The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-08


place the State ticket of the
Nov. 6.
It is no accident that the center
of attack began upon the Commu-
mist Party which, in the last Spring
elections, elected five out of seven to
the Village Board of Taylor Springs,
and one Communist alderman in
Benld, Illinois. The influence and
the organizational growth of the
Communist Party in Illinois indi-
Gates that some of the Communist
Party candidates could have been
elected in the Nov. elections.
Attack on All Groups
The attack upon the Communist
Party, the elimination of the State
ticket, was signal to proceed to a
more brutal attack against other
political parties and groups and in
Cook County. Objections have been
filed against local candidates such
as congressman, assemblymen, State
senators, not only against the Com
muniSt Party, but against the So
cialist Party, some independent can
didates, as well as against the split
off of the Democratic Party, which
wanted to enter on the ballot in
the name of the National Progress
sive Party.
This attack of the Democratic
New DEAL administration in the
State of Illinois and in Cook County
(Chicago) is evidence of the attack
upon the civil rights of the toiling
people in the State Of Illinois. The
Communist Party protested most
vigorously when Governor Horner
and his administration attempted to
rule the Socialist Party off the bal
lot. Despite the fundamental prin-
ciple differences between the Com
munist Party and the Socialist
Party, the Communist Party saw in
that act an attempt to deprive the
workers of their rights. Governor
Horner, in placing the Socialist
Labor Party on the ballot, declared
that he waves aside technicalities
and permits these parties on the
ballot because not placing them on
the ballot would deny them an OPP
portunity to express their convic-
tons at the polls" But as far as
the Communist Party is concerned,
the State Democratic administration
arbitrarily removed the Communist
Party from the ballot, despite the
fact that the State Certifying Board
originally accepted the Communist
Party on the ballot and the Com
munist Party was the first to file
petitions.
Growing Indignation
There is growing indignation
against these fascist methods of the
state administration. Many trade
unions and a number of influen-
tial liberals, including Clarence OAR
row, protested against this action.
The State Committee of the So
cialist Party in its meeting likewise
demanded the placing Of the Com
munist Party on the ballot.
The Communist Party calls upon
the workers in Cook County and
the State of Illinois to adopt res
olutions, to send delegations, ar
range mass meetings of all workers,
regardless of their political affilia-
tions, demanding that the Cook
County Election Board places the
Communist and Socialist parties
and all their candidates on the bal
lot.
Workers Should Register
The Communist Party furthe.
calls upon workers throughout the
State to register Oct. and 10 and
vote for the candidates of the Com
munist Party that will be on the
ballot and everywhere else where
the Party has been deprived of the
ballot, to write in the name of the
Communist Party.
The Communist Party calls upon
the working class organizations and
workers in general to rally around
the Communist Party election cam
paign, to give it maximum support.
We must also appeal for contribu-
tons to the election campaign fund.
The filing Of the G. P. petition
in the Supreme Court in Springfield
and other legal actions connected
with this, printing Of 100000 copies
Of the platform, requires thousands
of dollars. The election campaign
fund has been exhausted. A deficit
has been created. To carry on the
campaign we need Immediately no
less than $500. Every organization
should register its support by giving
donations to the election campaign
committee of the Communist Party.
All funds should be forwarded to the
state election campaign headquar-
tiers, 101 S. Wells Street, Room TOP,
Chicago.
Workers of Illinois: Your civil
rights have been attacked. Your
answer is to rally around the ban
ner Of the Communist Party and
unite all workers, regardless of
political affiliations, to register your
protest by writing in the name of
the Communist Party on the ballot
where the Communist Party name
does not appear.
In Montgomery County we call
upon the workers to vote for the
workers ticket which is a united !
front ticket, embracing Communists,
Socialists, trade unions
Vote against fascism!
Vote Communist Nov. 6!
District Committee, Communist
Party in the State of Illinois. B.