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“...in the history of political parties there was
nominated for President of the United States a man who was
accused of murder. The Socialist Labor Party in convention
assembled did nominate as its standard bearer a man whom
the capitalists of Nevada sought to brand as a murderer.
Morrie R. Preston, an official of the Industrial Workers of
the World, in exercising the right to picket, was attacked
by the proprietor of a restaurant the employes of which
were out on strike. The proprietor leveled a pistol at Pres-
ton; Preston in self-defense drew his gun and laid low the
man who wanted to take his life. Class justice, capitalist
class justice, declared that Preston was guilty of murder.
It was not for any sentimental reason that Preston was
picked out by the Socialist Labor Party as its Presidential can-
didate; It was to bring before the American working class
the question of the right to picket in a strike, and correctly...”
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