Show SOCIALIST PARTY reactionary editor standard examiner what is the difference between the two factions of socialists in that Is a question evaded and postponed till the eleventh hour by those ft ho called themselves the socialist party and named a ticket at the court bouso on oct 3 up to dale their silence has given assent to the correctness of the charge that they are lacking in courage and ability to truthfully present and abide by the revolutionary socialist program of the working class the platform adopted by this so called socialist party is a proclamation of defeat rather than a program of action in its platform of 1906 the socialist party declared itself a party to the class struggle a struggle which must continue until classes are abolished by the social or collectte collect he ownership and control of the means of production it also declared that the mission of the socialist movement as exemplified by the ogdan local Is to promote the political and economic solidarity of the working class tho arst sentence tells the goal of socialism the last presents political and economic action ats tho means to that end evidently the personnel of the present socialist party does not relish these clear cut and fearless statements of truth by retreating from the position of 1906 they have spiked their guns virtually and in spite of its grandiloquent language to the contrary tha last platform is a surrender to all that is low and degrading in capitalist politics the socialist party appeals to the citizens of ogden as the only party that is tree from the grasp of capitalists or corporations and that can administer the city government honestly and in the interests of the great majority of working class this preposterous claim is followed by some ancient history of initiative and referendum and the freak municipal ownership planks that only stimulate the power of corporations and the graft of politicians the socialist party Is dead dead at headquarters where there is not enough life left to recall agdens char ter for non pa ment of dues and dead in ogden which kas no charter to give up the socialist party of utah rung its death knell two years ago when it decided to go into politics to win and adopted the methods of the old parties and the municipal ownership and opportunism of the defunct populist party it violated the demands of the national constitution by nominating men who did not belong to the party in ogden the socialist party re affirms its adherence to the principles of international socialism but they shut their eyes to the tact that the international socialist congress declared opportunism reactionary and economic solidarity the only force which bould make political victory anything but a farce the socialism advocated by the socialist party makes socialism appear a funny thing A socialist party that exemplifies the socialist movement should stand as a solid wall between the two old parties their goal the abolition of the wage profit system motto no compromise no political trading their message to the working class an injury to one Is an injury to all such a party is a menace to capitalism the socialist party as it stands today is a menace to socialism signed KATE S HILLIARD |