MEET ME ON THE BARRICADES

BROWDER I937
Startled, as he sees his former self.
Aside, in a hoarse ‘whisper
Pretend you don’t know me. Scram!
BROWDER 1932
In righteous proletarian indignation
I’ll do nothing of the sort. Progress and democ-
. racy. I like that! You know as well as I do that all
forms of government, whether democratic or other-
wise, are merely forms of the dictatorship of the
capitalist class. v
BROWDER 1937
In coonskin hat, fringed leather
pants; a Stalinist DAN’L BOONE.
He ignores him
We believe in American democracy, in the spirit
of the frontier, the covered wagon, Buffalo Bill,
Steve Brody, Casey Jones and other heroic figures
in our nation’s copybook past. We appeal to all
lovers of popular American history, to all liberals,
radicals, socialists, progressive capitalists, stock
brokers—and workers—to join the people’s front
against war and fascism.
Overhead, a dafiling display of red,
white and blue pyrotechnics. A

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