The Delta independent., 1920-10-29
HARDING sANE-cox SILLY

Washington, Get. accompanying
;he campaigns OF the two candidates,
the Republican Publicity Association,
through its President, Hon. Jonathan
Bourne, Jr., issues the following:
! I'm the campaign now drawing to a
close, the Republicans have had a
double advantage-the strength of
their own candidate and the weak
ness of the Democratic nominee. With
! the execution of Roosevelt in the 1904
campaign. no Republican nominee in
recent years has had greater personal
drawing power than has Harding.
| With the possible exception of Par
| ker in the same campaign no Demo
cratic nominee has done so much as
lCox to injure his own cause.
! Harding has been dignified, se-
lrious. participating in
the discussion of the issues of the
day in a manner that demonstrates
full appreciation of the high impor-
tance of the office for which he has
been nominated and of the responsi-
hilities he will assume when elected.
Mr. Cox has conducted campaign
such as would be expected in a con-
test for the control of the political
machinery of q. city ward-dealing in
a misleading manner with matters
which should be beneath the notice
of man who aspires to become the
leador and spokesman of the greatest
nation on earth.
IN not single instance has Hard
do tn n1 nr 1non1
interest as distinguished from the in
terests of the nation as whole. Mr..
Cox has lost no opportunity to in
iect into his speeches local coloring
designed to win votes in the commun-
ity in which he happened to be speak
ing-his views there expressed being
left unuttered in other communities
where they would be less acceptable
Harding has been the same to all
men: Cox has tried to be all things
20 all men-anything to win votes.
"Throughout the campaign Hard
ing has called into conference with
him hundreds of members of the Re-
publican party, whose representative
he is, and has thus indicated in
practical way his purpose to take
counsel of large numbers of citizens
after he shall have been elected. He
has not assumed omnipotence-
neither has he surrendered to any
man or small group of men. The first
net of Cox after his nomination was
TO speed his way to the White House
to bend the supple hinges of his knee
before the great American autocrat
who will tolerate no man whose mind
refuses to go along with his. Mr.. Will
son announced that their minds were
as one on the league question, and
Mr.. Cox declared that whatever Mr..
Wilson had promised Europe, he
would put forth his every effort to
fulfill. So far as the public knows,
Mr.. Cox has taken counsel with no
others
"Mr. Harding has stood openly and
frankly for America First, in nation
alism, in industry. in finance, in mer-
chant marine, in diplomacy. While he
has been for America first. he has not
been for America only. Like all true
Americans he proposes that this ma
tion shall deal generously with all
other nations, ready to render prompt
and substantial assistance in time OF
need-but always in accordance with
our own freely exercised Judgment
as each occasion shall arise. Mr.. Cox
has been for internationalism-w
means consideration of the rest of the
world first, and, therefore, America
last He proposes that America shall
act in international affairs in accor-
dance with the DEGREES of super
state controlled by nations whose
past record does not compare in hui
manitarianism with our own. Mr.. Hard
ing proposes that the United States
shall act from time to time as it
deems best-Mr Cox proposes that
the United States shall act as it is
told
"In his native ability. in his train
ing, in his habits of thought and ac7
ton, Mr.. Harding shows the qualities
of a statesman. In his every word and
act since he came into national view,
Mr.. Cox has displayed only the char
acteristics of cheap politician-rn-
qualified for the discussion of nation
al problems and untitled for the high
office of President.
Republicans have seldom had a
stronger candidate-Democrats have
seldom had weaker"