El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-08
OLD GUARD HAD
FULL CONTROL
By DAVID LAWRENCE.
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infinitely painstaking processes Of
persuasion which are known only TO
those who have worked on a conven-
ZION floor in the heat Of battle. The
west finally swung to Cox. And the
speech made by senator Pat Harrison,
Of Mississippi. nominating Cox. to-
gether with the skilfully presented
arguments concerning Cox's fine rec
ord as governor OF Ohio during his
three terms. helped create, as far as
Cox himself was concerned, an at
mosphere entirely favorable. The
deadlock and struggle came because
Of the vets who were espousing Cox
Used Political wisdom.
The Democrats must be given credit,
however, for one piece Of political
wisdom which the Republicans should
have followed. The managers Of the
lIcAdoo forces virtually entered into
an agreement that the choice must
be McAdoo or Cox No dark horse
was TO be considered so long as either
had a chance TO win as against any
other candidate The Democrats
didn't eliminate their strongest vote
getters simply because Of rivalry be
tween managers, as at Chicago One
side here surrendered to the other
First Palmer withdrew, then Nc
Adoo's men capitulated- Disinuer-
ested Republicans say Wood or Low
den or Johnson would have been bet
ter vote getters than Harding OF
course, the Republican leaders at Chi
cago considered the resentment over
the Wilson administration so great as
to make II possible for any compro-
mise candidate TO ride into power on
the moment Of the good old party
But the Republicans felt sure the
Democratic candidate would be Nc
Adoo or some counterpart OF Wilson.
1t happens that the Democratic nomi-
ness was given birth by parents who
are almost as resenLful of Woodrow
Wilson's treatment Of organization
Democrats as are the Republicans on
other Issues Wilsonian-
West Holds Its IdeaIiSm.
The truth is. governor Cox may be
found praisiug the league OF nations
and unfolding the record Of president
astic Tammany and other Democratic
organizations will spread the word
throughout their various celebrates
that Cox means new deal, a new
cabinet and no obligation to retain in
office the Burlesons and the Creels
minish the presidents prestige. Nor
viii Jimmy Cox be required 10 sub
merge a domestic issue, like the cost
Of living, to internationalism- He viii
not be held responsible by the SPELL
binders in the department for any
thing that has happened in Washing
ton in the last few years, any more
than viii Warren Harding be held 70
account for The mistakes OF Taft
U1questiOnably, the Democrats have
improved their chances in the east by
throwing off the Wilson burden.
Oh 10 Hsnn -
with the west, which still treasures
Its idealism and looks al the achieve
ments Of Wilson as something too big
in history to be brushed aside by mis-
takes in the appointment OF third
class postmasters.
old Fashioned Campaign.
Republicans at Chicago drew away
from the larger international issues
and reverted TO the old days Of sim
pie campaigning and simple ques-
lions. So did the Democrats, who
spent more time arguing about beer
and wine than they did on anything
else Even after the platform was
adopted, the liquor issue was the con-
trolling factor in the movement for
and against Cox It is to be an old
fashioned campaign on both sides.
probably with torch light professions
and marching clubs.
Jimmy Cox viii not have much Of
a quarrel with senator Harding
about the league OF nations Both
VI III ask for the same thing-the -ati-
fication Of the treaty. with reservs-
tons that reconcile all differences"
For be IL known that the q Demo-
cratic senator's who voted for the
Lodge reservations threw most OF
their support here TO governor Cox.
since they expected him not to offer
them up on the altar because they
differed from president Wilson on
the matter Of reservations. The
league issue is likely to be obscured
In the east unless Hiram johnson
jumps into the fray and demands that
Harding interpret the Republican
platform too literally. The present
outlook is for a straightout fight on
the merits Of Republication and De-
mocracy apart entirely from a dis
tant Europe Wars may come and
vars may 90. Politics. II nothing
else, is back on a peace basis.-Copy-
right, 1920, By David Lawrence.