The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-30
LABOR FINDS C0X'S
RECORD FAVORABLE
OF Two ASPlRANTS
tBy Associated Press)

1abor's non-partisan political cam
paign committee, comparing the public
records of the republican and demo
cratic presidential nominees, declared
In report made public today that
Governor Cox had shown himself pos
sessed Of a fuller understanding OF the
needs of the working people"
The report, signed by Samuel Comp
ers, PRESIDENT: Matthew Woll. vice
president; and Frank Morrison, secre-
tary of the American Federation OF
Labor; is the first ever made on presi-
Dental candidates by federation COM
mittee.
Taking up the senatorial record OF
Senator Harding. the committee de-
clared that on IS measures dealing
with labor, his score stood: Favorable,
seven; unfavorable, 10; pair unfaVor-
ably, one.
The republican nominees vote on
labor issues during his term In the
state Senate of Ohio, as reported by
the committee, stood: Favorable, six;
unfavorable, none.
Cox Scores 50 Bullseyes.
Reviewing Governor Cox's record
the report said that while Governor OF
Ohio he had acted upon So measures
OF interest 10 IdUOT W1Lnoul dSIihe vi
a single one adversely to labor. AS
member Of the 62nd congress. the gov
ernor was recorded as voting favor
able" to labor on two measures, the
only ones listed.
After reviewing and quoting at
length from the utterances Of the can
didates on labor issues in their
speeches OF acceptance the committee
summarized its findings in this
language:
There can be but one conclusion
based upon a careful and impartial sur
vey of the actions and declarations OF
the candidates Governor Cox has
shown himself possessed Of a fuller
understanding Of the needs OF the
working people. a reader response to
their needs and to their proposals and
a broader statesmanship in his public
discussions Of the problems Of the in
dustrial world.
I'm addition to his superior under
standing, Governor Cox is the can
didate on a platform which labor has
declared marks a measure OF prog
ress not found in the republican plat
form and the planks Of which more
nearly approximate the desired declar-
alton of human rights than do the
planks found in the republican plat
form
Whole Attitude Liked.
mot only in the specific utterances
relating directly to questions held par
amount by labor is the comparison
favorable to Governor Cox. His pro
gressive and constructive viewpoint
holds throughout his declaration OF
public questions, though he slips at
times into that ambiguity which un'
fortunately has marked to a greater
Or less degree the platforms Of both
parties and the utterances of both
candidates.
1T must be exasperating to the
whole American public that political
parties bidding for the suffrage of the
whole citizenship cannot state in def
mite terms what are their proposals
and what are their pledges.
The same evaporation must be
felt regarding many of the utterances
of candidates. However, the viewpoint
of Governor Cox is, we find, more
clearly expressed and less open to the
criticism Of lack Of clarity.
Moreover, and as an argument that
admits of no qualifying or denial there
is Governor Cox's record as governor
Of Ohio during which he acted upon
SO measures of interest to labor with
out acting on a single one adversely
to labor.
This is a record of fidelity to hu
mainly, un understanding of the needs
of the great masses Of the people that
has few equals in American politica
life
The senate measures on which Sen
ator Harding was given Favorable
rating were:
Passage of immigra ton restriction
bill and it's repassage over the presi
dents veto; war risk Insurance.; civil
rights bill; woman suffrage; motor
to increase appropriation for bureau
of Cancellation, depa rtment of labor
and his vote on an amendment to the
retirement bill prohibiting affiliatior
of federal employees with organized
labor
Among his "unfavorable" votes the
committee report included these:
Motion to strike labor charter from
league of nations; motion to extend
federal control of railroads for two
years; final passage Of railroad law
making strikes unlawful; Borlant
amendment increasing hours of gov
eminent employees, and his senate
pair on accepting the railroad bill con
ference report.
Among the SO measures the com
mittee listed as those Governorc Co,
had acted upon "favorably" Will,
governor were bills providing for al
eight-hour day on public works; regu
hting the hours of employment o
women; workmen's compensation act
prohibiting the employers of labo
from interfering with political activi
ties of their employees; relating t,
safety appliances upon railway loco
motives and cars; providing for tn,
prevention of occupational disease: