The labor world., 1922-03-18

IL impatient at the 0elay
ssa chance to strike down their p
S5} To the Ballot Box.
The overshadow1ng truth that to
political affliction must be applied
II political remedies. it is reasonably
safe to say. has been been realized
and accepted by workers. TO the
II Ssballot box. therefore, they will carry
1.-THE grievances that have so long
contemptuously ignored by the
3pDwers-that-be.
Following closely upon the Chi
cagO Conference for Progressive Po-
sNtical Action, called at the instance
saOf the 16 organizations Of railroad
workers, most encouraging political
manifestations have been recorded
4 in a number Of states.
II ;si!i The. Chicago conference, it will be
remembered, recommended h t
sduring this year progressive voters
should invade the primaries of the
old political parties and endeavor to
defeat candidates whose records are
BLACK with reaction. Those who
break through the primary drag-net,
ARE to be marked for slaughter at the
November election. When the smoke
#8of the battle has cleared away, the
progressives will again meet, some
x time in December. and determine
what their future course shall be.
g% # ReactiOnarics Pegged.
.5 The imperatively pressing task is
to let no faithless Congressman or
Senator, Governor or what not; get
by the bulwarks Of liberal citizen
rs ship.
~ Possessing the economic as we'll
las the dominating political power,
industrial and agrarian workers can
not only capture control of the two
traditional parties. but they can gain
possession Of the government and
:, make it serve them instead of the
special privileged interests.
kEa At recent conference Of Okla
54homa progressives a ticket was put
in nomination to contest for the
Democratic nominations for every
office from Governor and Congress-
&man down to local precinct COM
n mitteemen. The movement is 50
4 formidable that the Tulsa World,
4 leading independent democratic
newspaper, declares that J. G. Wal
b ton, fighting mayor of Oklahoma
City, cannot be defeated for the pro-
gressive gubernational nomination.
$S Active in Illinois,.
In Illinois, the State Federation Of
Iabor has joined hands with pro.
4 gressive farmers organizations tc
capture both the Republican and
4 Dem ocratic nominations. The pros.
.troN 30,
AZ couraging as is the outlook in Okla.
X homa.
NJ In Pennsylvania, rock-ribbed
machine state, dominated by the
I Steel Trust and the Pennsylvania
Railroad, farmer-Worker organiza.
tions are at work setting up candi-
| dates to contest with the reaction.
! aries for the control Of .old-party
( machinery
@ William ]. Burke. Congressman.
at-Large from that state, and 8
member of the Order Of Railway
Conductors, will be a candidate 70,
UNITED States Senator. He claims
! that he has excellent chances Of win:
ming. He will do it in walk if the
workers can be aroused to a sense
VI HIHS1I great
= EaE Texas Is Aflame.
Texas is aflame with political in
dependence and the reactionary ele
1nent there, will have the fight O.
;dts life keeping it's place in power.
In North Dakota, reactionar,
Democrats and bourbon Republican
] are talking Of joining forces to op
lpose the growing strength of Iber
alism.
In Wisconsin the workers an
farmers and all good and progress
sive citizens are soli(ly back o
Senator LaFollette. whose re-elec
: ton is now. .conceded by his enemies
81 Michigan is ready for Leadership
that will take it out Of bondage
The friends of Senator Townsend
petted darling of privilege and be
'.rayer of the public, will get through
Az. III at all only by the skin of hi
:eeth.
I &#&H4 New York Is Hopeful.
In New York. labor has recent1
put its strength to the test and
encouraged by results. The most op
I pressive anti-union legislation eve
! presented to a lawmakin3 assembl
{ In this nation. was defeated withou
! a single lawmaker so bold to do
! reverence.
}r Here, labor was thrust with it
back to the wall. It was fight o
Z finish. It was just the situation i
which the workers always fight bes
When they must put up a scrap the
(put up a dandy one. And when the
do they sre invincible:
g SO, New York workers are goin
Ito keep their organizations intas
land 80 after the ''hard-hoiled" gan
)when it shows its heads at TIL
4 years primaries. .&%&zFt =
List Is Not Complete.
The instances of independent pe
Fl. litscal action here .recited do M
cover the list: by any snne cans. The
n are given merely as illustrative Ct
trend that is 3fnation- wide. Tt
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