Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-16
'GljV. COX SKATERS
GENTEEL TRADITION
probably the crudest, Direct
est, Simplest Man Ever
Nominated for President
ASSUMES CocKsURE AIR
n, CLINTON w. GILBERT
-. cor,cspoudent cf the Evening Public
btaH Tedger

| lt WIS NV p'e
an unmistakable success. lie presented
A.. tuo ;ssucs-the prompt ratification
n' Ioo.ro ~ Nations and the need
OF tne ''us" Observation-Disclosures IL a
Of progressive a'''''',''' a, a
way to catch the crowd. He did not
,h,,in big response. but he said what
be nau W soy r.. -, -...,,
campaign such MS Cok mas Started
nron may not overcome the advantage
,rh;ob ,be Republican party has. but
Nn,'" 4, H. .,o,onod ,.;,h A,
IS one W w i''.o",' WV, w, 90"
0bioan who accompanied MIN 10 "heel-
inu best described Cox's methods by
1;,r. "Cox il cross roads
"'"e
orator
The newspaper Cox has built up in
Dovton has been a porr,ar newspaper
~. .,o oo,,ouv ~. .,tto,t;o, st,,o
WIN Wv has hoom oo ;,troduccd ;ntn roocrt c, ~
w,,;enn VIII. nan r. Mrs them IN tbo oros
a. %u,n" ;s cox Ho /. nrobabiy tho
Inat 10 J;rootoSt ,;mn,oet 'yn n,on ,,ho o
cruuess ~, Cor tbe presidoncv Un dnoo
ever LOiora ,In " to tbo ocnteei trod;tion ~ a.
no,,.;"s nol %,'"e ="
p'''''
SDttthS VI M SfutITOlt
He borrows his illustrations from the
NO ~ bis auditors. When ba WAS
accusing the contributors to the Re-
publican campaign fund of selfish pur-
poses he said They want to buy an
underhod upon the American Govern
mcnt" And he pronounced It "under-
holt" with st." which is the way his
hearers doubtless PRONOUNCE it. And
then he explained, "You all know what
an unaepno,. sa ,..o..i; II; nen & we were Doys
A penny to see who should have the
'upderholt' And when we did NOT have
n nenny we spit on one side of n stone
and pitched that up. and Won know rho
how who won the toss and pot tbe
.underholt' nine times out of ton threw
the other one. The pcople who ore
giving vast sums to the Republicans are
after an 'underholt' on our govern.
ment"
His speeches sound better than tbev
read lie does not follow conv. but
as he warns up on the platform he
Intermediates. His Wbeol;no snoo,ha.
were both more effectivn thar tbo nro'
pared % matter given ont in advance adv
and he talks 70 h;e hoo rar. ~, ~
language they are familiar with He
talks to them like an editorial from a
nopular ncwspaper with nuncb IN
every line.
H. don. NOT o,, :. All.
IL e Lo'S L nv appeai 10 thelr lntellects
nneu ne 'an appeai TO tnGir emotions;
a. .'u, .;uo NV. tt, a''I poiiticlan said
I ione o','s s Sso ,nat ne didh ike the
masuL mnasuIo VI o,ta ,I'ns E as an issue, because
,boJd pvyE' bo "ouiu Iu, nase 10 tnink why there
sIOut hv thOro Or ,h luaSIe, Du5 they could feel
why 'H''' 'No"iu ho''
Warns Hearers to League
Coy is successf,, r,;th a.. -.
An issue because be l. m,oL;pa ;sue "a as
hearers feel whv tbera " sbnrHd nGins MS
league Uo toiis' 60, ssouiu n De
snts ', wbo 'L Iost so',s aos S'ory OF ohlo par
VINO refused TO believe it and who
return vn;nl, Ini;o,,;,,p paas w Oh lts
son would bo fomrd 'nai the -1oI
htsr thn boraoraJ aJusu e.. IN the RANKS.
I'M q mud ata;rod iat iattnr ZANE TO MN
lritten tho Sau h ,e''ur IRON ir the son;
bunJ bI" ,otnr tne uay ne was killed and
trots bo a' bad on ~ ms oGdy. me boy
Jut Thar bn wan po.n't,1nt ;nte hntt, OF death,
was piv;n" lie 'Teo re- tht pa,.'t nappy' tor
no more u,or ''i' '""' 'here should
"Aro wo =" h.o.,, ....,.,,
witb hove rbo .b o,taN d;al ,,i iuith he asks,
kbousonJS ,,hn Lno ,',t u'ut iihe mat win the
lto savo civ;,;,at;er ill., Ten' uo"n 10 the grave
His arpnmnnt for thu thu ena war
ltions r,,ns. IN ior .he League or Ma.
IWa oFon 70. 70 you wan TO end war?
rth o1rt you tne League of Nations,
mordoJ m aiis''ca J., interests properly safe
4 iodpe roeorort;o,s ri almost h concedes the
50 cSmnIoto,r Ia'''o1si ,.1Ei o4t ne does not do
that .nn,otL;. ihe hePuoiicans grant
Woss,s Hs. something should be done. Mr..
tional saroa opOn ior Srlhe ne" lnterna-
know What iut ne uoes NOT
have nnt marno one knows what. They
arc tirod eJnrrete Tmggestlon; You
proposc n,oro deIoS deiuS' me republicans
ipg in ,hn ',u o de'aH & ana probably moth,
ret Tho T a omu, riect me and ! shall
promntI,. ), ,,''as"e Oh Nations through
Ue ho: o.L
the ponmlar "'ro,mer no,,.' TICK borrowed from
salesmansb;n ""pdp.t' or from modcrn
Without qualifications, He docs NOT
soluta conea asSertS; lie expresses alb
Am NJ Si'nusnce' Wn lie says. After the
Or "lJr "arIn Hau ! snail do so, and So
and 50 hrt "ih,uS 7 lhnH proposes 10 40 so
let him bH, gut =" 1i Shall be there. shall not
pres;J0n. ne never says, IF am
talks to neonio '",i 40 80 ana SO ne
subtIoti0sp people VINO don't indulge in
talks to roo, op me determinations: He
either blacl lop'r nr ,i TO Whom everything Is
is no sbad" b" 90 Or wnite' Tor whom there
pie who rnad - t,o sraS' ne talks TO pco-
nalsapd ao ga - ont th so called yellow jour
He makes ~ n Ill., l.t MOVIES.
Whenever bo con niue nm movie OF ms own
Progressive admin;;,trnt;ot udn; ne teiis what a
man went down into a'sois & IN. a WORK >
saved the life Of anothou ct sugar sa vat ana ana
lost his own in o'nes tha nesos WORKMAN, Wh, p9t
widow sued for reco4nenSo mv SnerS, Mhen ms
told her that, her ber'Se bmsbanS ohe u,rs tour.s ;
tbe d at assumed its risks, for he knew