The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-09-20

INA man and women who create tne
wealth of the world, and VII! wrohS
The rights of no one.
THE platform.
Eirst *, affirm our alleaianee TO
III. principles Of national ana l"'''
.t;ona1 Social. III as expressed III
their platforms and declarations o.
m;nciplcs. We especially emphasize
the old and time-honored So'laIls'
demand for the Initiative, reiereh-
ANN ,n,l RIGHT of recall, as tn" onlE
means OF Keeping the power oi GOV
eminent in the hands of the pco-
pie.
Second We affirm our unqualiIlea
opposition to the veto power as pclhs
70, only undcmocratic but autocrat-
i, and We hold that no man. be ne
president. governor, Judge or mayor,
i coed enough or great enough 10
bo clothed with power to annui or
|
,}wart the expressed will Of SOY
er,ign people. The people themselves
.hould he the expressed will of
rrci.u people. The people themselves
should he The final arhltcrs 81 all
matter, p,rtainrS to "otcrnmen'
ANA The publie Welfare
Third We dcmand the eoll"cliN'
ownership Of al utilities Nalth w.
rublir mus, use, such a a''rold
ta,d docks. telegraph ana telephone
systems, express cGmpanit, street
rar lines. water works, etc. AIl Of
which shall be owned hy the people
who patrunize them, and AT cost 81
maintenance. that the people may
benefit directly from them and not
merely in theory
Fourth We dcm?nd that all real
t. shall be assessed 4, lis real value
as given by the owner or agent ana
he reasscsscd not less often than
once in five years. and that the State
county and city be given the power
and reserve the right to purchase fol
public purposes any realty at such
valuation plus ) per cent.
Fifth We demand that all cities
by their charters be given home rule
or absolute freedom and power tc
govern and control their own affair
; by popular vote of their citizens un
trammeled by state laws which sa,
Thou shalt not" They shall hay,
power to build, buy and operate any
utility for the common good of tli'
people. such as ice plants, dairy an
tuck farms, wood and coal yards ol
any other undertaking which vii
result in the greatest good TO tn
greatest number
Sixth We demand the abolition
o. contract work; the State. countl
or city shall do its own work an'
eight hours shall constitute day
work in all public departments.
Seventh We advocate bette
school facilities and better pay 70
. teachers with equal pay for equa
work. We also demand that III
school buildings of this county b
open to the public for any purpo,
they may choose TO use them =
when not in u>c for las or r,clta
ton purposes
Eiaat'. w l.a.ae .4ud
f.a.. r hot. t..a ri Hun.H SIS
hold that 10 make woman ,tonau
,allH Independent of man viii 20 Il
toward eliminating the prcscni-ds,
scourse. prostitution and white sla,
cry
Ninth We are opposed to mil
tarism as a relic of savagery hant
N ed down from past ages 1t sugges
bloodshel. despotism. murder and d
struetion We would conserve h.
I. man life and not destroy it. and "
therefore oppose any appropriate
lr OF the peoples money for militia,
purposes
Tenth-We unqualifiedly conden
the present convict lease system Al
advocate their employment on pu'
lie roads or county farms. and III.
some part of what they earn be pa
to their dependents or to themse.y
al the expiration of their terms. "
also advocate the establishment of
State institution for the treatmel
OF inebriates in order that they NJ;
be restored to society as useful eli
zens.
Eleventh We are opposed to AZ
: would remove any occupation tax
cd license and hold that IL Is man
privilege To work at whatever O
Is cup3tion he please withou. llay:r
t. pay for that lri.
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