The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-07-03
Preamble and Platform Of The
Socialist Party of the U. ).

The Socialists party. in national cen
veu,ion assembled. IN entering upon
the campaign a l@a>, again presents
it>e.. 70 The people as the party Of the
worSirs cas-, sud SIS such appeals for
the support q al workers OF the United
States and a s., citizens who Sympath-
Ire with the greA; and ms. cause OF
labor.
WsArs a. this uomer, in the ni6S,
a. ore ~ hose Industrial oVeak6ovn>
that periodically pAra.yze the lie O
tie rs,:c1. The mDch-ooa>;ed era a
err rA;iCuA, pro>yeyii! hsS been fol
.o~s3 oy oue @: general misery. Fac
tories rlll> snd mines are closed. woEs
: abandoned. ArG millions 81 men.
ready. willing au3 abls 10 provide the
nation with 81 the Iecessar.es aud
comforts c. lie a-e forced into idleues>
aud Starvation. Within recent times
the tr.>.S ana uoaopolie> have attained
81 erorluo1s ard uenac.rg develop
me1t- hey have acquired the power
u Glc.4.e 70 : he terms upo0 which
We shA,. Ne allowed 10 live The tgusi>
xt1e prices q our bread. meat ano
sugar. 4 CIR Goa. q. and clothing; a
cur raw material ana machinery; a 81
the 1eceS sAr.es Q: life And even The
prices Il oaE u Ans
TIE r4l.r. cas- has seized upon the
present desperate condition q workers
a. az opportunity Tor a renewed o.
slzucht o. The organized labor move
meat. TIE hishe>; eoar,s a he ooun-
IN have within the as; yea- rendered
decision 2t;er decision deprivinE the
wo-ae1s q rights which the! tad To-
BY generations q struggle.
lie A.tsmp, 10 is>iroy he Western
Federation a Miners. although defeat
e by lac solidarity a organized .aoor
ara he Soc.4-l>; novsusn;, revealed
tie existence Q. i .zrraach!pg at
un>c-up--oas conspiracy o. lie part o.
.hs ruling powers 2g2.r>i lie o-gsc!2.
atoms q .Aoor.
i their s5ort> - tSks lie Ives q
tie faithful. leaders a The Miners tie
couSp:-a,o-s vio.Atei the STATE avs a1d
,hs teds-a. constitution i 1a1ae'
seldom s1oAls6 svsu i coaot-y =
Completely dominated s. : lie lifted
states n t1s p-oii->ees King clasS
Ike congress a lie Cniied >isiss
rs >oEu - contempt tor he Interests
II lAb.o- a. plainly 2ud enthusiastically 8
have he cher branches Q. tie govern
asut TIE legislature to7 which ios
tsho. c-Ea-izAt.o1s have oocI1 1o2S-!
vsli,.o-s6 hAs been rejected. l1s
<cz-1 80 .s,ai.o- apparently E2sss1 To-
thes. bxns6, 12s beer = d.sioris- - 4
i-5ure thcSs whom ! Y-siso1s- - X. =
TIE working clAss c. tie l-is1
STATES Sz-1at s1psci sly reDSc! ~
liz wrocss from ihs present ruling
clsss o. from lie 3ooioar. parties =
3o-c a. s-A-. r11os- x i16.vldosls
a-e permitted IL ase t.s coz0o1 -
sources q liz nations wealth to- then
private profit II competition with ssc,
other. AZ fo- tie sxploiiALr1 q her
fallowzs-. industrial dsp-assioos s-s
bound K oecur ST certain .oie-vs-s
y carrsocy reforms O oiAs- .sE-s-s-
tive rszsarss proposed y c4?.is ISIS
rssc.--srs ca 4ga.. sEzlosi t1sss taiS
results Q. sysis1 {: uiis- A-arch! =
Production
s. lou- 8 lie vss,ia Prod octlo- .
t1s COUNTY, : b2s-6 o Individual con
pst.1.co tas 5s-cs struggles Q. ih-s
cazpsistso1 I'll inevitably ST. x
conb.-st5oos al i-1Sts- No sloo-li
Q. rovs-Lasri regulations q @ Eat-
lic-ty. q Q. restrictive legislation v
arrest ~ -ai1-&- co--ss . zo5s--
io5-si-s. isvs.t!l-1s1.-
- loEc IS or courts lsE-s Stare:
and executive o-5css -s1ai1 = lie
hands q. he ralils cl2ssas aol i.s-'
a-s-ts. co- -ove-l1s-i W. ~ asa1 i
t-e sris-ss-s a. these ASSES 3 &zAl-si
It's to..s-s-
Political parties a-s hi It's sx-'-ss-
Sio1s & 4co1o2.e clAss Interest," lie
rerua .ca-. lie democratic AIT tie 50
cs--e5 -.1asps -5socs -'A--iss. AL &.
ra-i5s> c1aer it-l fhs >oc. Allsi pan!
as financed. directed Aod oolil'o-- =
u ~ representatives. q d-1srs-'
e~as--ss :: i1s -1-i1g clsss-
uise 14.1ienaocs Il o-Ass govern
usut bon iae Democratic a-d -eT.ua-l-
cA- ua-i.es have hee1 = o2-ly gl-1!