Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-19
BY HERBERT COREY.


TN a seven-hour motor ride James
Middleton Cox. the democratic can
didate for President. said nothing
strikingly new-that is, he did not
put forward any new theory of govern
ment, or turn brilliant light upon the
dark shadows of our day. He made no
effort to turn phrases or coin cpl
grams. But
He said what he had to say rlght
off the bat He did not talk agalhst
time with his mouth while hts Drain
was considering what might De the
politically w1sest thing to say. MOI
once did he use the time-honored fof-
mulae Of candidates:
'I am not to be quoted
This is between us.
"I am talking to you as FRIEND.
In Hailed Ms @Jimmie!"
The impression he produced was
that of an alert and active man VINO
had thought upon every topic OF tne
day and had reached CONCLUSION
though not necessarily a final one
upon each. Above all he seemed 70
be a friendly man. All along the
road he was hailed as Jimmie"
Il am glad that is the way they
feel toward me-" he said once. l
want to be known as Jimmie The
fact is that when l heard the news
from San Francisco 1 think / some
what failed to realize that had oeen
made the democratic nominee Tor
President. l do not believe l fully
realize it even yet. | certainly do not
feel that / have been changed by 1t.
and if that is the case l am glad.
hope I shall continue to be the same
man in the same sack suit
Yet he has no lack of dignity. Peo-
pie call him Jimmie" and shake
hands, but no one showed any dispo-
sition to poke him in the ribs or as
sumo undue familiarity He is
genial but not jovial. and grave with
out being aloof.
IL of Fighting Type.
The American term "scrappy' suits
him. He does not carry, chip on his
shoulder. but he is of the fighting
type. He is not spellbinder, but
he is distinctly a good speaker. He
hammers what he has to say in short
sentences No one can misunderstood
him.
II do not propose to dodge single
issue or evade single question" he
said once. This is no time for pussy
footing. The issues are too grave.
Every man must stand up and be
counted"
Our talk was in no sense political
interview. There were questions I
asked and he answered which will
mot. be used here because they were
OF q partisan sort He discussed men
and policies with the freedom man
aging editor shows in talking Affairs
over with a reporter. The very fact
that he did not hesitate to choose his
words or set up safeguards compels
me to guard his candor. His attitude
upon purely political questions has
been sufficiently set forth in his pub
lished utterances. My effort was to
discover what he thought along other
lines.
Opinion on Public Men.
The tendency of public men is to
isolate themselves" he said They
lose touch with public opinion a
man in responsible Office should take
counsel-but in the end he must go
into his room and lock the door and
work out the answer for himself
He thinks the bolsheviki but a pass
ing menace bred by the unrest of the
times.
Down in his heart the average
man wants peace and a home and
modest prosperity" said he. by and
by the bo1sheviki will begin to ac-
quire a little property and see a
chance for work and wife and a
home. Then bo1shevism will die.
Men are more or less alike. The same
motives have always ruled them"