Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-10-07
THE u. S. NEEDS
A NEW MANAGER
GOV. cox, DEMOCRATIC CANDI-
DATE SAYS HE is AGAINST
AMERICA FIRST

lCll 10 WhdI
Senator Harding has been saying in
his speeches, Uncle Ted. You have
not told us anything about that for
long time" 1t was Ruth this time
begging for a story. In fact ever
since the women have been given the
right to vote she has taken every OPP
portunity to head off her broth
er in every way possible.
81 am mighty glad you suggested
that, Ruth, because l want to show
you the difference between the way
our next President talks about Amer
lea and the way in which Gov. Cox re-
fers to the subject. AS l have been
telling you for a long time, Senator
Harding has no use for the world
club plan and he is going to fight ii
every minute he gets and as long as
it is necessary. But Gov. Cox not
only would follow Mr.. Wilson in ev-
cry particular so far as the world
club goes but more than that he
said in a recent speech at Reno New.
ada, that America First, the great
battle cry of all true Americans who
would place this country again on q
basis of government by the Constitu-
ton, was simply like the German slo-
gan, Deutschland Uber Allies which
means Germany over all. The whole
thing came up when Gov. Cox, dur
ing his speech asked the question,
is there any man or woman in this
audience who knows where Senator
Harding stands on the league OF ma
tions?' i guess Mr.. Cox didn't ex-
pect an answer but he got one, for
some one shouted, For America
First
"That brought the reply from Mr..
Cox in which he compared America
First to the German slogan and then
later on he said:
"If this Is to be America first and
you are going to Isolate her from
the rest of the world, you have to
arm her to the teeth, haven't you?
I will tell you what my creed is: II
is Lord God Almighty First
"Now of course, Mr.. Cox knows
very well that we do not have to arm
to the teeth any more than we have
been armed in the past and he can
not make excuses for his slur against
America First by quoting what he
says is his creed Certainly Mr.. Cox
cannot compare America First with
the German slogan unless he thinks
we favor a world conquest such as
the Germans tried in 1914 The
fact that Gov. Cox referred to Ger
many as an isolated power before
the great war shows that he must
think that America would become
an isolated power II nationalism OF
love and devotion to our country
should prevail above any world club
plan"
What has Senator Harding had
to say in answer to this?" asked
Jack.
Senator Harding" replied Uucle
Ted, has not answered these state
ments directly but in recent speech
made in Marion, Ohio, to a delega'
ton of foreign-born citizens, he went
into detail to explain just what he be-
lieves America First to mean.
THIRTY races were represented in
one of the banners which they car
ried read: Americans all for Amer
lea First l can tell you nothing
better about Senator Harding's views
on the relation of America First and
the world club plan than to read
you some OF the things he said al
that time. Listen to this:
Nothing good has come from the
willful assumption to direct the af-
fairs OF Europe. No good of any
kind has proceeded from such med
ding in Russia. None in the case
OF Poland. None in the case OF the
Balkan states. None in the case OF
Fiume. On the contrary, the mis-
taken policy OF interference has bro
ken the drawstrings of good sense
and spilled bad counsel and bad man
ners all over the world. MEDDLINC
ABROAD TENDS TO MAKE AMER
ICANS FORGET THAT THEY ARE
| AMERICANS. 1t tends to arouse
the old and bitter feelings Of race
Of former nationality, of foreign an
cestry in the hearts of those who
| ought never to be forced to turr
their hearts away from undivided
loyalty and interest given to Amer
| lea First
Now Riddles that should be per
fectly plain. Senator Harding sim
ply means this. If we should joir
the world club, as we may do, should
Gov. Cox ever become president, We
will at once begin to mix into the
business of every nation in the world
Aside from all the trouble and dan
| ger il means, in the loss of Amer
lean soldiers and the loss OF Amer
| lean money, we begin to forge
America. We will forget that we
are Americans. More than that
those thousands OF American citizens
good, loyal Americans who were borr
in foreign countries will be placed il
the position OF not knowing whether
to agree with our stand on affairs
in Europe or whether to agree with
their mother country. In Other
words, such policy as Woodrow viii
son has started and as Gov. Coz
would carry out would not only near
constant trouble in Europe, but IL
would eventually mean trouble here
at home"
believe me-" spoke up Jack, "if
had vote and up to this time did
not know whom to vote for / sure
would vote against Gov. Cox and
would do everything in the world to
beat him.
Eyes, Jack, Gov. Cox has shown
his true colors and shown that he is
for internationalism first, last and all
the time. America First seems ia
be America last, with him"
FEED RESULTS To BE SHOWN
The kind of a hog that Duts on fat