The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-09-10
COX FALSEHOODS ABOUT FUNDS

Jimmie Cox got it right in the neck
the other day, he sure did. The jab was
tenfold more disastrous to him because
it was dealt by the captain of his
campaign. Cox had been blowharding
in defiant style about the fifteen mil
lions in an alleged Republican crooked
campaign fund; he INDUCED in swag-
ger talk and told his audiences that he
had the proofs.
The sworn denials of the Republican
managers certainly were of account
with candid citizens, but yesterdays
testimony of George Whitae, the chair
man Of the Cox-campaign national
committee, was the real stuff. Evil
IDENTIFY, he was intently provoked by
the false statements issued by Cox, and
he made up his mind that he would
swear to no lies. In fact, White said
things which evinced his determination
to wash his hands of the whole miser-
able bushes.
When the committee asked Chairman
White whether he had discussed the
subject with Cox he spoke right up and
said: 81 asked Governor Cox last Sum-
day whether he was sure of his ground
He said that he was, and then l said to
him you're the boss; you it," He
then said that he had brought nothing
to aid the committee in sitting the Cox
charges. He meant, of course, that
he had no proofs and Cox couldn't give
him any. y
Yesterday, when the White testimony
came out, the Cox fellows didn't know
whether thew were afoot or a--horse-
back or in the stump. 1t was clear that
Cox himself was due for an appearance
before the committee, but it's Repub-
lican chairman, in chivalric spirit, said
that he did not wish to interfere with
the governors stump-tor plans. After
the noon hour, yesterday, along come
word, under Youngstown, Ohio, date
that H. E. Moore, pre-convention man.
ager for Cox, would appear before the
committee as the personal representa-
tive of Cox, in the campaign-expense
racket. But Moore evidently bucked; a
little later came another press bulletin
which said, under Columbus date, that
Moore was not to represent Cox but
would appear in Chicago only as a
private individual
And later the message SEN to
the country was that Moore would &c
to Chicago, "as the personal represen.
tative of the Democratic presidential
nominee" and Moore announced that
eff Treasurer Upham is telling the
truth, there S another fund an dive are
going to find it." That's different
Governor Cox declared that he had al
the proofs about the fund and he pre-
tended to exhibit them. White, hi,
own campaign manager, swore that NJ
knew of no such fund, that he saw Co,
Sunday and that Cox did not furnish
the necessary evidence. Now, Moore i:
going to "find" what Cox said he had
or probably try to fake it. That wa:
the situation at an early hour today.
But, finally a bulletin came, at abou'
II o'clock this morning, which say
thatthe committee has adjourned til
next week. That will give Moore tim'
in which to try to "find" the proof
which Cox professed to have. Moore
contribution today was a weak pun OF
the word "by". It was the only sub
stitute he could produce in place o
proofs, Their wires are badly crossed
and there is no wonder. Chairman
White, having absolutely nothing to g.
by, at is least entitled to credit TO
having made several statements tina
threw light on the dark situation, evel
by SO doing, he had to leave Jimmi
Cox exposed in all the nakedness 0
his dishonest accusations.
If Governor Cox has even the ghos
of a defense Or an excuse to put up
he would a dozen times rather stop il
Chicago and do it than to waste hi
tine in Montana; unless, indeed, it i
true-as seems in some quarters to b
threatened-that this states Democ
racy, for the sake of Cox, is going t
swallow the whole bolshevik-anarchis
bait-hook, line, bob and sinker. If tina
really is going to be done, then Jim
ME Cox would better come to the stat
for an extended stay and bring hi
principal pals, Charlie Murphy, tn
, Tammany CRATER and Tommy Tag
CART, the French Lick Springs gamt