The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-07
Enitnrial Digrat
An Independent Analysis Of Leading Cur-
/, rent Events as Reflected in the Pub
lie Press Of the Country
What Governor Cox Stands for

| .}.f.ovsrnor Cox OF Ohio is candidate Iof
! Tho democratic nomination for president. tic
comes from pivotal state whose electoral vots
il an important factor in the success of lai!ole
| of his party in the national eiec'lon He Is q
| close personal friend OF WOODROW WILSON, n.
ss,seves in the neace treaty and the League OF
i Nations. He brings to its defense one OF the
! keenest minds in his party, backed<Dy sreat
! forensic powers He, of all the present Heio
of nossibilities the president himself alone eA-
lcented could hest take the treaty into Inc cam
paign and carry it to victory in the great aho
solemn referendum called for IN the JACKSON
day address.
! Thus the Arkansas Democrat tDem-1 states
| the qualifications of James NJ Cox, one OF the
| Democratic aspirants whose candidacy is deh-
| nitely ayowed, and the same paper believes ne
will more and more become the center OF
| Democratic interest as the logical man to make
1.-THE treaty fight for the president
/ In his own state. the Youngstown Findica-
tor -tDer) is equally enthusiastic. 1t declares
that he is 1.-The best and ablest governor ohio
ever had" and that 1.-The qualities that dlstln-
gush James NJ. Cox as governor OF ONO are
the hest recomn endation he can 'offer. me
IViudicator speaks OF him as "a man of tireiess
energy, with inspiration of vision OF hign
order OF executive ability . born leader
Of men,"
The Manchester Union nnd Rep devotes
much space to favorable discussion Oh the IS
sues on which Governor Cox stands. Although
il finds him ''nebulo4s as to the League OF Va
TONS and not clear whether he is for ratti-
cation with or without it thinks he gets on
firm footing when he speaks of the excess
,profits tax
HE il for repeal, and tells why" the Union
goes on. "He says that the prospective excess
profit is reckoned into cost, all the way from
the production of raw material through the
process of manufacture and sale, until the
whole accumulated mass of profit for taxation
is dumped upon the ultimate consumer"
As to prohibition. the Union calls him a
modified wet," favorirg "a modification OF the
lyolstead act which shall legaliZe traffic in beers
and light wines The same authority also
points to a unique proposal OF Governor Cox.
that OF Establishing federal reserve bank
tbrancnes in important trade centeTs throughout
the world" He doesn't offer any definite
suggestion as TO capita! and labor. says the
Union. and mentions the issue of Mexico only
reluctantly
! With the above criticism that Governor Cox
is indefinite about the peace treaty. the Lynch
burg News (Denl.) does not agree. II holds
him to be correct in saying the defeat Of the
treaty OF Versailles was due to a senatorial
partisan conspiracy" view in which the Biz
mingham Age-Herald tDen.) concuYs.
In declaring for repeal Of the excess prof
its tax" the Evansville Courier DEM believes
Governor Cox "has the support of the best eco
nomical thought of the country, declaring tbat
."experieHce has shown this tax to be one OF
the most vicious causes of mounting prices and
the high cost Of living" In place CT this taS
the Chattanooga Times tlnd. Deni tells Us
Governor Cox proposes a tax or purchases.
Governor Coxs advocacy, now that the war
is ended. OF ;unking most ct our institutions
devoted to war. and scaling governmental ma
lchinery down to the point Of necessity and
efficiency' is taken UP by Cincinnati Times
Star tRepo:
Just how it IS to be incorporated in the
Democratic platform OF 1920 is d little difficult
to see the Times-Star says. rs it not Demo
cratic administration which has hung on to TIE
war machinery OF the government long afte-
the reason for its existence ceased to exist
!. The governors declaration as to eff
cheney, simplicity in government, etc, does him
credit. But it will not help him much IT, per
chance. he should De chosen as the candidate
OF the Democratic party and therefore as thc
Representative and defender OF the Wilson
administration