South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-08-23
SEN. OWEN PRAISES
GOV. COX'S BRAND
OF PROGRESSIYISM
Oklahoma Official Gives a
Lengthy Interview on
Nominees Stand.

Gated nthis country, and I wish 20
News-Timcs Washington CORES ondent.
Washington, Aug. 22.-Sen. Rob
CRIT L. owen OF Oklahoma. who was
william J. Bryan's choice for the
presidential nomination at the San
Francisco convention, Is out In an
interview in which he says that his
own progresslvism Is no better brand
than that OF Gov. Cox. On his re-
turn TO the national Ccpitai where
no spent several hours wlrh Gov.
OK, lie gave out the following IN
rCss sting statment:
Il was deeply interested 70 as
cc~tair from the lIys Il GOV COX
himself that ne entertained pro-
l,ressive views such as 4 have odvo-
Gated I'm thlscountry. and ] wish 10
say 20 progressive democrats. and TO
Progressive republicans for that mat
ter. that regard Gov. Cox as truly
and sincerely a pre- grcssivc as 1 re-
Eadr myself
Thinks in Human Terms.
"He thinks in terms of human life
frs.-in terms OF service 10 men ana
10 women and 10 children tirst-and
the accumulation OF property ana
the safeguarding of property as an
Incident 10 human life OF great value
but not OF such value as 10 nave prl-
ority over life itself.
For example. He cOntended IN
1912 for 4 new constitution Of Ohio
with its initiative and referendum
and it's forward looking provisions,
while NV genial and respected
friend. Sen. Harding OF Ohio, was
telling the people how not 10 do II
The contest between Cox and
Harding is a contest between the
progressive clements of the nation
and the uItra-ConSerVatve ana re-
dictionary elements. Cox Is con
str11ctive progressive and sen nara
ing IS his antithesis. Whatever COZ
believes in. Harding Viii De iouhu
opposed 10. The Lord knows why
n cox is IN favor OF the league on
anv basis. Harding IS against II. IL
cox believes in preserving the prln-
ctDIes OF the League Of Nations ana
respecting the sovereignty OF MeNl-
90. Harding will be found against IT,
Harding Opposed.
II Cox believes in a strenuous re-
construction program 10 put 1''c
United states where II belongs as
the greatest producing country '"
the world. with the greatest COM
merce IN the world, Harding VIII pc
found advocating something else DC
rause Harding will stand for indus
trial depression in this country tthe
republican party commends a hlgh
rate of interest IN this country under
the heading Federal Reserve sys-
tenn and Harding viii be hearu
talking about defiatiOn, instead OF
stability with reasona bly, low rates
of interest. Already Sen. Harding IS
discovering that il is necessary 10
raise tariff rates which, OF course
would make IL more difhcult TOT
Europe 10 pay its debts 10 America
with commodities and II can ohiy
nav IN commodities. Sen. Hardlils
can be relied upon to ind ways 10
favor the special interests "hiiT
cox will be fou,d opposed 10 specldl
privileges. Why? Ask Lodge and
Knox and Brandagee and Penrose-
Must Guage Candidates.
"But il is not by the pledges or
man Immediately before electloh
thai the country must guaSe canol-
dotes II is only by his previous
conduct. persisted in, that you can
guage a man justly and fairly ana
on this basis. judging the future oy
4 the past. Cox Is entitled 10 the sup
port Of all the progressive elements
in America and Harding IS entitled
70 the support Of all the reacu -ie
and ltra-conservative elements IN
America.
nv opinion Is this country IS
t,ro-tffrds progressive and that cox
is entitled 70 be elected president OF
+be United States with a progressive
congress and senate behind him.
whether the progressive members
are all democrats or not, because
progressive democrats can work IN
complete harmony with progressive
republicans in any good constructive
measure. and I hope all progressive
republicans will support the only
progressive candidate they have any
chance or eiecung.