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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1912
Page
6
Socialist column from Williston Local contains contributed material and notes that the paper’s editor disclaims responsibility for stated theories and opinions.
The article contrasts Roosevelt’s fledgling party platform with the Socialist platform, noting copied planks and shared remedies. It argues Roosevelt’s harsh rhetoric mirrors Socialist critiques while adopting key policies, presenting side by side parallels to highlight similarities and differences in the platforms.
The text outlines both Socialist and Progressive platforms calling for constitutional amendability by majority vote, worker protections, child labor bans, minimum wages, rest days, shorter workdays, prison reform with cooperative industries, health reform, tax reform, broad social ownership, initiative and recall, public domain expansion, and a national labor department. It advocates equal suffrage, patent reform, national highways, currency as a government function, and limits on injunctions in labor disputes.
The piece contrasts socialist remedies with Roosevelt and the Roosevelt party, arguing for collective ownership of production and immediate measures as steps toward the goal. It warns the Roosevelt platform is superficial, a transitory movement lacking real class analysis, yet its rise signals broad social reform currents.
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