The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-08-10
(By Albert II. Laidlaw)
In The National Republican

"os opehiy arrived AT, the covenant
existing between Governor Cox, Dem
ocratic nominee for the Presidency,
and President Wilson, as a result of
their confernence last Sunday morn
ing at the White House, Is open
enough to the discerning. notwith-
standing the adroitness with which
each phrased his statement to the
public press at the finish of their
confabulation. What Governor Cox
said and what the President said
for publication. Immediately after
the meeting. but bear out an impress
sion which l gave utterance to while
the Democratic convention was in
session and to whom have stead
lastly chung since the nominations
at San Francisco. That impression
was and continues to be this: II was
President Wilson's convention, open
ed and carried to Is conclusion in
strict conformity to his own domina-
ting desires, pre-eminent of which
desires was and is TO let his party
stand or fall on the issue of the
treaty OF peace and league of nations
covenant as brought home by him
the conferences at Paris; and that
only candidates would be. and were,
nominated who would, and will, be
under his complete domination. at
least far as this one outstanding
issue Is concerned.
Mr.. Wilson's one obsession dur
ing the pease conference was his
scheme for league OF nations. From
it he has not. in any even slightly
Importance sense. swerved since his
famous threat to tie up the covenant
inextricably with the treaty, and
from 1t he will not swerve or permit
the Democratic presidential nominee
to swerve. When Governor Cox had
| been nominated by the San Francis
CO convention. from certain sour
ces there came the inference that
the Pesident had been defeated and
and that Mr.. Cox was for reserva-
tons. and great many Republicans
the editors of some of the Republi-
can newspapers in particular. pounc
ed upon this thought with much
eagerness. II was without founda-
ton, however. and, personally,
have never entertained the notion
that II did have any foundation.
However, whatever doubts there
may have been anywhere concerning
Mr.. Wilson's mastery OF the situa-
ticn he created in his party and with
regard to his very thorough control
of his party's policies and immedi'
ate destinies. these must surely now
have been swept away sinse the ar
rival at the Wilson-Cox convenan
and its proclamation TO the nation
at approximately high noon las
Sunday.
Take the President word for IL:
THE interview was In every re
, spect most satisfactory and crafty
ing. found what I indeed alread
/, knew and what Gov. Cox has let tn
whole world know in his speeches
, that he and I were absolutely at on
! with regard to the great issue OF tn
league OF ndllOnS anu 'ia' Ht
ready to be the champion in ever
respect OF The honor or the natio
and the secure peace OF the world
. Gov. Cox will have the vigorous SUP
: port OF an absolutely united part
and am confident. also OF an'absc
: lutely united nation.
> And then the Ohio Governors asqu'
: escence:
1 We are agreed to the meaning an
sufllcience OF the Democratic plat
form and the duty of the party I
= the face of threatened bad faith I
the world in the name OF Americ'
His thought is still Of the war an
the pledges we gave to those VIII
!, sacrificed. One easily sees that
\ the lender of the nation who aske