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Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-10-27

AsAsAkeHE MAJORITY could epoint with pride" to the
q rs fact that it has never become unduly excited
"a ii "a over improving the Ohio river. Recent de-
( $3.50. veopments, though may startle some good
nennla who have looked and lnnoed for the
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-10-27
PLATFORM
sa OF
The State Socialist Party

The Socialist Party at West Virgin.
la, in Convention assembled, again de-
clares its loyalty to, and feaffirms its
steadfast belief in the principals Of
International Socialism. and Endorses
the Declaration OF Principals and Ma
tional Platform Of the Socialist Party
OF the United States.
In entering upon this campaign, the
Socialist Party of West Virginia, again
calls upon all working men and wo-
men. and all who sympathize with the
just demands Of labor, to join in the
struggle against organized capital and
Capi&alistic Rule, to the end, that
private monopoly OF the means Of life
shall be abolished, and g system Of
collective or cooperative ownership
shall be established, so that labor
shall receive its just reward and enjoy
the full product Of its toll.
Never before in the history Of this
State, has the Class Struggle presen-
ted itself 80 clearly and forceably to
the people as. today. A comparatively
few men (The Capitalist GLASS;, SON.
troll all the means Of life, employing
labor for the purpose, only. Of making
RA0AAeSs dAl0 WHEN R1AAtGS 0I VAaACA
causes render such employment I'M
profitable. the results are idleness, mis-
cry, want and crime.
The present Industrial system, as It
Is conducted to-day, Is utterly inadi-
quate to prevent panics, or to deal with
the pressing problem Of the unem-
ployed. The old political parties and
their allies which are dominated by
the Capitalist Class, either ignore the
fact Of non-employment, or purposely
offer foolish and impractical solutions
for thee problem.
Private Monopoly Of the means Of
lifs il g curse to the masses It crush
ies the souls and spirits Of men ana
women. It dwarfs their intellects. It
hampers knowledge. It victimizes the
real Saviours Of humanity and cruel
hes them. and greets its Judases with
glad hozannahs. It dams back the
aoOd tides Of kindness and righteous
ness that call from the hearts and
heads Of humanity for Brotherhood,
Liberty and Justice. and Its only incen-
tive to action d mammon.
Laws are enacted BY Legislatures
which are elected through Political
Parties. and Political Parties are the
economic expressions 81 Class Inter-
ests: The old political parties ana their
allies are Capls allst PARTIES 3hey are
d18need' owned ana controlled by the
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-10-27
sANArE1 sroe1Es
Union Hand Made


eminent. That they shall have power
to establish City or District Water
Works, Electric Lighting Plants, Gas
Plants, Cold Storage Plants, Stree
Car, Railroads. Coal and Wood Yards,
Public Laundries, Slaughter Houses,
Bath Houses, Build Homes and buy
and own land, or do anything of a
similar character and furnish them to
the people at cost.
9Th. That all laws now on the Stat
ute Books enacted for the safety and
comfort af the Miners of this State be
rigidly enforced, and that new laws be
enacted, compelling all mine owners to
enacted, compelling all mine owners to
equip their mines with the latest and
| most improved Safety Appliances, SO
as to prevent Explosions, Fires, Damp,
Suffocation, Failing Roofs or anything
of a similar character, so that the
health and life of all the Miners and
Mine Employees shall be properly safe
guarded and be considered before
profits.
9th. That we recognize Trades
Unfonism as the Industrial Arm of the
Labor Movement and the Socialist
Party as the Political Arm, and advo .
| cate Trades Unionists becoming mem :
bers of the Trades Unions of their
respective trades, so that a better or
ganized and more effective campaign
can be waged against the Capitals.
Class by the Working Class for Indus
trial emancipation.
10. That we demand the establish
ment of State Farming Schools. Thai
| a model Farm be established in con-
nection with every school in every
J County in the State. That said school
and Farm shall consider the kind of
agriculture suitable for that part Of
the State, such as Stock, Grain, Fruit
and Truck Gardening. That the STATE
Government shall advance loans to the
farmers for agriculture uses, such
loans to be issued upon fixed or in
stallment payments at low rate of
interest.
IL That we demand the re-forest-
ing of bare tracts of land suitable for
re-foresting, so that the coming gener-
atoms who have been robbed by the
Timber Thieves can be provided with
lumber at cost.
H. WE DEMAND TEMPER-
ANCE in the use of liquors is the re-
suit of weak economic conditions. With
the abolition of the profit system the
grower Of the people will be strong
in physique, intellect and morals In.
temperance will gradually disappear.
and temperate habits in all things pre-
val. Until the profit system has
been abolished. and a sane economic
order has been established, the at
tempt of all well meaning people 20
Introduce temperate habits by law
win prove only an evasion Of the real
issue.
Such measures of relief as are out
lined in this platform. are not inten-
ded to cure all the evils that we suffer
from under this Capitalistic System
but are only intended as means 20
an end. The end being, the collective
or common ownership Of all the tools
OF Production and Distribution. Com
nunication and Exchange, SO that the
Working Glass who produce the wealth
of the Nation shall have an opportu-
nifty Is own Private Property a the
T7sf'1,s her ff5ln >
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-10-27


