Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-08-26

plolters and producers. that the
capitalists. while comparatively few,
owned The nation ana controlled tho
government. that the courts ana tho
soldiers were al their command. and
that the workers. while in great
majority We're ln slavish subsection.
when THEY ventured 20 protest;
thry were discharged and found
themselves blackisted. when they
went out On strike they were sup
pressed boy the soldiers aud sent to
Jain
"Thcy looked about them and saw
n land ~ wonderful resources. they
saw the productive machinery made
bN their own hands aud the vast
wealth produced by their own labor.
In the shadow Of which their wives
and children were pcrishing In the
skeleton clutch cot fomIno
"rhc very suffering they were
forced to endure qulCkcned their
senses. They began tu think. 4 new
light d0Nued upon their dark skles.
They rubbed tho Ugc.iung sleep from
lhcir eyes Thry had long felt the
brutulizlne effect ~ class rule. now
they saw the cause of b.. Slowly but
steadily th,s became oiSss-youscious.
Thcy said. We arc brothers We are
comrades and they saw themselves
multiplied by millions They caught
the prophetic battle cry OF Karl
Marx. thc worlds greatest l1bor lead
ar. the inspired cyangol of working
class emnncipu Workers of all
countries, unite"
And now behold, The 1ntorna.
tluual Socialist movement spreads out
over an the nations OF the earth, The
worlds workers are aroused az last
They are no longer on their knees,
their bowed bodies are now erect pe-
spair has given way 20 nope; weak
ness TO strength fear To- courage.
They mo- longer criugc and duplicate:
they hold up their heads and conn
mand They have ceased 90 fear their
masters and learned 60 trust thorn
selves.
And this is how the Socialist
PARTY cam, to boz born. % WIS quick
yuod into ufr n the bitter struggle
of Jlc Nurld's cusIu,cd workers. u
expresses their collective determine
tiun tU break their i,tt'rs and vmlu-
rIuat, themselves and the race.
us 10 strange tnnt the workers are
loyal 10 such party, That they
proudly stand beneath MS blazing ban
ucys and fcarlcssiy proclaim as con-
qucrug principles u BIS the one
PARTY of their class. born Of their
agony and baptized ip tho blood OF
their countless brethren who per-
lshcd ln tho struggle 90 give u birth.
Han GO this great party of the toll
ing millions. whose BATTLE cry il
heard around the world
We do not plead for votes; the
workers. give them freely the hour
they understand.
but we need 10 destroy the preiu-
dico that stu exists ana dispcl the
darkness that sim prevails In the
working class world We need the
clear light of sound education and
t.r conquering power of economic
aud political organization.
'Heforo the unified hosts of labor
400 the dcspotic governments on earth
are pGNericss ana All resistance vain,
Before their onward march an ruling
classes disappear and all slavery van
ishgs forever.
This appeal of the S9cialigt party
u 10 oll thc useful people Of INC m
ton. am who work with brain and
muscle 90 produce the nations wealth
ana who promote rs progress ana
conserve ~ civilization.
"Ouly they who bear us burdens
mny rirhuuty enjoy the blessings III
civilized society
There trr no boundary lines to
separate race from race. sex from
sex. or creed from creed IN The S"c-
nust party The common rights ~
an arp equally recognized.
"Eycrv human being is entitled to
sunlight ana air 90 what his labor
produces, and Co an equal chance
with every other human being to un-
fold uul ripru and give 90 the world
tho riches uf his mind ana soul
Economic slavery Is the worlds
greatest curse today Poverty ana
misery. prostitution, insanity and
crime are les Inevitable results
"Thc Socialist party rs the one
party which stands squarely and una
compromisngly for the abolition ~