The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-01
SEE COX HIT BY
HARDING SLUR
Kentucky Newspapers Believe
Calnmny viii Only React
OH Democrats.
BOMB IS POORLY TIMED
Public Conscience Not Shocked
to Such an Extent Since
Days Of Civil War.

Special Despatch 10 TIE NFw Yosk Ilx&ALr
LRx1NGroN. Ky. Oct. 3l.-,inly two
papers in Kcntucky-both Republican
mentioned to-day the false story
concerning Senator Harding'H an
cestry. These are the Lexington Leader
and Louisville Herald Democratic
papers are silent in their news and
editorial columns. The Louisville Her
aid says:
Repeatedly the Herald has con-
lemned the contemplate campaign
tactics of supporters of Gov. Cox,
without specifying the nature Of the
offensive propaganda. 30 widespread
has teen the dissemination of SIAN
derous falsehoods rejecting upon the
ancestry Of the Republican nominee
however, that all feeling VI delicacy on
this subject must be set aside and cold
facts discussed.
"Cnabie 10 make headway With q
legitimate campaisn the Democrats
within the last week or ten days have
resorted 10 the most despieable methods
They have alta clSed the parentagc OF
Senator Harding This has been done
not openly. but in the most sneakina
manner.
"Runors have been put into circrla.
tion through every conceivable channel
TO the effect that grsndmother OF the
Presidential nominee was n negress. \
fake family tree was used extersivei,
in the mails and otherwise 10 deceive
unthinkins voters.
But the bomb has been exploded
II vas poorly timed by the character
assassIns who planned IL. II there had
been an iota OF truth In Il the whole
story would have been given TO the
country through the public press months
or even years ago. as Senator Harding
has been a beloved public dsure in his
home STATE nnd nationally Tor many
years.
when the first rIrnor was whispered
several weeks ago the leading Demo
cratic neHspa aers Of the country slftod
Il 20 the bottom and found Il to be ab'
soluteiy groundless. The fine American
stock % which the Harding family
boasts is psortd by The records of th,
Daughters Of the American Revolution
and otherwise completely established by
genealogical research.
"Charlcs T. Tart. brother of tho former
President. and puolisher OF the Clncin
natl Tta.cs-HtGf has been a lifelong
friend of Senator Harding and is IA
mii.a- with hts family history lie hsl
denounced the Democratic SANDER as
comparable TO the spirit OF underhant
partisan anshir IN the days when black
guards attacked the ancestry Of h'
mother OF Abraham Lincoln and sale
that Lincoln h,msslf was illegitimate.'
The Lexington feeder says;
"Not since the dark dsys of the civil
var. when the passions of men an'
women ian riot. has the public con
science been shocked 10 Il has beer
during The closing days o. uie campaign
issues long fcfgotten and subjects
OF mos, iufe nous nature have beer
introduced eocre;ly promulgated and
scattered Dy word OF rnouth N 9 desper
ate eTort 60 divert the l..rds OF the
voters from the vital questions Of tn
hour.
"Thc feelings cf 10 ono have Deer
spared. Tie fasnilS history of tho Hepub
iican nominee for President has beer
basely nisrepfesented aud facts relat
ing 70 the Hari ling and Coolidge cam
psign have been twisted and distorted IL
q manner which could not a. 20 eS
cite disgust aud Indignation ~ IA, 600,
sstzers. irrespective OF raity.