The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-01
As TO CAMPAIGN FUNDS.

As TO CAMPAIGN FUNDS.
American politics has never produced more
complete dud that Governor Cox'g sensational
charge that his opponente we're seeking TO pur-
chase the presidency through tho improper use
of money. II held the front page for day.
ultra partisan papers attempted to make "A
sensation Of IT, But newspapers after all. fol
low public opinion.
There was no reaction from the public The
body polite yawnod. rmiled broadly, Bympa-
thized with the democratic candidate in his
efforts TO away from the Issue, then went
back to It's work SO the "othcr leads" the
sditor-oandidate promised his fellow Journalists
failed utterly TO lead" They were tucked away
on the inside pagee or we're crowded out by
more important news
Cor, of course, having been nicknamed "the
now Teddy Roosevelt by his creators Murphy
Taggart ct ala libelous thing, blythe way
attempted to emulate the Roosevelt coup OF
1908 when by the mere charge that they were
seeking to purchase the presidency he forced
tho democratic campaign managers to halt
their campaign in midsummer. unload their
dead wood and reform their iines. II beat
them hopelessy.
But Roosevelt was able to do that becaure
the country had full faith and confidence In
him. II is not saying too much. think, to
explain that Cox failed utterly In his attempted
emulation because the country has no conf
ooived fact that the democratic candidate les
at least 80 per cent weaker than when
he received the nomination at Frisco He him
self. by his own actions and his own words has
forfeited both confidence and support
a. it,,
politician without even the primary elements of
81 statcsmanship or essential capacity for tho high
office ho seeks The daily speeches Of himself
and his running mate excite wondern'ent that
"a great party should have eelectcd such raw
material for high office and but accentuates
the public determination that there shall. in
deed be a revolutionary change in the entire
governmental structure.
Both gentlemen running It IL true. az
fast ns they possibly can--away from every
material issue Of the campaign. The public,
intensly discriminating, awaits the action OF no
editor to very correctly arrive at the vital sig
nificance OF all this,
And In less degree did the Wilson candi-
date run away from the senate investigating
committee and all personal responsibility FOR
his loose charges. Nobody was surprised that
the senate committee failed to find any trace
~ the immense fund or that the Wilson candi-
date failed to place before it the slightest evi-
dence with which to support his stump
charges
But one very significant fact was developed
by that comnittce Mr. Homer Cummings, for
ner chairman OF the democratic national com
mittee. admitted that his committee did or
ghnize and set going a most ornate orEauiza
ton for the purpose OF securing a large cam
paign fund as early as 1919 but that they wer
compelled to abandon it after a few months be
cause they were unable 20 secure funds suffi
cient TO keep it going.
Inevitably the country will see In this ad
mission the fly in MIR. Cox's ointment with
out denying the disposition to collect and spcn
enormous campaign fund tho candidat
complains at the success his republican friend
are enjoying whne his managers experienc
failure.
1t is indicative OF a deplorable state of al
ho should willingly contribute 20 republica
saoeess while refusing 10 even supply the funt
for democratic office expenses. For where
mans purse is there Is his heart Also and 1
folks contribute so will they vote
Mr., Cox Is, indeed, in a distressing fix b,
we can think Of no suggestion that will ca
hL' disturbed mind. For though 1t co
determined 10 terminate the era Of Wilson q
mocracy. 1t will be worth the money.