The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-28
CURRENT EVENTS

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accounted for the balance Of the
$250,0OO.
insult went to Washington in re-
Spouse to a senate invitation. He was
received like the rich uncle that he
is. Frank L. Smith, the beneficiary
Of the greater part Of Sans election
swag had the can tied to him by the
same indignant senators who are now
developing callouses on their bellies
grovelling before the money Mahatma.
ITO whom did you give the $4,000
that is left unaccounted for?" politely
purred the inquisitors. Gentlemen, l
am deeply distressed because my con-
science does not permit me to an
swer," almost sobbed Mr.. insult. The
senator's had to adjourn to their hip
pockets to relieve the emotional strain,
the hearing was adjourned, an avail
anche of upturned palms massaged
Samuel's, and it never occurred to any
body to sing "The Prisoners Song"
What would happen to a radical labor
leader hailed before a senate commit
tee for violating an injunction can be
left safely to your imagination?
Alfred L. Smith, governor of the
Empire State has his headgear in the
ring for the presidential nomination
on the democratic ticket. A nation
wide publicity campaign is now being
conducted to break down the wall of
anti-catholic opposition that divided
the last democratic convention into
two hostile camps when Madison
Square Garden, Tex Richards private
theatre of war was the scene of the
greatest bloodless battle ever fought
out in that arena. Even the art Of
William Jennings Bryan could not
keep the two sections of Wall Streets
and the Lords armies from desiring
to anhihilate each other. The out
standing figures in the protestant and
catholic camps We're eliminated and
colorless Morgan attorney was picked
only to pass out of the political pic
ture in an election that placed the
crown of victory on the brow of
Vermont bill collector and strike
breaker
William Gibbs McAdoo is now as
dead politically as A. B. Fall is out
side of New Mexico. AL Smith has
the backing of Wall Street. Which
means that Wall Street would be sat
isfied to see AL ride the donkey in the
next political race. Its agents in the
G. o. P. camp will SEE to it that
loyal jockey mounts the elephant
Then the circus viii be introduced
with the press cgents painting the
wonders of the scenes inside the big
tent and the Barnums announcing the
next act" TO the voting multitudes.
The attention of the workers will be
attracted and their thots distracted
/ by the commotion. While they should
be bIilding a Labor Party and laying
the political foundation for political
snass. action against the capitalist sys-
tenn they will be quarreling with each
other over the relative merits of the
capitalist circus performers.
General Ben Butler of Massachu-
sets, the famous orator and advocate,
was once pleading a case in a Boston
court. The general was a master be-
fore a jury. He could fix more of
his peers" with his tongue than other
attorneys could with the purse. But
in the middle of his exhortation a
small army of cats set up a terrific
caterwauling from a nearby alley.
Everybody in the courtroom laughed,
from the judge to the bailiff. The
general was irritated. This weakened
the effect of his speech. He was in
danger of playing second fiddle to the
feline host on the outside. Always
equal to the occasion the general
raised his hands and said seriously,
pointing to the direction from which
the sound came: Gentlemen, this only
means more cats" Likewise a vic
tory for a democrat candidate or a
republican candidate means only more
exploitation for the workers.