The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-08-24
FEW congressman
FREE FROM ATTACKS
LABOR, ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE
AND. SOLDIERS TAKE A HAND.
WORK AT CROSS PURPOSES.
THE BLACK LIST is LONG

organized Imposition VI OHc 0luuP
May be Counter Balanced by Sup
port of AnOther-Labor Failed in
Efforts in Recent Primaries.
That the life of congressman is no
sinecure is evidenced by the fact that
scarcely member of the present con-
gress is free from attack by class
groups for voting contrary to their
wishes. The blacklist" of various or
CARNATIONS, urging the defeat of MEM
bers who voted against our inter-
ests," includes in one degree or anoth-
err virtually every senator and repre-
sentative. There is reason to believe
that candidates for seats held by the
members in disfavor stand no better
in the good graces of the organiza-
tions, so that if the several active
propagandists have their way hardly
any one can be elected in November.
GOmpers' Warfare Unsuccessful.
The Establishing, however, works
at cross purposes. One class may OPP
pose a candidate for the unfavorable
stand he has taken in the matter IN
which it is vitality interested, while
another group may be supporting the
same candidate for this very stand, and
still another class casting their bal
lots for him because of his efforts to
benefit their desires.
The campaign by the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, led by Samuel Com
pers, to punish members of congress
who would not follow labor's dictates
in their votes, especially on the rail
way bill, is not far ng very well IN
the primaries. Thus far no member
Of the house or senate who was con-
spicuously picked out as "foe of la
bor," has been defeated for renomina-
ton.
In some instances balloting result
ed exactly opposite to the desire of the
labor union For example Represen-
tate Thetus Sims of Tennessee, who
was the dyed-in-the-wool government
ownership advocate in the house and
introduced for the railroad men the
"Plumb plan BILL" was slaughtered in
his Tennessee district by his party.
Senator Albert Cummins, joint au-
thor of the Cummins-Esch railway
bill, to which labor has most violently
objected, was marked to be the first
victim of the labor campaign. But, in
the primaries earlier in the summer
he defeated his opponent, who was
backed by the labor political commit
tee.
The anti-saloon league and other
prohibition groups taking the same &C
ton as the American Federation of
Labor, are prepared to fight hard any
man who does not hold the Volstead
act sacred beyond the hint of modif-
cation.
Former Service Men in Move.
The latest group to threaten organ
lied opposition to certain candidates lis
the rank and file veterans associa-
ton, supporting Christensen and
Hayes on the farm labor ticket. 1t
urges the former service men of the
country to see that more than half of
the members of the senate and house
are defeated. All the names on the
blacklist are described as represent
ing Wall street interests and against
the interests of the former soldiers
and the public"
These lists taken along with the
names of members Sin bad" wit hthe
women because of anti-suffrage rec
ords; with the friends of Irish free
dom because of votes on questions
bearing upon the freedom of Ireland,
and with farmers organizations for
advocacy of the universal military
training, and few members will be
left free of organized opposition in
their districts.