e and the poor poorer the cities are increasing and the
farming population decreasing proportonatey. It
pected that the complete figures will show that the cities
contain 40 per cent of the couns population whereas
but century ago the cities had but 8 per cent.
Accordingly some, imitation economists b4a me
the young yoeman for leaving the poetic potatoes and hire
ing himself to the crate white way They say he should
remain glued to the parental pasteage and strive to
cuate hope in his heart experience in his head and hay
seed in his Whskers They sraddle his path before him
like the boy who tried to stop the pig in the ae and
shout with violent warning: tBack to FARM and
pussed when he keeps right on citywar pushing them off
their platitude in passing.
Now sentiment looms large in sBack-to-the-farm"
crv but unfortunately sentiment has very little to do with
modern life Very few Of us who live in town but would
prefer the country mot entirely stripped Of city conven
ences but those of us who work for living have to hug
pretty close to the pay window And the farmers be-
city jewellers because they hear the factory Whistles
That's all there is to it. No sentiment enters ex-
cept the desire to keep alive We creatures of capital
ISM which is the factory SYSTEM and the young farmers
come to town simply because they drawn by the drag
net ofnodern industrial conditions relentless cap
talist conditions And under capitalism the urban tend
ecv will increase instead of diminish for the tendency is
private profit and private profit is stronger far than phil
osopca reasoning stronger than preaching stronger than
walls and lamentations
While it exists the only way to keep our young men
try.
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Ohio County Socialist Platform

The Socialists of Ohio County West Va in convention affirm
the State and National Platforms
l. We advocate home rule the initiative referendum and the
right of recall
We3ayor short franchises for public corpor
aons and that the people have the right Of purchase
time actual physical value with reasonable allowance for
tiative.
g. We favor tuberculosis sanarum and that all
taken there also first class dairy and hennery
connection herewith.
We favor direct employment of labor whenever possible
against work. the employment Of union labor
an eight hour basis.
We favor free text books and supplies for the public schools
and the state to print the text books. TX
We favor the capitalization Of corporations proper
onately equal to that the homes Of the citizens
Z We oppose the separation of aged married couples
County nay unnatural and nhuman unless disease makes
it necessary.
coal and iron police guard the property of corporations whose
employees may be strike also the calling Of the troops
labor troubles but instead recommend that members of labor
unions who citizens be called guard said property
We condemn the present and past unfauness county
officials and demand the prosecution of officials who have illegally
dipped into the county treasury and that restitution may be
of the amounts SO taken.
We opposed the entire tas SYSTEM which
possible for small class society to stand between the
the its bread supply and dictates whether they shall
work, beg, starve or steal
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would result. in q satisfactory settler
ment Of the strike. therefore the
strike win be prosecuted at yigor-
ously as ever.
'.Mr. Harris insisted that it was
Company's intention. to institute
.Piece-Work in any shop Of the sys-
tenn when it sould be worked adj
vantageously, and that even though
the strike was ended on the basis he
suggested to Brother Mulholland the
men would have to accept Of piece
work In any shop. if requested to do
SO by the oficials ON charge. He
further claimed the right to send the
men to any shop as they returned to
work. and said that he would not put
the striking foreman back to work as
foreman. The only thing that he
would add to his proposition was to
extend the time from to 8 months
in regards to not having to under
60 examination for the relief feature.
'sWe deeply regretted our inability
to secure q settlement that would be
satisfactory to an. but as the strikers
and oficers Of our organisation will
not accept the Patchwork system, ell
concerned should do All within their
power TO make HE strike 90 effective
that they viii agree to 3 settlement
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this either.

