South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-07
JULY 1920.
cox AND ROOSEVELT.

Democracy has located its choice for president
and vice president OF the United States and-the
republicans will have something else talk about
now besides the "autocracy" Of Woodrow Wilson,
the crown prince" and They will not dare TO
say that the defeat OF son Law McAdoo at San
Francisco was a reputation OF the father in law -
That ould be REPUTATION OF their asserted Wilson
ian "autocracy;" OF his complete control Of the
party; his domination of the convention McAdoo.
sneered at the crown prince" as hours ago, has
changed OF a sudden. into the best in the demo-
cratic party the man WAC should have been NOM
mated: the man who could have won. You may be
asked 70 believe. quite in accord with the typical
republican campaign lie that disagreement between
the "father-in-law' and "son-in-law-some sort of
family rows what caused McAdoo to deny his
candidacy and ask that he be not nominated. We
are afraid the republicans through splitting
OF poisoned propaganda at the former secretary of
the treasury, director general Of railroads. "son
OF the president" etc.-have blufed. frightened.
cajoled and buliy-ragged the democrats into nom
mating exactly the best adapted the g. O. p.
wish
Frankly in our Judgment, there is little need of
the country worrying inferority Of the can
didates for vice president. Of either Of the >old
parties Should either OF the presidential nominees,
once elected. be obliged to give way to their run
ming mate doubtful IL the office would fall into in
competent hands has often been fault Of the
past Were it Coolidge and Harding instead of
ing Coolidge. who had called re-
publican ticket quite certain such would be
the case Were it Roosevelt and Cox instead of Cox
and Roosevelt on the democratic ticket; we'll it
similarly attractive to that Of
the opposition. Neither party will in the cam
paign this year by attracting vice
presidential nominees; perhaps could play them up
to advantage. II is a good omen.
Al that not compainingly aggrieved at the
nomination OF Cox. Our main hope is that the
fundamental forces-outside Oho,-that backed
him in his convention campaign. held him up and
finally pushed him into the saddle, will acquire
sufficient political permit their brains
TO go 20 their heads and not attempt TO wage the
presidential canvass the same principle-born Of
the lips. tongue. teeth and palate.-as they admit
inspired them at San Francisco. The world knows
that it was Tammany power in New York, the
United Societies OF Chicago the Edwards adherents
in New Jersey refreshment interests Of Kentucky
and so on. that kept the Ohioan in the race and
doggedly standing by him, wore the other delegate:
out perhaps however. not that they loved Coz
but that they loved McAdoo and the others
lass That is pretty good as the senatorial
oIgarchy.' and the steel railroad. banking beef
other baronial interests that put Mr.. HARDING
Both to have gotten their foothold
where they could and held it--one Of the ways OF
politics and altogether condemnatory II not per
nitted 10 Over-top all else.
This suggests another possible resemblance Of the
ohioans It is in their ghostships AR Harding is be
ing promoted sort OF a ghost Of Mckinley
halls from the same state Mckinley; said TO look
like Mckinley Is going TO campaign like Mckinley
and preside over the nation like McKinley-vhic
in the latter particular. OF course, subserv
certain fDtarasfs sor,eo,e several
prone 20 play the role Mark Hanna. and be presi
dent in fact Harding merely as their p-o,v
We hope the democrats many of them. seemingly
incompetent TO comprehend any other feature of The
coming campaign, will not in their exuberance anc
thirst take 70 promoting Mr. Cox. after some such
similar fashion with the possible differences as tn
ghost OF John Barleycorn. We are almost inclined
undertake preparation of political primer 70
some Of HIS local satellites hopeful that they ma,
be able CLEAN from It something else to tall
about than "the good old saloon days" and tn
Tight wines and beers which they are already i'm
agining Just around the corner" simply foolini
themselves. for Mr.. Cox DESPITE the Boss" Muir
phys. Ed Edwardses and "Hinky Drinks" IS
fool, and viii Try make record for himself 70
common decency along with other things
Position sometimes serves as uplifting inhu
ence 20 a mans aspirations. We have faith in Gov
Cox's father and mother; that they gave him min,
10 distinguish right from wrong. Wherein he ha
fallen is due 10 environment-the eNigencies of oil
school potcs-rather than from innate cussed
ness The presidency. with responsibility for As Ohio
upon his shoulders viii sober him. help hin
him to realize that man too strong at his best
and that the world needs 70 be made better an
kept better. rather than that the forces II svt
should be always mouycoddled through license an
Iooseness merely for the sake OF their ne ha
EAs brains TO comprehend that there Othel