The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-17

HE capitalist dictatorship has seat
i ed itself more firmly in the saddle
thru the election Of Coolidge and
Dawes. The election results are
triumph for the big capitalists of the
United States, who see before them
four years Of unlimited power at
Washington.
While the capitalist dictatorship has
won great victory, the Workers
Party has made gains thru the cleo
ton, Strengthening itself, widening its
influence and prestige, thru its cam
paign for support by the workers of
revolutionary Communist principles.
The victory for Coolidge and Dawes
was won by bringing into play all the
power of the capitalist class to innu-
ence and terrorize the voters of all
classes. They cry that the constitu-
ton, which protected the property
rights of the owning class, big and lit
tie, was in danger, was used to mobil.
ize the strength of all the property
owners. The workers, on the other
hand, were frightened into the belief
that hard times and the more bitter
suffering was in store for them if they
did not re-elect Coolidge.
Reveals Fraud Of Capitalist
Democracy.
The slight improvement in the situa-
ton in industry resulting from the
seasonal fiuctuation, to which was add
ed such additional improvement as the
capitalists were able to bring about
thru manipulation, together with the
slight improvement in the agricultur-
al situation brought about by tenn
porarily favorable world market, to
which again was added the manipula-
ton of the capitalists, aided the cap
italist dictatorship in winning the sup
port of large number of rebellious
farmers and make effective the use OF
the prosperity" slogan among wage
workers.
The election stands out most striking
ly as illustrating the fraudulent charac-
ter of capitalist democracy. The de-
clining influence which enabled the
dictatorship of big capital to rally tc
its support big majority Of the vot-
ers, even of the wage workers and
poor farmers, was its control of the
wealth of the country and thru it the
control of the means of publicity and
propaganda. The capitalist dictator
ship behind Coolidge and Dawes could
throw in many millions to mislead the
voters that it was Coolidge or Chaos"
1t had the power of the overwhelm.
ing majority Of the newspapers, the
moving picture theatres, the radio, the
billboards, leaflets, etc, at its COM
mand. So long as this situation exists
the formal democracy of being permit
ted to vote (even that is denied to mil
lions of voters), is nothing but fraud
and a sham. While entering into the
election campaigns for the purpose of
propaganda and mobilization OF the
workers for the political struggle, the
Communists have ever pointed out
that the cards are stacked against the
workers being able to use the machin
cry of the capitalist government to
gain power The experiences with the
methods of capitalist dictatorship dur
ing this election campaign amply
proves the correctness of the Com
munists' exposure of the fraudulent
character of fha canffa1fet damocracv
The Defeat of LaFolIetteism.
PROFESSIONALLY the election result
is a defeat for the LaFollette-progres
sive movement. It's glowing expecta-
tons of carrying enough states to
deadlock the election have not been
realized. The number of votes it has
received falls far below the prophecies
of its organizers. A number of it's
most prominent leaders have gone
down to defeat and it is doubtful
whether it will continue to hold the
balance of power it has had in con.
gress.
This severe setback OF the middle
class revolt against capital is partially
accounted for by the improvement in
agriculture which cut away part of
its support, but also by the fact that
its middle class supporters were ter.
rorized by the DOGGY of the danger to
the owning classes in LaFollette pro
posals regarding the constitution