New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-31
Defends Popular Fund

The Republican nominee made this
charge as a rebuke to George White.
the new chairman of the Democratic
National Committee, who ridiculed
the Republican National Committee
announcement that campaign con-
tributions would be limited to $1,000.
Mr.. White was quoted as saying the
Democratic party would not restrict
contributions.
Senator Harding said the Republican
management had undertaken in all
good faith to raise a truly popular
campaign fund, and that they hoped
to succeed. The Democrats, he de-
clared, proclaimed at the outset Of the
campaign that they have no intention
OF attempting such reform.
Front Porch Campaign On
Senator Harding's .'front-porch"
campaign will begin to function in
earnest tomorrow, when Senator Hard
ing delivers his first formal utterance
to a visiting delegation from the neigh
boring county of Richland These pill
grims, organized as the Harding and
Coolidge Club of Richland County, are
coming in special train. by automo-
biles and airplanes, and will be headed
by Editor Cappeller, of The Mansfield
(Ohio) News"
The nominee kept to his Office to-
day working on his speech. One Of
the largest delegations that has ar
ranged = date for its visit to the front
porch is the American Defense Society,
which IS scheduled to come to Marion
September 25. The visit>was arranged
by Hoffman Nickerson, of New York.
who called on Senator Harding and
made the arrangements. 1t is expected
that 1000 members of this patriotic
society will attend.
Six hundred pottery workers of East
Liverpool, Ohio, and Coumbiana Coun-
ty are to visit the nominee August II.
Text of Harding's Statement
Senator Hardings statement fol-
lows:
"Our Democratic friends are having
difficulty getting away from the en-
barrassment incident to their candi-
dates visit to the White House and
the subsequent announcement that hs
and the President found themselves in
entire accord
''At the time of their conference
addressed some questions to the Demo-
cratic candidate, which he has not
thus far seen fit to answer One OF
them was whether in his conference
with President Wilson he had pledged
himself to the ratification of the treaty
and league without essential modf-
cations. Another was whether Article
X had been accepted by him. Still fur
Their, I asked whether Governor Cox
had undertaken, if elected, to renew
the demand that this country take a
mandate over Armenia. l asked
whether Governor Cox had undertaken
to maintain the Administration. policy
in the Adrlatic. where their policy has
already wellnigh forfeited the friend
ship Of the Italian nation, brought
Italy TO the verge of revolution and
almost wrecked the establishment of
the peace. l asked whether Governor
Cox had pledged himself to insist. as
President Wilson has heretofore in
sisted, that Thrace shall be settled as
Bulgaria desires, rather than as Greece
desires.
Evidence of Cox's Attitude
In short, | asked whether the
Democratic nominee has taken over
the various known and unknown com
mitments Of the present Administra-
tons foreign policy in order to estab-
ssh harmony between the President
and Governor Cox.
None Of these questions have been
answered either by Governor Cox or BY
any authorized spokesman for him.
but there is accommodating evidence as
TO the Democratic attitude. Senator
Walsh, Of Massachusetts,, a Democrat
was in Dayton yesterday and, after a
long talk with Governor Cox, declared
that he was going to support the Gov
ernor According to the newspaper re.
ports. the Senator was asked about
Governor Cox's decision regarding
Article X, and Senator Walsh said thai
1t was possible for him to agree with
a candidate on nine out of ten issues
and still support the candidate. even
If they differed on the tenth promo
sition.
Thus it becomes apparent that SEN
ator Walsh was not able to agree with
Governor Cox's view on Article Y
The only possible inference is thar
governor I g. 't,,n Cox Is maintaining the same
attitude toward Article K that Presi-
dent Wilson has long maintained A.
parently the Governor has given az