The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-23
Double the Communist Vote
In Connecticut

of children; adult workers can only get Jobs
if they agree to work for food and shelter with
out pay
Old Parties Corrupt.
In this situation the Republican Party is
trying to win the support of the workers with
fake conferences for unemployment relief"
The Republican Party in Connecticut has the
most corrupt machine next to the "Ohio Gang"
known as the Roerbuck machine, which controls
the water and electric power industries in the
State and has large investments in the metal
factories. Its implication in numerous booze
scandals involving the Mayor of Hartford and
other high officials. and it's role in supporting
the tariff has been exposed to certain extent
among the workers. The Democratic Party, is
trying to shift the blame for the crisis on the
Republican administration, and is using in the
most demagogic way the unemployment issue.
closely connecting it with the tariff bill, as
Connecticut is hard hit by the decrease in the
export of hardware and electrical equipment.
The Democratic Party tries to hide the fact that
Its tariff policy is essentially the same as the
Republicans
The A. F. of L. has become an integral part
OF the Republican and Democratic machine in
the various city administrations and the State
The Socialist Party considers Connecticut as
one of its "strongholds" It's chief arch-be-
trayer, McLevy, of Bridgeport, has become
active IN competing with the Democratic PARTY
on the tariff and the unemployment issues
talking as loud and saying as little!
Workers Rally to Support of
Communist Party.
Our Party is in the midst of moblizne the
workers and bringing to them the real issues
IN the election campaign confronting the
workers, and exposing the Boss Parties. The
Party is modifying its forces to solicit the
necessary 5000 signatures to put the PARTY on
the ballot and is conducting a number of sue
cessful mass rallies and factory gate-meetings.
A four-week's tour of the most important in
dustrial towns, including those where the Party
has never been entered before started Sep
TENDER LIST.
In the election rallies so far held in number
OF cities we have witnessed greater response
on the part of the workers than we ever had
IN the past election campaigns, and we face an
increasing terror campaign on the part of the
police. Three comrades who had recently free
speech fights in the City of New Haven got GO
days each, one of them a candidate for Con.
gresham on our ticket While conducting the
campaign we have already had initial results
IN getting new members into the Party, and
especially noteworthy is the fact that the ma
Jority of them are Negro workers.
In addition to the State elections we have
MUNICIPAL elections in Stamford, and the Dis
trlct is giving special attention to developing
the campaign on the specific issues in that CITY
We have already made noticeable inroads among
the Negro workers of Stamford number Of
them joining the Party and the ANLC. local.
Despite the great possibilities, the PARTY as
yet has not been fully modified to utilize the
present objective situation. However, with the
full mobilization of the Party membership it
will be possible to double our previous Com
munist vote in Connecticut, put the Party on
the ballot permanently. as legal Party, and
win the support of large numbers of exploited
workers for our program of struggle.