El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-20

DEMOcRaTIC sentiment against wilson IS vide spreo
u the result OF the nominating convention showed
In FL Paso Democracy there is strong antiWson sent-
rnent which manifested isf before the convention partly
as an autiMcAdoo sentiment The state executive com
,iffea lnev fhfa antilTeAdoo and ant-ison sentiment
so strong Texas that If might disrupt the party, so
the primary pledge was changed and made to include
promise to for a the nominees Of the Democratic
party at the November election, both state and national
The old pledge read support the nominees Of this pr-
mary and Independent Democrats had always felt Tree
to consue that covering local and state nominees but
not national The state executive committee did not dare
take with that sort Of pledge IN view Of the
strong INSTRUMENTATION sentiment, and its own commit
ment to McAdoo
large proportion Of anti-admnis ration Democrats
conented when Cox nominated, because IN spite
Of the Wisondictated platform, they thought that Cox
would the political advantage Of breaking loose from
the While house party boss.
But their hopes dashed to the ground when Cox
visited the president and conquered
Hs thought is stin of the war" said Cox in reporting
the the conference with the president; %What he
promised shall If elected endeavor with all ny strength
TO give ave are agreed" said Cox and saying he
sealed his political fate with all those millions Of Demo-
Gratis and independents Of Democratic eanngs who are NOT
The president in his statement said: Governor Cox
VIII have the vigorous support Of an absolutely united
party and I confident also Of absolutely united
nation Which is to say that the president expects
unanimous vote for Cox IN spite Of the 100000 votes cast
for Hughes four ago and his own narrow margin Of
II electoral votes over the number necessary elect
Cox has simply merged his personality IN that Of
the president few brief days the Democratic party
thought It had got nd Of the Wilson incubus, but now it
knows that there zone party leader not two" and that
the leader IS WOODROW M1lS01r not LoA
Cox content to be mouthpiece for the president and
the Of his public statement after the conference ind
Gates that he has promised to Abe good"
this connection It is worth while to quote certain ex
presons the editorial columns Of COxs newspaper the
Dayton News during the
Sixteen months after the sinking Of the Iustania, Coxs
newspaper said: @The navy Of Great Britain far out
ranks all others that nation hope to catch up with
II Ard here's thing 10 remember when the world talk
ing var The navy of Germany and Of the United States
combined would be much more powerful than Great
Britain's In other words, combination Of these two
naves would have nothing to fear from the powerful
fleets Of mighty Britain, and IN time as has been
demonstrated, nobody guess what combination VII
take place.
At the time the above written, Germany had de-
stroyed American shipping with her submarines ano
caused much loss Of American life and property and Ger
mans IN America had blown up factories and set fre to
ships The campaign Of 1916 beginning, when Cox ran
r governor On the ticket with Woodrow Wilson During
this period only few months before the United States
found necessary to accept Gsmanys gage Of coxs
newspaper said;
Every indication IS that tens OF thousands Of
these splendid people (Gerans) still syInpathizng with
Fatherand. still believing in the Righteousness OF
stiu hopeful that Germany VIII WIN
every evidence that they VIII vote for president
wilson reelection the best OF aiding Ger
because the reelection OF president VIII
son viii e aid to the United States.
Our German friends are coming 70 understand that
happen that most OF the rabid anti /
German people in this country FOR Hughes From
Theodore Roosevelt down the enemies OF Germany are
in the Hughes band wagon
$50 il Is evident this Instance. IN all others.
been ths real friend Of the
lean citizen synpathizes with Germany"
That is interesting sdeHght the and pur-