The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-20
Duncan Mcdonald Is Named For Governor

Henry Corbishley, mine worker from
ziegler; Martin L. Johnson, Chicago,
Illinois; Joe Grant, carpenter from
Peoria, ILL.,; Arne Swabeck, painter,
Chicago; Duncan Mcdonald, mine
worker of Springfield M. P. Morrissey
railroad railway clerk, Of Joliet; ]. F..
Burman, carpenter, Waukegan.
The platform and rules, as finally
adopted by the convention is given
below. The platform committee re-
ported that there was a thoro dis
cussion Of some points in the program
but in the final form here given the
approval was unanimous.
Text Of Labor Platform.
This is the purpose of the Labor
Party Of Illinois. 1t calls upon all
workers and farmers and their organ
izations in the state to unite together
to put the following platform into ef-
feet, the realization of which our can
didates are pledged to fight for:
I. Public ownership of public utlIi-
ties, natural resources, industries
and all social means Of communiea-
tion and transportation, with steadi-
ly Increasing control of the manage
ment by the workers and farmers
thru their economic, political and
cooperative organizations.
2. Government Banking.
8. Enactment of a law providing
for maximum workday Of eight
hours of labor in all industries,
with further provision of adjusting
the hours of work so as to afford
employment to all workers.
4. Enactment of law prohibiting
the employment in Industry of chill
dren under the age Of is.
S. Enactment of a law providing
for adequate insurance for all indus
trial and rural workers in case of
sickness, accident and deaths, and
for the compensation during unem-
pIoyment at regular union wages for
all city and rural workers. Funds
for same to be secured thru the tax
alton of all excess profits, inherited
wealth and unearned income.
6. Unqualified and complete aboIi-
ton Of the power to issue iniunc-
tions in labor disputes and other ju-
dicial abuses.
z. Restoration Of civil rights as
guaranteed by the Constitution.
8. Compulsory education for all
up to the age of 10, with better
school facilities and prohibition Of
the platoon system of education.
9. Equal wages for equal work for
all workers, regardless of race, col
or, creed, nationality or sex.
10. Abolition of the contract sys-
tenn on Road Building and all Pub
lie Works. Construction to be I'M
dertaken directly by the state, Ton
ly union labor to be employed. at
union rate of wages and under I'M
ion conditions of labor.
II. A moratorium for all working
farmers on their farm debts for .
period Of five years.
IL. Immediate steps to curb the
gambling in grain, Thy doing away
with the right to trade in Cultures"
on the Chicago Board Of Trade and
other Grain Exehanges.)
10. Elimination of IandIordism
and tenantry and securing of the
land to the users Of the land.
Howat Addresses Convention.
Alexander Howat addressed the Hi
nois Labor Party convention as fol-
lows: Il want you to understand that
l am with you in this fight" said Ho-
wat. "The workers must understand
that the time is gone by when they
can be satisfied with a few crumbs
dropped from the rich mans table.
They must all get together in a solid
labor party of their own. Then, in
stead Of accepting a few crumbs that
the old party politicians care to throw
them, they can demand their rights
as the producers of all wealth"
II want it understood here and
now" Howat emphasized, "that it is
time the workers cleaned house in
many places, and got rid of those ele-
ments which are catering to the rich
men and the employers. This applies
particularly to the American Fedora
ton Of Labor conventions"
Over $500 cash was pledged by the
various delegates in attendance, in
Guiding a donation of 500 from Dis
trict s, Of the Workers Party.