The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-26

ers that even the middle-class revolt
and its organization into an indepen-
dent third party Is hopeless, and that
they must return to the old non-par-
tisan tactics, which means to 80 to the
back door OF the old party councils,
there to beg for crumbs in the time
honored Gompersian manner.
4. The c. P. P. A. and the Socialist
Party.
In endorsing the candidacy Of La
Toilette the G. P. P. A. has merely
continued its old policy OF political
collaboration with the so-called PRO
gressive group" in congress. The G. p
P. A. has been fuctioning as the labor
wing Of the LaFollette movement. IT.
remains the dominant labor wing of
the LaFoIlette movement, which is
also subject to pressure by the Com.
pers machine. The G. P. P. A. was
humbled by the results OF the election,
which fall below its expectations, yet
it will continue the alliance with La.
Toilette and win remain one Of the
forces pushing the movement in the
direction Of third, petty-bourgeois,
party.
The socialist party, which up to
July, 1924, was trying to retain a
certain measure of independence as
political party, has since then almost
completely merged with the @. P. P
A. in the LaFDllette movement. The
socialist party has practically ceased
TO exist as an independent politica
party. 1t will support the formation
Of the petty-bourgeois party under
the phraseology Of a Tabor party"
5. The Bourgeois Wing Of the La
Toilette Combination.
For the bourgeois wing OF the La
Toilette combination, the alliance with
the labor bureaucrats and with Ger.
tain sections of the labor aristocracy
is a perfectly profitable proposition,
since this alliance in no way conflicts
with the capitalist basis Of the move
ment, while it secures for itself the
support Of large masses Of workers
and poor farmers. The professional
liberal group of this bourgeois wing,
as represented by the Nation and the
New Republic, demands the formation
of bourgeois third party which they
often call a farmer-labor party. The
practical politicians of the movement,
who represent the well-to-do farmers,
small bankers, and merchants, such as
LaFollette, Wheeler, Brookhart, ETC.,
whose fortunes are more closely
bound up with the old capitalist
parties, will hesitate with the i'm
mediate forpat rat the third party
but will surely continue this political
combination.
6. The Future Development Of the
LaFoIiette Movement.
Because Of the pressure of capitalist
development and exploitation, and in
spite of the comparative weakness
Of the LaFollette movement, as de-
monstrated in the elections, this
movement, comprising an alliance be-
tween petty-bourgeoisie and the labor
aristocracy, is bound to grow in
volume and in power. Even though
the LaFollette movement may con-
tinue in its present loose form, sooner
or later It will be forced to overcome,
partially at least, the contradictions
OF group and sectional interests with
in its ranks, sufficiently to crystalline
into a new political party. AS a par
ty 1t will be based upon the small
and middle sections of the bourgeoisie.
the rich farmers. the professional
groups. certain sections of the labor
aristocracy, and the labor bureau
cracy.
This party will represent a political
alliance between the left wing of the
bourgeoisie on the one hand, and the
reactionary social.patriotic, class col
laborationists wing Of the labor move
ment on the other hand. It will func-
ton as the extreme left party of the
American bourgeoisie and will CON
tinue to base its appeal mainly on two
grounds: To the bourgeois middle
classes this LaFolIette movement will
present the capitalist half of its ply
siognomy, that Is, 1t will maintain that
1t alone is able to save American cap
italism from destruction as result
OF violent revolution by the masses;
while to the masses the LaFollette
movement will present the so-called
labor half of its physiognomy, claim
ing that 1t stands for the "just" de-
mands OF labor and against its being
unfairly treated by capital. The
masses Of the workers and poor farm.
ers, inasmuch as they reject the lead
ership Of the old capitalist parties and
are not yet ready to accept the lead
ership OF and to give their support to
the Workers Party, follow the lead
OF the LaFollette movement. This was
emphatically demonstrated by the
ABSORPTION Of the farmer-labor party
movement by the LaFollette move
ment, and by the vote Of tha induatriaI