The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-25

leave the petitions containing o.
926 names, which is not sufficient
under the Statute" This is very
simple mathematics. They strike
out so many names to make the fig
ures below the requirements and
eliminate the Communist Ticket on
technical grounds" But the state
ment of the one who signed the OBJ
jections clearly shows that it Is the
Democratic Party machine that ar
bitrarily removed the Communist
Party from the ballot.
There is much publicity in the
capitalist press of all kinds of forg-
cry Of the signatures on the Com
munist petitions, but the State
Election Commission itself in its Of
fetal decision declares: mo ques-
ton of forgery or authenticity
arises in these cases"
In number of cases objections
were made to signatures because
the signers participated in the pri-
maries. 1t was proved, and sworn
afhdavits showed, that the signers
did not vote in the primaries but
their names appeared as having
voted. Here we have forgery in
reality-using the names of voters,
by the Democratic or Republican
Party henchmen and by this act at
tempt to prevent voters from sign
ing the petitions Of the Communist
Party.
It is openly admitted that the
Communist Party was ruled off the
ballot to prevent tens of thousands
of workers, impoverished farmers,
impoverished lower middle class to
express their opposition and pro-
test against the New Dear and in
number of cases, election of Com
muniSts into Office.
Governor Horner was very gen
erous" in waving technicalitieS and
placing the Socialist Party and the
Socialist Labor Party on the bal
lot. AS he put it: 1--WE don't feel
1t would be just to deny them an
opportunity to express their con-
victionS at the polls" The, Commu-
mist Party was the very first to pro-
test against the attempt on the part
of the State Government to exclude
the Socialist Party and the Socialist
Labor Party from the ballot. But
we must also see clearly the fact
that Governor Horner and the Dem
ocratic Party machine placed the
Socialist Party and the Socialist
Labor Party on the ballot to divert
mass resentment against the New
Deal at the polls into harmless
channels.
The Communist Party calls upon
the toiling masses in the State Of
Illinois, precisely because of the ar
bitrary ruling of the Communist
Party off the ballot. to rally around
the Communist Party.
HitIer-Like Methods
We call upon members of the A.
F. Of L., of the Socialist Party.
members of the Illinois Workers
Alliance, upon the Negro masses.
impoverished farmers, upon women
and young workers to register their
mighty protest against dictatorial
Hitler-like methods of "humani-
tartan" Governor Horner and go to
the polls on November 9Th, writing
the name of the Communist Party
on the ballot. listing all of the can
didates. This can be a proper an
swer given to the ruling class Of
Illinois.
In Montgomery County, where the
United Workers Ticket has been
formed, which includes the Com
munist Party, Socialist Party. local
unions of the P. M. A., Women's
Auxiliaries of the P M. A., Unem-
ployment Councils and other or
CARNATIONS, we call upon the work
ers there not only to vote for the
Workers Ticket (Which is placed on
the BALLOT, but to elect the can
didates who are on the Workers
Ticket in Montgomery County. To
elect Communists in the City of
Chicago who will get on the ballot,
such as Laura Osby of Congress
sional District 5. This must be
combined with increasing our mass
agitation in the factories and trade
unions, arranging mass meetings
and demonstrations against the
Hitler-like methods of Governor
Horner and the New Deal admins
tration against the rights of the
workers. and for the whole election
program of the Communist Party.
The toiling people in Illinois must
clearly see that this is an attempt
to drive the Communist Party I'M
foreground, that this Is part of the
national policy of the New Deal.
That the attacks upon the Commu-
mist Party. the fighting vanguard
of the working class, will be broad
ened with attacks upon other
groups of workers, and UPON the
trade unions, organizations of the
unemployed, farmers and the Negro
people. The toiling masses of the
State of Illinois must not be silent.
The voice of protest, welded into a
mighty fighting united front can
break through the dictatorial poll
cies of the Roosevelt Horner New
Deal in Illinois. Deliver smashing
blow against the Roosevelt Horner
New Deal policy by organizing work
ers in the shops, build trade unions,
organize strike struggles for i'm
provement Of conditions and vote as
you fight. Vote Communist Novem-
Der 9Th!