Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-03

have received copies of the wholly
unwarranted and insidious propa-
ganda disseminated by Republican
Campaign headquarters.
st has become necessary, because
of the great demand for the facts,
to prepare printed statement con-
corning the incident, and l am pleas
ed to enclose herewith copy.
'If you can use additional copies
of the enclosed literature, please adj
wise. Your very truly.
"W. S. BEALER,
Executive Clerk to the Governor"
The Cox Reply.
The reply to Republican unfair
ness:
"Use of an editorial from Gov.
James M. Cox's newspaper as a
means of stirring up resentment
against the Democratic presidential
nominee, is an insult to the intelli-
gence of every travelling salesman in
America.
"a few Republican politicians, who
have been or are travelling statesmen,
are seeking to capitalize an editorial
utterance, which appeared in the alb
sence of Governor Cox from Dayton,
and which was written by an editor
ial writer without Governor Cox's
knowledge. Gov. Cox was at his Of
fee in Columbus attending to offic-
ial duties and knew nothing of the
editorial until after it's publication.
The editorial was repudiated by
Go, ernor Cox as soon as it came to
his attention. He made a plain,
Straightforward, manly disavowal
and directed that the writer of it
should Immediately, over his own sig
nature, retract the utterance and
apologize for it.
"The Governors reputation, the
retraction and the apology of the
author of it, were printed in the Day
ton News.
"Now, in the presidential cam
paign Republican politicians, under
the cloak of travelling mems organ
ization, attempt to turn the CONNER
cial travellers of America against
Governor Cox.
''This organization is merely a Re-
publican Aid Society. Those in con-
troll seek to blind the intelligence of
every commercial traveller. They ex-
pect him to go into rage when he
reads the editorial, which they know
Cox had nothing to do with, yet will
fully and maliciously, and with in
tent to deceive, they charge to him.
Insult To Travelling Men.
"They would, with this poorly con-
ceived trickery, expect the travelling
man to forget the real issues of the
campaign and vote vote of preju-
dice-to vote without investigat on,
without thought or reason. Such an
attempt is a direct insult to every
commercial traveller and we believe
that it will be resented. The real OBJ
ject is to fool travelling men outside
of Ohio. In this state most COM
mercial travellers are familiar with all
the details and cannot be Influenced,
as the matter was used in the 1914
campaign.
"We ask the travelling statesmen TO
acuuaint himself with all of the facts.
We ask him to review the record of
Governor James M. Cox and compare
it with the record of Senator War
rem G. Harding. One spells progress;
the other reaction.
Inc travelling man is progressive.
He looks forward to the future with
a belief and confidence that it will
yield better things. He is not look
ing backward to the yesterdays.
when the whole story is told, we
are certain that the great majority
of commercial travellers in America
will vote for Cox and Roosevelt.
Because their election means
Peace, Progress, Prosperity"
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