THE REMEDY. 753 



U A party that will insist upon exact equality before 

 the law. 



"A party that will be humane enough to believe that 

 pure air should and must be found in our mines and facto- 

 ries, if scientific research can devise ways and means for 

 providing it, and that all buildings where men are em- 

 ployed are well supplied with fire escapes and other means 

 of safety. 



U A party that will abolish the contract system on all 

 work done for the people for the use of the public. 



U A party that believes that if we are to have a free 

 country, that it can only exist by reason of the intelli- 

 gence of its citizens, and if intelligence is to be the base of 

 our continued existence, the child must be educated and 

 fitted for the position he is to occupy in the future. This 

 can only be done by prohibiting our children from going 

 into our workshops and mills before attaining their four- 

 teenth year. 



"A party that will not confine a man in prison 

 because he is unfit to associate with his fellow man, and 

 then tax the community to board and lodge the criminal 

 free, and sell his labor so as to enter into competition with 

 the same labor of the honest, law-abiding citizens. 



U A party that will make it fashionable to be honest, 

 and pay an equal price for equal labor, regardless of color, 

 creed, country or sex" 



In short it is not the object or intention of labor or- 

 ganizations to form or assist in forming a new political 

 party, but to educate and organize so that they can act 

 united with any party that serves their interests. If neither 

 of the existing political parties are found willing or able to 

 give that relief that is due to the masses of the people, 

 then the occasion will be presented for a coherence of that 

 sentiment which, while supporting an independent move- 

 ment, will be the practical formation of a new party. 



