The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-07-16
A New Idol in an Old Temple.

A real party service is being
rendered to the people by the Demo-
cratic newspapers that are. pointing
out the significant fact that the
nominee for president bad the op-
position of all the administration
leaders and that the election of Gov.
Cox will mean a Democratic but
not a Wilsonian victory. President
Wilson was broad minded enough
to recognize the Yital significance
conveyed by the nomination and
sent the nominee letter of cordial
congratulation.
There is no danger that the country
will be impressed with the claims
of those who worship the president
with a heathenish idolatry. Ii they
could lead the country to believe
that the platform and the candidate
were ordained of the White House;
that the Democratic platform was
revealed on the Democratic Sinai.
and that Coy. Cox is part and
parcel of the political house of the
Pharoahs, discovered in the bull
rushes of Ohio. then they might de-
spair of victory.
But Coy. Cox is a new figure in
the armament of the tooters. 1t
taxes their imaginations beyond
endurance TO conceive of a man
with opinions of his own and who
takes orders from no other man.
Habit il a tenacious thing, but
they will get over it. If Cox is
elected they can worship him Just
as fervently. 1t isn't the object of
reverence that counts with them.
1t is the compelling necessity for
worsbiping something. if it is no
more than golden calf
Mr.. Wilson is reputed to possess
some human characteristics. mol
doubt he despises those who grovel
in the dust at his feet. No doubt
he would ike to escape the blatant
imputation that the king can do
no wrong"
If the foolish senators had not
burned all the oil out of their lamps
cOntending for the league of nations
without reservations, without dott-
ing an i or crossing a t. " they
would be In better attitude for
accepting the league with reser-
yatiOns and in accordance to the |
national platform.
But wheH Senator McKeller term |
ed the Walsh amendment to the
platform a document of help, and |
Carter Glass threatened to go before
the convention 10 eliminate it, and |
after the nomination said. Don't
ask me to say anything for Cox"
when Burleson, Colby. Daniels.
Palmer and the rest of the cabinet,
whose minds run along with the
presidents fought Cox through "A
ballots. when Cox's manager tele-
graphed the collector of income tax
to pull off his horde of henchmen
and permit the convention to nomi-
nate its choice. it is difficult to
understand how the result could be
described as a Wilson victory
even though the president remained
discreetly silent.
If that is not sufficient we might
point out that the league plank
amendment wasinserted by Senator
Walsh. consistent reeervationist:
that the convention rejected utterly
the suggestion of a mandate for
Armenia; that it ignored the instance
for universal military training, and
that it failed to advocate the repeal
of the Volstead act. whichEas pass
ed over the presidents veto, as
further evidence that certain more !,
or less important differences arose
between the administration heelers s
and the convention-and that there
was no compromise.
If Cox is not big enough to be t
president on his own hook. he ought /
not to be elected. We think he is. \
He has been member of Congress, .
and the record fails toreyeal that he 4
ever surrendered his convictions. 7
Had he done so he would be a !
Eeakling.
We hope the Wilson worshipers, {