The Glenwood post., 1920-10-16
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Current Events For the OhtIdrsn
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| Inc autumn evenings were &ottinS
chilly and fire had been built in the
CRATE. Jack and Ruth were watching
the flames while they waited impa-
tiently for their Uncle Ted to finish
his dinner and tell them their usual
bed time story. "Uncle Ted,'' said
Jack, before his uncle had got fairly
settled in his chair, 81 had an argu-
ment with Jimmy Smith this aftesnon.
You know he is Democrat and all
his family are Democrats. Jimmy
says the Republicans are trying to buy
the presidency for Senator Harding.
Now, Uncle Ted, 1 want you to toll us
who has it for sale, how much it would
cost, and who would put up the money
to buy it, F-s
"Well, kiddies," said Uncle Ted, "it
won't take long to answer those ques-
tions Nobody has the presidency for
sale, and it cannot be bought from any
man or association of men. That be-
ing the case we need not talk about
how much it would cost, or who would
want to buy it. The next time you
see Jimmy Smith just tell him the
presidency is in the keeping Of about
4O, 100000 American voters. No mat
ter how much money was collected for
the purpose Of buying the presidency
it would not be enough to purchase
those votes.
"Of course, what Jimmy Smith told
you is what he has heard his father
say at home. And his father has been
reading in his paper of the charge that
Governor Cox, the man whom tho
Democrats are trying to make presi-
dent, has been making against the Re-
publicans. He has said many times
that the Republicans are trying to buy
the presidency, but 1 do not think he
is sincere about it. If he is he has q
| mighty bad opinion of the honesty of
| the American men and women who will
vote next November, and particularly
bad opinion of the Democratic voters.
A Republican needs no bribe to induce
him to vote for Senator Harding who
is running against Governor Cox. What
| Governor Cox says, then, must mean
that he is afraid the Republicans will
buy the Democratic votes away from
him. Such statement is an insult to
every audience he addresses, and to
the Democratic party as whole. 1t
is an insinuation that each member of
that party can be bought away if the
price is high enough.
"At first the Governor seemed to
think that $l5 100000 would be enough
to buy his supporters away from him,
but he has change of mind, and now
he thinks it would take about $780,
100000. But, Jack, there is nothing
to that line of chatter. A man or
woman is Democrat today because he
or she believes in the Wilson World
Club plan and in cree trade, not be-
cause they want to be bought by the
Republicans. No man in America
knows that better than Governor Cox.
but he also knows that his supporters
are getting scarcer every day and he
Is trying to make the people believe
that the Republicans are doing it with
their money. The fact is the better
class of Democrats are disgusted with
wisconsin and are leaving Cox on that
account, and that is the reason he Is
trying to turn their attention to some
thing else.
He reminds me of the incompetent
doctor who was called to treat child
who had diphtheria. He prescribed q
drug that the mother had never heard
of as being used for that ailment. She
asked him why he gave it. 'well,' he
said, Il don't know anything about
diphtheria, but that drug will throw
the child into fits and ] am strong ON
curing fits
"Governor Cox knows that he is un-
able to win the election on the league
of nations and free trade, so he is try
ing to throw the country into fits by
his barroom abuse and mud singing.
He is strong in those lines and feels
quite sure that if the people will for
get everything else and devote them
selves to such contest he will win
ont.
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- After you have convinced Jimmy
Smith that he doesn't know what he is
talking about, just tell him, Jack, that
Senator Harding is going to be elected
because he has a record in the handling
of national affairs that is wholly las1-