El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-06

10 The Republicans had been choosing Democratic can
ddate they would have picked them about this ORDER
WILSON, McAdoo Palmer Coz. In other words the easiest
to beat first pick the hardest to beat as last pick
Cox going to be harder to beat in November than any
Of the three others.
At the same time, Cox wins the election VIII be
better for the country than either Of the three other
Democrats were to be elected.
The country heartily sick Of wisconsin The country
would take wholesome pleasure IN defeating Wilson
MeAdoo directly, sign Of protest and reaction against
wisconsin Palmer would have felt something Of this same
antagoHism to the Wilson dynasty.
But Cox has not been numbered among the Wilson crew.
he has not been noted specially antagonish but GER
tainly he has not been In the inner circle
At the San Francisco convention It became apparent
that there powerful element bitterly opposed TO VIII
s0nsm. This element rallied around Cox from the first
1t stood firm, and It drew adherents to Itself ballot by
ballot The utmost efforts Of McAdo0 and Palmer ad
hereuts failed break the Cox combination and failed to
consolidate the opposition and defeat Cox that way
The victory Of Cox IN the convention indicates that the
Wilson group really weaker than the antl-Wllson
group The wilson group give way, and the middle
othe-road gradually drifted TO the sntWilson
crowd until victory hove in sight and the stampede to the
band wagon took place.
Coxs success is due primarily to the original oombina-
ton Of few big strong states Of the north and east N
his favor OF rather against the administration
Official and perfunctory loyalty to Wilson and his pol
icies had to give way at last to party expediency-
The underlying sentiment among the delegates all the
time must have been less favorable to wisconsin than the
demonstrations and the platform indcated otherwise haY
ing the apparent majority the start, the Wilson group
would not given way but would have stood pat
formed combinations and wresed victory from the anti
been in the minority.
whatever Coz's personal views may be- he picked
from the start the anWson standard bearer and al
that group rallied around hin The CONVICTION cannot Dc
escaped that the snti-Wison sentiment really dominates
This Is The fact that makes Cox the hardest for the
Republicans to defeat For had seemed certain that the
real issue Of the entire campaign was to be wisconsin
versus representative popular government aupoeay Es
sus republic Now in that issue has been ds
posed Of by the Democrats refusing to unite behind ne
wilson program The Democrats have chosen as tnelr
candidate who would not, II elected IoAo" N VII
sons footsteps
There is another reason Why Cox viii be a hard man
to beat he business man. and VIII not drive from him
the support Of the business community Re is newspaper
publisher with long experience the game, and that means
that he must have wider sweep Of view and scope OF
interests and sypaes than the average lawyer college
professor professional politician Cox IS pohlcan al
right but that not his first love nor IS It his only
means Of livelihood
Cos popularity his Own state has been proved by
Bis having been elected three times governor the Demo
cratic ticket IN state that Republican from the days
before the civil until 1872 with few exceptions due
to local causes.
from the same state both active newspaper men pub
fishers and editors both have received highest honors 1ro
the people Of the state one as governor me otneI as sen
ator VIII be battle royal IN Ohio and II ought 70 De
COED sporting contest throughout the country next hoVe
Roth men have proved their ability as business and
rtie administrators The campaign VII not turn on
as It would have If either Of the three other
candidates had been nominated at San Francisco There
is an opportunity now to wage ngnr On eisan cut
opposition Of principles and programs
The sbarpe- the line Is drawn on questions Of political
principle and practice and on party record, the better the
Republicans VIII ike It.
And the campaign should mark return to the oldtie
contests based on programs and personalities It IS
sign Of good health politically IN the American nation
hat this tremendous contest VII be shaped up and d.
ected 10 degree somewhat unusual recent years. by
considerations Of fundamental political and public principle
md policy rather than by considerations Of personal lead
srship OF personal prejudice
The country is to be congratulated upon the final result
Il san Francisco even though the Republicans VIII face
much harder battle than would have been the case the
Wson dynasty had succeeded IN controlling the DEMOCRATIC
party to the end
wilson has lost his hold and that that the Demo
ratio psrtv itself IS eancpated- The Democratic party
VIII make hard fight though party unity seems to
have been impaired somewhat by the bitterness incident
the hard convention battle The months that viii inter
7ene before the election VII give the Democrats time to
compose their differences and together once more In