The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-09-02
SOCIALISTS FINISHED
THEIR BUSINESS SATURDAY
Want All Voters, Irrespective Of COl0r
OF Nationality, to Join Pheir
Ranks

The following report Of the socialist
convention was furnished by one Of
their own writer's:
The delegates assembled at a. m.
Saturday, to complete the business of
the state convention al the court house
in this city. Dan Robinson OF Tampa,
was in the chair Comrade Robinson
was elected mayor of Tampa on June
5th, but was counted out.
Committee on state party constltu
tioh made its report which was adopt
ed after general dIseussian,
The platform was reported from
committee. amended and adopted.
Resolutions of sympathy were ex-
tended TO those who mourn the untIme-
iy death of Comrade r. w. Burke of
Crystal Springs, and of Comrade 4. G.
Sill of Ruskin.
Several resolutions regarding the
conduct OF party affairs were adopted
A campaign committee of three, to
be appointed by the state committee,
was authorized.
Lists OF state and county candidates
will be published for the convenience
of all voters.
COmrade Emil Sedei, candidate for
vice president, 1t was announced, will
speak at Tampa on the 18th and at
Jacksonville on the 18th. State Sec
retarF A. N. Jackson was requested to
apply TO the railroads for special rates
for the occasions.
The convention adjourned. Three
rousing cheers for the presidential
candidates; three rousing cheers for
the state candidates; and three rous-
g,,pr g. 90 ;aI
ism were the signal of general salts
faction and good will which prevailed
throughout the convention.
Socialist Party PIatfarm
The socialist party of Florida in
convention assembled at Ocala, Flor
ida, August aoth and 3lst, 1914, make
the following declaration of principles;
We indprse the platform of the So
ciaiist party as adopted by member
ship referendum August 4th, 1919, and
earnestly invite all voters of this state
to read our national platform before
they decide what ticket they will vote
November 5th, 1912, and, in addition
| thereto, demand:
First. The immediate establishment
OF an International congress: and.
Second. The socialist party OF Flor
ida desires to go on record as unaltera-
bly, opposed to war in all of it's forms,
and favors the Immediate disarmament
Of the worlds powers, substituting
therefor SUCH an international police
force as Is necessary to maintain uni
yersal peace. We look forward to the
| time when they shall beat their
swords into plowshares. and their
spears into pruning hooks; nation
shall not lift up sword against nation.
neither shall they learn war any
more"
The Party
The socialist party is the greatest
| political organization on the face af
the earth today, 1t Is organized in ev-
cry country. In Germany 100000 men
voted the ticket. The socialist vote in
| the United States tl912), as stated in
the Worlds Work Magazine was 1,5Oo,-
900. Florida, in 1910, cast 10,s04 votes.
| about one-third OF the vote cast for
| W. ]. Bryan in 1908.
The socialist party is the American
| political expression of the international
movement of the modern working class
| working either with hands or bEain)
| for better food, better houses suf-
| fioient sleep. more leisure, more edu-
| cation, and more culture.
Under the present system society is
| rapidly dividing into classes-the rich
and the poor. The socialists designate
| the rich classes the capitalist class and
| the poor class the pOletariat. The rich
class enjoys without toiling. while the
poor class tolls without enjoying. We
| declare that II any Will not work
| neither shall he eat.
Collective Ownership
| Socialists demand public ownership
| of everything that Is publicly used and
| private ownership of everything thai
| is privately used,
| our Demands
| First We demand the initiative
| referendum and the right Of recall o.
all officials We also favor that sys
tenn known as proportional representa-
tion.
! Second. Local self-government fol