Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-25
CONGRATULATIONS

A man is best known by his close associates This Is not only true of business men and those engaged III general industry but it very true of the newspaper business It does not take long for the galley boy and the sob sister to size up the chef Consequently the following editorial appearing in the Dayton News, ot Dayton Ohio. the paper of Governor Cox. the democIa- tic presidential nominee, and written by its editor How ard Egbert is Illuminating and throws considerable light upon its closeup character
 It is hardly necessary to say that the of the nomination of Governor James M Cox for president of the United States by the democratic party in national convention san Francisco, furnishes the theme for alOyed happiness at the News office Those of Us who have been his associates in the conduct of this paper; have been talking about this thing for long time. We rather expected it. i'll fact It is more gratifying to think that the great victory has Life is so much sweeer to everyone from press room to the roof The employees of the News conscious of grat dis tincton coming only to the newspaper itself and its publisher but to the city of Dayton and the nation as thoughts under the circumstances of the moment. We want to congratulate the "Chef because We believe he deserved It written in the stars that this greatest honor should to him. His record as gov of Ohio district. and private citizen i'll Dayton is brilliant. No who endeavors first to be of service his fellows cannot be denied place in the world The universe admrcS who sticks cverastingy at 1t until the principals he favols are triumphant.
 ''Govelnor Cox is d of principals. He always has been. Whether is ill the newspaper office or i'll the governors chair. the Chief always has been the same. When he decides that thing must be done for the good of everyone he makes up his mind that he will fhgt it out that line if it takes all summer and winter
 Tt is not necessary review his official life. This record illuminated by the aclcNcllcntS Vulc DeIOHu the limits of the space at cur command at thS instant He progressive in every meaning of the word lie IS intensely human He loves his fellow and he takes bride in helping thCm We like to think of him at this moment as a man who started iii life farmers boy The opportunities of primitive farm life too limited to hold man of his striking abilities and ambitions He worked as reporter then went to Washington as Con- cressman SOrg secretary then bought the Dayton News and later the Springfield News Then he went to con gress and was reelected. jump to the governors of flee followed and then two terms. record of no mean consequence in Ohio What he did ill the way of initiating and pressing hg-mnded legislation for the citizenship of his home state, IS history ete1ally written in the hearts and minds of his fellow citizens
 ''We'd like to say to him today Congratulations Jim but he's the Chief around here. and don't call him Jim' to his face But cannot help. one and all from the newSbOy the streets to the men who socated with him the conduct of the paper. saying ..Concratulatons, Governor, God bless you You'll make great president and wei for you from now on just have been in the other years when the game sometimes went hard against us.
 And we extend to Mrs Cox and the members of the Governors family the same hearty fehcltatons. Davton We know is proud of this distinction. We know Ohio is When everybody in the United States knows as much about Governor James M. Cox as those who know him best and appreciate his thorough honesty and high purpose in public life, seem to catch vl- sion of the White House ith the Chief there. There has come to all of vision of universal affection for te man. of the same variety that which his newspaper associates in Dayton always have held'