The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-01

regular enough to be classified on
some occasions as an insurgent.
Teiqan Issues Statement.
Note: The DAILY WORKER
publishes the accompanying state
ment by H. G. Teigan, secretary OF
the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party,
sent out by the Federated Press.
Teigan declares that Shipsted will
not desert to the republicans. This
is more than Shipsted has said for
himself, in fact, he sabotaged the
recent campaign in Minnesota be-
fore the elections, and has been
flirting with the republicans ever
since. Participation by Shipsted
in the so-called breakfasts" at the
White House, on invitation of
Coolidge, with only republicans
present, indicate that Shipsted is
developing strong republican ape
tite. The DAILY WORKER endors-
es everything that Teigan has to
say about maintaining and strength
ening the Farmer-Labor Party in
Minnesota. His statement follows:
BY n. G. TEIGAN, Secretary, State
Central Committee, Fsrmer-Labor
Party of Minnesota.
A few years ago when the non-par-
tisan league was attempting to cap
ture the machinery of the old parties,
the politicians and the newspapers
cried out: why do you socialists
try to steel the republican party?
Why don't you organize party of
your own and sail under your own
colors?"
In Minnesota the non-partisans and
organized labor did that very thing,
and contrary to the expectations Of
the enemy, the party of the non-parti
sans and organized labor proved quite
successful.
In spite of the apathy of the vot-
ers. lack of campaign funds, the pre-
lenses Of economy and efficiency on
the part of the present republican
state administration, the Farmer-La-
Dor party candidate for governor OF
Minnesota polled more than $4,000
votes Nov. 2. This represents near
ly 40 per cent of the total vote cast.
Party Stronger Than Ever.
Moreover, the farmer-labor folks
elected two congressman by large ma
jorities, more than twenty state SEN
atoro and onprov;v, atoIxv 4,xv;oo a,
many representatives. Judged by the
vote for legislators the party is
stronger than ever.
Notwithstanding these facts. the
cry of the politicians now is that the
party cannot weather another cleo
ton. Arthur Sears Henning, the
highly paid dopester of the Chicago
Tribune Press service predicts Sen.
Shipsted's return to the republican
party, now that his party has been
dissolved" The wish is father to the
thought.
The farmerlabor party will win in
Minnesota in 1928. Shipsted will be
returned to the United States senate
as a farmer-laborite, not as a repub-
lican. What is more, the law of
Minnesota prevents any farmer-labor-
lite now holding public Office from
filing for reelection as a member of
another party. Shipsted could not le-
gally file as a republican and it is
equally certain he would not be dis
posed to do so.
The progressives of Minnesota have
achieved far more success thru the
farmer-labor party than they ever
achieved thru the old parties. In the
short period of four years, the party
has elected two United States sena-
tors and three congressman.
That the progressives of Minnesota
cannot hope for success thru the re-
publican party can be shown by the
results of 1922. In that year a strong
candidate filed for the republican
nomination in opposition to U. S. Sen.
Frank B. Kellogg. The farmer-labor
slate was nominated in its primary
without opposition. There was plen-
ty of opportunity offered the progress
sive voters to participate in the re-
publican primary. Notwithstanding
this fact, Kellogg won the nomination
by $4,000 plurality.
But at the general election OF that
year, Henrik Shipsted, farmer-labor,
defeated Kellogg by more than $4,000
plurality, and Kyale and Wefald were
elected to the house as third-party
men.
The farmer-labor party OF Mime
sofa has not dissolved. II does not
expect to accommodate the polltl-
clans or the interests by doing any
thing Of the sort.
Except for a few immature.minded
folks in the party, there is no dispo-
sition on the part OF the farmer-labor
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