The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-08
Lovestone Quotes Mahoney

ton was carried, stated that the farm
er-labor federation of Minnesota was
essentially a non-partisan organiza-
ton having no goal aside from its i'm
mediate aims for social reform.
'In conversation after the meeting
he repudiated all the progressive
ideas previously held and even went
SO far as to condemn the workers and
peasants government of Russia. He
further stated that at the state con-
vention to be held in the near future
that the federation would have to take
steps to rid itself Of the troublesome
left wing"
Lovestone's Quotation From Mahoney
Throws a Searchlicht on His
opportunlstic Policy.
2. This present attitude of Maho-
ney is no temporary ALTERATION. It is
the logical outcome of long and con-
sistent series of betrayals which are
known to us, and known to comrade
LoVestone. Here are few of them
(a) Mahoney fought for LaFolIette
before, during, and after the st. Paul
convention.
(b) Mahoney fought in the arrange
ments committee which met on the
eve of the st. Paul convention for
resolution excluding the delegates Of
the Workers Party.
(c) At the Cleveland conference of
the G. P. P. A. Mahoney swore allegi-
ance to LaFollette and repudiated the
st. Paul convention.
(d) Mahoney supported Keller, the
republican candidate for congress in
st. Paul, and fought against Comrade
Emme, the candidate of the farmer
labor party.
More evidence can be cited by our
Minnesota comrades to prove the sys-
tematic treachery of this faker and
renegade. But the facts set forth above
are more than enough to show that he
is no friend Of class farmer-labor
party" no friend of the Communists,
and no ally for US.
Mahoney serves one good purpose,
however. His introduction into the
party controversy as Exhibit AZ for
Comrade Lovestone's policy is sufi-
cient to prove that Comrade Love-
stones policy is no good, that it is
built in quicksand, that it is opportun-
istic in the worst and most dangerous
sense Of the term, and that it would
lead the party to the united front
from the top only" to "maneuvers"
around the conference table with "far-
mer-labor" takers, and, consequently,
to the degeneration Of the Workers
. Party.
Lovestone Finds Sentiment for the
"class Farmer-Labor Party" Even
IN the Camp of Coolidge.
Another word about Minnesota be-
fore we pass over to Exhibit b.
the farmer-labor leaders of Washing
ton.
t Comrade Lovestone found sentiment
: for his "class farmer-labor party" in
5 the most strange and unexpected plac-
es. First he found it in the camp of
LaFollette embedded in the person OF
William Mahoney. Next he found it in
the camp Of Coolidge!
The fact that the fdrmer-labor party
: Of Minnesota jumped down LaFol-
lette's throat and insisted upon be-
ing swallowed, digested, and excre-
mented does not mean, according to
, Com. Lovestone, that it suffered any
serious injury. It was a mere cleo
ton union" and it emerged from the
bowels Of LaFollette in better shape
than ever, strong enough to go to
Coolidge and repeat the process. Read
this piece of evidence for the "class
farmer-labor party" submitted by Com
! rade Lovestone:
Least of all does It follow that such
campaign alliance (Comrade Love.
stone still has that election alliance
) in his head, as l shall prove in an
other article. ]. p. c. means the up
] roofing of the idea and sentiment for
+ a farmer-labor party For in.
/ stance, in Minnesota, Magnus Johnson
d and Olson, running on the farmer-la-
Dor party ticket polled a higher vote
} than LaFollette. The majority by
} which LaFollette, running on an indie
pendent ticket was beaten by Coolidge
! was much larger than the majority by
/ which those running on the farmer-la-
/ Dor party ticket we're beaten"
} This is telling evidence indeed!
, Do you comprehend the situation?
} There were, it appears, some tens of
thousands Of workers in Minnesota
I who were hot-foot for a "class" party.
, Therefore, they couldn't bring them
} selves to vote for LaFollette. Com
rade Foster, the candidate Of the
Workers Party, was on the ballot, but
he wouldn't do for them. They, like
the minority, wanted Independent
class political action" They, like the
minority, wanted a "class party that
would fight the battles of the workers
and farmers" This, Of course, elimi-
, mated the Workers Party.