The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-29
he New Politics
BY EARL r. BRoWDER.

odmes the game politics the United States profess
to in the June 18th convention Paul. called
party of workers and farmers political domination
of Wall Street, merely of the aduncts of LaFoette his
personal and Independent drive for political power They
their Judgment on the fact that propaganda for individual
presidential candidate at St Paul has been confined to the
of LaFoIette
But such opinion is entirely unsound It ignores the
mistake of applying the standards of judgment to June 18th
to the Republican Democratic parties In reality, the ST.
Paul convention such factor in American pot
cal life that LaFoette any other individual from the old
scheme of things cuts little ice in the long matter how
much noise he may raise at present
LaFotte embody that political awakening
power of the classes hitherto politically Submerged LaFoee
stands only mddecass protest ST. Paul stands for
the political struggles Of the masses laFoee stands TOR the
How then, with such fundamental ceavages be-
tween Paul and LaFoette considered political symbos
odtme Republican is mentioned on every hand
potential leader Of the new Par This question
any direct statement that he going to leave the republican
party.
explanation Of this paradox far from canceng the
statement that ST Paul represents the new class force politics
light upon the profound chasm between aFoette
ST Paul represents mass breakaway of the rank and file
does not follow individual Personalities are but the chips
on the 1t has crysazed sufficiently yet to esab
sh authoritative leading group accepted as such by all
At the same time LaFoette opposed he is to the class
basis of the new movement symbolic revolt ha
the petty bourgeos that times has threatened to split
the old parties today stirring somewhat resessy IN the
absence peg swing popular thought around IN the
of the popular political mind the
of been seized because OF the super
fetal characteristic to both political factors e. Dotn
threaten to split large from the traditional political
lines.
This popular confusion of LaFoIette with the famerabor
party destined be quickly dsspated LaFolette
himself will do the dsspang. Already the issue being cleared
farmers and workers with establishment that Lar GILLETTE
gathers himself only bankers merchants lawyers pub
carefully draws his skirts from contact with
vulgar workers farmers LaFoette is deathy
afr Of hostile real class movement to throw of the
political domination capitalism any other mddecass poll
tcan class forces take shape the workers begin
making upon LaFoe which he ignores this becomes
more and clear to the masses.
Already we are on the Paul convention and
b STRUGGLE between the confusion thought and the harsh
realities Of politics becoming Many workers and farmers
are finding difficult the forms OF thought necessary
adjust themselves rapidly changing situation But
+b silence of kind which has hitherto helped
continue the confusion helping to clear Because
even the dues mind that HE WHO IS TOR
TIVE POLITICAL ACTION OF THE WORKING MASSES IN 1929
MUST SPEAK UP-FOR OR AGAINST THE ST. PAUL JUNE
18TH CONVENTION!
Entirely politics in the making Those who still
think in finding themselves lost in the
rapid developments Old leadership and prestige being shat
tered leadership is in the making The fragments of the
past may along with the great currents OF events but
they will not determine its course.
H.. II Corvert;or terests BY the method of voting that