Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-10-20
COX WILL AID EVERY
FORMER SERVICE MAN
(By Joseph l.. Heffernan.)

Wy COoCPll LIZ IIC1I
| That Governor James M. Cox, O:
Ohio, Democratic nominee for presi
dent, favors such substantial aid a.
will enable every former service
man to establish himself in rea
American hesna- is the substance OF
a detailed interview given The
Stars ana stripes. 'ro make every
man who wore Uncle Sans o. d. {
freebooter in the land of the nation
sums up the conclusion reached by
the Buckeye governor after pro.
found study of what he terms zone
of the most meritorious demands fo,
fair play which confront the govern
ment of the United States"
Favors Home Owning
"It has long been part of my phil
osophy," explained Governor Cox
"that every citizen should own his
own home. When a man becomes 8
home owner there ends forever any
question of his loyalty, his Interest
in good government, his sincere par
ticipation in the affairs of his coun
| try. The men who entered the ar
my, the navy and the marine corps
proved their devotion in the hour Of
need. Now, therefore, it is no gra
tuity for the country to aid them il
becoming homecoming citizens tt
whom the future of the nation ma!
we'll be intrusted.
"What is more, the Democratic
platform adopted by the San Fran
cisco convention harmonizes with m!
personal view.
His Personal Idea
''That platform I regard as {
promissory note and I shall see tha'
it is paid, every dollar and ever,
cent. And, what is more, whether o
not the Democratic platform so stir
ulated, I feel personally that I coulo
engage in no more worthy enterpris
that could do no greater service t
my country if elected president thaz
to aid every service man-and VIC
man-to become the proud owner c
a home. l feel that the Democrat
party can well go before the. voter
of this great country pledged t
home-aid for every man and woma[
who responded in the dark hou
when war clouds hung low over tn,
land. I believe firmly in America
homes for American fighters"
AS to the means to the end, Gov
ernor Cox does not agree unreserveG
ly with anyone who suggests thu
Uncle Sam is so nearly banlZrur
that he cannot lend a hand to tt
great body of ex-service men and We
men. He declares his faith not onl
in the future, but in the present
America. He maintains that with tn
great resources of America-th
credit of the nation-praetical meth
DDS of effecting home-aid can b.
found without upsetting the govern
ment in any of its departments.
Ex-Service Bureaus
Aside from direct home-aid for a
former service men and women Gov
ernor Cox manifested particular in
terest in the future of the Bureau
War Risk and the Vocational Train
ing Board.
at seems to be inevitable" he eS
planned, "that the war risk and tn.
vocational board will be consolidated
Great good can be effected both ], |
continuation of government insuranc,
and in the upbuil&ing of vocationa
training. The former, of course wa
organized under great emergency
and was created over night. In it
self it was an extraordinary achieve
ment. Now we have had time to oh
serve its operations, to study the re
suit and it appears to me only jus
that an effort should be made to de |
termine the practicability of making
lower rates. | am heartily in favo |
of taking such steps Immediately.
"In regard to vocational training |!
cannot express myself strongly |
enough in favor of doing everything
possible and doing it expeditiously-|
to help educate to new usefulness
and new helpfulness those who were
injured in defending their country.
cat least so per cent of the form
er service men were in favor of !
cash compensation. What is youl
view of that, or are you like many big
business men, opposed to it," Gov
srnor Cox YVES asked.
81 should not say that" was tn.