Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-10-29
BUSINESS men
TURNING TO COX
Unprecedented Tide Sets in, Ac-
cording to Daniel c. Roper,
Former Revenue Man

New York, Oct. E9-Hon. Daniel C.
Roper, president Of an prominent
manufacturing corporation, who was
formerly Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, said today that many bust
ness men are turning to Cox and
Roosevelt throughout the nation. He
said:
During the world war America
built up, partly because of advantag-
Gus circumstances, but largely thru
the genius and enterprise of her fin
anciers and merchants, the largest
export trade ever enjoyed by any
country in the history of the world.
Holding or further devolping thas
trade is proving a difficult problem
because of the international uncer-
tainty due to the fact that we are
still technically at war with Ger
many and other Central powers.
"lt is not possible to negotiate pro-
per credits, rates of exchange vary
so from day to day as often to battle |!
the best business minds. Vast areas
of Europe need our good and if pro-
duction in this country is to continue
at anything like normal we must sup
ply and cultivate these markets. Our
immediate business future hinges
practically altogether on just how J
promptly the treaty of peace with the
Central Powers and the covenant of
tho Of H.
fed.
Cox For Prompt Action
"Gov. Cox, a successful business
man, himself, recognizes the serious
ness of the situation and stands for
prompt relief. Senator Harding, on
the other hand, is for killing the per-
iod of uncertainty until some definite
time when he shall have been able to
mature q program which is to find
final adjustment in an association of
nations and has time to effectuate the
same. How long it would necessarily
take is shown by the fact that all Of
the notions that are now in the league
would have to be converted to the he
lief that his was better firm than
the Going Concern to which As of
them already belong and to which 13
others have applied for admission.
"Article 1 of the league makes it
impossible for member to with
draw until after giving two years no
tice, a fact which Senator Harding
seems to have overlooked.
How To Reduce Taxes
Furthermore, only through an ef
fective League of Nations, such as
Gov. Cox and the democratic party
pledge the United States, can there
be any reduction of armament or de-
crease of expenditures for munitions
and other implements of warfare.
When one considers that of the five
billion, six hundred million dollars ap-
propriated by this Congress for the
year 1921, sc per cent is to defray the
cost of past wars, 25 per cent for the
and development of our
army and navy and only 7 per cent
for ordinarl cost of government items,
it seems to me that every business
man, staggering under the burdens of
taxation should welcome the oppor-
tunity to vote for man of the party
pledged to pursue the only course
which not only Eighteen taxes in the
future, but will make for
ever impossible any more wars.
These are reasons which should ap-
peal with equal force to the farmer, I
to the cattle raiser. the manufactur- i
err, and the retailer, because the eff S
fects of heavy taxation and business c
fall with heavy hand on /
all of them alike. I
Great Tide Sets In I
"In al my experience in politics !
have never seen more tremendous /
turn of the tide than the swing to y
Cox and Roosevelt in the past two 7
weeks. The people seem to have be- g
come suddenly conscious of the greas c
spiritual and business value of the /
League of Nations and predict for it &
a brilliant victory Tuesday next thru /
the election of Cox and Roosevelt Q
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