The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-16
Religion in Politics

a in Ireland when protestant member of the
British ruling belonging peasant
of the subject class the only thing
catholic five pound for the steed the animal changed
hands, If the catholic horse the five
pound note and very likely his catholic head 4s
This in the eyes worshpped
by ruling class That same ruling class
owed fea to the catholic god but owing difference
opinion between themselves and gods agent in Rome there
of relations and they made god of their
in handy when they wanted rob somebody worldly
goods The task easier when that person wohpped
ferent god
In the days Of the nquon anybody suspected harborng
ideas religion not conformity with those prevailing
circles liable to find himself entertained many
OF torture welded by men who either too lazy with
the recalcitran thought god heman
who did relish who by appeal reason
usually was nickel somewhere
under the heel Religion has always
ruling class politics The nsparabe the
founder of christianity did not know the amply by
his qualification which might well accept authentic
Of argument
days Inquson it often happened that one
oc who coveted another catholics wife, his property
it be his bounden duty question the integrity neighbours
religious application of red hot iron slippers quart
of molten lead, little stretch questionable
catholic either the ghost things his coregon
list coveted.
Yet the old methods applied tho
al Smith of New York is waging life death
struggle against William Randolph Hearst Smith, backing
Jimmy Walker of New York backing Hylan
Smith is catholic; so Hyan So is Jimmy Walker Hearst
not
McAdoo were battling for the democratic
nomination for the presidency Al branded kuxer
and stopped him short in his tracks Perhaps McAdoo
kluxer than Smith, but it worked. William Jennings Bryan
prayed Osensby the deity that
Macto drive out the K K K ISSUE but the
set in their and god had to remain neutral in order
his following Finally Smith the catholic Mac kuxe
met the Belmont hotel agreed was
neither He just j. p Morgans attorney L
Now Hyan, backed by Hearst Walker Smith
battling for New York City all the graft
prize worthy great fighters 1t noble city
is great and the harvesters many
In this struggle all rules of civilized dched The
combaan are hitting below the belt but those who have the
led believe that the struggle between
between democracy and utocacy between
the peepu Hyan got the jump Smith, because
monopoly all antactOn baron stuff the
popular in New York the of Rome Copenhagen
Smith looked around for something asten
the kux brick he belabored McAdoo WITH laying the
corner The governor hurled it at Mike Hyan's
Here catholic catholic 1t weep But the
kux charge changed many How many today primaries
will tell The working class of New York,
their heads off Hylan alleged deserion
get all about the employing class which is by Hya
Smith, Hearst and Jimmy Walker.
Thus religion is used by AL Smith
it used by other AL Smith ago.
workers should but they will never
Hearst Walker Smith, collection of capitalist
ackeys will them the lead solving problems
but the Communists who have consigned the limbo
dead uperstion and who intend consign capitalism
limbo of history
Amid all this weller of confusion can
asm in their mad scramble for and
that has program, free from humbue
Workers ommunist Party with its candidate BENJAMIN Glow
calls the rally the freeing themselves from
the economic chains that bind them Those would free them
selves must first strike the blow