The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-25
SOCIALISTS BLAME
ALL BUT SELVES
State Convention Held on Sum-
day Adopts Platform of
Condemnation.
BROWN TO SPREAD CULT
FORMER MINISTER WILL BE
STATE ORGANIZER.
BROWN TO SPREAD CULT


platform for the forthcoming political
campaign. The platform planks de-
clared for industrial and political re-
forms. The Socialists named James A.
smith as their candidate for Congress
and r ;. Lund Tor chief justice of the
supreme court Of Utah.
The Rev. William Thurston Brown.
who recently resigned as pastor OF the
FIRST Unitarian church OF salt Lake
because his congregation was divided
against him on account OF his Social
istic views. was elected state organic
err James a. Smith OF salt Lake was
elected state secretary Of the Socialist
party, +. J. Mallett or Toocle, was
chosen national committeeman and Ho-
mer p Burt. state chairman.
The following were elected to serve
on the state executive and campaign
committee: Homer P. Burt. salt Lake;
.. r Parson, TOoele; n. 4. Saunders,
Provo; Grant SyOhen. ogden.
committee OF three was appointed
70 consider the advisability OF estab-
fishing an intermOuntain Socialist
weekly paper. and report to the oxecu-
tive committee. which will have power
to act. The convention made the fol-
lowing recommendations:
That locals organize wOmens COM
mittecs to have charge OF educational
work among women and children. that
an SOCIALISTS DatrOnize the CommDnWeal
supply company Of Salt Lake. an or
ganization for the supplying Of the ne
cessities OF life at practically cost.
that the Socialist locals elect commit
tees to work in conjunction with labor
unions for the advancement Of union
interest. that q complete Industrial
organization OF workers be perfected 70
meet the complete organization OF cap
italists.
Although the temperature in the
room lowered around % degrees tho
delegates were in session nearly all
day.
Socialist Platform
following platform Of the Socialist par
" was ratified.
INCREASED COST OF LIVING
Everywhere today IN America the pro
duCing classes are feeling the burden
Of the increased cost Of living. Never
was labor so productive as now. never
was the supply Of food products so
great and yet. the prices OF the neces-
I'D. Within less than 20 years the
price Of staple food products las
increased from so per cent 70 lSt
per cent. So widespread and acute has
this situation become that the recent
United States Congress was forced 10
recognize 10. and a commission was ap-
pointed to investigate IL. This commits
sion was farce. Instead OF trylng
to find and reason the cause OF TINS
condition. Il merely declared. BY strict
party vote. that the AldriCh- Payne
tariff bin IS the real cause.
THE CAUSE OF HIGH PRICES--lt
r. now becoming plain 20 all who read
or think that the only reason why we
all are being forced TO nay nlBner
prices for the necessities Of life IS be
cause these prices are fixed by the
trusts All are aware that less than
dozen men have almost absolute con.
troll OF the money Of the nation; that
these few men control all the iron
mills. that two OF three men controi
the sugar industry. the price OF OIL.
the rates OF transportation and the
whole Industrial life OF this nation OF
ninety millions Of people. who are az
the disposal Of less than score OF
powerful men. We have reached con-
sition In which a few men. by the pri-
vate ownership OF the trusts, can and
do decide how we shall live. where
we shall live and how long We shall
live.
blame the Trusts
WAGES AND THE COST OF LIV-
ING-The cost Of living Is largely a
question OF wages. or increase. The
owners Of the trusts are unaffected by
the increase in prices OF necessities OF
life We have hard times because
wages do not keep pace with the cost
or produce and clothing and shelter
While the average increase OF the con-
per cent in twenty years. the cost OF
necessities Of life has increased more
than 100 per cent in that period.
WHAT DETERMINES WAGES
What are vagesg They are the price
OF a commOd ity-labOr. What deter
mines the price OF any commodity Inc
cost OF reproducing the commodity
Ia hor and subsistcnCe-that ana mat
only. The wages Of labor cannot rise
above the level OF subsistence. The
average wage proves that what makes
labor and the labOrer a commodity. ana
so DEGREES n bare subsistence 10 lne
working class What IS capitalism IL
Is the private ownership OF the means
Of producing wealth. What Is the Ell
feet Of such ownership Inc cohlroi
Of society by industrial masters. and
wage slaves. and an Increasing war be
tween these two classes r..-(,r-
"TODAY'S POLITICAL CT MI .LllNt ~, y,
One question. therefore. Shall the
government Of the nation and OF the
several states remain as now, an IT.
responsible industrial oligarchy. or
eha1I the government everywhere be
made an Industrial democracy Or
shall the trusts be permitted 70 ceclue
what we shall pay in order 10 i've.
or shall the people take that power
into their own hands, Shall the trusts
mn and control the lives OF the peO-
bIe. or shall the people run and con-
troi the trusts Shall capitalism con-
wage slaves limited 20 a bare exist
ence- or shall capitalism be abolished
and every Iaborer receive the fun pro-
duct OF his toil2
Condemn other Parties.
ISSUE OF STATE ELECTiON.-.The
only frnportant question 20 decide by
,o4ir votes at the coming state cleo
zion is: Shall the public powers OF
the state be used for the common Dsne-
ri OF All the people. or shall these
rc,.-ers continue to be prostituted Tor
The enrichment OF the few and the rob-
pe aHpc ~ re AT, PARTIES AND MEAN
TNC.-A political party is always the
political expression Of any economic
! class or interest. The Republican party
and the Democratic party ana tnS
American party are all expressions OF
the predatory class and perpetual
vrape starving. vote for either ~
go To- increased cost Of living. rob-
| berv and graft. The Socialist party IS
the political expression OF the entire
| v-ealth-producinE class OF the nation
| 4 vote Tor that party IS a vote for the
abolition OF wage slavery and All power
of exploitation and the inauguration OF
/ real democracy.
INDUSTRIAL DEMANDS.-We de-
mard an employers liability act. abol-
/ ishing the doctrines OF fellow-Servant
/ assumed risk. waiver and contributory
/ negligence. and providing that full ac-
tual damages resulting from the injury