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forms necessary, it requires "unity of action " upon the part 

 of the laboring classes. We have also seen that it is hardly 

 possible to unite the labor forces, composed of persons 

 of all political parties, under the banner of either one of the 

 existing political parties. We should, perhaps, qualify 

 this by saying that this is true while the present policies of 

 these parties is persisted in. We have also stated that it 

 was not necessary to form of the labor organizations, a 

 third party. We have intimated, however, that a third 

 party already existed, inasmuch as a new factor had arisen 

 in the domain of politics. A factor that can stand on a 

 platform embracing the just demands of labor as contained 

 in the six propositions above set forth. The test is yet to 

 be made whether there exists a political party that will not 

 only, embrace the demands of labor in their platform, but 

 use every effort in their power to enact them into laws. 

 The result of this test will determine the future action of 

 labor organizations. The time has come when these organ- 

 izations feel that they have a right to be heard, and that 

 they are the best judges of what they need. The silly 

 objection that their, demands are unconstitutional is the 

 worst kind of demagogy. 



Constitutions were formed to protect the rights of the 

 people. If time and experience has proven that .they are 

 not broad and liberal enough to do this they may be changed, 

 and one of the demands of the hour is, that they shall be 

 changed to suit the exigencies of the times. It is right 

 and proper that labor organizations should not assume the 

 character of a political party. But it is also right and 

 proper that they should contend for their rights. This 

 they will do if there is patriotism enough left to inspire 

 them to act as American freemen. "But how are they 

 going to do this if they do not form a third party ?" 

 Simply by holding and exercising a balance of power. 

 This power to-day is wielded by the money kings of 



