The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-09

Frank L. Smith, an Illinois politician who received his
training the notorious Kankakee political machine of Governor
Len Small appeared before committee the other day and
demanded that he be seated United States before
committee examines into his fitness to sit in that body He
claims ought to be seated because people of
Illinois are entitled to full equal and continuous
This again raises the question of precisely who represented
in the houses and other branches of the
In the specific of Mr. Smith it not hard to ascertain the
fact that his behalf of the people the state Illinois
in reality camouflage his desire sit the
the agent of Mr. Samuel NJ Insults electric power public
utilities trushat Mr. insult who made generous
tbutions to various shades of capitalist politicians any
he rely upon to serve his interests insult admits
that he $12OO to Smiths campaign $4,000 George
Brennan the democratic opponent of Smith, $4,000 Charles
Is Barrett associate of States Attorney Robert Grove in the
organizations $4,000 Roy O. West head
republican forces under the leadership
Charles S. Deneen besides contributing $4,000 antword
court propaganda.
Thus it Mr. insult and his interests that Smith will serve
he seated When he petend rights
of the people of Illinois and coend that they now
only the to which they are entitled he
really that instead of Mr. Insults Illinois interests being
defended only by Senator Deneen they should be defended by both
Deneen and Smith The senator's do strive
people of their states but to the corporate interests
AGAINST the people of their states.
On small Smith episode dramatizes the whole
function of the Washington Certain
specific capitalist interests while collectively they repre-
the interests of the capitalist class whole them
stands the executive department the
Coolidge and his cabnes the executive committee of the
ona capitalist class The structure capped by the supreme
court composed of nine corporation lawyers appointed
and from whose decision there appeal revolution
which absoed from being swayed by momenary political
considerations and who always be relied upon
DEGREES designed to maintain the of the ruling
against all the rest of society
No should labor the illusion that the Illinois and
Pennsylvania election scandals involving Frank L. Smith and
William S. Ware exceptions to the general they
alone represent interests opposed the inhabitants
their states Every other member of the equally
sinister interests and equally the of the
and farmers The difference that Smith
methods crude to be easily detected while the others
subtle in their methods Of waging political campaigns and
able to conceal the of their funds effectively
Then there is also the capitalist politician whose honesty
ncorupbit his chief political and who pretends
not to be of efforts of the interests his behalf
Such people thoroughly reacona incapable think
ing terms other than those of the dominant class that
be relied always to defend the forms
is this type that make the best capitalist lackeys
Against the agents of the capitalist combines the working
class and the exploited farmers should unite in class party and
select candidates that will their interests Only
eliminating the government of Wall Street putting in it's
place workers and farmers the esab
ish machinery that can be used in their behalf