The Washington times., 1920-08-30
TAKES.
.STANDFORcOX
Gompers, WolI and Morrison
Find Him Better Friend to
Workers Than Harding.

WVIkcTS IIldI HdTu'Ily.
organized labor. as represented by
the American Federation OF Lasor.
has made its choice between the two
candidates for the Presidency.
After careful survey OF the rec
ords OF Governor Cox and Senator
Harding IL has pronounced the
Democratic nominee the surer friend
OF the working man, and 1t Is pre-
sumed that the weight OF labor's In
nuence will be thrown, as heavily as
possible. into his campaign
FIRST REPORT OF KIND.
This became known today when the
A. +. of l.. non-partisan campaign
committee made public its report deal
ing with the Presidential candidates
together with the complete record OF
each upon legislation designed TO
help labor. The report, signed by
Samuel Gompers, president; Matthew
Vol, vice president, and Frank Nor
rison. secretary OF the American Fed
GRAFTON OF Labor, is the first ever
made on Presidential candidates by a
federation committee.
The record is an extended docu-
ment, going back. in the case OF SEN
ator Harding. TO his service as
member of the Ohio senate in 1902
and 1908 and extending through the
last session of the United states
Senate. The record of Governor Cox,
as reviewed, begins with his service
In the House OF Representatives in
1912 and concludes with his actions as
Governor of Ohio.
Taking up the Senatorial record of
Senator Harding. the committee de-
clared that on eighteen measures
dealing with labor his score stood:
Favorable, I; unfavorable, 10; paired
unfavorably, /.
The Republican nominees vote on
labor issues during his term in the
State senate of Ohio. as reported by
the committee, stood: Favorable, s;
unfavorable, o.
COX RECORD CALLED CLEAR.
Reviewing Governor Cox's record, the
report said that while governor of
Ohio he had acted upon fifty-nine
measures OF interest to labor without
acting on "A single one adversely to
labor AS a member of the Sixty
second Congress, the governor was re-
corded as voting favorable" to labor
on two measures, the only ones listed.
After reviewing and quoting at
length from the utterances of the
candidates on labor issues in their
speeches Of acceptance the committee
summarized its findings in this Ian
Guage:
There can be but one conclusion
based upon careful and impartial
survey of the actions and declarations
OF the candidates. Governor Cox has
shown himself possessed of a fuller
IlndprSta ndinp nf Of ho
working people, a reader response to
their needs and to their proposals
and to a broader craftsmanship in
his public discussions Of the prob
lens of the Industrial world"
I'm addition to his superior under
standing, Governor Cox is the candi-
date on a platform which labor has
declared marks measure of prog.
ress not found in the Republican plat
form and the planks of which more
nearly approximate the desired
declaration of human rights than do
the planks found in the Republican
PLATFORM
mot only in the specific utterances
relating directly to questions held
paramount by labor is the comparison
favorable to Governor Gvx. His pro-
Gressive and constructive viewpoint
holds throughout his declaration of
public questions. although he slips at
times into that ambiguity which un-
fortunately has marked to greater
or less degree the platforms OF both
parties and the utterances of both
candidates. .,....
COX'S RECORD AS GOVERNOR.
Moreover, and as an argument that
admits of no qualifying or denial,
there is Governor Cox's record as gov
ernor of Ohio during which he acted
upon 1fty-nine measures of interest
to labor without acting on a single
one adversely to labor.
This is a record OF fidelity to hu-
manity, of understanding OF the needs
OF the great masses of the people
that has few equals in American po-
litical }ife.
"The American labor movement
asks from no man or woman pledge
OF political conduct. 1t seeks to
dictate to none. Its field is limit ed
and properly so. to furnishing to the
rank and file the information upon
which 1t may base conclusions.
There is no intention to depart
here from that rule which binds the
officers individually as well as col
lectively in serving the great labor
movement. But IL would be sad
and unforgivable remissness of duty
in this crucial hour were the facts
not presented with the utmost free
dom and completeness.
with the workers OF America rest
the right OF deciding for which candi-
date they shall vote. AS they vote
whether ii be well and wisely, or
with a disregard for the facts OF life
as they are-they will determine to
large degree the welfare and progress
of the working people OF our republic
in the years just ahead"
HARDING's SENATE RECORD.
The Senate measures on which Sem
ator Harding was given a Favorable"
rating were:
Passage of immigration restriction
bill and its repassagc over the Pres
idents veto; war risk insurance; civil
rights bill; woman suffrage: motion
to increase appropriation for Bureau
Of Cancellation, Department of Labor:
and his vote on an amendment to the
retirement bill prohibiting affiliation
OF Federal employees with organized
labor
Among his "unfavorable" votes the
committee report inclucd these:
Motion to strike labor charter from
League OF Nations; motion to extend