The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-27
GOMPERS URGES
VOTES FOR cox
Says Harding Policy Co
ing Back" While Cox
Is for Progress
HE QUOTES ASPIRANTS
And Says Platforms Show AL
so Forward Looking Stand
of the Democrats


WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.--Writ.
ing iu the current issue OF the Ameri-
can Federationist under the title
tNormalcy VS. Progress Samuel
Gompcrs. president OF the American
Federation OF Labor. says Senator
Harding the republican presidcn-
Dial candidate. has summed up his
pueition as in favor OF going back
ward" while Governor Cox, tn
democratic candidate, has declared
for going forward
Mr.. Gompers also says the repub-
lican national convention IN adopt
iirE its platform turned its back on
labor" and declares that every
American worker. every earnest
Ameican citizen must strive ardently
for the defeat of those who turn
their back upon labor and upon the
people generally
"The two leading candidates for
the presidency have defined clearly
their attitude toward the great pub
lie Issues of tho day. says Mr.. Com
pers article, which was made public
today by the labor federation. In
a sentence, each has summed up his
position
Quotes Harding and Cox.
In effect Senator Harding says
let us return to normalcy.'
'Governtr Cox says L am for
progress
Senator Harding does not use the
word normal, he speaks of nor
malcy.' The word is obsolete and
SO Is the condition to which he
would return.
'Unaucstionnbly in the mind D:
Senator Harding a return TO normal
, means return to the conditions that
y existed before the war--a return TO
something that is past.
Governor Cox proclaims desire
to 20 forward and a determination
TO lead the nation in forward
course II he is elected to the presi-
denCy.
Both OF these statements are alb
stractons. The important fact is,
however. that the platforms OK the
parties upon which these candidates
stand and their own personal philus'
ophy lead inevitably and naturally
to the conclusions found in those
two brief utterances.
The denial of any desire on the
part OF the American people TO go
backward to anything that Is past
has been found in practically every
public expression which the people
have been able to make in recent
months
Mr.. Gompers then reviewed the re-
suits Of recent primaries IN num-
Der OF states and continues:
Discusses Primary Results.
"The interest of the great mass
OF our people can be served best only
by the election of the candidate
whose declarations and whose rec
ord offer the best assurance of intel
llgonce and integrity in the future.
II is vital that there be success for
the candidate and the platform
which best understands the needs
Of the people and which most fully
and most honestly pledges their sat
isiactiOn.
The republican convention
turned its back upon labor ana IN
through special opportunities ana
nority which finds its occupation IN
the exploitation OF the masses
So doing turned its back upon all OF
our people except for that small MI
special privileges.
Every American worker. every
earnest American citizen devoted 70
the cause of human progress, ana
with faith in the righteousness OF
the principles of freedom, justice
and democracy, must strive urdentlJ
for the success OF those who have
attempted to meet with understands
lhE and in spirit Of constructive
NOgrcss the problems OF the needs
5T the working people and OF the
great masses OF ala our people.