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Show jNtW MS Independent Organization Organiza-tion of Union Men for Politics New York. An?, 15. New York city is to have a brand new pollt.cal party. Its platform and declaration of principles princi-ples has just been made public. It is the first municipal labor party In this city Kince the Henry George camiiaign of ISSiS The organization, which is to be known as the Federated Lalor paify of New York, had Its inception at a I meeting of prom.nerit labor men ou July 2K. According to the .organizers, I its scope for the present Is to be only local, but plans lor making it a national na-tional party are to be launched m fine for the next pres.dentlal cara-j cara-j paign. ! The party's pint form demands, j nmong other things, the enactment of laws to accomplish the following desirable de-sirable ends: Ownership and operation by municipality, munici-pality, by state or nation, of all public utilities, includ.ng ice plans: the establishment es-tablishment of postal savings banks and postal express; laws prohibiting the use of the injunction process in lalor disputes; a national eight hour law ; abolition of the electroal college and d rect nomination aud election of piesldent, vice president. I'nited States senators ami Jcdges and all elective officers; extension of the pnv j visions of the employets' li.tbili.'y ! laws and compensation laws, so as to j include within their prois.ons all I classes of employment, and ballot' re- form. I The leaders of the movement hou9 to nominate John Mitchell, lately i leader of the coal miners, for govtT-nor govtT-nor at the nex' state election. |