Evening journal., 1912-09-16
CONTINUES from FIRST Pagel

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exploited in the purchase of practi-
cally all the necessities of life.
The final aim of the Socialist
party is the emancipation of the pro-
ducers and the abolition of the cap
italist system. For that purpose we
organize the producing classes in the
city and country into a political
party to take control of the powers
of government.
Monopoly Its Cause.
The most characteristic expression
OF the modern economic system is the
trust and the monopoly.
Electricity steam and modern in
vention have struck a death blow az
production on a small scale Compe-
titions have wiped out competition.
Manufacture on a large scale makes
monopoly an inevitable condition. The
trust and the monopoly are here
whether we wish it or not The only
question is, shall they be public or
private monopolies?
Private Monopoly a Curse.
Private monopoly is a curse 70 the
nation II has forced the >cost of liv-
ing to a point where il has become un-
bearable. Though we see the coal
trust making untold millions out of
the suffering of the poor; the oil trust
piling up the greatest fortune the
world has ever seen upon the ruins
Of innumerable small dealers. and in
Defiance Of all law and courts of
Justice; the meat trust sending
thousands Of unsuspected human be-
ings to an early grave by selling dis
eased meats. simply TO make divi
dends and heap up millions. Similar
statements could be proved against
all other trusts.
The trusts have proven that nova
days a small group of capitalists have
it in their power TO decide how much
meat and how much bread we shall
eat, how much we shall spend for
coal and how much for oil; how
nicely or how poorly we shall be
clothed and housed; what kind o.
furniture we are permitted to use,
and in what kind of a coffin we ara
20 be buried They can do this by
fixing the price of everything IN
short the trusts decide how well or
how i'll, how long or how short a
time we shall live. The proposition
of the old parties to solve the trust
question by regulation is hypocritical
in the extreme. It has been a miser-
able failure in every country where
tried and has been abandoned for
, government ownership. The trusts
dominate Congress, the legislature,
the courts and the executive officers
to a degree that make so-called gov
ernmental control a farce. The only
solution is collective ownership and
democratic control.
Private Property Breaks Down.
The inability of the present eco
nomic system to keep all willing
workers employed at all times is its
greatest curse This fact condemns
il as unfit TO meet the demands of
a modern civilization. The fear of a
: recurring industrial crisis hangs like
a cloud over the industrial world. Il
is constantly threatening the busi-
ness interests of the nation, as well
as the workers with destruction. Thus
we witness the cruel and grotesque
spectacle of millions of men, women
and children suffering for the nee
essities of life in a country of bound
\ less resources.
Therefore, the Socialist party de-
mands that the production of this
I country shall be taken away from
the control of a small number OF IT.
\ u responsible men, whose only aim is
Ito exploit US to the last limit OF our
endurance. without regard to human
life or welfare.
" Political Hypocrisy Plain.
We denounce the hypocrisy of the
old political parties, who still pre-
Il tend that they differ in principle
4 They have begun TO wipe out all
Il legal distinctions between themselves
in city governments, have practically
~, counties and lnpiEIq-
tive districts. and will soon unite In
n state and national campaigns against
M the Socialist party. They have degen-
D \ Grated. even in their public conven-
A tlons. into a mad scramble for public
Office and plutocratic favors. They
4 have no claim upon the confidence OF
/ the workers, whom they both have
shamefully betrayed, here and every
where
With these things in view, the
Socialist party of the state of Della
ware reafirms it's allegiance TO the
principles of international socialism
and its adherence to the declared
principles and platform of the So
cialist party of America, demands
suffrage for all citizens without re.
spect to race or sex, and proposes al
this time the following program fol
political action.
That the governor, the state legis
| lature and the representatives oi
Delaware in Congress shall take sucl
factions as may be best calculated tC
bring about.
That the national and state con
stitutions shall be made amendabl'
by direct majority vote Of the people
e without preliminary action by The
LEGISLATURES.
@ The immediate national owner
ship of railroad, steamboat telegraph
and telephone systems and express
companies, and of the trusts, especial
" those trusts which deal in th
common necessities of life.
3. The provision for an old ag
pension
Zh 4. The provision for the unem
N ployed
8. The abolition of the Unitel
States and state senator, substitutin
therefore the initiative and referen
W dunn.