The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-09
FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1920.
THE CAMPAIGN

1t is interesting to observe how diff
ferens people and differing newspap-
ers look a. the same thing Below is
given two editorials from leading New
York papers on the recently nominated
Democratic ticket
The Cause and the Candidate
The Democrats enter the campaign
with a candidate worthy Of the noble
and compelling cause which they are
resolved shall triumph through their
victCry at the polls, Their platform,
their purpose, their candidate are in
harmony. They seek good govern
ment and sound administration at
home and such an advance toward the
moral regeneration of the world as
may be attained by the efforts OF
brave and sincere men unselfishly de-
voted to the principles they profess.
In the platform they adopted at San
Francisco they declare that 1.-The
Democratic Party fayors the League
Icf Nations as the surest, il not the
Ionly. practicable means Of maintaining
the permanent peace of the world and
Terminating the insufierable burden Of
great military and naval establish
Iments" In a comprehensive discus
sion of the questions of the day writ
Item especially for The New York
Times by Governor James M. Cox and
published in its issue of May %, he
says: IF public opinion in the coun.
try is the same as 1t is in Ohio, then
There can be no doubt that the people
want the League OF Nations, because
it seems to offer the surest guarantee
against war"
There Is an unequivocal pronounce.
ment upon the great issue, there Is a
candidate fully committed to support
OF the party's position Candidate and
platform confront rival candidate
who, in the Sena e, voted unswery-
mg'y with the partisan group opposed
10 the ratification of the Treaty and
a rival platform adopted a, Chicago in
4 (which. the group of the Treaty
Ienemies is commended for its success
lfh feslsyaice to the adoption Of the
plan for preserving the peace pf the
lwGrid, The opposing partiest have
taken their positions, he field ifready
1fur That "sreat referendum (which
1.-The President said AUST decide wheth-
Ler the United s. ates shall withhold its
laid FROM dis tlesiredi egpspmmaton.
j The iielboefRtic Party sentags upon
lno defensive lcaniEdigii. tssDefense
fapology, balllatioB az Qiils faI1f 10 the
lhot of the sGAiuBfeaiB Ting Demo
Ecrats are 10 kefEufls armed IN the
lsimpe 5usaee lot ltlidir CAUSE They
'fare resoiase ia sbtit, 8lSs taes nbmina
tion az tIoverneH Cox they have a
uniting tflfaidar:g by SeYsrR drcum
STANCE OF prepl ratlon and 0rganhaticr
they are enu'pfed Tor tlSA combat
They VIII JON In tbs fight and arr
vastly more confident OF itrihmph thar
it could fave been predicted tire,
months ago thatihey woultf be-
Governor Cox combines notable ele
ments OF strength as candidate. He
is a man If the people, that fine type
of the successful American man O
affairs who has risen from humble
beginnings by his own unaided indus
try ma i've ability and sound iuds
tment TO the possession of a com
petence and TO high Offices. In hi
own community, in his own State, h,
stands WE'LL there is no better ties
of character, Politically, his rengtl
has been demonstrated; carrying tn,
important State Of Ohio in elections
has become habit with HIM Thre,
times he has been chosen Governor
and he has justified the confidence o
his fellow cit zens by efficiency III Iii,
admins ration of their public affairs
In his first term as Governor bulge
system was adopted which saved tn,
Sta Of Oh o millions CT dollars
year; even under the strain of war eX
pendture thcre was no increase o
taxes, no resort to new sources o
revenue He was great war Gov
ernOr His Sta e was always ready t
meet the demands made upon her AM
his executive and organizing capacit,
were exhibited in many works auXil
larry to the purposes CT the war Hi
initiative and his influence cont u
uted to the enactment Of salu airy law
for workmen's compesation, the reg
ulation Of child labor, and the grea
betterment os he State school system
: He was member of he Sixty frs
and SXtysecond Congresses am
served on the Apprc prations Com
mittee Of the House. He has been re
markedly successful in his own cal
ing as newspaper editor ana pre-
prletor and has had experience il
public affairs quite beyond the aveT
age OF candidates for The Presidency
The Democracy has followed u his
toric custom and practice in choos II,
the Governor Ct great S ate for tn
head of its ticket
Governor Cox is a business man
Senator Harding IS also a bushes
man Both are of high charac err NJ