In the name of freedom it condemns wage-slavery.
In the name of modern technology it condemns poverty and famine.
In the name of peace it condemns war.
In the name of civilisation it condemns the murder of the young, the old, the vulnerable.
In the name of reason it condemns superstition.
In the name of the future it arraigns the past.
In the name of humanity it demands social justice for every man, woman and child.
The Socialist party knows neither colour, creed, sex, nor race. It knows no outsiders among the oppressed and down-trodden. It is first and last the party of the workers, regardless of their nationality, proclaiming their interests and voicing their aspirations. It matters not where our fellow wage-slaves seek to break their chains or lighten the burden they carry upon their backs, the Socialist Party is pledged to encourage and support them to the full extent of its power. It matters not to what union they belong, or if they even belong to any union, the Socialist Party is with them through good and bad, in trial and defeat, until at last victory is achieved. In all the battles of the class war waged by the workers against their capitalist oppressors the Socialist Party has pledged to render them all the assistance in its power. These are the battles of the workers in the war of the classes and the battles of the workers, wherever and however fought, are always and everywhere the battles of the Socialist Party.
In the unceasing struggle of the workers with their exploiters, working people see this planet being turned into the private estates of a plutocracy as brutal and defiant as any privileged class that ever ruled; they see technology and misery going hand in hand: they see millions poverty-stricken all about them while a few are in luxury; they see parasites in palaces and honest toilers in hovels: they see the politics of the ruling corporations dripping with corruption; they see vice and crime eating away at society like a cancer, and mental illness and disease sapping the mental and physical powers of the body social. We must cry out in protest, THIS IS ENOUGH! THERE MUST BE A CHANGE!
The message of socialism falls today upon eager ears and receptive minds. Prejudices are melting away. The Socialist Party is the only political party that proposes a change of system. Now is the time for the workers to develop and assert their political as well as their economic power, to demonstrate their unity and solidarity. The Socialist Party is the only party of the people, the only party opposed to the rule of the plutocracy, the only truly democratic party in the world. It is the only party that is pledged to cast off the chains of economic and political servitude. There is no hope under the present system. A worker who votes for the Republican or Democratic candidate, or the Labour or Tory party does worse than throw his of her vote away. He or she is a deserter and own worst enemy. The Socialist Party points out to our fellow-workers why their situation is hopeless under capitalism, how they are robbed and exploited, and why they are bound to make common cause against the employing class. The education, organisation and co-operation of the workers, the entire body of them, is the conscious aim and the self-imposed task of the Socialist Party. Persistently, unceasingly and enthusiastically this great work is being accomplished. It is the working class coming into consciousness of itself, and no power on earth can prevail against it in the hour of its complete awakening. The handwriting is upon the wall. Preparing the way for the peaceable reception of the new order, is the World Socialist Movement, arousing the workers and educating them to take possession of their world, based upon the social ownership of the means of life and the production of wealth for the use of all instead of the private profit of the few.
The Socialist Party stands in this and every other campaign, for peace to prevail and for plenty for all in the land, to end the brute struggle for existence where the millions of exploited poor will be rescued from the clutches of poverty and famine. The social conscience and the social spirit will prevail. Society will have a new birth, and humanity a new destiny. There will be work for all, leisure for all, and the joys of life for all. Competition there will be, not in the struggle for existence, but to excel in good work and in social service. Every child will then have an equal chance to grow up in health and vigour of body and mind and an equal chance to rise to its full stature and achieve success in life.
These are the ideals of the Socialist Party and to these ideals it has dedicated itself to. The members of the Socialist Party are the party and their collective decision is the law. The Socialist Party is organised and ruled from the bottom up. There is no boss and there never can be unless the party deserts its principles and ceases to be a Socialist Party. The party is supported by a dues-paying membership. It is the only political party that is so supported. Each member has not only an equal voice but is urged to take an active part in all the party councils. Each local meeting place is an educational centre. The party relies wholly upon the power of education, knowledge, and mutual understanding. It buys no votes with false promises. For years working people have been deceived, misled and betrayed, and they are now hungry for the socialist message of emancipation.
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