Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-06-05
CANDIDATE. COLE
DONS WAR toes
Says Issue In Senatorial Fight
Is ForakerIsTl
CLASSES HARDING With HIM

Declares That Candidacy of Marion
Editor Is In Interest of Cincinnati
Lawyer-Outiines Principles of Ma
tionaI Government For Which He
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
R. Hanna, Cleveland newspaper man;
Harry M. Daugherty; chairman ofsthe
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-
ton to any other Republican" Mr..
Cole says:
II want 1t distinctly understood
from the start that my candidacy is
one Of opposition to other Republic
cans. It 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 a 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 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 a Cleve
land newspaper man and the Republi
can executive committee chairman be
fore becoming candidate. =
while Mr.. Harding and his paper
were still supporting Senator Foraker
was in congress voting for the very
legislation by which the election o
United States senators by direct vote
Of the people is made possible, little
expecting that might at one time be
called on to defend against the frs
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. I went tt
the people for support, as the primary
law intended should be done. Tht
facts In this case are too apparent tt
deceive any one. A vote for Mr.. Hard
ing is vote for Mr.. Foraker
"The issue in this fight is. Foraker
No sophistry can disguise that fact
It Is as bold as mountain. Mr.. Har
ding may deceive himself, but he can
deceive the people of Ohio. If, as b,
says, he is in opposition to no one, i
he is not going to fight some one, VIII!
did he enter the contest? It Is per
fectly manifest from his interview
that he is not opposed to Foraker, ant
solicit the support of every man IL
Ohio who Is against MT. Foraker
man is not against somebody o.
something, he has no business in ,
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 sol,
| purpose of securing the support o
Dan R. Hanna for Foraker, he ha
| utterly failed in his mission, TO
the Cleveland Leader of Thursday de
nounces Senator Foraker as a reac
tionary, and unfit to represent Ohio il
the United States senate. The reaso:
for his entry having been removed
we shall now expect his withdrawal
The issue in this primary contest i
Forakerism, and If he should be sue
cessful in the fight, the issue in tn
fall campaign will be Forakerism. l
| will change the whole aspect Of tn
campaign from an aggressive figh
against the dictatorship of Governo
Cox, to defensive fight for the rec
ord and career of Mr.. Foraker
81 stand for positive principles. I
i elected to the senate, my vote shal
be cast in favor of a protective tarii
system calculated to promote the In
dustrial interest of the country an
for restoration of Industrial pros
perity. will not sustain an admins
tration that would place a blot upol
our national honor I served in cor
gress during the great constructive
period during the Roosevelt and Tai
administrations. / supported all tn
great progressive measures durin
those two administrations. l favore
all just legislation for the bettermen
Of man and woman in their social an
Industrial relations.
II am willing to base my fight upo
my record as member Of the Obi
general assembly, and in the nationa
house OF representatives. While
was fighting and urging the adoptio
Of progressive measures, looking t
the welfare of all the people, Senate
Foraker was opposing, the pure foo
law and the railroad rate bill
Il did not deem it necessary to se
Mr.. Foraker before I decided to be
come a candidate, and Mr.. Hardin
only went to Cincinnati with one pu1