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cox IS PRAISED
BY STATESMEN
No Truer Progressive Ia Con.
gress, Says Senator Borah.
MAKES IDEAL PUBLIC OFFICIAL


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BY his work In the lower house Of
the national lawmaking body in Wash.
inston Congressman James M. Cox Of
Dayton. Democratic gubernatorial can
didate, has won unsolicited commend.
etions from Hon. william Jennings
Bryan, United States Senators Robert
8. LAFollette and William q. Borah
Of Idaho.
II 10 seldom that Republican will
praise the work Of Democrat. but
90 we'll did Congressman Cox serve
the people and the progressive cause
while In congress that he was thus
honored. Senators LaFollette and
Borah are two Of the most influential
leaders in the Republican party, as
well az being pioneer leaders IN the
progressive movement. The Demo
cratic gubernatorial candidate Is no
experiment in public life. His capa-
bility to serve as public officer has
been demonstrated in the greatest
law making body in the history of the
world, and he has proven to be Of the
right stuff-Bryan, LaFollette and
Borah never endorse men who are not
on the side of the people.
Shortly after the Toledo convention
when Congressman Cox was selected
to be the Democratic standard bearer
in Ohio, Mr.. Bryan, In The Common.
er, congratulated the Ohio Democracy
on its choice and stated that Mr.. Cox
would make an ideal governor.
While campaigning in Ohio last
spring Senator LaFollette, who had
watched the work OF the gubernatorial
candidate In congress, commended It
as being truly progressive, and he an.
nounced that II he we're . voter in
the Third Ohio district he would vote
for Congressman Cox.
Senator Borah In recent interview
averred that there is no truer pro-
gressive In congress than the Demo.
cratic gubernatorial nominee. Sena.
tor Borah was one Of the leaders in
the fight against President Taft at
the Chicago Republican national con.
vention. In that interview he said:
1T Is but fair to say that the pro.
grcssive movement Is not confined to
either party. Some Of the most loyal
supporters OF these principles arc
found In the Democratic party.
"congressNnan James m. Cox OF Day.
ton, o., was one Of the most effective
and tiricss friends Of the election Of
senators by popular vote and the chill.
dren's bureau bill. He gave hls un.
firing efforts to both, and was cspe.
cialIy helpful In the passage Of the
latter. There 10 no truer progressive
In congress, In my Judgment"
Mr. Cox entered congress four years
ago as a Democrat. Congress at that
time was Republican, with Joseph q.
Cannon as speaker. Yet within three
weeks after he had been sworn into
ONCE Mr.. Cox was recognized and de.
livered speech upon the subject OF
the tariff. which was then pending.
From that date until the last SEES
sion of congress adjourned he took
an active interest In all legislation.
and participated In many Of the do.
bates. Within the first year Of hia
service In the house of representa-.
t!ves he was recognized as one Of the
dependable leaders upon the Demo
cratic side.
He obtained for the city Of Dayton
during his first term. an appropriation
for new postO iIlce something which
the city had needed for a long time
but which II had been unable to So
cure. He also secured for the Miami
valley q wsather station at Dayton
and the reports and warnings issued
from the ONCE serve wide scope oi
country.
He brought about . thorough reor
ganixation Of some Of the government
homes for aged veterans, and improv
cd the conditions In all OF them.
When the civil sundry appropriation
bill. as II Ia called, was under die
cussion during his first term. Co,
found that an item In II increased thu
appropriation for subsistence for th'
animals In the sociological garden o
Washington. In advocating the pas
sage OF the additional appropriation
for the animals. the gentleman II
charge Of the bill said II was neces
sary because OF the high cost OF Mv
ing. But little farther down In th'
bill was an item for subsistence .
soldiers homes. and It had not beeI
increased.
The committee had considered tn
high cost Of living for monkeys ut tn
ZOO. but had overlooked the old so
diers.
Cox had already made an investisu
tion OF the food furnished the soldiers
He had found that In some instance
II was costing only IL cents a day
In no instance was II greater than tn
cost OF the food for the convicts 4
the federal penitentiary. Here was
class of men whom the politicians ha
| landed M the patlOn'g heroes. bl,