The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-18

George lying when he said the
$4,000 from Bill Kenny to Al Smith partly "loan Smith
present told the willing of the SEN
ate committee and Smith smiled approvngy apparently
hoping the lie would stick But admitted that the big
handout of the Tammany contractor to the Tammany governor
outright gift of a cool fortune.
The average working does not in his whole lifetime Of
labor receive much this bride given to the governor
of New York by interested in the matter of state ex
pendures influenced by the Smith and his manager
tried the information to the amount of outright gift
but the contractor admits that part of it was oan but
the entire gift to AL Another big prowler after
the advantages of contact of business and politics ne gave
Smith $4,000 of love and affection for the governor
What do the workers think about this?
Why do they think Jim Riordan of the New York County
Trust Company and Bill Todd who builds ferry boats for public
money gave $4,000 to the governor of New York?
And what do they think this Smith, who sits by and
smiles while his campaign lies under oath about it, and
smiles again when the lie is Corrected after fails to
through?
having before public official to give present to the
offcabut to do it openly The presents that given by
Sinclair to Albert B. Fall and others of the
crowd by Doheny attorneys fees McAdoo and by
Tamany contractors bankers etc. to the of New York
and candidate for presdenare different from the earlier style
of brides only thshat the effort made to them
But the ove and affection for the governor otherwise
different from the Glove and affection for the judge which
in cruder times inspired rich itigants.
The ove and affection backed by the gifts of fortunes
affection Smith, Hoover, Coolidge and all
other candidates of the capitalist political parties the outright
servants bought paid for of the capitalist class whole
and of certain groups of capitalists in particular
But in this election campaign of 1928 there will be
uonary Communist candidate for president The general
ion that William z. Foster member of the working class
will the red candidate for president and that Ben Gow
other worker will be the Communist candidate for vcepresdent
1t safe that neither of these in his entire lifetime
(uness by accden much money the Tammany
contractor gives this public official The Workers Communist
Party which will have its ticket in the election receives its entire
support from the dimes and quarters of the kind of working
pie who slave their lives bondage such aborrnder
Bill Kenny and Jim Riordan.
What will the workers think of this lineup?
side sets of candidates for public office
for whom capitalists and bankers have such Glove and affection
written into $4,000 checks (and $3080000 ograft dea
On the other side single set of candidates who
hall without asking the workers. who attend pay the
and other costs.
simply the centuryod lineup of capital and labor
what the picket line represents smaller way and the Smiths
Hoovers represent the thugs the guards the
to whom also the capitalists pay for merely
ove and affection (The socaed socialist party truth
fully be said represent merely the kebreakers who would
like to be the armed guards of the capitalist state
The national nominating convention the Workers
Party which opens next week New York. will Truly
historical for the working class of America In it
will dramatzed the contrast between the uncompromsng
voutionary party of labor and the bought pador political
parties of the capitalist class Some of the delegates
their brokendown and overloaded Fords freight
trains.
The Bill Kennys and Jim Rordans and the bigger
feers organs know that here is the party the
clashe party which participates in their sham elections only
bring the working and working
that participation in framedup elections but the
throw of the ruling class is their historical task