The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-02
CAREERS coNTRAsTEp.

publican governors, who travelled to
Marion to pay their respects to -he
republican nominee. And at the same
time that this was taking place Gov
ernor James NJ. Cox was roasting
Senator Harding and the republican
party for the slush fund and those
who are responsible for it.
There is a striking contrast between
the two nominees of the two big par
ties, for the presidency, in spite of the
fact that both are successful news
paper men and have followed much
the same path to success. The career
of Harding has been negative; that OF
Cox positive; just as the one is con-
Quoting a campaign of negative posi-
bilities and the other a campaign of
positive aggression.
Harding is a side-stepper. His po-
liticaI career proves this to be true.
Lynn Haines and Henry Raymond
Mussey have done some digging for
The Searchlight into Harding's career,
and here are a few of the discoveries
they have made:
He neither introduced nor cham
pioned even one big constructive
measure.
He was absent or lodged 1.163 roll
calls and quorum calls.
All the bills and resolutions he in
troduced were local or private in
chara cter, except eight.
None of these eight exceptions was
of big Importance.
His senate speeches, as will be
shown. were hating, inconsistent and
generally illogical, with always a re-
dictionary point of view.
AS a follower, politically and eco
nomically, he stood with his party
bosses-Penrose. Smoot and Lodge.
In all matters of spells and organ
ization, he was with the Old Guard.
Not once did he display Irregular
ity,' being always a strict party mem
Der.
On issues at all important, he voted
with the progressive group only nine
times in nearly six years.
On the prohibition issue he is q
wet" having voted for the liquor in
terests 80 times to two against.
He favored woman suffrage, after
much reluctance and indecision.
He voted for the Cummins railroad
bill, with it's anti-strike provision.
He stood consistently against con-
servation, voting several times for
the vicious Shields water power bill.
On every important test between
capital and labor, he voted with the
former.
He opposed public ownership in
every form.
He voted against a government ar
NOR plate factory at the beginning Of
the war.
He opposed the wire control bill as
war measure.
On revenue measures, he voted
against every amendment to increase
the tax upon profiteering and large in
comes.
He opposed publicity of proflteering
figures.
He opposed the abolition of secret
sessions of the senate.
He favored secret diplomacy by OPP
posing the open consideration of
treaties by the senate.
He opposed the appointment of
Louis D. Brandeis to the Supreme
Court.
His first term, he voted against
river and harbor pork. thereafter being
for these appropriations. even during
the war.
He opposed a tax upon campaign
He opposed adequate appropriations
for the Federal Trade Commission.
He opposed the European food re-
lief bill.
Is He opposed Philippine independence; |
and was against self determination |
wherever else that issue appeared.
IS permanent policy.
He opposed a referendum on war as
L peace policy.
He opposed disarmament for all ma
ions.
He supported the League of Nations
covenant, with the Lodge reservations. |
He voted for the present political" |
of the senate.
This summary may require exolaNa-
ion in one particular. The length of |
t and the number of subjects includ- !
"a might suggest contradiction of |
aarding's inactivity and colorlessness.
But these conclusions are drawn for |
he most part directly from his votes. |
4 senator may vote occasionally, and |
10 little else, which was Harding's !
way. During his time in the senate |
here have been more than a thou
sand roll calls.
Cox is making his fight against |
BY comparing record for rec |
,rd. Cox is a great campaigner. 1t is
said of him that some years ago be- |
ore larger responsibilities had added |
% his dignity, he was speaking in a |
rd-fought campaign, dealing blow |
when a listener shouted: That's right, |
Jimmie. Give EN- hell!'
That mans a friend of mine was
he instant answer of Cox, as he req |
,gnized the fighting spirit.
The public career of Cox began
With his first term as governor of
Ohio.
The reforms he has brought about |
since then. reaching every home in the |
state in various ways, will be pointed |
% as an achievement that will grow |
n it's effect on the country with a |
better understanding of what has been |
Before his election as
governor, Cox's career was largely |