The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-03
SAN FRAN CISCO
CANDIDATE
HITS OPEN SHOP
Cora Read Endorsed by
Workers Party

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, Nov. 2.
Cora ]. Read is endorsed by the
Workers (Communist) Party for
member of the Board of Supervisors
here. She is running on a platform
which demands independent working
class political action through the es-
Enlistment of a labor party based
upon the trade unions, and her entire
program is challenge to the control
of the city by the Industrial Associa-
ton, the open shop group.
Against City and For Scabs.
The Red campaign is also directed
against the support of strike break
ers by the city administration, for the
protection of municipal ownership of
public utilities with workers partici-
patton in management and all en-
ployees in trades unions, removal of
all anti-labor influences from the pub
lie schools, and for unemployment to
be considered civic problem and not
a matter for charity"
In a leaflet distributed to the
workers of the city, Cora Read states
Big Bride Scandal.
"The present political campaign is
resolving itself into a struggle of
personalities. Mud singing and
undertaking, the public scandal in
volving Ten Thousand Dollar bride
are characteristic features in the
campaign. Behind the scenes, how
ever, special interests are pulling the
political strings. Both factions of the
Republican party, the FinnG raneey
machine and the Rolph interests, and
the Democratic Central Committee
have endorsed candidates. The Cham
Der of Commerce, the Industrial As
ISOLATION, the Builders Exchange,
whose chief aim is to establish the
open Shop" the so-called "Ameri-
can Plan," the powerful financial in
terests, the Bank of Italy, as well as
the Fleishackers and the Crockers,
are all playing an important part be-
hind the scenes in order to elect a
city administration which will best
serve their purposes. Organized La
Dor, through its Union Labor Party
has adopted platform which does
not go far enough in safeguarding
the interests of the wage-earners and
in the name of a non-partisan polit-
ical campaign, organized labor has en-
dorsed the representatives of its
economic enemies. Such is the tragedy
nf nor, no ~ con Do1i+;nS
All Represent interests.
Every candidate for office must
be conscious of the fact that he repre-
sents or expresses the political in
terests of a definite economic group.
Without this consciousness, candidates
lack the basic requirements for any
office in the city administration.
Every candidate must understand
that he should represent a definite
economic group. He should know the
connections between the various econ
omic interests, the political admins
tration of the city, and the political
parties of the city, county and state
Candidates must be frank and tell the
voters exactly where they stand in re.
lation to these powerful industrial,
financial and political interests.
Read for Workers.
Gas candidate for Board of Super
visors, / must make it quite plain that
| do not represent myself only, or that
/ consider my candidacy as that of
one merely running for office. My
candidacy represents those that be-
lieve that the chief interest of the
city administration must be that of
the wage-earners, the workers. My
chief endorsement comes from the
Workers (Communist) Party of San
Francisco.
G EFT A NEW EADER!