Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-28
Unfair TACTICS
CHARGED BY COX
n.mocratic Nominee Issues An
ether Statement criticizing
Saturday Evening Post
TALKS OF PARTlsANsHIp
Nv The Associated Press


n.,..n n Oct. 2S.-Another state
Ds'% n%areine the Saturday Evening
men. and it's editor, George Horace
~; rs;n,er with unfair craftsmanship, was
iL.o,sd today By Governor Cox. -.
,,Tbe jnsiduous purpose Of the
s,nrdav Evening Post, cloaked under
osssnartisan methods for the last decade
nOlap nul more. has finally been brought to
NM" " Governor Cox declared. stating
% ~ Ind made misstatements only
sa.,s dovs before election. when 1t was
imnossible to correct them.
'lnEt Kbst tho Curtis Publishing Co. had
,..n found guilty by the Federal Trade
TS.a.mrn,ssion S..n Of violating the anti trust
;.~s by unfair practices In distributing
,sn osriodical. was asserted by Governor
~ ~. declaring that "big business" was
o.~nosed tn him because he would give
square deal and nothing 'more.'
Text Of Cox's Statement
The governors statement follows; =.
nWhen early in the week l called
attention to the guerrilla tnctics OF the
Saturday Evening Post on the basis OF
Ia last minute attack on me: the re-
snonse OF Mr.. Lorimer, its editor, was
Kat my action was unethical.
~ am perfectly willing to leave the
dsc,sion on ethics to the voters OF
America, many OF whom have been me-
.;-ne readers of the Saturday Evening
Past % nnd who from the time Of Its origin
tsye Looked upon II as a household
;onrnal. TO which they rendered devo-
tion because It took no part In partisan
campaigns.
n ,ie In what America has learned to
ioot upon as a square deal, and when a
nonpartisan journal becomes partisan
IN its very last issue, four days before
=, election, at time when 1t is I'm
nossible for misstat atements to be cor
rscted or deceit to be met. IL would
seem to indicate a very deep seated
sel6sh interest based upon some pur- :
nose which could scarcely be called
straieht forward and honest. No man
who represents q just cause has any OBJ
lection to presenting both sides OF the
case. ~
Asks Two Questions
"In my statement charged ulterior
interests. Since Mr.. Lorimer has seen
AZ to reply simply In way that raises
the question of ethics, / would like to
direct to him the plain question:
"'Is his interest in this election
which brings the unusual act of partisan
support from his paper based upon the
desire for a return to normally. under
which his publication sought to prosper
By unfair methods? Is It because the
Curtis Publishing Co. was found guilty
Of the use of unfair and illegal methods
Of competition and of violation Of the
anti trust law prohibiting use Of certain
tying END contracts and Of violation OF
the Federal Trade Commission ruling?
18th, complaint In each case was
based upon the fact that the Curtis
Publishing Co. made contracts with
Wholesale distributors which prevented
them from handling other publications
without permission from the Curtis Pub
fishing Co., and which prohibited the
sale OF all competing publications.
'The plan Of the Curtis Publishing
Co. was with the intent and had the
effect Of largely increasing circulation
Of Curtis publications and unfairly de-
creasing circulation Of competing pub
llcations to the end that the Curtis
Publishing Co. would derive large ad-
vertising rates by reason Of tremendous
circulation.
Chat ges Unfair Practices
These unfair practices prevented
competing publishers from obtaining
distribution of their publication through
the ordinary distributing channels and
forced them to distribute through chan
nels which did not have any facilities
for wide distribution. Proof of these
unlawful practices was found by thu
Federal Trade Commission after ex
tensive hearings, on July 21. 1910. ant
the Curtis Publishing Co. was forced
to cease and desist.
Here Is the harm Of the reactionary
desire for return to normalcy. Tit
protection of the anti-trus act Is In
sufficient: but the Federal Trade Com
mission has authority to investigate tn,
facts and to issue rulings therefrom
Every unfair business in America Is
therefore, against me because i do no'
stand for the return to the old ordel
under which the strong prOspered at tn,
expense of the weak and under which
BLK businesses grew bigger while small
businesses were forced out Of existence
The insidious purpose Of the Satur
day Evening Post, cloaked under non.
partisan methods for the past decad,
and more. has finally been brought Il
light. 1t has grown to such size ant
gained such prosperity as to be embold
ened beyond all discretion and has ex
pressed what in my mind is the thin'
which Is causing all big business {,
support the reactionary candidate
namely. that thev know that from m
they may expect square deal an,
nothlng more. 1t il the difference be