The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-12
Democrats Claim Their Party Is Alive.


TNDER the tuteage of John j. Raskob national chairman
and Jouett Shouse chairman of the executive committee
of the Democratic National Committee leading democrats
gathered Washington Monday to claim that the demo-
cratic party dead that it has in fact excellent chances
of victory congressional elections next year and the
presidential poll in 1882.
Raskob ectured the faithful the necessity of organz
ton former chairman of the finance committee of the
General Motors Corporation, who has again taken up his
duties in the financial direction of this great automobile
monopoly claims that with better organization in the election
districts victory could have been achieved in the electoral
college last year. Under these circumstances is not to be
expected that the democratic party leaders would raise
fundamental question of principle at their postelecton
resurrection but rather proceed they did with plans for the
raising of S250000 resusctaon fund to be supplemented
with like for organization purposes possible
Raskob did, however make an attack on what he called
he continuation of the tendency of the republican party to
cenraze greater and greater powers the federal
ment Washington instead of building each of AS states
into strong sovereigntie declaring that this sis bound to
result in colossal to be unwiedy and incapable
of administration
Raskob thus raises the ISSUE old the nation itself
of states rights opposed to increasing Capitalization of
power the hands of the federal government This
doubtedy play to the southern democrats who had been
to support of the Washington reunion Monday,
after it had been rumored that they would boycott it. In
fact the Southern democrats to have captured the
gathering with William Jennings Bryan dead with William
G. McAdoo forgotten and Al Smith making money in the
banking business New York City, Raskob called Jefer
to his assistance played heavily "a reaSSertOn of
democratic principles, and threatened:
respect government (centraled)
the tyranny under which will have live in
thereof well result revolution which will divide
this country into three republics and prosperity will
then suffer the ills which the suffered
through jealouses lack of standing for
less generations"
The increasing Capitalization and oppression by the
government drives toward revolution but not of the kind
that must keep Raskob awake nights 1t does not divide the
nation sectonay between north and SOUTH east and west
Atlantic Coast and Pacific Coast staes but instead shapens
the class antagonsms on a nationwide basis.
Rascob at failure of the republicans to keep their
tariff pledges and weeps the unretraned stock specua
tion Due to the increasing ndustrazation of the SOUTH
however Southern members the congress are becoming
good protectonists those from the north and
has dared to nsnua that the democrats do not
make eager and successful gamblers the stock ex-
changes and the boards of trade as the republicans
1t is very evident that the democratic party, although it
may be somewhat alive and pride itself the 100000
it received last year compared to the 200000
for the republicans nevertheless is Laundering hopeessy
In spite of RSskobs words it is like the republican
party than fact that was brought sarngy to the
front by the declarations of Al Smith, presidential cand
date during closing days years presidential cam
paign There is no great difference in principle.
The antiabor character of the democratic party be-
clearer with the open attacks the textile workers
Gasona in North Carolina and Ezabehton Tennessee and
in New York City under the Tammany Hall regime Raskob
financial wizard of the open shop General Motors Corpora
OUT more imam present leader
the democratic party will not be able to sell its shoddy goods
the tolng He typfies the speedup low wages
and long work-day of todays industrial naturalization.
The Communist Party that fights monster CAPT
tast class tyranny centralized in the hands of the Hoover
republican administration also exposes the democratic party
the of the workers and poor farmers Both these
parties have their sprnkng of liberal supporters both
Der their ckys in the ranks of the American Federation of
Labor while the Socialist Party does not class fight
against either The Communist Party alone leads the struggle
of Cass Against Class the fight that must be supported
by wider of exploited workers and farmers in the
local elections this year. in the congressional elections in
$780, and the presidential election in 1882 This support
grows out of the leadership by the Communist Party of the
daily struggles of the working class.
Machine diplomacy in Nicaragua is to be rewarded
Hoover having urged upon Secretary of War Good that