The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-06
Coolidge Wins But the
Communists Step Into
a Strategic Position
TODAY LaFOIete sits midst the wreokage Of his house
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.


He set out in his Don 0uixoe attack on the republican
and democratic cades of Wall Street by attempting
destruction of the FarmerLabor independent
political action Of city and land workers. He has ended
in personal aggrandzement he expected
humIiating defeat.
Under the slogan of "Cet something now!" his sup
porters from Gompers to Hiqut, promised much The
ganzaton of the class power Of labor held Utopan
dream The fight of the Communists for the farmer-abo
party anathema to the place hunters of the third party
movement.
LaFoIette lives at Maple Bluff Farm; prompting some
okester excam that instead of Fighting Bob" should
be the wisconsin Bluff Certainly the LaFoIette wreck
age that lies strewn the land indicates that the Wis
consn senator built big fire under boiler with very little
water in it.
He has carried his own state; perhaps North Dakota
That is ALL Coolidge swept Minnesota with its
Labor u S. senators; both LaFoette campagners When
Johnson and Shpstead betrayed the Farmer-Labor
ment OF Minnesota especially at the June 18th conference
they threw the doors wide open republican victory their
state.
The corporation lawyer u S. Senator Walsh, in Mon
tana, endorsed by LaFolIettes running mate
Wheeler against the Famer-Labor candidate elected
But instead of LaFoete carrying the state the democratic
votes for Walsh knitted the LaFoete ticket and
Coolidge instead Wheeler doube-crossed his crowd
In he was double-crossed
In Illinois the LaFOIIette campagners found all
times ongH t to to tie c R Of Governor Len Small IN
to be sure but he carries the state in company with Cool
idge not LaFolette The LaFoette total in Illinois will
far ahead of the highest socialist VOTE the big years.
while this year the socialist has almost disappeared
IN New York City the victory went to Al Smith. for
election governor the democratic ticket while Cool
idge republican, carried the state by nearly million. The
GOnpers labor takers in New York, spawn Of Tammany
the LaFoette debace In New York state, as in Illinois,
the LaFoIette vote will not far away from big socialist
socialists suffered disaster No members of congress
No members Of the state legislature Total ObIteratOn
But one must turn to Wisconsin to witness the big
effect of the LaFolette-socast alliance the socialist
party in that state. Thru his deal with LaFoete, Vic Ber
ger returned to congress, the lone socialist But every
where else disaster is visited upon the socialist candidates
The Milwaukee County socialist ticket beaten. Leo
Kzcyck socialist candidate for the second Milwaukee dis
trict is defeated for congress The socialist ticket in the
state running crippled third, not within hailng dis
tance OF socialist totals cast in the state in previous years.
LaFoIettes oust with the windmill of capitalist politics
is therefore featured by three results:
First The Wisconsin senator did not cut into the
publican party did the Roosevelt Instruction in 1912 At
last reports the Coolidge landslide running close the
Harding victory in 1920 Wall Street held its PRIDE the c.
Q. P, intact against LaFoIettes assaults.
Second: If LaFoette any appreciabIe middle class
support came from the democratic party long refuge for
not great Tammany Hall held its in New York. Tom
Taggat lost nothing in Indiana. Boss held
together in Illinois, in face of defeat The Solid
South remained loyal to the eesons and Jassons OF the
donkey party In spite of many prediction claims LaFoI
Iette made not the slightest dent below thes Mason and
Dixon line.
Third The bulk of LaFoIIette vote without doubt
came workers and farmers who were ready for in
dependent political action It this that La
Toilette and Gompers Johnston and Stone, HIlqu and
Berger sdetracked into imaginary third party move
en Their leadership has brought these up against
the provebia stone wall at the end Of their blind alley
third party and the Hiquit5erger Socialist" party will
so to pieces rapidly now that the workers and farmers
stand completely dIusoned with the passing of Election
Day.
The LsFoIete- Compes-H quit attack on Independent
political action, with its betrayal into third party
men has given class action Of the workers and farmers
big setback.
But the aferthe-eIecton establishments must awaken
the city and land workers to their real needs They will get
on the right track
They will learn that the Communists right. They
viii find that the red baters in the labor
wrong. Increased numbers will accept Communist leader
ship.
In this campaign many seIf-confessed friends of labor
were put to the test and found sorey wanting They
unmasked as labor's worst enemies.
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