! this either.
1--WE have our strike well in hand
and the motive power IL in such 4
deplorable condition that we feel that
we can secure an honorable settle
ment before many months.
President O'ConneIl assured us
and your committee that the Grand
Lodge would continue to assist and
cooperate with us in our endeavcrs.
Eve hope that none Of you will
become discouraged and that each
and every man viii do all. within his
power to carry on the strike most
effectively. Be up and doing and
keep 4 close watch on all trains as
many men may accept positions with
the B. & o. beleiveing that the strike
was settled as such information was
spread broadcase by the newspapers.
with best Wishes. we remain
yours to- win.
"A. r. STARK,
Business Representative. /. A. Of n.
s'H. HABERF1ELD.
Gen. Strike Secy.
&C. D. SUMMERS.
District President
..P. On account Of SO many
lodges failing to send in : report for
-asrl = :. .....vsY.s A. s.<x
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-10-27

so ga over improving the Ohio river. Recent de-
MA....M velopments, though, may startle some good
ssssssM people who have looked and longed for the
time when they could get to Cairo by 9foot stage
IT, s. Commissioner Of Corporations Herbert Knox Smith
has made the discovery that the railroads have I'M
osrustvey gobbed up the water frontage in the prnc
pie shipping centers and they need not through
the velong day. whether school keeps not He gives
New Orleans and San Francisco the only prominent ex
ceptions thus sleghting Wheeling which All know has
so ntegenty resisted the encroachmen Of the Pennsy
vania railroad that we still own wharf space enough to
trundle wheelbarrow to the wharfboat provided the
river is too low to ship the wheelbarrow full.
We fondly refer to our llavigable streams public
highways and then we permit seekers to
act coll at the only places where get on and of
that public highway But it would not matter had the
railroads not made hay while the sun congressional elo
qence shone foolish competition could not win against
common-sense cooperation. Industrial magnates know
that and that is why they have gathered in the means
transportation When We the people, know much we
viii do the same.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-10-27

the Class to which they belong.
The Socialist Party is q Working
Class Party. 1t is composed of work
owned and controlled by the workins
class, and when its candidates are
elected to any law making body, they
legislate in the interests of the work
ing class.
The Socialist Party Of West vir-
ginia, therefore, recommends to al
thoughtful working men and women
and those who sympathize with then
in their struggle for industrial indie.
pendence, the following platform.
PLATFORM.
list. That we demand universal suf-
ferage without Property Rights tt
all men and women Of lawful age re-
CARELESS Of race, color or creed.
End. We demand that the "Vett
Power of all executives be abolished
and hat such power be vested in the
people, by the Initiative and Referen-
dunn. and Imperative Mandate, Righ1
of Really
Bird. That the Constitutions Of this
State and Nation shall be abolished
also the State and United States Sen.
ates. and that the laws enacted by the
Representatives Of the people shall be
supleme. until rejected by the Referen
dunn Vote, and that no National OF
State Lave shall be enacted prohibi'
tive thereof. .s8
4th. That the power Of the Presi
dent Of the United States to appoint
Judges be annulled. That Judges Of
both the Supreme and Subordinate
Courts be elected by the direct vote 9:
the people. That their term Of office
,shal not exceed period Of four years
5th. That we demand an enactment
of national Law, by which the Gov
ernment Of the United States can loan
any City or County money, on Bonds
issued by said city or County said
loans to be made In Legal Tender and
BY the Government to be used imme-
diately for the relief or the unem-
ployed. by extending all kinds Of use
without interest The money so issued
ful public works IN said City or Coun-
fy. That all persons engaged IN sucn
works shall be employed under an
eight hour work day, and ct the pre-
vailing Union Wages.
9Th. That We demand that the
State shall provide free school books
and school utensils on an subjects t.
the pupils Of the Public Schools. Thas
course Of political economy relating
70 Industrial conditions be added to the
line Of studies already 10 use. also, 2
course Of domestic economy ana thai
All edf1n54f0sf - s5Sa95a enHnH1S0EY to
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-10-27
SOCIALIST TICKET
THE REAL LABOR CANDIDATE

