The Washington times., 1924-08-26
CONN TWISTS
OPEN UP On
LAFOLLETTE
Denounce Candidate as Reac.
tionary Representative of
Little Business Men
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along with denouncing La Toilette.
He said that Mr.. Wheeler had
not consented to run until he was
told to run by Frank W. Vanderlip.
He said that Frank w. Wander
lip was the intellectual expert OF
the capitalist class. He charged
that Vanderlip put Wheeler into
the contest in order to aid La
Toilette in supporting the small
business interests" against the
wage-earners.
He reused his audience to great
enthusiasm.
His audience consisted Of en-
tremely well.dressed and well-wash-
ed persons.
No fault at all could be found
with their responsibility in ap.
pearance.
Well-Fed, Well.Behaved.
They looked well.fed, and they
were perfectly well-behaved.
The policeman in the entry had
nothing to do but look on.
The three elderly persons in the
front rows continued to sleep. The
little girl continued to sell the
works Of Lenin. The little boy
continued to peer and pore on
Mr.. Gitlow's every word as he
wiped the perspiration from his
forehead on the platform. The
mass Of the audience continued to
cheer.
The point Of the occasion was
a dead-set against La Toilette in
his hometown.
''Herriot in France and MacDon.
aid in England and La Toilette in
America are the same thing"
shouted Mr.. GitIow.
They equally 90 along with the
small business interests and betray
the wage.earners," exclaimed Mr..
Gitlow.
What we have to do is to get
down beneath the big business in.
terests and down beneath the small
business interests and down be.
meath the railroad brotherhoods and
other trade unions right to the
workers." said Mr.. Gitlow.
Applauded Vigorously.
In the absence Of any OF these
low-down workers, Mr.. Gitlow's
uwell7fed and well.tubbed audience
,appIauded, him vigorously.
There was no doubt obout their
prosperity. There was no doubt
about their sincerity. There was
no about Mr.. Gitlow's sincerity.
The amazement Of the whole af.
fair was as follows:
Mr.. Gitlow. who served several
years in jail for speaking some
words in violation las alleged Of a
law against seditious utterances.
came to Washington to arouse the
proletariat.
The persons who assembled to
hear him were manifestly at least
Of the highest reaches and stretches
Of the proletariat.
They did not represent at all any
ragtag or hobtail or down-and-out
element. "a
Policeman Is Bored.
Addressing an apparently highly
prosperous audience, Mr.. GitIow ex.
horted It Il rise on behalf Of the
exploited workers and farmers
against tie exploitation which was
about to be fastened upon them by
Robert Msrion la Toilette.
La Toilette will defend capital.
ism to the end, just as Herriot de.
tends it, and just as Macdonald de-
tends it., said Mr.. Gitlow.
The policeman in the entry, hear.
ing La Toilette denounced twirIed
his nightstick idly and called il a
dull and conventional occasion.
One thing became perfectly clear.
From the Russian Communist
standpoint Mr.. La Toilette lie a re-
dictionary.
Coolidge and Davis, in the end,
make no difference. They represent
a few rich capitalists. La FolIetts
represents multitude of small cap.
italists. He is the enemy"
That was the note on which the
meeting ended.
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