The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-28
WORKERS SENATE
CANDIDATE HITS
WALSH'S RECORD
Green Uniformed as to
Real Facts

BOSTON, Mass, Oct. 2e.-The fol
lowing letter was sent by John ].
Ballam, Workers Party candidate for
the United States senate, to William
Green, president Of the American Fed.
GRAFTON OF Labor, on October Is, 1926
Walsh lie Enemy.
Dear Sir; In your letter of Septem-
Der 29, 1926, you call upon the wage
workers OF Massachusetts to support
for the IT, s, senate David I. walsh.
| have read your communication with
considerable surprise. cannot I'M
derstand how any labor man acquaint-
ed with the record of Walsh could
endorse his candidacy. Facts have
shown that Walsh cannot be consid.
cred as friend of labor.
Mr.. Walsh is opposed to strikes
among railroad workers as indicated
by the following statement made by
him in the U. S. senate on December
IS. 1918: Strikes among certain
classes Of employees are indeed never
iustifable, and among these classes
are undeniably our transportation EN-
ployes." The reason for his opposi.
ton to strikes among railroad work
ers is undoubtedly linked up with
Walsh's close connections with the
railroad interests Of the state. con
nections which became so evident and
scandalous that Mr.. Martin Lomasney,
democratic leader. was forced to re.
mark in the Massachusetts, house of
representatives on June 4, 1915: "He
(Walsh) was railroad man in 1900
and 1901, when he was in the house,
and he has not changed" In fact.
Mr.. Walsh himself declared in his in
augural address on January 7, 1915:
I'VE would deny the railroads moth
ing which they really need"
Always Money Ticker.
Mr.. Walsh has been closely asso.
ciated with powerful money interests
during his political career. He sup
ported for president of the United
States John w. Davis, lawyer for J.
P. Morgan & Co., in return for the
support given him by that individual
in 1913 in Massachusetts, during
Walsh's gubernatorial campaign. Mr..
Walsh's running mate for governor is
William A., Castor, millionaire banker
and attorney for the Boston Elevated
Co. David I. Walsh is disciplined
member of the democratic party, loyal
to its policies and platform. Can la
Dor be true to itself and at the same
time endorse candidate who sup
ports the Eelieies of Davis and Gas
ton?
Injunction Governor.
Labor has declared time and again
its opposition to the use of injunc-
lions in labor disputes. During Mr..
Walsh's term as governor of this state
is different injunctions were issued
against labor unions without a word of
protest on his part or any effort to
hinder this vicious anti-labor prac-
tice. III
At national conventions and state
conventions labor has demanded free
dom for Sacco and Vanzetti, the two
innocent Italian workingmen now in
the shadowpof the electric chair. Re-
Gently the most sensational evidence
was revealed, giving additional proof
Of their innocence. Yet Mr.. Walsh, a
so-called labor man and a progressive,
has never lifted one finger to save
them.
No Alternative.
In view Of the very salient anti-labor
character of both Mr.. Butler, the mil
jonaire mill owner. and Mr.. Walsh, a
staunch defender of the interests of
business, it seems to me that there is
no other lesson to draw than that
labor must organize its own political
party to protect its interests. The
sooner labor awakes to the necessity
of such step the sooner will it cease
to be the football of the capitalist in
tePests, which control the two major
parties.
Fraternally yours, John J. BALKAN.
candidate for U. S. senator, Workers
Party of America.
Mr.. Ballam is beginning a tour of
Massachusetts. He will be in Law
renee october 20, Boston Commons
October "a, Lowell October 25, Salem
October &c, New Bedford October 81,
Fall River October 2S and Worcester
October 30.