The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-27
JOHN |. LEWIS
MAY RU N WITH
"CAL" COOLIDGE
Would Be Good Mate
For Big Strikebreaker
b. LAURENCE TODD

sugnested as a running mate 10 Sool-
idee ON the standpat Republican
ticket this wear, in order that there
NAV be no class issue drawn between
the Democrats and Republicans.
George L. Berry, president OF tne
international Printing FRESHMEN ;
Union. has for the past month been
securing endorsements for the DEM
ocratic vice presidential nomination.
from central labor bodies turnout tne
country. Lewis's friends suggest
that his record of support OF HARD
inc in the 1920 campaign is just as
prominent as was Berry's record IN
support of Cox. There is not tlnge
of "red" about either man.
Berry, Gompers Man.
The candidacy of labor men for
second place on the capitalist party
tickets this year is traced by some OF
the political experts to desire to
prove that labor gets square deal
from the old party machines on the
one hand, and that labor can get
quicker results within the old parties
than from a third party on the other
hand. The candidacy of George u
Berry. represents the hope Of Samuel
Gompers and his associates in the ma
ioritv controlling the American Fed
Grafton of Labor to make the labor
movement as prominent on the DEM
ocratic side of the 1924 campaign as
in the campaign of 1915. The Fed
Grafton officials believe that if Berry
could be nominated he would be
elected and that labor legislation OF
the type approved by the American
Federation Of Labor officials would
be effectively promoted in the next
Congress.
Both Ignore Injunction.
II is equally clear in the opinion
of Lewis's hackers that if Lewis were
nominated and elected as vice presl
. dent. the G.. o. P. would become In
terested in labor legislation anC
: would outdo the Democrats in sym
. pathy with the man in overalls. Tit
} Berry candidacy ignores the inJunc
ton record of A. Mitchell Palmel
; and the Lewis candidacy snaps al
l Indifferent finger at the injunction
record of Harry NJ. Daugherty.
Some enthusiasts have proposes
a that William H. Johnston, presiden
2 of the International Association o
Machinists, shall be nominated 70
vice president on the ticket with La
Toilette. Johnston is ineligibl
since he was born in Nova Scotia
but another trade unionist may easll
be found to accept the honor whe
b the new party or new ticket is al
nounced at Cleveland in July.
Catering to Progressives.
National politics have been so pr'
y foundry affected by the oil investig'
! ton and the Daugherty scandal tn;
! the nomination of trade unionists *
= the vice presidency this year ma
not be found unnecessary. Alreao
- the old party bosses are seeking
= avoid a terrific battle in the Der
- ocratic convention at New York,
~ asking for the counsel of radio
a. Democrats. The lroquois Club
- : Chicago, for example, has invite
n Senator Wheeler to be its guest
= honor at its annual dinner, and it
- reported here that Tammany Hall
~ nlAewlse sounding out the red Del
" ocrats with a view to having one :
. more of them make speeches in Ne
York within the next few weel
y The idea seems to be that the De-
=. ocratic bosses have begun to fear t
~. La-Follette movement more tn
s they fear Coolidge, and they wa
VI to offer concessions to the radit
10 Democratic spokesman in order
~ prevent great section of their pl
Il, ty from marching over into the
~ Toilette camp. 1t is safe gut
'ne that the government ownership a
~ democratic management of railws
gu will be one of the tests of faith
IN fered to the Bourbon leaders by
ns men whom they are seeking to h
- in line.
hS Coolidge Will Be Third.
Collapse of the Johnson boom
xh- merely deepened the pessimisn
INST the near-Progressives in the Repu
on can majority in Congress. They
ers convinced that Coolidge will be lu,
IL liz he runs better than third, next
ned lvember.
ere Anticipating that the panic-st
mi ken Republicans in the Senate wo
ind not oppose the move to indict Ha
Of Sinclair for refusal to testify Def
the oil scandal committee, McLes
Washington Post on March "a, p
Iished an editorial bitterly denou
lam ing the party leadership.
With what Is the matter with the
his publican leaders?" It asks, "Cai
ner. be true that they are trembling
re- fear that further revelations viii
at :" firm the truth Of what now seen
tate be infamous calumnies2 Or
his they craven weaklings who are af
the to stand up for truth and right,
,ner cause of the selfish desire to !
as a their own individual names out Of
current scandals? Scoundrels
morals cowards---it is a hard al
native, and the people shrink I
26. imposing judgment. But the pc
-ali- will not wait forever. Republic
,ool- by the millions, whose pride in I
,ries party is part Of their life, are
,tes. disposed to tolerate the cowardic