Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-03
CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING JULY 31st, 1920
 10, 783
TRTISG TO SHE'D THE WILSON
 HANDICAP

Shrevd political observers are pointing 10 indications that Candidate Cox and hts supporters are thus early in the campaign trying to get out from under the cloud of Wilsonism. Ordinary poIit- icsl szszcity would obviously dictate the zdvisability of such a course and the al usuncersent of what the Ohio governor s speech Of acceptance may be expected to contain raises the question whether this a1zy not be the smoke screen under which he hopes to escape the reminder that he belongs to the party and must RooePt the consequences Of Woodrow wilson in the White House, on the sen Eis dzis and at the peace table. The Cox r--ech is press-agented as striking oat on entirely new lines. starting new issues. and endeavoring to make the country forget that he is the nominee -at the party that has been in power for aver seven years
 outcreppinEs of the cleavage from vilsenisn were discoverable in the re- sent uttersnces of Chairman George Waite of the democratic national com rittse. or even further back in the ap- peintmeni of Nr. White 10 the chairman snip, vics Homer Cummings, resigned Cummings was Wilson's man and White rzs enphztically not Cummings key 5ots speech had the White House flavor, 5st White. when a democratic congress man never did finger in the shades O. sAs executive mansion.
 Cox. who was an anti-Wison choice rf the democratic convention. promptly zzopped Cumings and named White who -eoGes out with an interview in which Es declares that President Wilson $ league Of nations will by no means mo- ropolize attention during the coming campaign
 But can Candidate Cox escape the handicap of Wilsonism by his attempt to --riEgls free from eEtzngIing alliances zzd starting out on entirely new lines and neE issues. which would evade par v responsibility for the last seven -ezrs-
 There is nothing 10 prevent q party from breaking new ground. but there is ke-yJhng 70 prevent a party escaping 5shzte or the oil grounds for fl is the r1-ty that is responsible 10 the people for the aers of it's leaders while in of- See Tie party cannot escape responsi- 5nity merely by putting up new leaders for new leaders do not givo it a clean hiu of health
 IT our democracy is displeased with tss govsrnnsnt given # by a party. il has bur one way Of showing it's dis rsszEars and thar Is by punishment a; tss polls That is the corrective that in- Egres responsible government and is the sois method by which Ee can hold admit sstratiozs. good and bad, strictly to ae- Cunt
 -So Governor Cox and his personal szS ~iH not be able to slink from under tss burdens of the Wilson Administra- ssrns They must defend their records sr be condemned for them Only in that Eay can the American people pronounce their final judgment of TlsonisIr. Oth- sF~ise Tilsonism escapes scot-free.
 .sThsra Is no method by which a party can inhict upon this nation the ills of ar eperinsntal. psuedo-idealistic, irritat. ugly, impractical. openly sectional. poi. Eeno1sly socialistic government and gel e~zy with it without any comeback" Y Erst stand up in the court of public opinion and answer fer it's acts. The democratic party, no ma--er how earer.y it sought to renounce an exposed and condemned Wilsonism by naming non- Wlson ticket, must accept the conse. 1ueness of it's "seven lean years" and cvSit the verdict Of . thoroughly exas. psEzAed people.