The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-09-10


NnA Igr(RnRlk "a F0e COX. |
tnaltf Gilbert n. HI|tAtotk d /
Nehrestn was re,rnllx aRked hy q !
uunhcr of rrom|ncnl pelnocrais of .
ulah % -, forih. brlcflS, ovch h|s !
signature. Why he IA lnf ooNtrnpr
Co1 lor rresidnni m renly. aana
Tor Hitchcock sets forth ihe fol-
lowing coNCnl reosonI
'No must nssumn that an Iolli-
fuI DcnuftaIs win vote fof rot aHd
will riVc Cox support Tor rrnsIafnl
Of tho United elaica not only Be-
cause ~ a The unanimous soIoo-
I|on 81 Tho Democratic convection.
bu| 1cctlHf bls public carcor h11
shown a|A q Dc not cnIy \ dttulrd
supphr,pF bul brilliant Icader oil
the party.
A mc.nher ol lhs House oil
Representatives and later ns three
umfs eoYmnor % Ohlo. Cox has
shown himself 10 Dc man ufl
iorce. enoI4g. RESOURCE and ln-|
domiIahIc tllaraUirf Ne n q dem
ocfal from Ihe soIes or hts feet
10 the TOP Of his head; Democrat
IN his everyday life. and Demo-
crl IN bis strong conyiciions.
-Eui Cox - entitled 10 have The
sdrpori 81 many voters who do mol
perhaps classify themselves a.
Democrats ne Is entitled 10 have
The support of men who believe IN
progressive IDEAS or eosernmcnl.
beceusc hts whole public life has
shown that he u devoted 10 lholn
policies while bis opponent. sena.
tor Harding. il very well recopn -
~ a. not only conservative. bat
a rcacliuuary. n WAS because of
the splendid record Governor Cox
made In his first term a. governor
thai he was twice thereafter elect
"a governor. Tho record OF pro-
srrssive laws passed for the benefit
81 the people Of Ohio under his
administration " almost without q
parallel.
Again. Governor Gov u entitled
10 The support not only OF lndc-
pcndenl voters hut Of Republican
solers a. well who want 10 see the
peace ireaty ratified and the
League OF Nations established. His
election means the ratification %
thr treaty AMI Americas entrance
into the League of Nations. The
election % Hsuainr Harding menns
that The peace treaty will net be-.
ratified and that the United Slaics
lNill not cnirr The League Of Ma
rcserepiions will he attached lo The
reservation. viii be- attached 10 the
lrcciy u = sufficient 10 know
that such reservations will be at
lachcd a. will carey out the will
~ The American people and win
enowh votes in' The Senate 10 make
FNilficallon possible and that these
reservations will not destroy the
vitality of The leag,e covenant.
There " another reason why the
clecii0p of COD should appeal "a the
indcpcaIcnl tvter. m h because n
elected President OF the United
States he wili.be President and ex-
ercise The Powers OF President CIV
en him by the Constitution and by
acts Of Congress. on the ether
hand. senator Harding has frankly
anid that II elected President the
powers of government are in be
under control Of tho Republican
party, which mems. Of course. the
botsce In the Republican party who
have no responsibility There arr
In The United States many hundreds
Of thousands of independent voters
who can hardly be- classified NJ
ntenihers of any party. and they
can hardly b. willing 10 turn the
government Of the United States
over to an olisarchy conlrollci ana
directed largely by a few bosses
Tho American voters when ihrv
elect a man 10 office deslre 10 hold
him responsible for the exercise oi
Ne powers and duties and not lo
have him nbdlcate lhasr powers
10 party leadera or party can.
cuses
TThe American people have not
yet quite ioreolien the time when a
crrialn former President Of the
United stalas was described as a
iarge body enlireiy airfpnnded by a
group of men who knew exactly
what they wanicd'~