Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 56, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 October 1920 — LABOR IS OPPOSED TO HARDING [ARTICLE]

LABOR IS OPPOSED TO HARDING

Indianapolis, Ind. — "Working men are opposed to Harding,” said Ira Cotner of Logansport, in an Interview given out here. Mr. Cotner is a retired farmer who is in touch with labor and particularly organized labor throughout the state. Railroad men in Logansport are almost unanimously opposed to Harding and in favor of the Democratic candidate for president, Mr. Cotner declares. Their opposition to Harding is based largely upon Harding’s attitude toward organized labor, in Mr. Cotner's opinion. Harding’s record proves him to be allied with those interests that are opposed to unions, he said. "I have had a dozen mechanics employed in the shops in my home town tell me they are opposed to Harding," said Mr. Cotner. ■ “They say they intend to support Cox. I have been told the same thing by mechanics in Indianapolis and in other parts of the state. Cox’s record on labor issues during his term as governor of Ohio commends him to organized labor everywhere. Working men in Indiana are familiar with this record and because of it they Intend to give the Democratic candidate their support. "Labor finds very little to comfort it in Harding’s speech on Labor Day,” Mr. Cotner said in conclusion.