Gilpin observer., 1920-08-26
cox is DEVOTED TO
PROGRESSIVE IDEALS
Is Entitled To Support of Inde-
pendent Voters, In Judgment
of Senator Hitchcock.

of Nebraska was recently asked
by a number of prominent Demo-
Gratis of Utah to set forth, briefly,
over his signature, why he is for
Governor Cox for president. In
reply, Senator Hitchcock set forth
the following cogent reasons:
I'VE may assume that all faith
full Democrats will vote for Cox
and will give Cox support for
president of the United States not
only because he is the unanimous
selection of the Democratic con-
vention, but because his public
career has shown him to be not
only devoted supporter but a
brilliant leader of the party.
"As member of the house of
representatives and later as three
times governor of Ohio, Cox has
shown himself to be man of
force, energy, resource and indom-
liable character. He is a Demo-
crat from the soles of his feet to
the top of his head; a Democrat
in his everyday life, and Dem
ocrat in his strong convictions.
"But Cox is entitled to have the
support of many voters who do
not perhaps classify themselves
as Democrats. He is entitled to
have the support of men who be-
lieve in progressive ideas of gov
ernment, because his whole pub
lie life has shown that he is de-
voted to those policies, while his
opponent, Senator Harding, is
very well organized as not only
a conservative, but a reactionary.
1t was because of the splendid
record Governor Cox made in his
first term as governor that he was
twice thereafter elected governor.
The record of progressive laws
passed for the benefit of the peo-
pie of Ohio under his administra-
tion is almost without a parallel.
again, Governor Cox is en-
titled to the support not only of
independent voters, but of Repub-
lican voters. as well who want to
see the. peace treaty ratified and
the League of Nations established.
His election means the ratifica-
tion of the treaty and Americas
entrance into the League of Ma
tions. The election of Senator
Harding means that the peace
treaty will not be ratified and
that the United States will not en-
ter the League of Nations. We
need not inquire what reserva-
tions will be attached to the
treaty. 1t is sufficient to know
that such reservations will be at
tached as will carry out the will
Of the American people and win
enough votes in the senate to
make ratification possible and
that these reservations will not
destroy the validity of the league
covenant.
There is another reason why
the election of Cox should appeal
to the independent voter. 1t is
because if elected president of the
United States he will be president
and exercise the powers Of presi-
dent given him by the constitu-
tion and by acts of congress. On
the other hand, Senator Harding
has frankly said that if elected
president the powers of govern
ment are to be under the control
of the Republican party who have
no responsibility. There are in
the United States many hundreds
of thousands of independent vot-
ers who can hardly be classified
as members of any party, and they
can hardly be willing to turn the
government of the United States
over to an oligarchy controlled
and directed largely by few
party bosses. The American vot-
ers when they elect man to Of
fee desire to hold him personally
responsible for the exercise of it's
powers and duties and not to have
him abdicate those powers to par
ty leaders or party caucuses.
"The American people have not
yet quite forgotten the time when
certain former president of the
United States was described as "a
large body entirely surrounded by
a group of men who knew exactly
what they wanted"
Mrs. Robt. Taylor has the sym.