Evening journal., 1920-07-14
cox As A PENSION CHAMPION.

fYrHAT James NJ Cox. the Democratic antl-Wilson |
4 nominee is the national champion nonstop pension
proponent Is disclosed Deawarcans and others by
review Of his record Representative IN Congress for
something than two terms-frcm March 49, 1902 to
January 1918 when he rendered his resignation to be-
come governor OF the Buckeye State.
Cox evidently concluded that the best way 10 insure
10 distribute pensions out cf Federal funds
and he attempted this with aytdy which was aston
ehing and unique the annals OF the national leglsla
tc During the FIRST session Of the sxty-frst Congress-
out Of fortyfour bills introduced by him foryone were
for increases OF pension for original pension in cases
where the beneficiary had not passed the tests prescribed
by the United State Pension Bureau and for removal OF
the charge OF deserton against various Civil War men,
whereby they might attain penslonable status. Ap-
parcnuy this made quite hit his constituents.
for in the second session ne sxtynrst Congress Cox
introduced 2si bills OF which 2si for the purposes
enumerated above plus bill providing for the examine
hon into the feasibility OF old-agc pensions. In the third
session OF that Congress he scored 400 per cenii2 bills
introduced an OF them having pensions in view.
The interval between the sxty-nrst and the sixty
second Congresses gave him breathing spell and an op-
nortunlty 70 look around and ascertain whom he had
missed Refreshed and informed ne returned to the nrst
SESSION OF the slxy-second Congress and while both
partes were debating She tariff he overwhelmed inc
rbe Printer with bills. 400 OF which had to do with
ensionins constituents Whether this apparent desire OF
Mr. Cox To pension his entire district evoked remon'
sance from the Secretary the Treasury, not. h'
records do not Indicate but the second session OF ih
slxly-second Congress ihe gentleman whom Tammany
raeear and the templar OF democracy have picked a
her sandard-bearcr IN the coming campaign smmere'
down 10 elhty-sevcu bills Of which eghty-one had M
magic word pension" suggested shortly after the con
venne Of tho third session OF the Sxtysecond Congress
Mr. Cox proyldentaly resigned whereby the nation wa
saved from tho predioamen into which ex-sena'o
Joseph Bailey once intmaed the Democratic party wa
husns H. namely. "yyherc every man In the land Is be
lng taxed 10 pension every other man."
TO sum up the Congressional achievements OF Mr. Cox
During his less than four years in the Lower House u
introduced esi bills OF which no less than ee contem
plated tho granting OF pensions to some one or Other
six or seven wore public buildings several were re
laiyely nconsequentla and one solitary bin, TO max
trade agreements with foreign nations, betrayed tn
fantost trace Of a constructive mind II Is almost 10 b
feared that with Cox as President the Republicans OF tn
country would have 10 scratch gravel 10 pay the pen
sions allotted TO all deserving Democrats,
Coxe legislative record. compares with that OF Hardin
as the illumination of a farhngdlp with that OF batlle
ships searchsh and precious little campaign maeri'
win be gathered from Cox tho Congressman In this cam
pegn. The country demands a constructivsm whic