New Britain herald., 1916-04-08
SOCIALIST PLATFORM
 IS ISSUED TODAY
Municipal Ownership and Recall
 Of Officials Are Features

Municipal ownership of coal and wood yard, ice plant. electric light
 lrg plant, gas plant, trolley lines and telephones, is one of the blanks in the platform of the socialist party of New Britain. The platform was issued today
 Another important measure is the Introduction of the initiative, referen- cum and recall of city officials. The Platform The platform follows: The socialist party of New Britain IS the organized political movem ent
 of the working class against the en-
 slaVement by the capitalist class for
 profit for those that la bor for liv-
 ing, and is the revolt against the
 rulership of capitalists in industry and government
 The purpose of the socialist party is the complete reorganizati tion of society upon the basis of working class interests, which includes the establishment of the cooperative COmmonweal
 The methods for the accomplish ment of our purpose are the organi- ZatlOn and education of the working class in order that the working men and women can intelligently use the ballot for their own benefit instead of using it for the benefit of the capitalists, as they do now While our purpose is revolutionary it should be noted that our methods are distinctly peaceful and evolution ary.
 City government resolves itself into the business of home making and nome building. The city in which we live is our greater home In our individual homes we are striving for improvements and higher standards of life. The health of the com munity must be safeguarded and inn proved by all the best methods known to science. Such a policy in wolves expense and must be preceded by income. This income is realized from taxes.
 The socialist party believes that the wealthiest of our citiezns, the capitalist class, who accumulate wealth through the profit system. and who are best able to pay taxes, are the most notorious taxdodgers. They eVade the payment of their just share Ot taxes through under-Valuation We advocate a more equable appor- tionment of the burden of taxation
 The socialist party favors the economy in the SDendine. of public money This must be done bv thoroughly systematizing the various city departm ents and the abolishment of contract work. No work that can ke done by the city should be done hN nriV9ta POntr9ctnrc o1c mand that the parts of the city in which the working class live shall re- ceive more attention than they have in the past.
 We advocate the ownership of all social utilities by the people, and declese that all the means of trans pcrtation and communication in New Britain should be owned by it's citi- zcnS collectively. To this end we are working for the attainment of po- lltlcal power by the working class in Crder to lnaugurate the public ownership of: A municipal coal and wood yard; a municipal gas plant; a ice plant With distribution; municipally owned trolley lines: an electric lighting plant; municipallv owned telephones: a central milk station shall be established, where ell milk must be inspected by the city inspector
 We are opposed to the bringing into the city of strike breakers and thugs, in case of labor troubles. We are in favor of a law to compel em mployers in case of labor troubles to state said trouble in their adyer- tisements for help. The right of peaceful picketing and assemblage shall not be. denied.
 We advocate the adoption of the Initiative and referendum and recall Of elected officials to be added to our present charter, thus placing the city government in the hands of the people, where it properly belongs.
 The socialists of New Britain have always advocated the building of the public comfort station, and we again renew our pledge to build the same If elected.
 We advocate the use of public school buildings in the evening for Iublic meetings on educational and social work
 Our candidates are pledged to work for all of the aforesaid blanks of this platform. We urge all the working men and women to study socialism and thus become conscious of their class interests, as a preparation for the ultimate triumph of labor and the inauguration of the cooperative comm onwealth.