The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-07-14
WEDNESDAY, JULY IA, 1920.
ABOUT THE NOMINEE

be interested to know just how the
nomination of Governor Cox for pres
ident is striking the people over the
country, The Press and Banner is,
commencing today, reproducing edi-
torials from some of the leading pa
pers of the country. A good idea of
how people in different sections, and
with different viewpoints, regard the
nomination Will be acquired from
reading these editorials:
] The New York Times (Dem.) and
a supporter of the Wilson admins
tration, says the following editorial
ly:
The Cause and the Candidate.
The Democrats enter the campaign
with candidate worthy Of the noble
and compelling cause which they are
resolved shall triumph through their
:. victory at the polls. Their platform,
their purpose, their candidate are in
harmony. They seek gooc govern
ment and sound administration at
home and such an advance toward, the
moral regeneration of the world as
may be attained by the efforts Of
brave and sincere men unselfishly de-
voted to the principles they profess.
In the platform they adopted at San
Francisco they declare that "the
Democratic Party favors the League
of Nations as the surest, if not the
only, practicable means or maintain
: ing the permanent peace Of the
insuffe-able burden of great military
: and naval establishments" In COM
prehensive discussion Of the questions
of the day written especially for The
New York Times by Governor James
M. Cox and published in its issue of
May %, he says: IF public opinion
in the country is the same as it is in
Ohio, then there can be no doubt
that the people. want the League of
Nations, because it seems to offer
the surest guarantee against war;
There is an unequivocal pronounce
ment upon the great issue, there is a
candidate fully committed to support
of the party's position. candidate
and platform confront rival candi-
date who, in the Senate, vowed un-
swervingly with the partisan group
opposed to the ratification of the
Treaty, and rival platform adopted
at Chicago in which that group of the,
Treaty's enemies is commended for,
its successful resistance to the adop-,
ton of the plan for preserving the,
peace Of the world, The opposing par,
ties have taken their positions, the
field is ready for that "great referen-
dunn" which the President said must
decide whether the United States
shall withhold it's aid from this de-
sired consummation. !
The Democratic Party en:ers upon
nc defensive campaign. Defense,
apology, palliation, all this rails to
the lot of the Republicans. The Dem
ocrats are powerfully armed in the
simple justice of their cause. They
re resolute in spirit, in the nomina-
ton of Governor Cox they have
uniting candidacy, by every circum-
stance Of preparation anc organiza-
ton they are equipped for the COM
bat, they will joy in the fight and are
vastly more confident of triumph than
it could have been predicted three
months ago that they would be.
Governor Cox combines notable
elements of strength as a candidate.
He is a man of the people, that fine
type of the successful American man
of affairs who has risen from humble
beginnings by his own una:Ged indus
try, native ability and sound judg-
ment to the possession of COM
petence and to high offices. In his
own community, in his Uwn state, he
stands well; there is no better test
of character. Politically, his strength
has beer demonstrated; carrying the
important State of Ohio in elections
has become a habit with him. Three
times he has been chosen Governor,
and he has justified the confidence of
his fellow-citizen by efficiency in the