South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-30

the party bosses Perrose. Snr and
Lodge. Not once has ne dis rayed
irregularity.
Harding il Wet
on The prohibition issue ne is a
/ wet. having voted with the Hauor
interests thirty times out Of thirty
two. During the discussion OF the
[ prohibition amendment 20 the con-
5tltutlon in the senate, AuguSt1, 1917
/ MIR. Harding said / am not a pro-
/ hibiuonist. Mr.. President and never
/ pretended 10 be. l do not claim TO
| be a temperance man. / do not ap-
proach this question from a moral
standpoint, because l am unable TO
/ see 10 as a great moral question
After much reluctance and indie
clslon. he finally favored woman SUI
/ frase. He voted for the Cummins
railway bill with its anti-strike pro-
/ vision. lie stood consistently against
| conservation, voting several times
/ for the Shields water power bill. on
every important test between capital
and labor, he voted with capital. He
has opposed public ownership in
every form. He vote5 against a gov
eminent armOr plat" factory at the
beginning of the war. He opposed
/ the wire-control bill as a war-mea-
sure. On revenue measures he vot-
ed against any amendment to in
crease the tax against prOfiteerinE
and large incomes. He opposed the
abolition OF the secret sessions Of the
senate. He favored secret diploma
CIV by opposing the open considera O.
ton of treaties BY the senate. He
opposed the confirmation of Louis
D. Brandies 10 the supreme court.
He opposed tax upon campaign
contributions. He opposed the
European food relief bill. He vot-
cd and spoke for Consumption as a
permanent policy. He opposed dis
arlment for all nation.
In our judgement, the above rec
ord shows Sen. Harding TO be a con-
firmed and hopeless reactionary. He
is not a leader, but relies wholly up
on the Penrose- Lodge SmOot leader
ship.
Under such reactionary leader
ship we cannot hope 10 adjust our
domestic problems or make Ameri-
ca first in world affairs.
Cox in the Congress.
Governor Cox was a mem Der OF
tho house of Representatives from
March 1900 20 January 1913. when
he resigned 10 become governor of
Ohio.
During this period. he introduced
q bin proposing the creation of
committee 10 inquire into the advis-
ability of old age civil pensions,
another 10 prohibit child labor in the
District OF Columbia, another 10 pre-
vent flag desecration.
His speeches during his term IN
congress indicates an interest IN pro-
gressive policies. as they were then
understood. SO far as he dealt with
the conservation issue. Gov. Cox
showed an intelligent and progress
sive interest in that subject
while a member Of congress he
lost no opportunity TO identify him
self with movements for political
betterment
Was Against Cannonism.
While ne was generally regular
with his party ne did not maintain
an especially close connection with
the machine element. At the time
of revolt against Speaker Cannon. he
voted with the republican progress
sives for charging and eleCtinG the
committee on rules thus curtaiing
the mower of the speaker. During
this revolt against Speaker Cannon
in the house. Gov Cox voted to de-
clare the spcakership vacant and on
January II. 1912. he voted for Vic
tor Murdoch. progressive republican
as "a mem Der OF the committee on
rules.
His whole record in congress. as
indicated by his votes and utterances
have been progressive rather than
stand pat. favorable 10 government
economy but at the same time lib
eral in pensions and like matters
Record aS Governor
"His record as three times govern
o. Of Ohio appeals even more
strongly 20 progressive and indie
pendent people. His legislative rec
ord comprises all the measures
which are progressively grouped IN
der tho Rooseveltian classification
Of social Justice He has given
his state direct primary law. and
an up-to-date progressive constitu-
tion lover the opposition OF Sen
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