Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-12
PRO QUESTION
COMES OPENLY
into CAMPAIGN
Cox's First Direct Reference
to Liquor Question Is
Made mt Seattle.
HARDING WAS BREWER"
Democratic Nominees Spon-
sor Makes the Charge.

SEATTLE, Wash, Sept. 11.--Pro-
hibition, the great salient topic 0f
the campaign, came openly into the
presidential campaign here tonight at
the meeting of Governor Cox of Ohio,
the democratic presidential candidate.
The governor. after an introduc-
tion. TO "A large crowd. in which his
sponsor, George C- Cotterill, demo-
cratic candidate for United States
senate. denounced assertions that the
candidate was a wet" made the fol-
lowing declaration:
As a progressive in government.
| know when an issue has passed by
and become n part Of yesterday The
reactionary rarely does The friends
or world peace and che friends Of
progress will win this election and
any attempt 10 divide them ON any
question not an issue will be unavail-
ing"
In introducing Governor Cox, Mr..
Cotterill charged that Senator Hard
ing had for thirty years been "a brew
er. owning stock in the local brewery
at Marion, Ohio, and also had voted
thirty times on the wet side.
MIR. Cotterill also declared that
Governor Cox's record IN Ohio in
cluded Sunday saloon closing law
and general moral citizenship"
The charges against the governor,
he said. were partisan play.
The brief statement i'm t0night's
speech Of the governor. who has been
charged frequently with being a
wet" or damp" candidate was de-
termined upon during conferences
with Mr.. Cotterill and others on his
train today after a day of lombard
ment upon him in newspapers, tele-
grams and letters demanding a state
ment on the subject.
The way was paved for Governor
Cox's declaration by Mr.. CotteriIl I'm
introducing the Ohioan. Mr.. Cotter-
i'll referred specifically 10 an attack
made upon Governor Cox today by
the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, re-
publican newspaper, which branded
Governor Cox a. a wet" and de-
manded that he declare himself and
not dodge" the question. The paper
printed the alleged letter on Geo. r..
Carroll. president OF the New Jer-
sey Liquor Dealers Association, dated
July %, stating that Governor Cox
was pronounced "wet" and his nom-
ination was big victory for our in
terests."
The Carroll letter also called for
aid and funds from the liquor deal
ers in behalf OF Governor Cox.
Mr. Cotterill praised the record Of
Governor Cox on prohibition and 9TH
er moral issues in Ohio, declaring
that he secured in advance of nat
ional prohibition the saloon Sunday
closing law.
Besides the Seattle newspapers at
tack. the Herald or Bellingham,
where the governor made his first
speech today, sent a telegram asking
statement on prohibition and
whether he favored Article 10 Of the
league covenant, whether he ap-
proved the blanket endorsement" of
President Wilson's administration in
the San Francisco platform and other
questions No reply was made by the
governor.
His Seattle speech was the climax
Of the Washington campaign. Start
ing at Bellingham early this morning,
upon arrival from Walla Walla, the
governor made three other speeches
today at Mount ernnn, Everett and
Tacoma. Governor Cox left here u.
midnight for Portland. Oregon, to
spend quiet Sunday. During tht
coming week, he will speak through
Oregon, Idaho, Utah. Nevada and
California, reaching San Francisco
next Friday.