The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-09-17

Washington, Sept.-While Governor
Cox and Franklin d. Roosevelt are
making a studious effort to gather in
to the Democratic fold the remnant
OF the old progressive wing of the Re-
publican party on the specious state
ment that they are more progressive
than Harding, the great progressive
figures of the last ten years are lining
up solidly with the Republican ticket.
First to give unqualified support and
to declare that the issue of the pre-
sent campaign is Americanism against
a Wilson league which would nullify
Americanism was Senator Hiram John
son, of California He has announced
that he will make a speaking tour of
the East for Harding and Coolidge.
Senator William E. Borah, of Idaho,
n of the leading progressives of the
West made a similar announcement
Senator Kenyon, of Iowa, is another
who is assisting the party every day.
Raymond Robins of Chicago, who was
chairman of the last national progress
sive convention and a personal friend
of Theodore Roosevelt, is a member
of the Republican Executive Commit
tee. Clifford Pinchot, forester under T.
R., has been making speeches.
And comes Charles Evans Hughes,
hailed as the ablest of the progressive
Republican governors of New York,
who deposes and says:
at is hardly necessary for me to say
that l shall earnestly support Senator
Harding. He is a man of rare poise
high minded, and sincere. No one can
meet him without being impressed by
his exceptional capacity and his integ-
rity of purpose. He has complete fam.
iliarity with the problems of fedora.
administration and we can feel as.
sured that it will maintain the highest
standards in Government. He knows
how to secure economy, to put an enc
to the extravaganza which has marked
the present administration.
"We cannot afford to have a Tam
manyized Federal Government. The
nomination of Governor Cox wa.
brought about by the skilful and de
termined effort of local Democrat,
bosses who represent the most bane
full influence in our political life. There
is one sure way to defeat their effor
to capture the Government at Wasl
ington and that is to beat their can
didate.
Senator Harding has a genius fol
cooperation. We want executive lead
ership, but we want to put an end t.
the attempts, sometimes obvious
sometimes subtle, to create an auto
cracy of the executive. Senator Hard
ing will be his own master, but he will
really seek counsel and not simpl,
talk about it.
II believe also that Senator Hard
ing's election will afford the sures
way of securing our proper relation
to international cooperation. Thi
country must do its part, but it mus
reserve the right to act in any futur,
contingency according to it's duty a
that contingency reveals it.
"Of course, that is what will actual
ly occur. We shall act in any futur
emergency as, in the light of all tn,
facts, we are then convinced that w,
should act. 1t is to preserve that es
sential freedom as a nation which
makes it necessary to object to am
biguous commitments in advance.
"The essentials in any really effec
tive plan for international coopera
ton are to establish a tribunal of in
ternational justice where justiciabl
questions are concerned, to provid'
the machinery of Cancellation, and t.
secur the advantages of information
al conference. All this can be secured
and l believe will be secured unde:
the Presidency of Mr.. Harding, with
out guaranteer which attempt to com
init us in unknown contingencies ant
which will serve as trouble -breeder r.
and not as peacemakers.
II am fully convinced, as a result OF
my conversation with Senator Harding
that under his leadership we shall
have our foreign relations conducted
in accordance with our best traditions
and Americas duty to the world will
be discharged"