The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-29
By JAY LOvESTONE

IN the election platform of our
Party we characterized the So
cialist party Of America as follows:
'The socialist party of Amer
lea, which still claims to be a
working class party, is in fact
party of the lower middle class.
Its leadership has become part of
the bureaucracy of the American
Federation of Labor. It's whole
ambition is to inherit the tradi-
lions Of the LaFollette third party
movement. The militant spirit of
Eugene Debs has been completely
wiped out from the socialist party.
"The presidential candidate of
the socialist party, Norman
Thomas, is the worst kind of
pacifist, typical preacher, who
performs the greatest service for
American imperialism by Great
ing illusions about the League of
Nations, about the possibility of
preventing war by peaceful
"The socialist party of today is
for the protection of capitalist law
and order, is against revolution,
is against the working class gov
eminent of Soviet Russia, and
supports every measure of the
American Federation of Labor bu-
reaucracy for class collaboration.
II has shifted its class basis from
the working class entirely and
definitely to the lower middle
class"
Facts Confirm Analysis.
Every word of this characterize.
ton has proved to be true An ex-
animation of the developments and
events Of the election campaign to
date affords the best proof of this
Let us pose some questions and re-
count some facts to understand some
Of the evidence at hand
The campaign waged by the so.
cialist party to date has dropped all
semblance of working class char,
acter. The slogan of the Reverend
DR.. Norman Thomas, the trail
blazer for the socialists today, is
Fellowship and Conciliation." This
was his keynote in Colorado, the
scene of the recent murder of strik.
ing miners at Columbine, at the
hands Of the liberal democratic Gov.
ernor Adams, supporter of Al
Smith. If we examine the friends
and enemies that the socialist party
has, to date, made in this election
campaign, we will find the correct
ness of our estimate of its program
and role borne out with terrific
weight. Here are some facts.
I.-Capitalist Press Boosts Socialist
Party.
The metropolitan bourgeois press
is keeping silent about the Workers
(Communist) Party and it's cam.
paign. At the same time, the so.
cialist party is getting very effec.
tive, widespread publicity. Judging
by the columns of S. P. publicity
enc would think that the socialist
party or some of it's "angels" are
heavy owners Of New York Times
stock. The radio is open to the so.
cialist reverend. For the Commu.
nists the radio is closed.
Why is it that the capitalist press
is giving the socialist party full
blast publicity? To pose the ques.
ton is to answer It.
2.-Govcrnment Attacks Commu.
nists-Protects Socialists.
State troopers and private steel
coal and iron police, in number Of
localities, are working overtime tc
break up the Communist election
campaign. In the state Of Ohio, in
Martins Ferry, we have a classic
example of capitalist democracy al
it's best, when it deals with class.
conscious workers. No election
meetings Of the Communists are
permitted there. In West Virginia
in Wheeling, the situation is no diff.
ferent. Contrast this persecution Of
the Communists with the energetic