Milford chronicle., 1920-10-15
UNCLE TED'S
BEDTIME STORIES
ARE DEMOCRATS FOR SALE?

ARE DEMOCRATS FOR SALE?
The autumn evenings were getting
chilly and fire had been built in the
srate. Jack and Ruth were watching
tbe flames while they waited impa-
tiently for the Uncle Ted to finish his
dinner and tell them their usual bed
time story. Uncle Ted" said Jack,
before his lncle had got fairly seat
cd in his chair, Il had an argument
with Jimmy Smith this afternoon. You
kno,, he is a Democrat and all his
family are Democrats. Jimmy says
tbe Republicans are trying to buy the
presidency for Senator Harding. Now,
Uncle Ted, l want you to tell us who
has it for sale. how much it would
cost. and who would put up the money
to buy it.
'oWeH, kiddies," said Uncle Ted, "it
won't take long 10 answer those aues-
tions. Nobody has the Presidency for
sale. and it cannot be bought from
anv man or. association of men. That
5eing the case we need not talk
abcur how much it would cost. or
who would want to buy il. The next
time you see Jimmy Smith just tell
him the Presidency is in the keeping
of about 10000 900 American voters.
No matter how much money was col
lected for the purpose of buying the
Presidency it would not be enough to
purchase those votes.
"Of course, what Jimmy Smith told
YOU is what he has heard his father
say at home. And his father has been
reading in his paper of the charges
that Gov. Cox, the man whom the
Democrats are trying to make Presi-
dent has been making against the Re-
publicans. He has said many times
that the Republicans are trying to {
buy the Presidency, but 1 do not think
he is sincere about r. Ii he is he has
a mighty bad opinion of the honesty
of the American men and women who
will vote neX- November, and par
ticularly bad opinion of the Democrat
ic voters. A Republican needs no
bribe to induce him to vote for Sen
ator Harding who is running against
Gov Cox. What Gov Cox says. then,
must mean that he is afraid the Re-
publicans will buy the Democratic
votes away from him. Such a state
ment is an insult TO every audience
he addresses, and to the Democratic
party at a whole. 1t is an insinua- {
ion that each member of that party
can be bought away if the price IS
nigh enough.
AT first the Governor seemed to
hink that SIS, 100000 would be enough s
O buy his supporters away from him,
)ut he has a change of mind, and
low he thinks it would take about +
30,000,000. But, Jack, there is moth
ng to that line of chatter. A man or {
Tomen is a Democrat today because
e or she believes in the Wilson Y
World Club Plan and in free trade, l
ot because they want to be bought :
V the Republicans. No man in Am
RIGA knows that better than Gov.
OK, but he also knows that his sup
orters are getting scarcer every day
nd he is trying to make the people
elieve that the Republicans are do
lg it with their money. The fact is
le better class of Democrats are dis
listed with Wisconsin and are leav-
lg Cox on that account, and that is .
le reason he is trying to turn their =
tentiOn to something else.
He reminds me of the incompetent
)ctOr who was called to treat child
no had diphtheria. He prescribed a
'ug that the mother had never heard
as being used for that ailment. She
ked him why he gave it. Well" he
i'd, L don't know anything about
phtheria, but that drug will throw !.
e child into fits and 1 am strong on :
ring fits
Gov. Cox knows that he is unable
win the election on the league of
.tions and free trade, so he is trying
throw the country into fits by his
rroom abuse and mud singing. He
strong in those lines and feels
lite sure that if the people will for
t everything else and devote them
Ives to such a contest he will win
t.
After you have convinced Jimmy
nth that he doesn't know what he
talking about, just tell him, Jack,
at Senator Harding is going to be
ected because he has a record in
e handling of national affairs that
wholly lacking in Gov. Cox. For
years Mr. Harding has been in the
ited States Senate, and what he has
ne there is an open book to any
1y who cares to look into it. In
1t time he has been called upon to
Il with some of the greatest prob
rs that were ever before the coun-
p, many of which will present them
yes again in the next four years.
e Republicans of his State and of
whole country thoroughly approve
the stand Senator Harding has TAX
on those big questions, and know
It the same principles will guide
q if he is elected to the Presidency.
Several years ago Gov. Cox spent
T years in the House of Represen-
ives, hut in all that time he never
a thing that would show his fit
S for the Presidency.
Now, children, run along to bed.
: Presidency is not for sale to any
ty or any class of men, no matter
1t Jimmy Smith and Gov. Cox may
about it. Senator Harding will
elected by those men and women
} want the Government run accord
to American principles set forth
he Republican platform"