Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-22
Cox VIII Sanction
Liberal Liquor LdU

Continued from PAGE Ono
It shows how hard IL IL to get some
thing on Cox. He Is the kind of man
that II is hard to get things on. Great
causes do not betray him into extrava-
CANT language.
Closed Saloons on Sunday
IL you are going back to 1912 1t Is
only fair to include on the other. side
on Sunday in Cincinnati, which oc-
Cured in that ancient period, and the
governors dramatic threat to send the
militia to close them II the local au-
thorities did not, and his advice. TO
those who didn't like IL to move into
Kentucky. Bryan is said to have come
into Ohio as result Of this Sunday
closing and to have shed tears IN Gov
ernor Cox's behalf, and to have de,
clared that the young governor had
given to the state It's first real Sabbath.
This story of Bryan's tears may be
apocryphal; It il not told by the drys.
In leaving ont this early advocacy
Of licensing, the sins of Cox, alleged by
| the drys here, are rather of omission
| than commission. The Anti Saloon
League is fanatical. He that is not
with It is against 1t, and Governor Cox
has not been with It. AS governor he
refused to do its bidding. When the
prohibition constitutional amendment
was. passed in 1918 an enforcement act
was needed. One was passed, the
Crabbe act. Under the Ohio constitu .
ton law may be held up and referred
to the people for their approval. Only
by making a law an emergency measure
can Il be put beyond the reach Of the
referendum. The Anti Sa loon League
wanted the Crabbe act made an emer
gency measure. The governor declined
to use his influence to have 1t made one.
The governor committed another OF,
fense. When he signed the Crabbe act
he attached to IL memorandum saying
that it probably exceeded the authority
of the constitution. The Crabbe act
was beaten in, the referendum. The
drys say the governors memorandum
beat 1t.
Drys Quote Interviews
These acts Of the governors may
only mean independence of character
n refusal to be ruled by the Anti Saloor
League and a strong belief that laws
should be made by the Legislature ant
the people. after they have the refer
endum, and enforced by the governor
One has to look further for any sigr
of sympathy with the vets. To prov,
that sympathy the drys quote two in.
terviews of the governors while he wa!
seeking nomination for the presidency
One was published in Chicago or
March %. just as the primary cam
paign began. In this statement he de
clared himself in favor of the rule of the
people. The constitutional amendment
Is the law of the land. But, he said
there was nothing sacred about the Vol
stead act. While it remained the law
it should be enforced. but IL the ma
jority of the people wanted it changed
they could change it. a dry, according
to Anti Saloon League standards. is a
man who won't permit any one to lay
finger on the Nolstead act.
Again on May %. in the New York
Times, he repeated and indicated sym
nathy with the favorite argument OF
the VETS
Government must be something to
inspire reverence-not fear. It's works
must reheoS not only justice and i'm
partiality. but at all times obvious good
faith. When representatives of any
cause use it artfully to accomplish even
| worthy result. the mere fact of trick
! cry breeds .distrust and resentment. The
changing of our charter of government
, when 1000. 900 American patriots were
in Europe fighting for the preservation