The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-08

20 Il Is with Calvin Coolidge. When
Snallions of bamboozled workers and
$armers landed him in the White
Mouse a few years ago Calvin laid
down the law strictly and caustically
10 the so-called insurgents that find
At profitable to stage little rebellion
In the G. o. P. corral, occasionally.
But the devil is now politically i'll and
repentant since those voters who
scratched the ballots one way a few
years ago scratched them another way
In the last election.
TNHERE is such thing as gratitude
\ in politics. The politician who
does not do the right thing by the
fellows who bring out the vote is NOT
likely to sprout gray hairs in rne bust
ness Politicians can afford to be
fsithless to the voters but not to the
Eote-getters. Coolidge recollected that
a fellow by the name of Hanna tried
70 do the right thing by him in North
Dakota, so when marshal was need
ed in that state Hanna's friend got
the job. There ensued frenzied in
dignation from the successful insur.
gents who felt that any gravy that
might be sQuirted around should find
q resting place on their hamburger.
A few kicks from the insurgents and
decent fellow was out of job.
Which again proves that nothing sue
ceeds like success.
FTNHE Queen of Roumania was rather
disappointed on reaching Buchar-
est only to find her husband awaiting
her in the depot $50, this is not
Chicago" the queen growled as Ferdy
got half Nelson on her, just by way
OF keeping up appearances. It appears
that Marie's train was late and the
government got hungry and repaired
to the nearest lunch counter. While
guzzling, the queen arrived. A con.
siderate official sidetracked the train
long enough-as he thot-to enable
the government to wind up their gas
tronomic activities but TO no avail
The nose bags proved more attractive
than the queen. Which confirms us in
our belief that the value of a queen
like most anything else is determined
sy he socially necessary labor power.
embodied in her production.
A DENVER reader of The DAILY
"A WORKER takes sharp issue with
me over some remarks | recently
made anent the threat of five thous-
and French girls to meet an equal
number of American legionnaires
when the latter disembark in France
for the legion convention, with a view
10 applying for alimony. Expressing
regard for our occasional lucidity our
contributor expresses regret that we
should have fallen so low in our esti-
nation of the prowess of the legion
naires. Judging from his letter, our
reader seems to be of the opinion that
most of the members Of the American
Legion that can afford to visit France
heard of the war when it was over.
The fact that the Denyerite served in
the war gives him some right to ex-
press such a caustic opinion.
THERE recently died in this city an
Il individual by the name OF Patrick
Carr, who distinguished himself dur
ing hectic political career, by acts
Of charity that did not appreciably
deplete his bank roll. All good things
finally end and so did Carr. After being
elected sheriff of one of the juiciest
counties in America-Cook county
Carr petered out. His funeral was
the envy OF this city's political circles.
Rich and poor piled flowers on his
coffin The papers used up columns
of space dwelling on his generosity.
But after 1t was all over people began.
10 ask; Where did Carr get the
money that be gave away" No doubt
Carr was fine fellow but man who
walks about the streets distributing
money to the masses must be exceed.
ingly honest to get away with il.
CAPTAINS OF industry are scheduled
~ TO meet with war department Of
hcials today to discuss the question OF
national defense. Those naive citi-
gems who think that this government
OF ours represents all the people
should find something to ponder over
in this announcement. II is quite OBJ
yious that governmental action is de-
termined by the interests of the cap
italist class and that our senators and
congressman are merely puppets that
are depended on to create the impress
sion that the country is run from