The Connecticut labor news., 1922-03-17
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 the bulwarks Of liberal citizenship Possessing the economic as we'll as the dominating political power indus trial and agrarian workers can not only capture control ot the two tra- l ditional parties. but they can gain possession of the government and make 1t serve them instead ot the special privileged interests,
 At a recent conference of Okla homa progreosives q ticket was put III nomination to contest for the demo cratic nominations for every office from governor to congressman down to local precinct committeeman. The ! movement is so formidable that the Tulsa World, leading independent democratic newspaper, declares that ]. (. Walton, fighting mayor Oi Oklahoma City, cannot be defeated for the progressive gubernatorlaI nomination.
 In Illinois, the State Federation of Labor has joined hands with progEes- sive farmers organizations to capture both the republican and democratic nominations. The prospects for sue cess there, are as encouraging as Is the outlook in Oklahoma.
 I chine state, dominated by the Steel Trust and the Pennsylvania Railroad, tarmcr-worker organizations are al work setting up candidates to contest with the reactionaries for the control Of old-party machinery. William ]. Burke, cOngressman-at-l from that state, and a member of the Or der of Railway Conductors, will be a candidate for United States senator. He claims that he has excellent chances of winning. He will do it i'll walk ii the workers can be aroused to a sense Of their great opportunity.
 Texas is ahane with political inde pendence and the reactionary element there, will have the fight of its life keeping its place in power.
 In North Dakota, reaCtionary demo- crats and bourbon republicans arc talking of joining forces 10 oppose the growing strength of liberalism.
 In Wisconsin the workers and farmers and all good progressive citizens are solidly back Of Senator LaFollettc, whose reelection is now conceded by his enemies.
 Michigan Is ready for leadership ator Townsend, pettcd darling of privilege and betrayer oi the public, will get through if at all only by the skin of his teeth.
 In New York, labor has recently put its strength to the test and Is encouraged by results. The most op- prcssivc anti-labor legislation ever presented to a law making assembly i'll this nation, was defeated without a single lawnakcr so bold to do it reverence Here labor was thrust with it's back to the wall It was fight or finish. It was just the situa- tion in which the workers always fight best. When they must put up scrap they put up a dandy one, And when they do they are invincible.
 So, New York workers are going to keep their organizations intact and go after the "hard-Poilcd' gang when 1t shows it's heads at this years pri- maries.
 The instances of independent politi- cal action here recited do not cover the list by any means. They are given merely as illustrative Of a trend that is nationwide. The workers are business-like manner. They know they have reached bottom so far as any influence they may possess with the federal government is concerned The yaIso know that If they are ever to get favorable consideration it will be after they have demonstrated, in a manner so convincing as to leave no room for doubt as to its meaning, that they are perfectly we'll able to take care of their interests when they are invaded
 Labor has learned some bitter les sons in the school Of diversity, It has iared badly during the past year It has witnessed an effort upon the part of the political-industria mast CTS to reduce it to a state of humil- iating impotence It has also noted that their government has been an active agent in this conspiracy. From this series of painful experiences has come the inspiration for united and effective political effort. having for it's purpose the emancipation of the op- pressed.
 Lincoln once declared that when a i government was not beneficial to the people, the people had right to change. That IS all the people can do, unless they are willing to grin and l bear with if. The workers have done about all the grinning and bearing with-it that frai1 human flesh can stand, hence they are going 10 adopt 1 the advice Of Lincoln and do the next thing. The job won't be well done unless every privilege 2serving reac- ! tionaty is sent to retirement, where 1 he belongs, for the good of the nation. |
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