The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-06
WHEELER APES
Silent Calvin
ON QUESTIONS
Refused to TeStif y
Against Himself

To the DAILY WORKER:-
Two capitalist candidates for
vice-president have paid visit
to the Twin Cities within the
last week. One Of them, Mr..
Dawes, pleaded for votes in
order that the constitution
might be saved from destruc-
ton, the other, Mr.. Wheeler,
tried hard to leave the impress
sion with his hearers, that it he
and his running mate LaFoIlette
were elected, corruption in gov
eminent would come to an end.
The excuses for the election
as offered by the one were as
fiimsy and foolish as those Of
fered by the other. Neither one
had any remedies to offer the
producing class for the present
economic ills. The big question
uppermost in the minds Of both
is, the elevation to a high and
important public Office.
BOLT r dll 10 fAUSWSts
While addressing their meetings in
the Twin Cities, both Wheeler and
Dawes were confronted with certain
questions. Both of them failed to
answer The questions to Mr..
Wheeler were submitted by the writer
in typewriter form, but they might
as we'll have been addressed to the
unknown soldier" as far as the reply
was concerned. The questions sub
mitted to Mr.. Wheeler were as fol-
lows:
81. What material difference will 1t
make to the toilers in the industries
and upon the land, whether Mr.. La
Toilette elected president of the
United States or Calvin Coolidge?
"2. Profits lie at the very basis of
all capitalist production. 1t cannot
function without profit. Profits result
in growing wealth concentration and
poverty, misery, crime, and corrupts
our public officials, our Institutions of
learning and the public press. The
above evils are the effects which flow
from our present system of wealth
production for profit instead Of use.
What remedy have you for these eco
nomic ills?
SO. BY what means do you pro-
pose to obtain government ownership
of railroads? If by floating tax-free
bonds to buy the roads, who are go
ing to buy the bonds, and who are go
Ing to pay the interest on the bonds?
Represent Economic Groups.
"a. If political parties represent any
thing at all, they represent the inter
est of certain economic groups. If
that is true, how can you, as mem
Der of the democratic party represent
ing the banking and land-owning in
terests, and Mr.. LaFollette, a member
of the republican party, representing
the manufacturing interests of this
country, how can you both properly
represent the economic interests of
the farmers and workers who are
both being exploited by the very ele-
ments you represent as members of
the republican and democratic par
ties?
"5. How was it possible for Mr.. La
Toilette who is now seeking the votes
of the farmers and workers, to make
common cause with organized wealth
and reaction, and it's servile press, in
attacking the June II convention, a
convention to which every workers
and farmers organization in this coun
try has been invited.
please read each question before
you attempt to answer it. There will
be many workers present at your ST.
Paul meeting tonight who will be in
terested to hear your answers to the
above questions. Please avoid gener-
alities as much as possible as well as
the calling of names and isms in your
answers"
Wheeler Was Mum.
The above questions were signed
and delivered to Mr. Wheeler at an
open air meeting, which he addressed
at seven corners in Minneapolis just
before departing for the auditorium
meeting scheduled at st. Paul that
same evening. Mr.. Wheeler, true to
the form Of the class he represents,
did not answer the questions. He
found it more easy and convenient to
point to the corruption Of those hold
ing the Office he and LaFollette is