New-York tribune., 1920-08-30
Harding Won't
Be Sidetracked
By Cox Charges
Will Confine Himself 10 Big
Issues of Campaign, Ig-
noring s'Slush Fund"
and ssSenate Oligarclly"
Democratic Levy Hinted
Madden Sees Federal EN-
ployees Taxed 3 p C. on a
$9OO,OOO,OOO PAY Roll
From a stan Correspondent


MARION, Ohio. Aug. Ex-senator
Harding will not take time to answer
the issues of "Senate olgarchy" and
a Republican "slush fund" which Gov
ernor Cox has injected into the cam
paign.
He regards them as having no bear
ing on foreign relations and recon
struction problems, issues which he
will concentrate upon from now until
Election Day. Charges of "Senate
domination" Senator Harding an
swered in yesterdays speech when he
called attention to his activities in pre-
serving the Senate's prerogatives as
proof that, as President, he would be
equally jealous of trespass upon the
Executives authority
The Senator will not discuss cam
paign contributions, at least until
after the Senate committee at Chi
cago investigates the matter fully.
With Will H. Hays, chairman of the
Republican National Committee, ex-
pected to testify before the Investigate
ing committee tomorrow, it is pre-
dicted at Harding headquarters that
Governor Cox's charges may prove a
boomerang. Mr. Hays left here last
night for Chicago with documents he
intends to submit as evidence of a
large Democratic campaign budget.
cerning contributions and political ac-
tivities of Democratic Office holders.
s27,OOOO0O Levy
"It might be wiser for Cox to ascer-
tain the amount of money to be OBJ
tanned from assessments to be levied
on government employees at the rate
of 3 per cent on a pay roll of s90O,oO0,-
000," Representative Martin Is. Mad
den, of Illinois, who was here to-day,
said. "This would amount to S27 ,00O,-
900 if no other fund were collected.
Perhaps Cox had better look little
to the facts in the Democratic case
and not be paving the air in respect
to matters about which he knows moth
ing" 49,,
Senator Harding from now on VIII
take up and discuss, one by one, poll-
cies which he would adopt as President.
He will have something to say further
on concerning his world court and as
sociation for conference which he pro
posed in Yesterdays speech to the
Indiana and Minnesota delegations.
He is expected to make some dis
closures as to whether South American
nations were not forced by threats Of
the Administration to join the League
Of Nations.
Continuing his policy not to be side
tracked by sensational charges by
Governor Cox, Senator Harding will
complete his program of speeches, both
from his front porch and outside of
Marion. Tuesday, which will be Gov
ernors' Day" for the front porch, he
will discuss reclamation and develop
ment policies for the far West On
this date several Governors, Repub
lican candidates for Governor and rep
resentatves of Governors will call on
Senator Harding Labor Day the Sen
ator will make an important speech on
industrial relations to members Of
Marion trades unions. Other subjects
for speeches will be the cost of living,
banking. budget and finance. The Sen
ator also will present in one of his
speeches comprehensive policy for a
return to a pre-war basis, with the
elimination of super government" on
the part of the Executive
Congratulated on Speech
Senator Harding's Office was flooded