Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-11
EVENTS OF "A WEEK

EVENTS OF A WEEK.
During the. past week the public
has probably followed the proceed
ing. attending the senate commit
tees Investigation of campaign ex-
p%enditures with greater interest than
it has given to the speeches Of the
candidates and the ordinary incidents
Of tie campaign. Governor Cox had
made his sensational charges against
tho Republican committee: had an
nounced his purpose to present proofs
aof those charges at a given time; mad
at that time merely reiterated the
charges and had presented no proofs
whatever. had failed to TAX advan-
taxc Of his opportunity to substan-
tate the charges before tho COM
1nittee, sending instead. a substitute
in the person of his state campaign
manager; and had started on his tour
of the west. repeating in his daily
addresses the charges that he had
made and not proven, and had insult.
,!ngly accused prominent members of
The Republican committee of delb-
crate falsehood and perjury 50
While there have been sensational
features in American political cam
i.aigns it was something new to wit
ness a candidate for the presidency
conduct himself in this manner, and
while the attitude Of Mr.. Cox had
demonstrated his %insincerity in MAX
ing the charges, Int while there has
been a general tendency to give the
accusations no further serious con-
s~ideration, there was nevertheless
curiosity as to what steps, would be
taken in the hearings. before the COM
mittee to extricate the Democratic
candidate and the Democratic cam
paigny from the predcament in which
the loose sensationalism of Governor
Cox had placed them.
Mr.. Moore, representing Governor
Cox, has testified before the commit
tee. and he has not improved matters
for his chief or his party. He APP
+. peared before the committee without
any evidence whatever which would
be accepted anywhere in substantial
ton of the charges hat had been
made. He submitted a few newspa-
per clippings most Of them published
or that place it was proposed by
somebody to raise certain sums of
money for the Republican campaign.
He presented plans of financing
which had been discussed in whole or
in part by members of the campaign
committee, but which had not been
adopted. With the assistance of 9TH
ers. he brought out the fact which
NOBODY had disputed that in its fin
ancing the committee had proceeded
q according to a definite plan, providing
for the organization of state and 10.
cal committees, each with its resp,on-
ssihle head, and that instructions had
been issued to these groups and indi.
y,iduals as to methods of procedure,
just as has been lone in connection
with each of the great money raising
campaigns for various purposes ir
, the past. This is the substance o.
what Governor Cox. through his per.
senal representative, has presented
to the committee, and which he de,
acribes as proof of his charges as HI
goes about the country repeating hi.
~unfounded accusations. n
The spectacle which Governor CO,
presents is not a pleasant one to con
template. The people of the United
States had a right to look for some
thing better from any man chosen al
h candidate OF a great party for tn,
highest Office in the nation. The,
had a right to look for somethin;
more than the language and tn
methods OF the typical ward politi
Clan Of the baser sort. but If the.
have expected anything better-an,
most Of them have-they have bee,
Tievpusly disappointed.
Il s1r > . "a
asenator Harding has made HIS ftrs
speech outside of his own state, thi
being at the Minnesota state fair
There he Addressed an tmIneus,
crowd, and HIS address was devoted
almost exclusively to. a discussion o
ID hoe "a fures ~ o,,r c~-nru.- ~