El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-07
SMOKE SCREEN
THROWN ABOUT
THECAMPAIGN
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
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are with the league Of nations have
I already made that statement so that
I the verdict may not be misconstrued
President Wilson Is still as much
! respected as ever west OF the BIissis-
sippi, but he has lost his hold on the
| voters His falling health has aroused
I here and there considerable sympathy.
but the knowledge that he Is not
vigorous leader IN his party has
caused the voters 20 examine care
fully that new leadership.
Nebruskan II suIixy.
They do not attribute to governor
Cox the same ideals that they did
once TO Wilson They see no Bryan
going from state TO state preaching
and crusading as he did in 1916 They
see sulky Nebraskan calling Cox q
wet" and chaFstaE that he was nom
mated by the bosses Of the Demo
cratic party. They see. too. many
original Wilson and McAdOo men 90
ing about their business without Pc
htical emotion Most Of these Demo-
Gratis viii vote for Cox but they are
not throwing themselves into the
fight as they did in 1916. though IN
some states like California it is the
McAdoO organization which is putting
up the fight for Cox and doing wen.
UlQuestionably, William Gibbs Nc
ern states than governor Cox viii
The Democrats out wese were for
him, as their numerous ballots at the
san Francisco convention show. Fur
thermore. McAdoo has been a bone
dry and the anti-saloon league in
dorsed him There IS a doubt about
Cox, and while he viii benefit to
some extent by a spirit OF Wetness
that still prevails in some parts Of
the west. his stand on the liquor ques-
ton has not been sufficiently clear
to make the women voters believe he
viii stand with them absolutely fl
what they regard as the big moral
issue Of the day.
Governor Cox might have made on
his campaign in the west a crusade
by taking the bone dry side of the
argument and emphasizing the league
Of nations TO the exclusion Of criti-
cism OF the Republican candidates sup
posed to have reactionary views. To
call man a reactionary is one thing.
TO prove that he may be is quite an
other. Governor Cox made some head I
way on this issue. but 1t is not vitality
controlling this year as it was in
1915.
Shack 10 Normal Cry Popular.
The phrases progressive" and "re- f.
dictionary" have been lost in a maze /
u
the one cry-''lets get back to normal I
no matter whether we do it by a re- I
dictionary or anybody else" Taxa 4
ton is a sore spot. The Democrats I
have had 20 show how neglected. the I
last Republican congress was OF the I
demand OF ths president FOR revis- I
ion Of the tax laws
Most people hold the Democrats /
responsible So poor are the Demo I
cratic organizations, so weak in pub I
lefty and funds. that the mass Of the 4
voters has not been told anything ]
about two years Just passed in which I
the Republicans had the opportunity I
10 pass remedial legislation The I
tariff is bobhing I'D again In many /
states. but II is not being intelligenly 4
argued nor is much being said BY the
Democrats about the desire OF GER
tain Republican interests to change I
The federal reserve system as q Re
publican administration comes into
power. Some undercurrents OF appre-
tension are 10 be found even among
western Republicans that the eastern
king Of the party may attempt again
10 put control Of the nations creult
n a Few eastern hands but the same
western Republicans are confident Of
heir own power TO frustrats such .
llan.
It would have been a big issue in
he west IL the Democrats mad peen
wake 10 its possibilities II the
Democratic campaign in the east Is
DO better than IL Is in the west the
he is up the campaign is over, but
he month OF October is the time
when drifts set in and desperate ef-
-orts are made sometimes successful
y. Charles 2. Hughes was elected
sarly in October. but was defeated u
he end Of the month despite an 1lth
5our drive The Democrats have
earned from sources unquestionablF
friendly to them that there isn't
.rance Of winning the campaign By Q
combination Of western and southern
.-ates. as four years ago, and that
he big electoral votes In the east
lone can avert defeat.-Copyrigh
500. by David lawrence