The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-28
ROW over REID
Topeka Carto0nist's Work
AngriIy Scored by Demos.
Called Shameful Disrespect OF
Religious Beliefs.
HARDING IN DISAPPROVAL
viii Hays Ordered Distribution
Picture Stopped at Once.
White Calls Apology Lame and
BIames Harvey.

Cleveland, Oct. Ex-senator Warren
G. Harding, resting here between cam
paign speeches, publicly expressed his
disapproval of a cartoon recently pub
lished by Harvey's Weekly. picturing
Governor Cox in categorical character.
The Republican nominee said in
statement that because he was sensi-
tive about giving offense to religious
reverence, he had asked for suppress
sion of the picture. made by the A. T.
Reid syndicate, which has done work
for the Republican national commit
Mr.. Harding's statement on the Reid
| cartoon follows:
my attention has been called to the Reid
! cartoon published in Harveys weekly,
1 portraying the Democratic nominee IN the
4 difficult task of hanging a portrait OF
/ Uncle Sam with the heart OF the coVehant.
| of course n candidate has no part IN tne
| exercise Of the freedom of the press, put
! not only do not approve Of this cartoon
but weeks ago ! came es M as pubiisher
: and Immediately asked our newspaper at
Marion to wire and request It's suppression;
| ''Believing as 1 do, in the fullness OF
| religious freedom in America, am Always
/ sensitive about giving offense to any re-
! ligious reverence, and the Recommendation
! to destrov the cartoon in question was
| made when it clearly an Expressed
conviction which conveyed my views WITH
Il do not believe that either Cartoon
ist Reid or Haryey Weekly nf un hnS
| discussion I do want my own attitude OF
disapproval made emphatic
Demo Chief Angry.
New York, Oct. 2s.-George White,
chairman of the Democratic national
committee, today made pupnc a let!eE
from Allan A. Ryan in connection with
the statement issued last night by VIM
H. Hays, chairman of the Repubncan
national committee, in which Mr. hays
disclaimed responsibility for dtsseml-
J nation of a cartoon by Albert t. Reid,
INSCRIBED, "Professor wilson's League
of Nations-the immaculate concep-
With the Ryan letter. Mr.. White
made the following statement: Thls
is not subject for debate s,n De5W9sn
, parties. 1t involves the public attl-
tude toward a sacrilegious attack upon
the common decencies that encompass
all religious beliefs"
: Mr.. Ryan's letter follows:
( az observe that VIII H. Hays, chairman
of the Republican national committee mas
} attempted lame apology for the cartoon
which involved hlasphemy and sacriiege II
the interest of the Republican ticket
His apology, does not, however, reclte
5 the true chronology or all the facts
Grafton Of the Christian religion formed 8
nromine3t feature of Harvey's Weekly last
| week. This journal is a purchased organ
wrote YOU on October o. Reid the cartoon,
list who drew it, was and still is the o1Ilcla
cartoonist of the Republican national mai CON- IN.
committee not only sent out this cartoon
: in its free press service but that 1T Wa'
t printed in the October 0 issue of the Ma
tionai Republican, also a subsidized organ
= of the Republican national committee
} The postofflce department re- Tep9Tts s1 NV
weeks. Mr.. HiiIes, Mr.. Adams, Mr.. Nc
Kinley and others, now actively engaged II
mansging the Repn5eliIcan - fompq ran YER,
gauntlet of official Republican approval
ending Mt last with the encomium or mn
who Senator Harding declares to be on,
Of Americas great minds who claims tina
!. Senator Harding was nominated IN M
and thru his t Puest m
HardIng's house and who will continue
to be his confidant and adviser II he II
= = II refer TO George Harvey. AS recent,
= as Tuesday evening the confidential dinne
companion Of Mr. HAYS hims sell, on "h me-
to escape the consequences Of approving
| sacrilege as political argument
| of this cartoon in official organs and Re
| publican newspapers they now seek TO re
pudiate 1t because they have found tina
it,. That is the whole story. -. A..
II can best express my opinion Mo o ct tn
Of Republican subsidized journalism b
subscribing additional $4,000 to you
campaign"
Albert r. Reid is a former To
Ipekan, having been editor and pub
v fisher of the Kansas Farmer here TO
y lmany years. Recently word was re
, ceived here that his work as a car
y Itoonist had attracted the attention o
British political leaders and that
Y deal was being negotiated whereof.
> Reid would be given a commission t
draw cartoons for British publication