Every man on the ticket works for q living and
belongs to the union Of his craft Every one has
signed his resignation which is now in the hands of
his fellow Workingmen and can be accepted by them
whenever they think that he does not properly repre-
sent Labor.
The only Political Ticket OF tie Working People, By tie
Working People and FOR tie Working People.
FOR CONGRESS
First district of West Virginia
A. L. BAUER, Carpenter
FOR THE STATE SENATE
First senatorial district of West Virginia
WALTER B. HILTON Labor editor
FOR THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES
From Ohio County
VALENTINE REUTEER, Brewery workman
MICHAEL DREBUS, Bakery driver
JOSEPH YAHN, Stogie Maker
LLOYD KYLE, Mill worker
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Ohio County
North Of Creek ADRIAN ALBERT, Stogie Maker
South of Creek, HERMAN REINHARDT, Stogie Maker
Country District PETER BOYD Grocer Clerk
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
WILLIAMF. PRICE, Mill Worker
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G0itorial8 su.,.., : : ,...r.

BACK SEAT has been taken by the Back to
to the Farm" movement, since meagre items
Of the late census have begun to filter through
the red-tape sieve. It is discovered that in
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NACRINsls STILL FIGHTING

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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-23
New Interpretations

The Green River Irrigation Development
company Of Elgin, Utah. filed copy OF
retary OF state Wednesday; capital stock,
$4,000, divided into 81 shares; e. T. Mer-
ritt, president; j. T. Brecken, vice presi-
dent, 2, III. Lund, secretary and treasurer.
These also are the directors The COM
pany owns some water rights in the Green
river.
A copy Of the articles OF incorporation
or the Rich County Commercial club of
Randolph. Rich county, was filed with the
secretary Of state George Spencer Ia
president: J. NJ, Baxter, vice president;
w, /. Rex, treasurer; F. r. Morgan. sec
retsFy.
The Loyal Protective Insurance COM
pany Of Boston filed a copy of its arti-
cles OF Incorporation with the secretary
OF state; capital stock. $780, 900, F. o.
Weak OF Salt Lake is resident agent.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-23
AMERICAN SOCIETY WORKS q
OVERTIME IN LONDON

LONDON. June 22,-The third Anglo,
American wedding in this month TOOK
place in ST. Georges church TO-DAY; %nn %nen
Miss Helen Post became the wle OIL JHois III =
"a ot,e Eliot Like the marriages or the
other American girls, Miss Drexel and and
Miss Carter. this union was an occasio"
of social Importance a,
Miss Post is the daughter OF Lacy
BARRYMORE and hor first husband. inc
late Arthur Post OF New York, M. hhot
is the son of the late Colonel {, o. =;
E,,iot and grandson of the third Earl OF
81 ccrnons He was Il groom in walt
ing ana gentleman usher 10 the late kihs n
Edward The bride was given away oS
Lord Barrymore.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-23
BUSINESS NOTES

The local bank clearings Wednesday
were 81, LAB. 516.O3, as compared with ST.
140. i07.6 81 for the corresponding day OF
last year, gain OF S5l0S.46,
1t Is expected that the new city direc-
tory. issued by P. L. Polk & Co., Will
be off the press carly next month, The
edition was delayed somewhat because Of
the death OF w. P. Cooper Salt Lake
manager for the company. F. w. Sud
bury Ia now in charge.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-23
Marriage Licenses,

Wiford Moyle and Hazel j. Douris'
Salt Lake. ., u,,,,
n B. Cole and Emma b. NoihrHian'
Salt Lake. ea,,
c. T, White and Edith Hawkes.. salt
q X Sandbcrg, Salt Lake; and Esther
Cornell. Forest Dale.
". O. Woldbcrg and Grace b, Wright
O. II. Peters and Prcale NJ Clark sail
T. G. Wall LYMAN. wyo.- and Anto-
nette BENJAMIN Salt Lake,
w. V Spiclberg and Nellie b. MOI
gan, Salt Lake
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-23

On Friday June "a, the Daughters OF
Utah Pioneers will meet with Mrs. M. Y.
Dougall and a programme will be given
consisting OF biographical sketch Of the
founder general OF the society, the late
Mrs, Annie T. Hyde, solo by Miss Enid
Edmonds and a duet by Miss Edmonds
and Mrs. Leroy Clayton. The charter
members OF the society will be special
guests of the session
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-23

sister of the bride. Later in the evening
IL reception was held The home was
prettily decorated with roses. pink and
white roses being used In the parlor
mink and white peas in the dining room
and rcd roses in the library.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-23
Salt Lake Statistics
Births.

