The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-19
Vol. Ill No. 1S5.
ks...s,x SIX !
BY THOMAS }. o'FLAHERTY

WARE, the openly wet candidate for
the United States senatorial nomi-
nation on the republican ticket in
Pennsylvania, says there is no turpi-
tude, moral or political, involved in
the expediture of 100000 in the pri-
mary contest. Neither is there. If
the Workers Party had six hundred
thousand nickels 1t would be spent
gladly bringing the organizations mes
sage to the voters. OF course it would
not be expended bringing out the gun
men, the bootleggers and the bawdy
house keepers and their numerous eli
ents and Civilizations in order to elect
an individual in consideration of that
individuals promise to protect the
aforesaid gunner bootleggers and
bawdy house. keepers from the arm of
the law, provided he was elected.
THERE is really nothing immoral in
l spending money. The sin is in
volved in getting it. Where did you
get the $4,000 you dropped into the
Ware treasure chest?" asked sly Sena-
tor Reed from Missouri of one of
Vare's lieutenants. And when that
gentleman answered that he found it
in his safe, Reed was as much from
Missouri as ever. How come that
you came into possession of this much
money!" he persisted. Il got it out Of
nv coal business" retorted the Ware
supporter heatedly. All this is very
Illuminating provided the working
class ask themselves a few questions
before they conclude that the reason
all this Doodle was put behind Ware
was for the purpose of enabling said
wage slaves to blow the foam OFF o
glass of legitimate beer without run
ming the risk of losing their eyesight
or their liberty
WE are acquainted with public men
w who are keener for publicity than
Andrew Mellon, but he occupied two
very desirable corners in the Chicago
Tribune last Tuesday. Right on the
front page. His picture was there
Andy looks very much like reformed
evangelist. But that has nothing to
do with the story. In one corner OF
the paper the secretary of our treas
ury (what grand and glorious feel
ing) passes the old cactus to the
farmers and tells them in substance
that if they don't want to eat bread
they can chew alfalfa This may
mean another dead Coolidge senator
but what does Andy care? He has al
ready sold his distilleries and can
now devote more time to his favorite
recreation of drying up the Kentucky
mountains and the Businesses of anti
Darwinian Tennessee.
TT is not surprising that man who
L controls treasury with billions of
dollars at its disposal should speak
lightly of large sums Of money, but
when he tells us that each candidate
requires $4,000 to reach every single
vote in the great state of Pennsylva7
MIA. we are amazed that some thrifty
Mormon did not already think of NOV
ing his family there and making his
fortune in one election campaign.
Even monogamist with decent dis
regard for the Malthnsian doctrine
could make a nice living getting ac-
quainted with the point of view Of the
various candidates. Representative
democracy comes high, but we must
have 1t.
T MAY be treating serious question
L with undue levity, but when such a
great man, as George Bernard Shaw
undoubtedly is, tells us that the cure
for democracy is more of the same
thing. person is justified in inviting
the readers Of the DAILY WORKER
to expand their chests with raucous
laughter. Really, this is the kind of
bunk that should be served with a
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