Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-30

tie other the stand pat or reactionary
spirit in man.
Senator Harding. as the head of the
Republican party, is a reactionary. or
standpatter; he does not deny 1t; he re-
joices in the name.
Governor Cox is q progressive; he
proclaims himself as such and rejoices
in the name.
RECORDS SUPPORT
RESPECTIVE CLAIMS.
The records Of the two men support
their respective claims.
The people of the country must de-
eide In a few weeks which of these two
men Is to guide the destiny Of this ma
ton
II expect the majority of our people
to support Governor Cox because the ma
jority of the people of America have al
ways been progressive.
1.-THE vast majority OF independent
voters are progressive. the vast majority
Of Republicans are progressive. and the
vast majority of Democrats are progress
aIve
In representing the reactionary school
of thought. / do not think that Senator
Harding represents the majority of Re
publican voters; he is not the choice of
any SuDSldubidi numDeT OF hepuDlicdnS
In every State in the Union I'm which
he was put to the test, he lost, except In
Ohio, and there his bare majority over
Gen. Leonard Wood gave him an empty
: victory.
N4'sIn Ohio General Wood won from Sen
qtoF Harding in every county in which
he spoke.
In Indiana and in Marion County.
General Wood was the first choice Of the
voters aud Senator Harding was their
last choice.
.-Fhis was true of the whole country.
General Wood had the voters Sena-
or Harding had the bosses.
Here il Marion County Wood had
he people: Harding had the influence Of
Keeling. Watson. New and Coffin. and
WITH these mighty machine manipulators
Wood was frst. Johnson second, Lowden
aiyh and Harding was last.
rdeneral Wood was nominated by the
ed lle; Senator Harding was selected by
bn !bosses.
As Here in Marion County every trick
nredSyn to political cxpediency vas used
awart the viii CT the people.
eor-e Conn, former chief of the
?, who. It IS asserted. resigned tina,
about two jumps ahead of an
Of the board or safety. was at the
Isl OF the Harding movement in this
=. and secured many ward com
omen in the city for Harding, but
81 os his powerful organization.
i. the progressive. won as he did
tie county, and yet the bosses az
- decreed otherwise.
E sg DISCOUNTED
GHERTY.
- s,ftement that "a fool is
Hluute.' bas held the spot
rass. bGt it IS row dim
renp4rcd With Daughcrty's
W 4ur.l-ed days before the
<<< tart fhe candidate would be
n smoke filed room in a
bort : o'clock in the morning,
.nz~t men. and tnat that candi-
Is gr' be Harding.
ei,iiean and independent voters are
eiBg to let these bosses veto your
yen going to let them violate
confidence and then win you back
se plea Of party regularity?
- gere have been progressives and
patters in all ages: there have
s been a few people who wanted
" close to the shore OF selnshness.
here have always been more whose
has been to put principle above
Sc.
'ere were standpatters on the ship
rlstopher Columbus and when they
to pereeive the hardships in front
EN- they wanted to go back to the
pwness of their own lives.
ey even mutinied on the high seas.
when the mate approached Column
q nd said: What shall a say, ad-
What shall I say that pro-
i've replied: Say go on Go on =
because he went on a nation was
that has taught the world its best
in liberty.
ere were standpatters in the days
rankin and Washington; there
those who believed that the divine
OF property was being assailed by
e on and they beset those who
ahead with their opposition.
BY were the Tories of the Ameri-
Revolution; they wanted to get
<< to normally. TO make peace with
- sovereign, King George, but Wash
&sfoh. Franklin Jefferson and Hamil,
ton We're progressives and when they
were assailed by those who would pull
them back they cried: We shall
90 on
America today has its destiny before
II just as It did in the days Of Wash
ington, Lincoln, Mckinley and Roose-
velt
Harding is crying in alarm: About
facer
"cox is appealing to us to Forward
march ."