Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-09-08

the Declaration OF Erlne1paIS ana Nd
tional Platform Of the Socialist Party
Of the United States.
In entering dpon 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
Capitalistie Rule, to the end, thai
private monopoly of the means Of life
shall be abolished, and a system of
collective OF cooperative ownership
shall be established, so that labor
shall receive It's just reward and enjoy
the full product Of its toll.
Never before tn the history Of this
state, has the Glass Struggle presen-5
ted itself SO clearly and forceably to
the people as today. A comparatively
few men (The Capitalist Class. SON
troll all the means Of life, employing
labor for the purpose. only, Of making
profits, and when panics or other
causes render such employment un-l
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 unem7
ployed. The old political parties and
their allies, which are dominated by
the Capitalist Glass, either ignore the
fact Of non-emplo yment, or purposely
offer foolish and impractical solutions
for thee problem
Private Monopoly of the means of
H.
es the souls and spirits Of men and
women. It dwarfs their intellects. #
hampers knowledge: It svictimizes the
real Saviours Of humanity and cruel
fies them, and greets its Judases with
glad hozannahs. It dams back the
flood 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 is mammon.
Laws are enacted by Legislatures
which are elected through Political
Parties, and Political Parties are the
economic expressions of Glass Inter
ests. The old political parties and their
allies are Capitalist Parties They are
| financed, owned and controlled by tbs
lCapitalist Class, and all legislation thai
they enact, is done in the interests o.
| the Glass to which they belong.
The Socialist Party is a Working
Class Party. 1t is composed of work
ling men and women It is financed
Iowned and controlled BY the WORKING
class, and when its candidates ars
elected to any law making body, thes
/ legfslate 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 synpathize with then
in their struggle for industrial indie
pendence, the following platform.
PLATFORM.
Est. That we demand universal slIfi
lferage without Property Rights" Il
all men and women of lawful age re,
CARELESS of race color or creed.
| End. we demand that the Vet
Power Of all executives be abolished
and hat such power be vested In the
people, BY the Initiative and Referen7
DUN and Imperative Mandate, (Righl
of Recall.l
srd. That the Constitutions of thu
State and Nation shall be abolished
Ealso the State and United States Sen:
ates and that the laws enacted by thu
Representatives of the people shall b
supleme, until rejected by the Referen
1 dunn Vote, and that no National o.
state Law shall be enacted prohibit
tive thereof.
4th. That the power of the Presl
| dent Of the United States to appoin'
Judges be annulied. That Judges q
both the Supreme and Subordinaf'
| Courts be elected by the direct vote 2
the people. That their term Of offict
shall not exceed period of four years
5th. That We demand an enactmen
Of a national Law, by which the Gov
ernment: of the United States can loaI
any city or County money, on Bonds
ISSUED BY said city or County, SAID
loans to be made in Legal Tender am
without interest. The money SO ISSUED
BY the Government to be used imme
diately for the relief or the unem
pIoyed, by extending all kinds, Of use
full public works IN said City or Coun
ty. That all persons engaged in sucl
works shah be employed under al
eight hour work day, and at the pre-
vailing Union Wages.
eth. That we demand that tn
State shall provide free school book
and school utensils on all subjects 4
the pupils Of the Public Schools Tina
q course Of political economy relatin!
\ TO industrial conditions be added to TIL
Iine Of studies already IN use, also.
course Of domestic economy, and tina
all education be made compulsory t,
/ the age Of sixteen years.
7th. That ali cities and Districts ii
!! this State shall have absolute self gov;
eminent. That they shall have poWei
to establish City or District Watei
Works, Electric Lighting Plants, Ca
Plants. Cold Storage Plants, Stree
Car. Railroads. Coal and Wood Yards
Public Laundries, Slaughter Houses
Bath Houses. Build Homes and bus
and own land, or do anything Of (
similar character and furnish them t.
the people at cost
9Th. That all laws now on the stat
ute Books enacted for the safety am
comfort af the Miners Of this State b.