Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-16
DEMOCRATS PLAN
TO WIN 4WETS''
Garfield Sees Cox Scheme to
Add Five Northern States
to Solid South
REAL "SENATE 0LIGARCHY"
BY the Associated Press

Marion, o., Sept. 16.-That the real
Strategy of the Democratic campaign is
to hold the 1875 votes of the "solid
South" and capture enough of the
northern states through espousing the
wet cause in their large cities and in
statement issued here today by former
Secretary Of the Interior James r. Gar
field. after conference with Senator
Harding, the Republican presidential
candidate. 1.-THE Democratic plan is to
concentrate efforts in carrying tho ~
cities of these states, through controll-
ing their worst elements" Garfield said.
The particular northern states in
which Mr.. Garfield asserted this plan
Of campaign is being waged by the Dem
ocrats are New York, New Jersey, Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois. Under this plan,
Garfield said the "most vicious ele-
ments Of the North are arrayed with the
solid South to bring the country under
their ,outrol.
Mr.. Garfield said in part
$50 long as the Democrats play poll
tics with loaded dice-starting every
campaign with the 1876 votes of the
solid South, and only $50 more needed
W PltCJ-tHp luuoL
that its first business is to prevent con-
troll in that interest. This year the stu =
alton is aggravated by the fact that
Governor Cox is the candidate of the
South. plus the boss controlled states
of the North.
Old Line Southern 0ligarchy
The gravity Of the situation cannot
be overestimated. For near eight years
the country has been ruled by the old
line Southern Democracy. Something
has been heard lately about a senatorial
oligarGhy The real senatorial oligarchy
is the Group of veteran southern Demo
cratic senator's who always control
legislation when Democracy is in power.
Long service bring them to the top
of the great committees, and when De-
mocracy comes in they grasp the steer
ing wheel.
"The same is true. broadly, of the
House of Representatives. Democrats
from the South have u comparatively Sc
cure tenure. rise to the top of their
committees. and when an accident
makes the country Democratic they
come into complete domination.
1T would be vastly worse during the
next four years il the Democrats should
win in November. For in this cam
paign the most vicious clements of the
North are arrayed with the solid South
to bring the country under their con
troll
IF the country should so Demo
cratic this year it would be absolutely
in the grip of the old southern machine,
plus the Tammanies of New York, New
Jersey, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.
Cox Candidate of "Wets"
"Governor Cox was nominated be-
cause he was willing to be nominated on
this basis.zs Every wet influence recOg-
nized him as the wet candidate. 1t is
unnecessary for him to declare himself
on the subject; it'~was unnecessary for
the party platform adopted at San
Francisco to declare itself; the fine free
masonry of booze and bossism has him
marked for its own. 1t recognizes him
as its blood brother.
Every northern state on which this
plan most depends contains number
of large cities in which the Democratic
bosses believe they can control the
vicious and corruptable elements. They
hope that their political machines plus
the candidates wetness will make it
possible for them to sweep New York
city. to make immense gains in the
cities of up state New York! and to
carry New York's electoral vote. They
are already at work in the lower wards
of Chicago and in the industrial cities
of Ohio, Indiana and New Jersey, to
accomplish the same thing there. While
Governor Cox talks reform and prog
ress to the best people the Tammanies,
the Murphys, the Taggarts, the Bren-
mans. the Nugents and the rest of them
will be delivering the goods"