Montana news., 1908-10-15
BE sure aud register.
IN APPEAL TO TIE VOTERS OF
RNNALLI COUNTY. MONTANA.

RANAl.Ll COUNTY. MONTANA.
Realizing the grasp that predatory
wealth wirIds over the conditions con-
trolling all industries throughout the
United states and appr"hcnsive that
continuance of the same haphazard
competitive system is intrndrd and
will De- enforced by either pf the
dominant political parties coming into
or continuing In power. The Socialist
party in clear and unmistakable terms
offers remedy for tho industrial
evils now confronting us, political
rescue through the ballot hos in order
that the form of our government may
be- changed in accordance with the
declaration of our forefathers: That
whenever such government becomes
oppressive it is the right and becomes
the duty of the people To- alter or
abolish the same and establish a new
form of government. Therefore the
Sosiaiist party proposes to establish
an industrial cooperative common
wealth in which labor shall receive as
an equivalent for the creation of all
wealth full compensation by being
made tn" owner of all wealth. With
this intention before us and by exist
ing legal authority it proposes To cap
| tprr the powers of the administration
! Of government and To- these ends the
mon chosen i'm Eayalli county, Non
tana, 10y party rules and by lawful
statutes, come before tho voters Of
! Ruyalli county pledged to work for
! mmcdiat" governmental relief for all
unemployed workers by authorizing
the national government to undertake
further national enterprises such as
rrforesting denuded lands, reclama-
tion Of arid lands and extending irri-
cation projects covering national ter
ritory. Py passag. Of laws extending
To- the coll, ctive ownership of rail-
roads, telegraphs. telephones. steam
ship lines. electric lines and all other
means Of public communication. To
the collective ownership of all indus
tries now ON or to be organized on a
national scale. To the extension of
the public domain So as To include
work in mines, quarries. oil wells. the
improvement Of water powers and
their ultimate use for industrial pur-
poses by favoring new laws that
will restrict the hours of labor To such
limits that all may receive their due
share. by forbidding the employment
of children under age at work i'm any
lprivatc or corporate industry. and en-
actment of laws that will abolish Of
ticinl or private charity and place the
disabled workers in homes free from
the taint of gain or profit to private
channels. To pass and establish laws
lcvying "A progressive inheritance tax
until such times as the commonwealth
assumes full powers in regulating the
incomes OF individuals not partiicpat-
ing In the benefits to he derived from
actual membership in the common
wealth, For laws granting unrestrict-
ed suffrage and equal participation OF
all persons actively engaged i'm pro-
ducing the necessities OF society. For
laws placing the initiative and refer
cndum in the hands OF all workers
and the power to dictate and manage
their respective callings. subject to
! approval under national administra-
tions For the enactment of more
liberal measures I'm educational insti-
. |
bc enabled to have all the advantages
or a higher education. For the cur
tailment of life appointments as
Judges OF the supreme court by re-
ducing the term To four years con-
tlnuous service. For the right To in
itiate or repeal all national laws, and
that the constitution of the United
States bc made amendable by ma
jority vote. For the free administra-
tion OF Justice. together with such
measures of relief as We may be able
To force from present capitalstic rul-
= crs ns will benefit the whole system of
industry
Thr Socialist party of Ravalli coun-
ty places before the voters an oppor-
tunity To express nj the polls their
, condemnation Of existing govern
. mental policies and their desire to In
nugurnte a more humane, systematic.
harmonious and orderly arrangement
Of the social relations OF mankind.
whereby the workers OF the world will
become the rulers of the world