The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-15

finding daily manifestations of the dis tribution of the huge campaign fund which I charged was being collected and proved had been collected, in the em- ployment of propagandists under one guise or another in numerous social or Iganizations of the country. Attempt has been made in lodge and club by salaried workers, to turn the agencies of these organizations to political ends upon false propaganda.
 SEES DESERVED REBUKE
 q believe that the American people will take stock of these parties support ing Senator Harding. and give them rebuke richly deserved. If those parties have been aligned by false pretenses then the course of events will furnish its own punishments to dsloyal groups.
 Tt is interesting to observe that from the front porch in Marion there has been something given to every one of these groups. Necessarily the addresses have conflicted at times more especially when the candidate has sought to reconcile the special interests with the simon-pure Americansm which he affects to repre- sent But each party has been assured that the word to it is exclusive and con- trolling and all in conflict with each special message, public or private, is to bc disregarded. I insist these facts be submitted candidly for investigation as the issue comes to be determined. do not envy Senator Harding his in his mot lev array of diversified special interests would not trade places with him nor accept the obligations that follow when the open secret, or implied promises be- ccme due and ready for payment. be- speak pity for man burdened as he would be burdened with load of prom ises that conflict with the mandates of conscience and with the sacred oath of office. array the parties seeking to use the historic republican party, because I would that its members know of the strange guests who are quartered, tenn porarily in its temple
 TO every group and to every class 1t is apparent that assurance has been given. Their leaders boast such assur- ance. nor has there ever been denial. It Is evident that the entire campaign of the senatorial oligarchy begun more than eighteen months ago in hypocrisy and deceit has been continued on that base. I am glad to feel and to know that in this campaign am a free man and therefore under no obligations to anyone and with promises to none. My campaign has been made from coast to coast. upon the issue of peace and progress in America, and peace and progress in the world. This was the basis upon which I was nominated. It Is the basis upon which will take my | oath of office. That is the reason I have been enabled to go to the people and permit them to question me. That | is the reaso1 why no man has been de- nied an answer from me upon any ques- | ton at any time, relevant or irrele- want"
 FINDS CONVERTIBLE PLAN Boys at Wapakoneta bearing large | Autographs of Senator Harding and shouting for the senator. caused Governor Cox to declare that he had discovered a new "contemptibie' plan of tho op- position. Told by local democrats that the boys were hired by republican lead l CTS. Governor Cox questioned one young boy who kept unfurling Harding pos 1 ter in a theatre aisle directly before tho l governor. Asked by the governor who had hired or told' him to Haunt tho l poster. the boy replied Nobody" l You go home and tell your mother that you didn't tell the truth" tho gov ernor replied. There is a great deal oi money being used in this campaign, and one of the peculiar uses is what we have noticed. In the last two days when we l started our meetings, one small boy or a group of boys will stand out Tn iron, of the speaker and unfurl the Autograph ! of the opposition candidate. Now that | boy was paid to do it.''
 Governor Cox said he would not permit the incident to disturb him and said thai l "every trick they have tried to play has | resolved itself in our favor.~
 | Positions of Senator Harding and for mer President Taft regarding the league | were attacked by the governor in all O his addresses today At Van Vert, com menting upon MT. Taft's recent state ment that Governor Cox's election stil 1 would leave sufficient anti-league sen. ators to defeat the treaty. the governor said that 1t indicated an intention to over ride the result of the ''solernn referendum on the league and to repudiate the ma tion's mandate"
 His election and "a great victory fol world civilization" were predicted con fidently by the governor. Expressinf pleasure at being lat home again 1T Ohio, the governor said his crowds In dicated that the wave of sentiment begun two weeks ago. was sweeping th'
 country"
 TIDE HAS TURNED
 Tho "senatorial oligarchy," the gover. nor said, realized that the tide haf turned and their candidate was pulled of front porch and he hadn't been off iron porch long until he had made dozei
 slips of the tongue and now they hav'
 been trying to put him back on the Iron
 porch The morning papers announce that they will not permit him to go east.
 So arduous was the governors day thai
 his special train fell two hours behind l schedule and at Lima he made two extra speeches, one to a body of railway | employees and another to an overflow
 meeting at the auditorium. He praised