The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-21
Governor Fuller May
Override the Courts

today he is conceded to have the best
marketing location in greater Boston.
"Old-FashiOned American"
The governor, then, is full-blooded
American go-getter, convinced to the
very narrow of the justice and right
eousness Of individual initiative and
private property. With that he COM
bines a certain degree of independ-
ence on the political field. Just as he
pioneered Packard in days when few
could see the future of motors, so
he backed Roosevelt in 1912 as finan-
cier of the Massachusetts, Bull Moose
forces. Elected to the state legisla-
ture and later to congress. He fought
for "clean government" and against
petty graft, but never saw the impli-
cations of class-bossed government.
He cracked old Henry Cabot Lodge
over the head as a "senile old whelp"
and won over bitter machine opposi-
ton in his bid for the lieutenant gov
ernorship in 1920. In 1924 he became
governor and since then has made
his peace more or less with the Bay
State machine" in the ways we'll
known to politics.
Patron Of Arts.
To fill out the picture Of the ear
rived man." successful in business and
politics, we'll liked as a hale fellow
well met, Fuller's conversion into a
patron of the arts must not be over
| looked. The walls of his Common
wealth Ave. home are covered with
the plumber Of European art galleries.
In cultured Back Bay castles, he has
won certain grudging standing be-
cause of his ability to put a quarter
of million dollars into single pic
ture.
An interesting incident is related
of him during the hysteria accom-
panying the Sacco-Vanzetti case.
While squads of police were thrown
about Judge Thayer and elaborate pre-
cautions taken to convince the public
that the two workers were despera-
does of the worst type, Fuller i'm
patiently threw off the COPS assigned
to "guard" him against mythical
bombs.
Add to that the $1,000 given John
Haynes Holmes when his church in
New York burned down, and the IA
vorable side OF tie picture is painted
Has Usual Class Prejudices.
The other side shows possession of
all the usual prejudices of a member
of the American upper class. Capital
ism is the best of all possible sys-
TENS, the road he travelled is open to
every young American, there is no
class justice in America, the courts
can do no wrong.
This last conviction is ominous. He
has met Judge Thayer few times.
A keen judge Of men, the governor
has undoubtedly seen through Thayer,
the man, if he has been able to dis
tinguish him from Thayer, the black
gowned representative of law and or
der and responsibility in the Bay
State.
Perhaps he has not been able to.
Perhaps he holds to the devastating
theory, too, that to admit Judge Thay-
er was prejudiced would be to over
turn popular respect for the Massa-
chusetts judiciary. It may not occur
to him that workers will know the
scurvy nature OF the Massachusetts
bench no matter what action he takes
on Thayer.
Fuller is stubborn, too. Some people
here who have followed him closely
believe he may balk when worldwide
pressure is used to force his hand.
But while he might resent the activi-
ties Of "outsiders" and radicals. he
cannot resent the pressure of the most
conservative and influential upper
class leaders of the state. And their
pressure is applied principally be-
cause labor's united thunder Of con-
demnation has struck fear into their
hearts for the sanctity Of the system.
Labor May Force Appointment of
Commission.
The cloud Of labor indictment over
the courts Of Massachusetts, and the
rest of the country has been thin In
former years. But now it becomes
black and threatening. Knowing full
we'll that the courts are a keystone
in their system, these eminent bank
ers, lawyers and their intellectual
lackeys realize that labor's confidence
In the courts win be destroyed for
ever If Saceo and Vanzetti are electro
cuted. That is the reason for the
panicky appeals to the governor for
immediate action.
VIII Fuller too, see that fatal blow
at the courts? Those in a position to
know feel that he will. They feel that
if labor keeps up it's emphatic pro-
tests against the murder Of its fell
low-workers, Fuller win act, appoint
ing commission 10 review the entire
case.
This may happen within few