Arizona republican., 1920-08-09
HARDING ASSAHS COX FOR FAILURE
 TO REPORT FACTS
Republican Candidate Says Cox Distorted Facts to Suit Democratic Party And Protect Wilson

MARION, O.. Aug. S-Assailing Gov ernor Cox's speech of acceptance as a curious mixture of errors and mis- statements'' Senator Hardings head quarters replied in statement to- night to the governors criticism of the record of the Republican congress on taxation, finance and the league of nations.
 The Republican party, 1t said, is ready to join battle on whether the senate attempted to subvert and did subvert the wish and purpose or the American people in preventing ratifi- cation of the presidents league"
 Charges that congress had made no effort to reduce war tax burdens were described as far from recorded facts, and it was declared that by opposing Democratic appropriations proposals, congress had saved $2,414,115.144 in government expenditures. The state ment also asserted that by suggesting repeal of consumption taxes and enactment of a blanket one and one half per cent levy on business of go- ing concerns, Governor Cox had shown he has no program except to appeal for the support of the people who want somebody else to pay the taxes
 Says Cox Distorts Facts
 Leadership which would distort these facts as Governor Cox has done, 1t continued. twill hardly command confidence when the country turns at tention to our fiscal future"
 Another telegram urging Republican co-operation in ratification of suffrage by the Tennessee legislature was sent to Nashville today by Senator Harding. It was addressed to Harriet Taylor Upton. a suffrage leader and said:
 aYou may say for me to Republican members of the general assembly that 1t will be highly pleasing to have Re- publicans play their full and becoming part in consummating the constitu- tional grant of woman suffrage It IS no longer a question of policy; 1t is a matter of Republican contribution to a grant of suffrage to-which our party is committed and for which our party is in the main responsible.
 Cox Address PIeases Opponents
 The statement said .-as
 ..G0ver>or Coxs acceptance address Will not fail to please his political op- ponents who are convinced that the country's most immediate task is to get it's business administration into the hands of people competent to take care of 1t, and get it's internal relations into control of men who are Americans
 
 .sThe speech is a curious mixture of errors and misstatements as to facts so well known that mere utterance can cause nothing less than amusement
 lon government expenses Governor Cox said:
 e" Immediately following the armis- tice, measures to modify onerous and annoying taxation should have been taken and tce Republican congress has not made a single effort passed 2 single law to lift a load of war taxa tion that cannot be tolerated in peace Federal taxation must be heavily re duced, and it will be done at once, i a Democratic administration is chosen.
 '.The foregoing is far from recorde' facts The sixty-sixth congress re duced the country's taxes by $2,414, 115,14413. It appropriated that mucl less than the amount which the demo cratic administration demanded.
 Says Demos Passed the Buck
 ''The democratic sixty fifth congres died March 4, 1919. It had failed | pass many appropriation bills. II task was turned over to the incomln Republican congress, which proceede to prune down the estimates prepare by it's Democratic predecessor. Tn pruning resulted in a saving of S939 692. 2.541.o7.
 sF,ollowing this came the reguls session of the Republican sixty -sixt congress, from which the Democrat administration demanded appropris ton for s6.S34,512,s2s.46- Instead granting this amount, which was II sisted upon with all yehemence Democratic departments, this sessic cut the estimated appropriations $l 474422, ,602.16-
 Tn the face of this it is rather astor ishing tRat Governor Cox should d. clare that The Republican congre
 To o< o cfn In Qffnrf passed a single law to reduce tax; tion.
 Lauds Republican Economy
 sIf the estimates submitted by il Democratic administration had be- granted, appropriations would ha' exceeded the revenue by s1, 400, ,o0o, ,0( But because of Republican econon there will be a surplus of SLIGO. .000, ,0( The figures are from the fiscal analys made by Congressman Mndell of Wy ming on June 21 and never denie They mean that during the fiscal ye 1921 the national debt can be reduc HOO o00, 900 where as if the Dem cratic Appropriations had been ma the debt would have increased s1 .40 0o6 900.
 aThe discussion of taxation in t Democratic nominees address is abe equally sound and reliable. Govern Cox's discussion of revenue and tax ton VIII that iAC ndS program except to appeal for the su port of people who want somebody e to pay the taxes. We might as W assume that the man who pays re for a property pays no taxes. as to g cept the fallacious theory on whi Governor Cox says he would mana government finances.
 In conclusion the statement said:
 Approves League Opposition
 Barely less than half the Den cratic senators, plus all Republic senators supported the Lodge reserN lions. Republicans and Democr stood shoulder to shoulder for the D
 lection of American independence q
 interests The senate in patrio
 and bipartisan consideration. did
 great service to the nation and wol
 The Republican party is proud 2 confident as it goes before the coun on that record"