The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-03
A Senate No One Wants to Organize


Gratis all the committees reveals the fact that the
democratic nartv is no longer in any real Opposition
PARTY At the time is ac admission OF the tact that
the condition of the country such that each OF the
major parties wants be position to blame the other for
failure of congress to act ,.'-.
Never was there better opportunity for real opposition
to hatte administration than is afforded in the present Sit
a+ in the senate With the corruptonists Ware of Pennsy
vana and Smith Illinois, seated the republicans would have
senateexacy onehaf The democrats have a
and one senator Henrck Shpad of Minnesota CLASSIFIED
as armeraborte But with Shipstead supporting the
democrats the republicans with their full strength could control
b virtue of the deciding Vice President Dawes chairman
of the senate. tas~ ..1- ...
With Smith of the senate because OF the
revelations regarding the corruption of the electorate
Of their respective their behalf the republican strength
is reduced This predamen however can be overcome
by the simple expedent of Ware and Smith abandoning all claim
to seats in the permitting the republican governors OF
Pennsylvania and Illinois appointing to fill the vacancies
Were democratic party opposition party consolidated
upon principles would take advantage OF the situation and
fight prevent the seating Ware and Smith Not merely would
Shpsead be forced to support them in such stand but aside
from hardboed reactonaes republican senator
face his constituents in an election campaign next
year would seat these two obvious poa coru
The fate Of the galaxy of senators that supported New
berry is too fresh in their memories
The democratic party doesn't dare take response
y organization of the senate for the simple reason that
like the republican party in reality two parties operating
under The dominant of each of the two old
most fragrant sections of Wall Street imperialism Each of the
parties middle elements that almost major
plank the dominant wings Brookhart Norris LaFoee and
the Borah their the salarts
of the republican opposits Reed of Missouri Wheeler and
rather ncohernt but exceedingly noisy opposition
in the democratic party 1~
ANY attempt either party enforce the program of its
dominant wing will Immediately its lack of unity and
is the senbane unity that absolutely imperative in
election session of Any attempt to face the pressing
will result in repetition of the breaking of party lines
hat
Both parties would split international policy, especially
in relation to European affairs The out-andout Wall Street
elements in both parties which are the majority OF bo favor
toward the further penetration OF Europe Inc democratic
party openly pledged adherence to the league of nations
while majority republicans would enter the league indirectly
through the world court ...g~--.
Domestic problems equally dangerous far the unity
the parties There is already sharp division farm
relief relief the question of the Boulder Dam water
power project the parties will also split because Wall Street the
dominant factor IN the electric trust that ghtng against the
claiming the natural that will throw the
scrap heap millions dollars worth of public utility
equipment now in private hands
About the only fights floor will be the cleo
swnds and the oil scandals The democrats have already
indicated that they will raise these questions which obviously
for campaign material and nothing else.
On certain superficial questions major questions
be handled superficial the nsurgent republicans
Norris Brookhar LaFoee and align themselves
with democrats but only for the purpose of forcing
from the old guard of the republican party that will be
useful to them in the coming campaign.
years campaign that will overshadow every act of
any the groups the that Monday
morning.
1t will be exceedingly interesting to observe the antics of
those socaed friends of labor both houses of who
blessing the bureaucrats of the American Fedora
ton of Labor Mr. John L. Lewis who supported Coolidge
the last presidential election treated with the utmost
tempt when he tried to persuade Cal that the miners Penns
vana should not be openly crushed With the of
the class he serves Coolidge as much as told Lewis that the Amer
puocracy mighty enough hold its subection
without the aid of Lewis and his kind.
All the years of great achievements of the mon partisan
policy American Federation of Labor has resulted the
union campaign yet waged This alone should
ffnt damn such nolicY treacherY tn the labor