Evening star., 1920-07-14
PEACE WITH HONOR,
AIM, COX REPLIES
T0HARD|NG ATTACK
Governor Says Senator's
Porch Has Become a 'fLis-
! tening POST"
CAMPAIGN AS MORNING
SESSIONS OF SENATE
Will Create New Day, Make Best
of Past Lessons, Democrat
Promises.

PROMISES.
fsy the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. July 14-Charging
that Senator Harding. the republican
presidential nominee, had made his
front porch a listening post Gov.
Cox, the democratic nominee, today is
sued a statement replying to Senator
Harding's statement of yesterday that
the Wilson administration had saddled
the league of nations upon him as the
chief campaign issue. @
Gov. Cox's statement said his cam
paign will be dedicated to the task of
bringing peace with honor, of read
justing the affairs of civilization and Of
creating new day out of which we will
make the best of the lessons of the
past"
The governor declared the things
Senator Harding believes vital and peril
not. in all probability. be so regarded
by me-"
The governors statement. given to the
newspaper CORRESPONDENTS at the MORN
ing conference, follows:
recognize the eagerness Of the
gentlemen of the press who are as
signed here to deve1op news COPY
daily. have no disposition to discour-
age that enterprise. but at the very
outset 1t is well that we have this
, understanding of very fundamental
; phase Of the present situation.
VIII Hark Back 30 Years.
Senator Harding has made two
, definite anDouncements-that he n,,r-
poses to bark back to the. days Of thirty
wears ago. and that he will make oS his
front porch listening post. This
means that he will be as far removed
from the running current of progress
sfve thought as the senatorial oil
Smoot has been removed from the heart
beats OF the American people for a
year or more.
My campaign will be dedicated to
fhe task Of brineine peace with honor.
OF readlusting the Affairs Of civiliza-
ton and OF creating a new dav. out of
which we viii make the hest Of the les
sons OF the past. Therefore, the things
that the senator believes vital and per
ffnent from his isolated nerspacfive
VIII not; IN all probability. be 30 re-
sarded by me. HIS last statement fs
but reiteration of what has been said
IN the Senate time after time 10 that
III tnis campaign on the one hand de-
reions INTO mere rnorning sessions Of
the senate. you will very readily per-
sponse."
Ar&orES 10 S9ns
A depufation of the national voman.s
narcy viii confer with Gov. Cor af
o'clock Friday afternoon. prior "a
MS oenarture for Washington where
re will see President Wilson Supday.
eransements vera sen1st.d for the confersnee here
state organization Of the woman's
party. Miss Alice Paul. national
chairman and other national officers
are expected to arrive today
Wnm1nfc
nounced that similar deputation
from their organization is expected to
be received by Senator Harding. the
republican nominee. in Marion. July
notification ceremonies there.
Ready to See President.
According to Gov. Cox the confer
ence with President Wilson at the
White House next Sunday morning.
. in which Franklin D. Roosevelt. the
I, participate. is the only political con-
ference he will have while in Wash
+, ington. It had been suggested that
his arrival therS Saturday morning
the presidential nominee asserted his
only reason for leaving Columbus
Friday evening, which VIII put him
in washington early Saturday. was
because of indefinite train service
and a desire to be there on time"
Gov. Cox would not predict what
matters will be discussed at the con-
ference. The governor, however, in
timated in Dayton last week that he
expected to confer with the Presi-
dent on the league of nations issue
before preparing his official notlnca-
tion speech
The governor stated today that he
axpected the date for his official noti-
fcation to be f1xed by the national
committee at some time between
August / and 10. and that it probably
win he at his home, Trails End. at
Dayton.
~Kids. Harding q Dit.
His attention being called to a
statement by Senator Harding that
his speech of acceptance would De
short. in order that everybody would
read it,. Gov. Cox replied:
Il don't think that is the point.
We have a platform that you can
talk lot about"
William Green. international sec
retary-treasurer of the United Mine
Workers of America, was one OF the
governors callers this afternoon. The
Governor stated that Mr.. Green's call
was only to extend congratulations.
Another caller was John Hennelly OF
New York, a member Of Tammany
Hall and a neighbor of Charles
Murphy. Mr. Hennelly said Tammany
is strong for Gov. Cox.