The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-02

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puritan form, called on Caring
o. ton to withdraw from the running
stating that he would "besmirch the
good name" of borough president. Tt
be sure it would be too bad for the
bosses of this city to have as borough
president a known corruptionist, who
sought favors. AS long as nobody
knows what he had done, or might
do, it would not matter. Still Car
rington would fit in nicely with the
grafters in City Hall, whether he is
republican or democratic. But Nor
man Thomas is worried about the
morals Of capitalist officials.
Darlington did not Withdrawals
master. Mr.. Koenig, even chastising
the republican functionaries for
showing a tendency to desert him. If
Koenig is satisfied with Darlington,
what the hell have the ward heelers
to say? If you don't like the can
didates that the party chieftains put
up. then get out of the party" Thus
spake Koenig-but that section of
Wall Street which is republican, can
not afford at this time to have open
grafters on its ticket. Hence there
is a switch-not to Tammany. No
Wall Street switches to something
that is just as safe: Norman Thomas.
Mrs. James Russell Parson, repub-
lican leader. throws in her lot with
Thomas. Endorsing Baldwin and
Moffat, she states that the three of
them-Thomas Baldwin and Moffat
would form real nucleus about
which to build better government"
Mr.. Wickersham the we'll known
lawyer, states that "public-spirited
citizens will have real nucleus
around which to work" Splendid
testimonial Better government"
/ for whom? For the workers? Thorn
as and Representatives of H0over's
Teapot Dome party-the party re-
! sponsible for the steal of more than
1 S100.000,000 worth of oil lands, with
Hoover sitting complacently in the
cabinet when the steal was effected
A proper team! The party with the
/ pro ram of hunger and wage cuts
/ for le workersl The party Of ex-
Mayor Thompson of Chicago. the pal
of Al Capone and his underworld
gang! "a nucleus around which to
work for the benefit of whom?
The workers. The three would be a
nice nucleus for the bosses, for they
do not fear Thomas. On the con-
trary, they know that he is perfectly
safe-for as the World Telegram
when endorsing Thomas, wrote (Oct
800: Socialists are no longer ogres
with which the major political par
ties can scare their more liberal
minded children" How true!
Therefore, the N. Y. Times, the
World Telegram and the Tribune
support Thomas. The Citizens
Union, the Brooklyn Bar Association
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talist support could Thomas ask? He
serves the bosses well and they have
given him his reward. Has it come
unsolicited? Do the bosses give en-
dorsement for that which is not ir
their interest? Any workers knows
botter-but Thomas pretends to be
a leader of the workers. He is put
forward to fool, betray the workers
The Citizens Union also endorses
Panken, Hillquit, Dewitt, Karlin
Shiplacoff Therefore, workers, be-
ware, when the bosses support those
whom you consider working class
leaders.
The bosses of Great Britain alsC
allowed the British (socialist) labor
government to rule, when they need.
ed workers representatives to put
across wage cuts, cutting of the dole
murder of the workers and peasant.
of the colonial countries. They KEEP
Ramsay Macdonald in government
and have made him prime minister
once more, now that the government
will become fascist. Why not? Dc
not the socialists prepare the way fol
open fascism? Are they not, for this
reason, social fascists?
Norman Thomas is part of thu
same international as Macdonald
Henderson. Noske and Blum. The,
all support the capitalist system. M
matter what they may chatter abou
socialism. The bosses know 1t anc
therefore the endorsement of Mrs
Parsons, Wickersham, the World
Telegram, Times and T'ribune-snc
the statement that the socialists arr
not "ogres" hit the nail. Or as Emf
Seidel said: I'VE the socialists
would do the same If we were In tn
same situation applies II
the Macdonald path that Thoma
and the socialists are treading--a!
Reading, Milwaukee and Racine
Wise, testify.
Workers: when the enemies of tn
working class endorse so-called work
ing class representatives, don't asl
what their motives are. The bose
know what they want-they know
what they are doing. Ask: wha
about the so-called working elias
representatives.
The endorsement of the capitals
press, a. section of the republican
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