Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-08-30
Federation Labor
Finds Democratic
Candidate to Liking

non-partisan political CAMPAIGN COM
mittee. comparing the public records
Of the Republican and Democratic
presidential nominees, declared IL re-
port made public today that Governor
Cox had shown himself possessed OF
fuller understanding of the needs OF
the working people
The report. signed by Samuel Com
pers, president: Matthew VOL. vice
president: and Frank Morrison. secEe-
tary OF the American Federation OF
Labor. is the first ever made on rres-
idential candidates BY federation
committee.
Taking up the senatorial record Of
Senator Harding. the committee de-
ciared that on IS measures dealing
with labor his score stood Favorable.
I: unfavorable. 10; paired unfavor-
ably. /.
The Republican nominees vote on
labor issues during his term in the
state senate Of Ohio. as reported by the
committee, stood: Favorable. s; unfa-
vorabie. 0. In this connection the re-
Port said:
Senator Hardine's record in wash
ington affords better opportunity for
analysis Of his legislative vl4ws thar
does his record in the Ohio senate by
reas on Of the fact that his term of
service extended Ior a long period Of
time, during which he was "a lied upon
70 consider a wider variety of meas
ures.''
Reviewing Governor Cox's record the
report said that while governor OF Ohio
ne had acted upon SO measures of in
terest to labor without ACTING on a
single one adversely TO labor As a
member of the 527 Congress. the gov
erAor was Recorded a. voting ":ayor-
able to labor on two measures. the
only ones LISTED
After reviewing and quoting al,
length from the utterances OF re
candidates on labor issues in .heir
speeches Of acceptance the committee
summarized its findings in this Ian
guase:
Ihere can be but one conclusion
oaseo upon careful and impartial
survey OF the actions and declarations
oi 'he candidates. Governor Cox has
SHOWN himself possessed OF a fpIIsr
understanding OF TIE needs Of tha
moiAins people. reader response to
'heir needs and to their proposals and
d broader craftsmanship in his public
discussions Of the problems of the in
oustrial world.
~ ADDITION 10 his superior under
standing. Governor Cox is the candi-
ua'e on platform which labor has do
'iafeo marks a measure Of nroorasS
not round in the Republican n,atforr,.
ana the planks OF which mora ,..-,,.
app!oAimate the desired declaration Of
1",ah rights than do the planks found
:" .he Republican platform
Not only in the specific uttsrsncs.
ieiaung directly to Questions haIs
amount by labor is thc cornnariso,
-ASoFaoie to Governor Cox. His n-o-
s.ssi'e and constructive vieunoir.
..o.os throughout his declaration 90
nuoi!c Questions, though he slime
ZINES into that ambiguity w,ios
fortunately has marked "a
desree the platforms Of hon
I.tes and the utterances of ho,n
must be exasperating tn ~.
~hoie American public that noI,.;1,
paFues bidding for the suffraaa -
the whole citizenship can M, 49,.
terms what are their pro.
posais and what are their PLEDGES
Ae same evaporation must he re,,
regarding many Of the utterances a,
candidates. However, the viewno;n.
oi governor Cox is. we End me-.
clearly expressed and less onen 70
tue crit'clsm of lack Of CLARITY
Moreover. and as an ar.,
tnat admits of no QUALIFYING or -
NAL, there is Governor Cox:s $3.50
as governor Of Ohio during which he
acted upon 80 measures of interes+
10 TABOR without acting on a sinels
one adversely to labor.
Inns IS record Of fidelity to bu-
manly Of understanding of +ba
needs OF the great masses Of the neo
PIE tnat has few equals in American
political life. 'oe''i
The American labor ,ova
ASKS from no man or woman
pieose OF political conduct. /. seek c
70 dictate to none Its field is lin,
Heo. and properly So TO furnisbi,e
70 the rank and file the infornatjon
upon winch II may base conclus;o,.
mere is no intention to denart
mere from that rule which binds ~.
omeers individually as we'll as col
iec'iveiy in serving the erea, labor
movement, But it would be ga
and unforgivable remissness ~ 49,.
n this crucial hour were the 800
not presented with the utmost free
oom and completeness.
With the workers Of .n..,
rests the right Of deciding for which
candidate they shall vote. As +h.v
Fote-whether it be well and wise;v
or with a disregard for the fac,s -,
lie as they are-they will determine
10 a large degree the welfare ans
progress of the working peonle ~
our republic in the years inst aba.s
The Senate measures on which
senator Harding was given a favor
able rating were:
fassage of immigration restriction
Dill and its repassage over the Pc
laents veto: war risk Insurance.
civil rights bill; woman suffrae..
1aot'oh 10 increase appropriation for
bureau of Cancellation, Department
OF Labor, and his vote on an amend.
ment to the retirement bill prohjbi,.
ing animation of federal efnp,oves