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ed in the governors discussion of in
dustrlal unrest than anything else,
and 1t is a safe prediction that he
will win more votes in the big cities
by talking about that than the league
OF nations with all it's. complexities.
The writer would not say that
| Gov. Cox took his audience by
storm and won a one hundred per-
cent or even seventy-five per cent
| share of converts to his cause. But
he did Introduce enough FEASIBILITY
in his argument and talked just
enough about things the average
crowd understands to send thousands
! home thinking more concretely about
campaign issues. And that is progress
| at least. with an audience that came
with so many we'll set prejudices. For
the governor seems to admit he is
| fighting uphill when he tackles the
| notion that this is republican
year" co~tending that while that
view MI nave prevailed some months
| ago, the nomination at Chicago
changed things considerably.
Comment Is Interesting.
! 1t was interesting to listen to the
comment of some of the persons in the
crowd after the speech was ended 1t
ran something like this:
! Good talker, anyway"
yes, but he's democrat"
Smart man--and he will drive Hard
ing off the front porch. too"
| Harding don't need to get off the
! front porch-everybody knows what he
| stands for"
! 1T looks to me as if Jimmy Cox would
{ give us glass of beer If he is elected. /"
! Il never thought he had a chance
but he might have at that-hes a clear
| talker."
OF course it is too early to analvze
effects. Gov. Cox sprinkled some in
| teresting thoughts on political soil that
! is none too fertile. This is a republican
| territory normally. Runners Of Cox,s
prowess in Ohio have overlooked the state
boundary and there was and is a natural
curiosity to see and hear the man who
mas three times won the governorship of
| a ncighbcring state. Also have come
rumors of Coxs friendliness to the
| VETS"
G. o. p. Propaganda Hurts.
| But against all this must be set the
| rather extensive criticism of the Wilson
administration which has been deeply
imbedded in West Virginia. The people
90 not appear to be in a judicious> mood.
! receptive to defenses, however logical or
justified. To some extent this is the re-
suit of skillful republican propa panda.
To some extent it is the common-sense
observation of the people who do no;
have to be told that the President held
| so"ie iieHios1o VI his CaDinet IN office
too long and didn't hold others long
enough. And to some extent it is the
natural Impotence for a change, Thus
far Gov. Cox has not demonstrated that
in electing him. instead of Harding the
American people will get a decided
change of administrati ton. One suspects
thataside firm the league of nations.
which is more of a controlling issue in
the west than the east, the whole cam
! paign will be decided on whether James
[ NJ. Cox is sufficient differentiation
from Wilson in the management of the
business of government to warrant Civ
| ing him charge of the ten executive de-
partments. Otherwise the republican
| contention that Harding will be sur
rounded by group of cabinet geniuses
is all that may guide q resentful cleo
| torats.