South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-11
COP. LEADER
JOINS RANKS
OF DEMOCRATS
Colonel Waite, Former CITY
Manager of Dayton, O.,
Deserts Republicans.
leclaI 10 The News-Ti |.

Special TO The News Times:
NEW YORK CITY, oct. 1O.-CoI.
II. VI. Waite, formerly city manager
Of Dayton, Ohio. and lifelong re-
publican, has come out in support
of Gov Cox inspite of having been
his political opponent on many
state issues Col Waite, who is "A
grandson Of Chief Justice Waite of
the United States supreme court.
today offered his services to Prof.
Irving Fisher of the committee of
pro-league Independents which has
established headquarters at II East
41st street, New York. He VIII take
an active part in the campaign ac-
tivities Of the organization from now
until election.
LAS a republican, I had hoped to
be able 10 vote for Mr.. Harding, but
1.-The League Of Nations issue is to
my mind of such tremendous i'm
pOrtance, and Mr.. Cox and the
democratic platform are so much
more progressive and independent
than Mr.. Harding and the republi-
can platform, that after most care
full consideration l have decided
that il is my duty TO vote against
my party" said Mr.. Waite at head
quarters today.
Il may add that, as city manager
of Dayton, Ohio, l have known Mr..
Cox for many years. I have been
on opposite sides of many fights
with him. He is a man of much
more ability than is ordinarily
recognized and what is Of special
Importance in the present problems
, of this country, he grows. He is a
far greater man today than he was
four years ago, and I know he will
/ be still bigger four years hence than
he is today.
DcnOuncCs Harding.
THE most important reason,
| however, why he and the demo-
| cratic party should be supported is
that he and his party stand four
square on the League Of Nations,
| and that he has a strong plank to
stand on and a united party 10 drive
! through his program.
II realize that Mr.. Harding has
tried TO say some good things about
a League Of Nations, but with the
Johnson wing against any league and
with only a meaningless plank on
the subject in the republican plat
| form, ii is decidedly doubtful
whether. in case Of Harding's cleo
| tion, he will be able to accomplish
anything practical
/ Furthermore, if in the end Mr.
/ Harding should steer us into the
/ leag1e we shall go in with two
| serious handicaps namely: a great
! " altered and weakened league. in
| in order TO satisfy partially the anti
! league republicans and the suspicion
! Of our fellow members because Of
/ our lukewarmness, if not hostility
The election of Mr. Cox with his
! positive stand of the Lea que Of Ma
I tions will of itself do much 10 re-
! store the good will OF the world
I which we have lost through long
] gainleSs, senatorial debate.
CLOSELY bound up with the lea que
| question is the question OF a sepa-
rate peace or the Knox resolution
| and here again Mr.. Harding's pro-
| gram is not only undesirable but i'm
/ practicable. Whatever Mr.. Harding
does that is good must be quite diff
! ferent from what he know thinks
! or says he will do. whereas Mr.. co,
! viii be carrying out a definite and
/ practical program with the knOwl-
| edge that the nation IS behind
| him..