald,
The Montana News, Appeal to Reason,
Chicago Daily Socialist and the In
dustrial Bulletin and the Miners Mag
azine
The following were elected the city
central committee:
First Ward, Com. Pierce.
Second Ward-Com. McGowan.
Third ward Com McGurley
Fourth ward, Com. Mant.
Fifth, A, Jennings
Sixth, y. y. Colgan
Seventh, g. VI. Van Home.
Eighth, ]. 8, Harrington.
collection was taken up 10 start
the campaign and Sass was received.
After giving three cheers for social
ism the convention adjourned.
temporary settlement in the strike
Of the linemen in Helena and Mssodia