The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-23
Democrats Get Another
Investigation But that
Doesn't Mean Anything
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

THE democrats are bowling for an investigation Of the ex-
pendtures In the primary elections now taking place.
They will get it. They will make effort to unearth New
berys in the campaigns of fraud ballot box suffng and
corruption generally that prevailed in the Illinois and Penn
in the latter by the Coolidge following In the futile eff
fort nominate Senator George Wharton Pepper for cleo
tion The charge is no doubt true.
The huge expenditures of money to sway elections is
nothing American politics. SIush funds and denoc-
racy" in the United States are boon companions.
The democrats have proved themselves just as adept
at buying the electorate as the republicans Newbery
the "copper" king senator from Montana, democrat
Thru the nation the score stands about equal.
1t hoped that the democrats will strenuousIy wash the
dy linen of capitalist politics in the open that the
whole proceeding will become repuIsve stencil for all work.
and farmers But these workers and farmers must
not led into believing that the democrats at all sincere
in their investigations They merely seeking an issue for
this falls congressional elections.
The democrats have been at one with the republicans
all the big issues before the present congress They voted
for Coodges world court program They supported Andy
the coodgeMeon gift in the war debt settlement Of hum
dreds of millions of dollars to the Musson tyranny Italy,
under pressure Of the international bankers They unite in
blocking relief for the farmers On every Issue OF any
ent that has before this congress the actions of both
the democrats and republicans have been alike two
peas.
"Newberryism" is that interests the Amer
can workers and farmers is that muIti-mIon
aires should graft their way into the senate the monares
club"
Inc democrats tried 10 sway the VOTERS WIN the expos
of the graft connected with the Teapot Dome and Elk
Hill steals But it shown that the democrats here,
too like the republicans birds of feather In spite of
the oil exposures Coolidge, the principal" elected to
stay in the White House by overwhelming majority.
There is doubt that the two big issues accepted
such by the of voters the questions of entry into
the world and the league of nations and the repeal
modification of the Votead act On both of these issues not
only the Coolidge administration, but the majority of demo-
Gratis In both the and house of representatives
the wrong sde in far sentiment has displayed itself
among the voting population.
It remains for the workers and farmers, however,
raise clearly the class issues that ought to be emphasized
and forced the 'front.' this falls campaign those issues
that directly touch the welfare of Americas tong
These issues clearly forth in the call issued by the
Workers communist) Party for independent political action
in support of labor program This call is published in leaf
let form by the millions of copies all the nation
Against the dupcy of the old parties, seeking by every
trick and subterfuge perpetuate capitalism, militant labor
sound the clear call for class action by all Americas
exploited workers and farmers.