The Washington herald., 1920-10-27
HEARST CALLS
ON GOV. COX TO
QUIT WILSON
BE a Democrat; an Amer
lean; and President
Says Message. :
PRESIDENT IS 'FLAYED
Characterized as Milestone
Dragging the Democratic
Party to Defeat.

New York, Oct. 26.-Urging Gov.
Cox to repudiate President Wilson
and the league of nations, William
Randolph Hearst, in an open tele-
gram, which will be published to-
morrow in the New York American,
calls on the Democratic candidate
"to lead a truly Democratic party
with true Jeffersonian policies, and
lead it to victory"
BE a Democrat" urges Mr..
Hearst. BE an American. And be
President. The Hearst papers glad
ly support any Democrat standing
stanchly for the principles of the
fathers of this republic and the
founders of the Democratic party"
The Message in Fun.
The telegram in full follows:
Los Angeles, Cal, Oct. 26.
Gov. Cox has finally realized that
the people of the United States do
not want the league of nations.
The Hearst papers have been
saying this from the day the league
program first became public through
tho discovery of the copy of its
secret provisions sent the Wall
Street bankers by Barney Baruch.
IF Gov. Cox had followed the
advice of the Hearst papers be
would have taken his present stand
at the beginning of his campaign.
II the Democratic party had been
truly Democratic party, and not
merely a Wilson party, it would
have taken the Jeffersonian posi-
tion of opposition to foreign entan-
Cling alliances. and it would have
carried this election.
Wilson Called "MiIIstone."
IF Gov. Cox had realized earlier
that President Wilson's pro-British
policies were a milestone, and not
life preserver. he would not have
hurried to Washington before TAX
ing his political plunge to have that
milestone hung about his devoted
neck.
Gov. Cox $ now trying to get
rid of the milestone that Is drag
ging him to the depths of defeat.
THE Hearst papers wish him
success and hope that his repudia-
ton OF Wilson and the Wilson poll
cies will be sufficiently complete
and sufficiently prompt to do him
some good before election.
"Sinbad got rid of his Old Man of
the Sea at last, and Gov. Cox may
be able to shake off the heavy,
strangling load of Wilson and the
Wilson policies. and take a firm
stand for true Americanism and
genuine Democracy.
Harding Declared wabbIing.
Senator Harding, subjected to the
powerful financial influences which
control the Republican party, is be-
ginning to wobble on the league.
THE 'wiggle and wobble' that the
Republican campaign posters say
we must be done with, is beginning
to appear in the attitude and utter
ances of the Republican candidate.
I'm the meanwhile, great Demo-
cratic States like Georgia, in Demo-
cratic convention. are laundering
of nations.
Opposition to foreign entangling
alliances is the natural Democratic
attitude expressed by every Demo-
cratic President; jefferson, Madison,
Monroe, Jackson, Cleveland.
Says There's Yet Time.
There is yet time, Gov Cox. to
take the historic Democratic posi-
tion.
"Repudiate utterly Wilson and the
Wilson party, lead a truly Demo-
cratic party with true Jeffersonian
policies, and lead it to victory.
BE a Democrat
BE an American.
And be President"
THE Hearst papers gladly support
any Democrat standing stanchly for
the principles of fathers of this re-
public and the founders of the Dem
ocratic party.
civilian RANDOLPH HEARST"