Dorn,ont Huhaker 60 {; street, boy.
F. A. Sweet. 1855 East Second South
n. Jensen. 943 Ninth East. girl.
o. c. Adams, SIC McClelland avenue
Charles Cauit. IL MAYORS court. girl
] M Hornberger, 765 West Eishtf
j. II. Morris, rear 10 North Fifth West
girl.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-23

Mrs. B. o. Meckhnburg and Katherine
Wall left last week for Los Angeles to
attend the graduation exercises OF their
Los Angeles law school and tbeY viii
later spend some time with their mother
Mrs. Nellie NJ. Wall.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-23
Deaths.

Mabel NJ. Jensen. l., D. s. hospitel
aged 8 months; died June 20; acute sep
F G. Lawrence. 459 West Fifth North
aged months; died June q; cholera IN
fantum. ,.,,. .d
c. NJ Anderson. Cotton. blah' aSeo
52 died June il; railroad acIacnI'
f'IifIord Mowers stockton, Utah; aged
II: died June %: cmpyema,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-23

Two million dollars guarantees the
security OF every abstract mado by the
Salt Lake Security Trust Co, 81 Up
Main We own our records
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-23

Mrs. Hedges of 2d1 East First South
street delightfully."- entertained at break
fast "wednesday morning for Mrs. Grace
I. Harris OF Battle Creek, Mich
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-23

Miss Margaret Cannon and David II.
Clayton were married Wednesday morn
ing in the temple, followed by Yecep-
ton at the Cannon country home from
to s O'Clock
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-23

~, r Cutler, Jr.. pleasantly en-
Mr. Joan Joan,v children, in honor OF her
r;,l,:o ISth InSorothy's ninth birthday, The
tas'a pe,ol Oss nlessantly passed in games
'tfpen SA alter which luncheon was
y npsle' 'ascorations on the table being
ps1 n,1 arI in nasturtiums. The hostess
.sso ss.o,'Isied gsu In entertaining by MISS
2 psteman. Mrs. Sidney Lauble and
n p shiyerlck.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-23

Miss Nellie Harris and her brother.
Master Charles Harris, left last night over
the Oregon Short Line for Walla Waila,
Wash. to spend the summer with their
father.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-23

The marriage of Miss Hazel Dorius
and Wilford Moyle took place in tho
temple Wednesday morning, followed by
a reception from 9 TO IL at the bride 8
home.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-23

Andrew Clark entertained the members
of the ClarS-Peters bridal party at n
supper al the Louvre Wednesday night
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Morning
star delightfully."- entertained at a
dinner for Miss Emma Heckner. and
bridal party and few friends,
covers being laid for SIXTEEN The
table was attractively decorated with
pink La France roses. large vase OF
white adorned the center of the table.
A unique feature OF the dinner was the
serving OF the pie by the bride with a
question with It, which the bride was 10
answer. and 1t was an entire surprise 10
the guest of honor The place cards were
pretty hand-painted hearts,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-23

beyy of bright and charming .nna1I
W a. home from eastern schoois;
, .m q now on the tennis n.ns courts nr ,,an8 an4
III homes viii be the scene ,e,ch Gl hians dhess
80 80 yoang y people will be the ieao'hs
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-23

Miss Nellie Anderson and John A
Harter were married Wednesday morn
Ing In the temple a recsDtion was given
In the evening at the home of the bride
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-23
nIJN1,AP HATS

Recognized lis the best.
w. L. FIFE Co,
Sole agents. lob MAIN
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-23

Mrs. Percival O. Perkins gave an en-
joyable children's party at Liberty PARK
Wednesday afternoon to celebrate the
fifth birthday anniversary OF her htle
daushter Betty The children enjoyed
an afternoon OF gamos and boat rides,
after which luncheon was spread ana the
one OF the pieasantesr parties OF the
week.
Miss Dora Bogue returned Friday from
Wellesley having just finished ner JUNIOR
wear and viii spend the summer with her
parents. Miss Bogue Will return next
year 10 graduate,