Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-09-19
IA TOILETTE TICKET
HAS EVEN CHANCE
TO BEAT COOLIDGE

by lnJernatlOnal haDOr news OofNlcS
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 49,
"The Progressive movement is sweep
ing the country to such an extent that
conservative political observers now
grant the independent progressive
ticket an even break with President
Coolidge for the election" Senator
Robert M. La Toilette told a meet
ing of labor executives here.
The meeting, presided over by
Warren S. Stone, president of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers, was the first gathering of
Representatives of all groups of or
ganized labor and included members
of the national non-partisan political
campaign committee of the American
Federation of Labor, as well as the
presidents and officers of the leading
national labor organizations.
Tracing the history of the cam
paign to date, Senator La Toilette
said: "When we began we hoped for
seven or eight states, and we talked
about throwing the election into con-
gress. But there is a ground swell
on in this countryside tide of pro-
gressive sentiment is amazing. | have
worked with many of you for years
and hope to keep on working with
you for ten or twenty years to come.
/ do not want to jeopardize my repu-
tation as a seasoned political OBJ
server, but today our movement is
even with the candidacy of Coolidge,
and our movement is growing stead
lily. AS things stand today we have
an absolutely even break to win."
Senator La Toilette then cited con-
siderable variety Of reports from
business men, farmers and persons
in every walk of life in different sec
tions of the country to amplify his
previous statement.
"People are realizing" he said,
''that in another rs years, if they are
not checked, the small group which
is trying to gain control of the mar
kets of America and of her natural
resources will have reduced the farm
ers to the level of the peasantry of
Europe and the workingman will have
become merely a privileged slave.
Restore Government to People
"The great question is: Can we
bring the government back to what
it was designed to be? Are the
American people strong enough to re
possess themselves of their govern
ment? Can they defeat those special
interests or whatever you may please
to call the influences which crack tbs
whip in the corridors of the Capitol
swagger in the White House and con
troll appointments to the cabinet?
THAT those interests have beer
doing just that is true, else we would
not have had a Daugherty and We
would not have had a Palmer in tbs
nations counsels."
Reports from leaders in touch will
all parts of the country bore out the
senator's observation of the politica
trend. Representatives of six states
reported reactionary senators haC
been defeated in the primaries anC
every candidate who had the supper
of the farmer and labor votes won thu
nomination.
PrOgressives Win Everywhere
The reactionaries defeated are. Bal
(republcan), Delaware; Dial (dem
ocrat), South Carolina; Elxins IRE
publican), West Virginia; Mcconnell
(republican), Illinois; Shields (demo
craft, Tennessee, and Sterling IRE
publican), South Dakota.
Progressives are already assured
stronger group in the house of rep
resentatives, the meeting was told
While almost every progressive VIII
sought denomination won, Is reac
tionaries have been defeated.
The meeting appointed a commit
tee to coordinate the efforts of tn
various groups cooperating to obtai
the election of La Toilette an
Wheeler; push a systematic financia
campaign and turn over to the indie
pendent-progressive headquarters a
the resources Of organizers an