The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-27


The Workers (Commuuist} Party
has complied with all the necessary
4 requirements regarding the placing
Of the Party on the ballot in the
present elections in SO states and,
according to latest advices from
state officials, will surely have its
presidential candidates on the ballot
IN "a states. The Party is still wag
ing fight in the states Of Nebras-
IA ard Oklahoma where all legal
regulations have been met but where
the State authorities, in cooperation
with such reactionary organizations
IS the American Legion, Foreign
Var Veterans, etc., are trying to
keep US off the ballot.
In 1924, the names Of our presi-
Dental candidates appeared On the
ballot in only IA states. This year,
Comrades Foster and Gitlow will
head the Communist ticket in all
the states in which the Party was
on the ballot in 1924 and in 20 ad-
ditional states besides. A glance at
the two maps, published in adjoining
columns, will disclose that while
in 1924 the Communist candidates
were on the ballot only in a few
eastern, middle western and north
western states, on November 9th
the workers will have an opportun-
ity to vote for the Communist tick
ct in every important section of the
country.
In 1924, due to our activity in the
farmer-labor movement, the Party
was able, on comparatively short
notice, to swing several northwest
ern states in addition to the eastern
and middle western states in which
the Party is the strongest. This
year, not only is every important
industrial and agricultural section
in the Communist column, but for
the first time, the south has been
penetrated with our emblem, pro-
gram and candidates. The Workers
(Communist) Party, appearing on
the ballot in 10 industrial, 6 agri-
cultural and southern and border
states, can rightfully claim that in
the present presidential elections it
is functioning as national party.
The extension of the Communist
election campaign to more than
three-fourths of the states can be
ascribed to the following: (D The
objective conditions which placed the
Workers (Communist) Party in the
forefront as the only revolutionary
political party of the American
working class; (2) the growing in
fluence of the Party among the
masses as result of it's participa-
ton in all the struggles of the work
ers during the past four years; (3)
the enthusiasm and intensity with
which the Party membership has
thrown itself into the election cam
paign carrying along with it SYM
pathetic elements that helped a
great deal with the work; (4) the
fact that the Central Executive
Committee began the organizations
al work with regard to the election
campaign as early as last spring;
and (5) the impetus which the cleo
ton campaign received from the
National Nominating Convention
held in May.
Democracy Exposed.
American democracy makes it diff
ficult for party of the working
class to appear officially on the bal
lot. Numerous regulations are set
up making it obligatory on minor
party to either secure certain per-
centage of the total vote cast in
preceding elections, or to gather and
present to the state authorities a
requisite number of petitions signed
by duly qualified and registered
voters.
In country which boasts of the
right of any person or group of per-
sons to appear before the electorate
with program and candidates of
their own choosing, workers par
ty must undergo exceptional diff.
cuitics and cxpendL large suns Of