The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-29
COX TELLS LORIMER
HE ACTED OFFICIALLY
Criticises Saturday Evening
Posts Resort to Partisanship
at Campaigns Close.
IT'S PRACTICES ATTACKED
Democratic Nominee Justifies
His Complaint on Ground
Of Getting Square Deal.

DAYTON Ohio. Oct. 2s--The follow
ing statement charging the Saturday
Evening Post and it's editor. George
Horace Lorimer. with unfair partisan
ship was issued to-day by Gov. Cox:
when early in the week I called at
tention to the guerilla tactics of the
Saturday Evenin0 Post on the basis Of
its last minute attack on me, the re-
Spouse OF Mr.. Lorimer. its editor, was
that my action was unethical / am per-
fectly willing to leave the decision on
ethics TO the voters OF America, many
OF whom have been lifetime readers OF
the Saturday Epenin0 Post and whom
from the time OF its origin have looked
upon II as T. household journal, TO which
they rendered devotion becau use II took
no part in partisan campaigns
THE question of ethics would seem TO
lie in what America has learned to look
upon as a square deal, and when a nom
partisan journal becomes partisan in its
very last issue four days before an cleo
ton, at a time when it is impossible for
riisstatements 10 be corrected or deceit
TO be met, it would seem to indicate
very deep seated selfish interest based
upon some purpose which could scarcely
be called straightforward and honest.
No man who represents Just cause has
sny objection TO presenting both sides of
the case.
Interior Interests Charged.
I'm my statement l charged Interior
interests. Since Mr.. Lorirner has seen
1T to reply simply in a way that raises
he question of ethics would like to d.
-ect to him the plain question: Is hts
interest hi this election which brings the
unusual act of partisan support from his
Naper based upon the desire for a re-
urn 10 normally under which his pub
, licstion sought to prosper by unfair
methods? Is 1t because the Curtis Pub
fishing Company was found guilty of the
use Of unfair and illegal methods of COM
petition and OF violation OF the anti
trust law prohibiting use Of certain
tying end contracts and violation OF
the Federal Trade Commission rulings?
THE complaint In each case was
based upon the fact that the Curtis
Publishing Company made contracts
with wholesale distributors which pre-
vented them from handling other pub
locations without permission from the
Curtis Publishing Company. and which
prohibited the sale OF all competing
| publications.
The plan OF the Curtis Publishing
Company was with the intent and had
he effect of largely increasing circu-
alton OF Curtis publications and I'M
fairly decreasing circulation OF COM
peting publications 20 the end that the
Curtis Publishing Company would de-
rive large advertising rates by reason
Of tremendous circulation. These iin-
FAIR practices prevented competing pub
fishers from obtaining distribution OF
their publications through the ordinary
distributing channels and forced them
to distribute through channels which
did not have any facilities for a wide
distribution. Proof for these unlawful
practices was found by the Federal
Trade Commission after extensive hear
ings on July q. 1919, and the Curtis
Publishing Company was forced to
cease and desst.
Anti-Trust Act Insufncient.
Here is the harm of the reactionary
desire for return to normally. The
protection of the antitrust act is in
sufficient, but the Federal Trade Com
mission has authority to investigate
the facts and to issue rulings thereon.
Every unfair business In America Is
therefore against me because I do not
stand for the return TO the old order
under which the strong prospered at
the expense OF the weak. and under
which big business grew bigger while
small businesses were forced out OF
existence.
THE insidious purpose Of the Sattfr-
day Evening Post cloaked under nom
partisan methods for the last decade
and more has finally been brought to
light. 1t has grown TO such size and
gained such prosperity as to be en-
boldened beyond all discretion and has
expressed what In my mind is the thing
which Is causing all big business TO
support the reactionary candidate,
namely. that they know that from me
they may expect square deal and
nothing more. 1t Is the difference be-
tween a square deal and that which
big business wants which constitutes
the return to normally"