Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-28
Campaign Of Pictorial villiecation.

Campaign Of Pictorial villi6cation.
The desperation Of tho Republican
party in its efforts to put tho election Of
Harding across" as the heclers would ex-
press it, is being further illustrated day by
day. The party of Lincoln and Roosevelt
finds that without money, anda great dcal
of il, il is the minority party and cannot
win n a Presidential contest. As Harding
and his inane utterances, coupled with tho
fact that the public has awakened to the
knowledge that vote for the front
porch" candidate is an endorsement of the
rottenest clement of the party, as repre-
sented by Penrose Smoot, johnson and
that class of public reactionaries they
have taken up the plan of villitying the
administration and democracy. As the
campaign proceeds to it's end, the foul
attacks are further emphasized by car
toons that are insolent and offensive 70
fair-mnded people, and also sacrilegious'
The Baltimore American is one OF the
later of the daily journals to JOIN IN TINS
ridicule and abuse. On Tuesday OF TINS
week it presented Governor Cox ns deal
er in old clothes; showing secondhand
League of Nations suit Of the fngs OF
our Allies in the World War. The pros
pective buyer, "Unclc SAM" looks on
with little interest. The cartoon is printed
under the caption of '0rhe Coat OF Many
Colors" and Governor Cox is pictured as
the grinning Jew, with the nose and feet
exaggerated as they usually arc by vauoe-
vile character actors.
Republican cartoonists seem to borro"
generously from the Bible for subjects
for their lampoons, bus, OF course, the
Baltimore paper did not go 70 such lengths
as Harvey's Weekly in holding up 10
scorn the most sacred emblem Of Chris-
tianity. However, il finds target IN the
race whose votes Harding will badly need,
but we predict that these insolcnt he
publicans will find that oil the jewish
voters are not mere dealers in CASTOR
clothes
The Saturday Evening Post, IN explain
inc rs nartisan attack on Governor Cox,
which was arranged as political canard
annearinp too late TO be refuted or con-
tradicted, in reply to Governor 'srisht-
eou. protest lays the most emphass on
the fact that the papers were sentont IN
advance and we're not available for com
ment or disapproval before today
OF course, that explains how "unft Tor
the Presidency" Governor Cox is, for not
waiting until the bomb had exploded be
fore calling the country's attention to the
trick. The editor, however, declares that
he is responsible for the policy OF the
nsner and also reveals that he is follower
of Senator Penrose.
Itis interesting 10 know the politics OF
the editor Of the non-partisan saturday
Evening Post. The defense seems much on
the same ground as that adopted by the
German Ambassador spy TO Menco,
whose plot to entangle us with Japan was
barred When called to by his government
for an explanation, he emphasized the
statement that the United States had no
right 10 inquire into his business
right to ascertain that he Was plotting
against this country.
According 70 that logic the blame is on
Governor Cox for not waiting until todhy
before snuffing the burning bomb OF the
Saturday Evening Post and turning It into
q harmless squib. The people, however,
are likely 10 take q different view Of the
affair