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REPRESENTATION; HE
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become President. He has always
been on cordial terms with the pres
ent administration and with Presi-
dent Wilson. While his nomination
has been hailed in some quarters as
a defeat for the administration, 1t has
been merely because it was under
stood that the administration was SOL
| idly behind the candidacy of William
Gibbs McAdoo, the Presidents son-in-
law. 1t Is fact, of course, that while
| the governor has been in harmony
with the administration, he has not
Gratis here are claiming that he Will
| not inherit the enmities which the
Wilson administration has developed.
While Gov. Cox would not make a
definite statement today as to when
he will go to Washington to talk
with the President, such a visit is
plainly in his mind. The initiative in
such a move is clearly with him. That
he will go to the White House, and
will go before he makes his speech
accepting the nomination formally, il
the intimation.
| At this conference, undoubtedly 1.-THE
foreign policy of the nation will be
considered as well as domestic prob
lens.
Cost of Living Pressing Issue.
Pressing among the domestic is
sues. as Gov Cox views the situation
is the high cost of living. He at
tributes the present high costs to in
| f1ation. profiteering and to the big
| public debt. There must be the
greatest economy practiced in gov
eminent expenditures" he said. "The
| adoption of a national budget system
is imperative"
I'VE adopted a budget system in
Ohio during my administration" he
continued. "It has worked well in
| keeping down expenditures. During
| the war the cost of all kinds Of mate
rails needed by the state govern
ment increased and naturally the
burden fell upon the state funds, but
by careful management and largely
through lut OpCA dtAoh VI IuC OuoSCL
system we were able to get along
| without increasing the state taxes.
We have some forty thousand state
| charges who had to be fed. the popu-
| lation of a small city. and the cost
| of their food increased, but they had
| to be fed. We came through with
out an impairment of our state
| finances.
when I was in Congress I was a
member of the House appropriations
| committee. It was apparent then.
| that the various appropriations for
| the government were considered with
out relation to others. In Ohio we
had to deal with the various depart
| ments of the state government in or
der to curtail expenditures, and as
see it. it will be necessary to do
the same thing in Washington.
1T will require a major operation"
added the governor, thoughtfully,
land a major operation that will be
difficult to perform"
Thinks Tax Burdens Too Heavy.
The excess profits taxes, in the opin-
ion of Gov. Cox, must be modified or
eliminated. It is his contention that
| these big excess profits taxes have
been passed along to the people and
have largely aided in bringing about
| the present high cost of living. They
hamper and irritate business. too, he
| said. AS a substitute he proposes an
operation tax Of or ~ per cent on
going business, a tax on the gross
receipts.
Il believe such tax would bring
in approximately $4,000. 00O.0oo annu-
ally" he said. Income taxes must
continue, too. The business man must
be satisfied in his own mind that
nothing is being done to jeopardize
his business. If his mind is at rest
on that point income taxes will not
bother him so much. The railroads
constitute q problem in themselves
which Is of intense moment. The pub
lie must be educated up to a realiza-
ton Of their situation.
When the war broke" said the
governor, the railroads were like a
lean hound. The public was largely
responsible for their condition. The
railroads. on the other hand. were re-
sponsible for the distrust with which
they had been regarded by the pub
lie. AS see 1t, there must be govern
mental regulation Of the roads, per-
haps to an extent that will not be
approved by the roads themselves"
Railroads Must Grow.
Gov. Cox pointed out that the roads
| must be allowed to earn enough
money to operate and pay their ex-
penses and to develop.
There has been practically no roads
development for years, he said. They
must be allowed to grow to meet the
needs of the country.
! I'VE are playing with big marbles
now, In this country" he continued,
and we must realize that while we
have such a large public debt we very
likely will have to pay high"
Gov. Cox and Franklin D. Roosevelt,
nominee for Vice President, are to
meet at noon, Monday, in Columbus
This will be the first conference be-
tween the running mates since the
nominations in San Francisco. 1t is
expected that the issues involved in
| the campaign, and the plan Of cam
paign itself will be considered. MT.
Roosevelt is on his way back from
the Pacific coast. He will be in Co
lumbus only one day. and then will
| go on to his home In New York, where
a reception is being planned for him.
Gov. Cox will leave here Sunday