The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-18
of the Passaic Election

the meetings held in North Passac the Eastside
it made difference The Daily News carried an edi-
tora the front page about the Walsh Act and also
took the pains to inform it's that if they approve
of Communism and the doctrines that the Labor Can
didates stood for they should vote for them Thus we
that due to the fact that the labor candidates
factor IN the election and also because they
Quoted active campaign, and the politicians hundred
centers churches and clergymen, and newspapers
took the pains inform their clientele that Wesbord
etc. Communists and too dangerous be put in
office when d child who went to a labor rally
could have seen and understood what the Communists
wanted The issue plain: either a Workers Gov
eminent a Bosses Government representing gas
bombs, clubbngs and strike breaking
Weisbord polled over 1000 votes His running mates
Bambach and Smelknson around 400. Under the cir
cumstahces this very creditabe showing. While
the campaign committee expected little higher vote
they not disappointed When taken into considera
ton that all of the population excluding Preiskes lick
spittles and suckers who worked for his election
out to beat Preiskel then understand why the
vote of the Labor Candidates small in comparison
The Communist candidates also had to contend with the
psychology that the average voter likes to pick winner
This fact coupled with the intensity to beat Preiskel
helped many people in deciding to vote for the oppos-
ton candidates against the machine of Preskel and Co.
When also consider that all the institutions of the
city lined up against the Labor Candidates and
using their power against their getting small vote and
eectlng reliable CD business into office can
visualize the situation from a better angle. With all
duct the campaign the part of the Communists, the
results were creditabe and effective. Thousands of
pieces of literature distributed. DAILY WORKERS
delivered to every voter. The entire working class
of the city came out to hear and register their approval
of the Labor Candidates despite systematic sabotage by
the police and city authorities hall keepers and labor
traitors They to listen to the message of the La
Dor Party They to register their approval of the
labor campaign.
In conclusion the workers learned the necessity Of
participating in the elections, of becoming citizens of
preparing for the trckery Of the politicians (steang of
votes), of building up powerful political organization
for the Labor Party and the necessity of building up
their unions and organizations. 1t is not beyond pre-
dcton to state that from Passaic and its textile work.
will the material to build powerful Labor
Party in New Jersey and from the will come
the missionaries who will undertake the job of organizing
the labor party and the unoganzed workers thruout the
state The young workers who steeled in the great
textile strike of 1926 and schooled in the campaign of
1927 bear promise of accomplishing great deeds for the
labor movement of state and nation Time will its
achievements the of history in New Jersey and
in the city of Passac Keep this small but
remarkable textile city,