The daily morning oasis., 1920-09-08
EDITORIALS
NO "PCSSYFOOTING"

NO "PCSSYFOOTING"
That there will be mo pussyfooting" OF, the part
of the Democratic for the presidency in this
campaign has been mtde manifest from the very
start; and as his campaign progresses he makes the
fact more apparent. He invites "heckling" and who
ever attempts it gets an answer straight from the
shoulder.
In his addresses in Minnesota Monday Governor
Cox came right to the front in great shape and let
the public know positive terms his position upon
certain burning matters.
In one of the Cox meetings in Minneapolis
auditor asked the nominee directly:
eff elected President will you recognize the Irish
republic?"
81 am in favor of the application of the principle
Of selfdeternination in Japan in China in Persia,
IN Turkey and In Ireland," was the governors reply,
after several passages with his inquisitor.
The press account of the incident went on to
state that the rerly drew loud applause and ended
Interruptions The governor preceded his reply
With statement that the armistice based
President Wilson's fourteen points" Including that
Of self determination End that Article would pro-
:ect weak nations from external aegression-"bulv-
t,g attacks of stl onger nations" he said Hef ad-
ded that nations should be buJded from radical
crouns rather than mountains and rivers"
The league was advocated by the governor as
prerequisite to world readjustment.
cit is the salvation of France, Austria, England
and Germany" he declared. repeating his plans for
disarmament and denouncing separate peace with
Germany which Senator Harding, the governor de-
clared advocated Gin plain words"
Going into the subject of campaign contributions
Governor Cox declared that 'big business was trying
to elect the candidate for the senatorial ogarchy'
and commented on local newspaper criticisms of
his attack on Republican campaign contributions
Stating that the paper had excepted to his getting
a little rough" the governor added
'Who is that 'squealing? The same crowd
that's fought sick man on a sick bed in the White
House for year This is not going to be pink tea
fight nor pillow contest I intend to deal in plain
words and not in the meaningless and ambiguous
words that have characterized the senatorial
oligarchy up to the present"
The governor accused the senatorial oilgarchy"
of having "stolen" the Republican organization and
appealed to the rank ard file of Republicans together
with Independents to vote their Intelligence"
All accounts Of Governor Coxs meetings agree
that his auditors manifest the strongest and most
marked enthusiasm at his sharp thrusts and telling
blows delivered at and upon his adversaries. He is
carrying the right into The camp of the enemy
and that delights the masses, where he must look
for votes
Gall the world loves lover" goes an old say
ing And all the world loves fighter also That is why
Governor Cox has been uniformly successful in
his career as politician statesman and adminstra-
tor He has not feared to enter the lists in the
Of the right and establish its justice.
Whenever there is found party or a candidate
that is "above descending into personalities and
abuse" there is found party or candidate with
something to cover, conceal or keep from public
knowledge. The whole play of politics is in con-
vncing the public that the advocated is right,
and the other cause wrong. When men and parties
fear to stand upon their records and justify them,
when they deplore personalities and abuse"
there is in their composition, makeup and records
something wrong. Then they "pussyfoot" along as
Senator Harding and the Republican Party doing.
And that is where Governor Cox is winning golden
opinions, He is doinc mo pussyfooting,"