Socialist Labor Party of America
The Socialist Labor Party (SLP) is a political party in the United States. It was established in 1876, and was the first socialist party formed in the country.Originally known as the Workingmen's Party of the United States, the party changed its name in 1877 to Socialistic Labor Party and again sometime in the late 1880s to Socialist Labor Party. The party was additionally known in some states as the Industrial Party or Industrial Government Party. In 1890, the SLP came under the influence of Daniel De Leon, who used his role as editor of ''The Weekly People'', the SLP's English-language official organ, to expand the party's popularity beyond its then largely German-speaking membership. Despite his accomplishments, De Leon was a polarizing figure among the SLP's membership. In 1899, his opponents left the SLP and merged with the Social Democratic Party of America to form the Socialist Party of America.
After his death in 1914, De Leon was followed as national secretary by Arnold Petersen. Critical of both the Soviet Union and the reformist wing of the Socialist Party of America, the SLP became increasingly isolated from the majority of the American Left. Its support increased in the 1950s and into the early 1960s, when Eric Hass was influential in the party, but slightly declined in the mid-1960s. The SLP experienced another increase in support in the late 1960s and early 1970s, but then subsequently declined at a fast rate with the party last nominating a candidate for president in 1976. In 2008, the party closed its national office and the party's newspaper ''The People'' ceased publications in 2011.
The party advocates "socialist industrial unionism", the belief in a fundamental transformation of society through the combined political and industrial action of the working class organized in industrial unions. Provided by Wikipedia
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1Published 1970Madison, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1970.28 p. 26 cm.“...Socialist Labor Party...”
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2Published 1891New York : Socialist Labor Party, 1891-1900.v.“...Socialist Labor Party...”
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3New York, N.Y. : Socialist Labor Party.v.Available on microfilm from Library of Congress; University Microfilms International; New York Public Library; and KTO Microfilm, Millwood, N.Y.“...Socialist Labor Party...”
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4Published 1901New York : New York Labor News Co., 1901-v. ; 24 cm.“...Socialist Labor Party. National Convention...”
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5Published 1878New York [N.Y.] : New Yorker Volkszeitung Pub. Association, 1878-1932.55 v. : ill. (chiefly advertisements) ; 59 cm.Also available on microfilm from Library of Congress, Photoduplication Service, Cornell University and New York Public Library.“...Socialist Labor Party...”
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6New York [N.Y.] : New York Labor News Co.,48 v.Also available on microfilm from The Center for Research Libraries.“...Socialist Labor Party...”
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7Published 1890New York [N.Y.] : Arbeiter Zeitung Pub. Ass'n, 1890-1902.13 v.Also available on microfilm from New York Public Library.“...Socialist Labor Party...”