New-York tribune., 1920-11-01

conspiracy, struck at the tireside Of
Warren G. Harding and made war on
innocent, cultured and charming women
for the low down and desocablc pur-
pose of getting votes for their candi-
date for President.
Bring on your Professor Chancellor!
He is just the man we want to meet
face to face in court of justice. And
more, the men who distributed this
criminal libel may find themselves in
the penltentiarv, where they belong
Chancellor signed his denial Of making
these vile charges. lie denied them by
word of voice. If suit is filed against
The Dayton Journal to- day it will be
petition not for justice, but as an
agency further to spread and reiterate
the most foul campaign that ever dis
graccd American politics.
"The suit Will prove to the nation
that the Democratic party has been be
foulcd by gangsters that have brought
it to shame and dishonor. Go on. Use
Chancellor again, and get what you win
get, the overwhelming condemnation of
an outraged public opinion.
Now play your eleventh hour bomb
shell, which you have advertised and
Dragged you would do. Play it. Con-
TESS Your degradation"
Governor Cox's newspapers. which
have not made any attempt to deny the
slandcr to Senator Hardng's family
name, say Clarence Greer, Democratic
chairman of Montgomery County,
charges that The Journals action is a
political move. They quote Greer as
saying that the scurriilous "Hardinr
family trees" were first circulated by
Republicans. TO this The Journal made
reply under the caption, "The Truth
as Eve rybody Knows IT"
Inc Dayton News yesterday made
the despalrlng statement that Repub-
leans were responsible for the indefen-
slblc campaign against Senator Har-
ding. Men and women or Dayton, who
placed in your hands those Shameless
circulars? Republicans and friends of
Mr. Harding or his enemies? Answer
this question yourself and reach your
own conclusion.
"Who spread those lying circulars
everywhere, not only in Dayton but
tnfougnout the nation, especially in
ONO, but those who went into the
Vllcness, who struck with a lie at the
home and freside of splendid and big
hearted American to gain partisan ad
vantage?
Have any Of the bosses of the Dem
ocratIc party lifted their hands aainst t
TINS dlshonor? Not one. Have they
called the villifers back to the paths
OF even the lowest degree Of dccency >
They have not. Has The Dayton News
shown either the courage or the dec
ency or the honesty to dcnounce this
guttersnipe campaign? Never. But on
the other hand by insinuation, innuen-
do, suggestive reference to this slander
has been made in Democratic meetings
and parades, with no protest from
those in charge Of the Democratic
party.
"The truth Of the whole ugly busi-
ness is, that what is called the Demo
cratic party, men high up and men low
down, placed their hope for victory
on this vile slander. They thought it
their chief asset. They thought they
could get votes by reptilian slime that
has been oozlng out in ever increas-
ing volume.
THE rank and file of the splendid
men and women who had faith in the
Democratic party, who belonged to that
party because of its history and its
ideals of course. have had no part
in this thing. They, like all good citi-
zens, have stood aghast, stunned and
ashamed. The sympathy Of all good
citizens, of whatever party, goes out
10 them. There is a vast difference
between the Democratic party and
those who call themselves Democrats
Thank Heaven, in this instance, there
Is this vast difference"