The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-08
Loss of Prestige by the
Republicans Must Help
Build the Labor Party
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

TODAY propaganda being pedded the press to the
effect that the prestige of the republican party the
decline. 1t appears in of the prominent republican
organs that attacking Cal Coolidge because of his pro-
world court campaign In this case it is merely weapon
used in an effort to club the administration into their way
OF thinking TOR industrial capital as against finance capital
No worker or poor farmer who realizes his own class
interests but will applaud every attack Coolidge the
republican administration. But that that way
ers, who bndy followed Coolidge and the republicans last
year. for political action to strengthen the position of their
class
1t isn't enough repeat the performance of 1912 when
the turned from Taft to Wilson, and of 1920 when
the democrats rejected for the republicans. 1t
enough to repeat the performance of 1924 when the
workers and farmers deserted their class political action
party" The lesson should be well learned by this time
THE WORKERS MUST BUILD THEIR LABOR PARTY.
There a thinner wedge separating the repub-
can and democratic parties than at the present Time The
the of the congressional elections the democrats
forced into desperate efforts to show any distinctions be-
tween themselves and the republicans.
On the question of the world the league of
TONS the democrats join hands with Coolidge. The demo-
stand This stand crushed Cox in 1920 and Morgans law
YER John wall Street Davis went down to defeat in 1924
flying the standards of the international bankers.
The democrats made no fight worthy the against
the coolidgeMeon tax program in the house. They will
The democrats making fight for the bankrupt
farmers in the and wheat BELTS in the cotton
The democrats making no fight on the tariff, show
ing how puts hundreds of millions if billions into the
living of the
These all issues Of the past which there was sup
posed to be division between the republicans and demo-
Gratis. There is none today.
There is today no LaFolIette Moses" the horizon
to lead the workers and farmers into the wilderness of third
party politics and against class political action. One may
arise but that is all the reason why labor must be
the alert.
Every indication points some shifting of political
agnmens during this congressional year. What its extent
will be remains to be seen.
The undercurrent of discomfort beginning tap the
bed rock of class action Here it will find firm foundation
which to build.
The unanimous passage of resolutions for the labor
party by the international Fur Workers convention and the
International Ladies' Garment Workers convention in the
finds echo in the revival Of the farmerabor
ment in the far west.
There will be many pitfalls ahead Capitalist politics
everything lose thru the rise of independent working
action in the political struggle. The dollar politicians
will every possible lure to divert awakened labor from
its purpose. They will bbe the leaders and try to poison
the rank and file Failing in everything it will trot
the DOGGY of Boshek control and Moscow dictatorship
They will find however, that the workers have learned
during the past two years. They will learn that it is
easy this year. in 1924 to get the workers to drop
their slogan Forward to the Labor Party!"