Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-07-23
CANDIDATE COLE
DONS WAR toes
Says Issue In Senatorial Fight
Is FOTakGrlSm
CLASSES HARDING WITH HIM
Declares That Candidacy Of Marion
Editor Is In Interest of Cincinnati
Lawyer-outllnes Principles of Ma
tlonal Government For Which He
Stands.

tIOndi government FOR WniCn ITO |
Stands.
Former Congressman Ralph D. Cole,
the anti-Foraker candidate for the |
Republican nomination for the United |
States senate, has declared war
against the Cincinnatian and Warren
G. Harding, Marion editor, who en-
tered the race Wednesday of this
week, after conferences with Daniel |
X. Hanna, Cleveland newspaper man;
Harry M. Daugherty, chairman of the
state executive committee, and SEN
ator Foraker himself
The statement by Mr.. Cole minces
no words. After quoting from Mr.
Harding's statement announcing his
candidacy, in which he declares that
his fight is mot to be one of opposi-
tion to any other Republican," Mr..
Cole says:
II want it distinctly understood
from the start that my candidacy is
one of opposition to other Republi-
cans. 1t is against Mr.. Harding and
Mr.. Foraker. They are in the same
fold. Mr. Harding has always been a
Foraker man, he is a Foraker man
now. and did not become candidate
until he went to Cincinnati and OBJ.
tanned the consent of Senator Fora
ker.
Will Want Explanation.
"Mr. Harding says he will not be
the candidate of a faction, or section,
or of leaders, individually or collec-
lively. The people of Ohio will be
glad to see this statement, as they
very likely will want an explanation
why Mr.. Harding visited Cleveland
for several conferences with Cleve-
land newspaper man and the Republl-
can executive committee chairman be-
fore becoming a candidate.
while Mr.. Harding and his paper
were still supporting Senator Foraker,
l was in congress voting for the very
legislation by which the election Of
United States senators by direct vote
of the people is made possible, little
expecting that l might at one time be
called on to defend against the first
high-handed attempt to override that
legislation in my native state.
Il went to no person in authority
in the Republican party to apologize,
to ask permission to enter this con-
test or to ask for support. went TO
the people for support, as the primary
law intended should be done. The
facts N this case are too apparent to
deceive any one. A vote for Mr.. Hard
{nu 10
"The issue in this fight is Foraker.
No sophistry can disguise that fact.
1t is as bold as mountain. Mr.. Har-
ding may deceive himself, but he can't
deceive the people of Ohio. If, as he
says, he is in opposition to no one, if
he is not going to fight some one, why
did he enter the contest? 1t is per.
fectly manifest from his interview,
that he is not opposed to Foraker, and
I solicit the support of every man in
Ohio who is against Mr.. Foraker. If
man Is not against somebody or
something, he has no business in a
fight. Mr.. Harding is against some
one. He is against me. The only pos
sible effect of his candidacy is to bet
ter the chances of Mr.. Foraker.
Issue Is Forakerism.
"If 1t is true, as currently reported
that he entered the race for the sole
purpose of securing the support Of
Dan R. Hanna for Foraker, he has
utterly failed in his mission, fol
the Cleveland Leader Of Thursday de
nounces Senator Foraker as a reac
tionary, and unfit to represent Ohio II
the United States senate. The reason
for his entry having been removed
we shall now expect his withdrawal
The issue in this primary contest il
Forakerism, and if he should be sue
cessfal in the fight, the issue in thu
fall campaign will be Forakerism.
will change the whole aspect of th'
campaign from an aggressive figh
against the dictatorship of Governo
Cox, to a defensive fight for the rec
ord and career of Mr.. Foraker.
'T stand for positive principles.
elected to the senate, my vote shal
be cast in favor Of a protective tarii
system calculated to promote the II
dustrial interest of the country an
for restoration of industrial pros
perity. / will not sustain an admins
tration that would place blot upo
our national honor. / served in cor
gress during the great constructiv
period during the Roosevelt and Tai
administrations. / supported all tn
great progressive measures durin
those two administrations. ! fayore
all just legislation for the bettermer
of man and woman in their social an
industrial relations.
81 am willing to base my fight upo
my record as member of the Obi
general assembly, and in the nation;
house of representatives. While
was fighting and urging the adoptio
of progressive measures, looking
the welfare Of all the people, Senate
Foraker was opposing the pure foe
law and the railroad rate bill.
''I did not deem it necessary to &c
Mr. Foraker before / decided to b